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Wednesday, March 20, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Pride at Work Webinar: Queerness and Allyship - for employees only

Welcome to an open Q&A session diving into Queerness and Allyship within the workplace. Join us for an interactive discussion where our team will address questions related to allyship in professional settings, focusing on creating inclusive and supportive workplaces for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. The session begins with a 10-minute introduction, followed by an audience-driven Q&A segment exploring various aspects of allyship, its objectives, and best practices within work environments.

Non-binary employees and jobseekers are often left out of narratives of gender inclusion in the workplace. This member workshop will address the unique experiences of non-binary employees and jobseekers and what needs to change for their full participation. Utilizing case studies, this practical workshop will provide solutions for cultivating belonging for your non-binary employees and non-binary jobseekers. We will also showcase data from our Transitioning Employers: A survey of policies and practices for trans inclusive workplaces regarding the solutions that employers could pursue to make a fully gender inclusive workplace.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Pride at Work Webinar: Digital Safety for Inclusive Organizations - pt. 2

Discover how to put digital safety into action. We’ll explore the importance of creating a robust safety plan and preparing for the upcoming Online Hate Training Module by ODLAN. Find out how to empower your organization to navigate online spaces securely and effectively.

  1. Creating a Safety Plan
  2. Cybersecurity and Online Hate Training
  3. Announce the upcoming Online Hate Training Module by ODLAN for organizations, set to be released in June, and emphasize its value for all organizations serving 2SLGBTQIA+ people
  4. Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Pride at Work Webinar: Digital Safety for Inclusive Organizations - pt. 1

Uncover the key findings from The Internet Isn’t All Rainbow Report by ODLAN, focusing on digital safety and online threats facing the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Learn practical strategies for safeguarding your online presence, from social media safety to developing comprehensive safety plans. Gain a deeper understanding of cybersecurity and its role in enhancing digital safety.

  1. Introduction and The Internet Isn’t All Rainbow Report Insights
  2. Strategies for Digital Safety
  3. Q&A and Audience Engagement
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Pride at Work Webinar: Queerness and Allyship

Welcome to an open Q&A session diving into Queerness and Allyship within the workplace. Join us for an interactive discussion where our team will address questions related to allyship in professional settings, focusing on creating inclusive and supportive workplaces for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. The session begins with a 10-minute introduction, followed by an audience-driven Q&A segment exploring various aspects of allyship, its objectives, and best practices within work environments.

Thursday, February 29, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Understanding Allyship, Solidarity and Advocacy

brand new 201 level workshop that aims to equip staff, faculty, and graduate students with knowledge and tools to become intentional allies, community members standing in solidarity, and empathetic advocates for change.

This season of the Amplify Podcast is a dedicated platform for University of Waterloo students to openly discuss the challenges they face in navigating academia while holding marginalized identities. This space is one to honour their journeys, discover supports and allow those of us at the margins to see our stories centered.

Conversations about gender equity can be challenging. Not only are there lots of ways that gender inequities can manifest, often making the discussion fractured and complicated, but the personal responsibilities each of us have for collective injustice, and the important real-life impacts of gender inequity can make productive dialogue fraught with dispositional barriers to success.

We've likely all heard at least a bit about the "pipeline" problem in academia. While the need to address the "pipeline" problem and create more diverse institutions is real, it is not the only area of concern when attending to gender inequalities across the University.

There are many responsibilities we have as knowers. The responsibility to share accurate information is one responsibility, but not the only one. In this talk, we will explore the connections between Miranda Fricker's work on epistemic injustice and the ways that it can manifest in academic settings.