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In recognition of Indigenous Disabilities Awareness Month we will be screeningDr. Sandy Greer’s documentary Soop on Wheels featuring Everette Soop. This is a truth telling and moving story of a First Nations man living with a disability and being an authentically Indigenous man in the late 80’s and early 90’s. His work as a cartoonist, journalist and activist has since been widely recognized. We are thrilled to host Dr. Sandy Greer for Q and A session following.

You’re invited to Research Talks, a public event and panel discussion featuring guest speakers - University of Waterloo Professors Jean-Paul Lam and Ellen MacEachen, and Director of The Working Centre, Joe Mancini. 

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series 'The Value of Water in Canada', Carolyn Johns, Professor, Department of Politics & Public Administration, Toronto Metropolitan University presents: The value of nutrient offsetting programs to improve water quality in Ontario.

In observance of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) and Indigenous Disability Awareness Month, the Disability Inclusion Team and the Office of Indigenous Relations are honoured to co-host a keynote presentation on Indigenous perspectives on disability, Dr. Rheanna Robinson.

Join Sarah Burch for an informative discussion with COP experts, Daniel Scott - Professor, University of Waterloo, Dave Sawyer - Chief Economist at the Canadian Climate Institute and Catherine Abreu - Executive Director of Destination Zero. Virtual on Zoom.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Caetano Dorea, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, will present: Achieving SDG safely managed sanitation services and its implications. 

Clayton Samuel King, Potawatomi from Beausoleil, is an artist, educator, and orator. One of his areas of expertise and passion is the Williams treaties, which effect his home community. In this presentation, Clayton will discuss life before the treaties, 100 years of the Williams Treaties and their implications such as denied rights to hunting and fishing. Register today.

Discover gender equity in a faculty lecture by Dr. Jamie Sewell. Uncover the limitations of gender binaries, emphasizing their ethical and empirical flaws, and explore intersectional strategies to tackle gender disparities while identifying key obstacles to progress. 

Ken Ilungas joins the University of Waterloo on November 7 to share his experience and perspective on eco-anxiety, climate change denial and the evolving fossil fuel versus renewable energy landscape.

Please join us on Monday, October 23 for a special lecture by UNESCO Chair and University of Waterloo Honorary Doctorate recipient Dr. Alison Phipps. Prof. Phipps is a scholar-activist at the University of Glasgow whose work centres on refugee integration through the Arts.