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Students, staff and faculty painting at Together in Community
Monday, November 24, 2025 11:30 am - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Together In Community: A Collaborative Mural Project

"Each tile represents a heartbeat of our shared community."

Join us at our next Together in Community mural-painting session! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to help co-create a vibrant community mural that will be installed at the DC Library. Each bold brushstroke contributes to the evolving story of our shared campus experience.

The Office of EDI-R and Waterloo Libraries, in collaboration with Waterloo Architecture, are hosting a painting session at the Cambridge Campus on Monday, November 24, 2025 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Come contribute to a living symbol of unity and belonging. No experience required—just bring your imagination and community spirit.

See you there!

Students, staff and faculty painting at Together in Community
Thursday, December 4, 2025 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Together In Community: A Collaborative Mural Project

"Each tile represents a heartbeat of our shared community."

Our first Together in Community mural painting session was a vibrant success; students, staff, and faculty united to fill the DC Fishbowl with a myriad of thoughtful designs that reflected their values. Each bold brushstroke contributed to a unique story that will ultimately form our growing campus mural.

Now, we're keeping this creative energy alive! Join the EDI-R office and Davis Centre Library for our second painting session on Thursday, December 4th, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, as we continue transforming the mural into a living symbol of unity and belonging. No experience needed, just bring your creativity and community spirit.

See you there!

papercut out of mosque
Friday, February 13, 2026

Fostering belonging and inclusion in Ramadan

by Mifrah Abid, Anti-Racism Specialist

Ramadan will begin on February 18 or 19 in 2026, depending on the sighting of the moon. Many members of the University of Waterloo Muslim community are observing this month of fasting and prayers.

What is Ramadan/ Ramzan about?

Ramadan/ Ramzan is a sacred month for the Muslim faith, where those observing it refrain from any food and water from dawn to sunset. This would translate to 11.5-to-13.5-hour long fasts (accounting for the varying sunrise and sunset times through the course of this month). Muslims dedicate the month (which can be 29 or 30 days long) to fasting, charity, spiritual reflection, seeking forgiveness and bonding with community. They often engage in long late-night prayers. Most people understand that Muslims may be a little low on energy during the day, but most don’t know that they also might be sleep-deprived.

Fostering belonging and inclusion for the Muslim community on campus

In keeping with University of Waterloo’s values of inclusivity and working together, here are some practices that foster the feeling of belonging within the Muslim community on campus.

Friday, October 25, 2024 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

NEURODIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: A PANEL DISCUSSION

HOSTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION AND THE ANTI-OPPRESSION KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATORS

Friday October 25, 2024

2:30 - 4 PM, EV2 2002, University of Waterloo

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Recognizing Emancipation Day

Following years of campaigning by Black lawmakers and community advocates, in 2021, the government of Canada federally recognized August 1, as Emancipation Day, and the month of August, as Emancipation Month.

While it was less than 200 years ago, in 1834, that the British Empire ended the practice of slavery in the former British colonies, which included Canada, many Canadians are unaware that Black and Indigenous peoples were once enslaved here.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Diversity and Intersectional Equity Matters in Canadian Universities by Dr. Malinda Smith

Thirty years after employment equity programs were first introduced into the academy, this talk provides an unfiltered account of where the academy has succeeded and where challenges remain, particularly as it relates to racial justice, disability justice and decolonization. Dr. Malinda Smith will present her latest research and explore where we go from here to achieve equity.