Equity Office
Contact: equity@uwaterloo.ca
Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office
Contact: svpro@uwaterloo.ca
Thursday, February 25, 2021 — 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST
The Ontario Heritage Trust presents Heritage Matters Live with Esi Edugyan — a free virtual event featuring a lecture from award-winning author Esi Edugyan and a visit to Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Please Note: This workshop has been cancelled. This workshop will raise your awareness of behaviours and attitudes that may contribute or lead to workplace harassment
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Friday, February 19, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
In this workshop, we will acknowledge our personal position in relation to colonialism and racism. We will evaluate where anti-racist work is most urgent in our lives. You will leave with a strategic, short-term and long term plan to advocate for anti-racism.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Thursday, February 18, 2021 — 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Please Note: This workshop has been cancelled. The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office is offering two additional workshops on March 11th from 3:00pm – 5:00pm and March 26th from 1:00pm – 3:00pm. We hope that you will be able to join us on one of those dates.The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office invites all women and non-binary students, staff and faculty members of all abilities to a 2-hour virtual Wen-Do Self-Defence class.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
This foundational workshop is designed to give you an understanding of equity and how our interactions with one another are shaped by systems of oppression, power, and privilege.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Friday, February 12, 2021 — 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EST
The Senator John Heinz History Center in Association with the Smithsonian Institution presents the 7th Annual Black History Month Lecture - (Re)Making History: Memory, Mythmaking, and the Civil Rights Movement.
Friday, February 12, 2021 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
A part of the Toronto Public Library's Black History Series, Cherie Jones discusses her debut novel, How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
This workshop/presentation facilitated by Dr. Gauthamie Poolokasingham focuses on topics of culture, intersectionality, social determinants of health, racism, and White privilege in Canada and Canadian institutions of learning.
Audience: Faculty, Staff and Students
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
This workshop provides an opportunity to learn how to manage difficult conversations when they arise, whether it be with a manager, supervisor, colleague or even family member.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Presentation on Métis culture and history, including with the ethnogenesis of the Métis, "Who Are the Métis?", their unique and rich culture and language. Why did they disappear in history? Where are they today?
Monday, February 1, 2021 — 8:00 PM to Sunday, February 28, 2021 — 11:59 PM EST
Celebrations & Revelations 2021 Opening (online) Performance: Monday, February 1, 2021 @ 8 – 9:30 PM EST.
This FREE concert featuring four extraordinary young Black Canadian classical artists, performing the music of Black Composers from 17th to 21st century will be streamed online from February 1, 2021 to February 28, 2021. Unlimited viewing. Plan your watch parties with your family and friends, and join from the comfort of your home.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 7:00 PM EST to Wednesday, March 31, 2021 — 7:00 PM EDT
Discover three different perspectives on Black history and culture in Canada with this three-part online speaker series organized by Niagara Parks.
Thursday, August 20, 2020 (all day) to Friday, December 31, 2021 (all day)
This online module is available anytime and focuses on ensuring UWaterloo employees are equipped to understand and identify behaviours that may be considered harassment or discrimination.
Audience: Staff
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 (all day) to Saturday, December 31, 2022 (all day)
This online module is available anytime and focuses on the faculty hiring process and promotes best practices for recruitment and selection to ensure that the committee reaches an unbiased and fair decision.
Audience: Faculty