Equity Office
Contact: equity@uwaterloo.ca
Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office
Contact: svpro@uwaterloo.ca
Friday, November 25, 2022 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
The Equity Office and the FAUW Equity Committee have partnered in the development of a live and interactive version of the Equitable Recruitment and Selection training. It will encompass reviewing standard terms, designing equity-centered recruitment and selection practices, and discussing accountability frameworks for equitable recruitment, selection, and retention.
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 — 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST
This workshop explores how we can disrupt the centering of whiteness in higher education and unpack white supremacy cultures material effects and its harm on racialized students, faculty, and staff.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Level: Intermediate
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 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
Level: Introductory
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
This is an introductory workshop to help students, faculty and staff develop greater understandings of 2SLGBTQ+ identities; gain knowledge about protected rights; and, identify and explore barriers to develop and foster actions that create a more welcoming campus environment and offer meaningful and relevant support.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Level: Introductory
Thursday, October 20, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
This is a 3-hr introductory workshop to help students and staff develop a sense of accountability and understanding of the pervasive nature of racism within the Institution. The workshop will provide a high-level overview of racism and how to support someone who has experienced racism (through informal or formal mechanisms).
Audience: Staff & Faculty
Level: Introductory
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 — 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
This workshop explores how we can disrupt the centering of whiteness in higher education and unpack white supremacy cultures material effects and its harm on racialized students, faculty, and staff.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Level: Intermediate
Thursday, October 6, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
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
Level: Introductory
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Who is Canadian? Why are racialized individuals constantly othered and made to feel we don’t belong? This workshop is for racialized students who are grieving the racism in the world while investigating our own internalized racism.
Audience: A closed workshop for Waterloo staff & faculty who are Indigenous, Black, and racialized
Level: Intermediate
Monday, September 26, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
This is a 3-hr introductory workshop to help students and staff develop a sense of accountability and understanding of the pervasive nature of racism within the Institution. The workshop will provide a high-level overview of racism and how to support someone who has experienced racism (through informal or formal mechanisms).
Audience: Staff & Faculty
Level: Introductory
Thursday, September 22, 2022 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
The purpose of the workshop is to help students, faculty and staff understand historical and present-day issues that impact trans and non-binary Black & racialized identities, debunk and de-mystify conversations around trans inclusion, and generate discussion on accountability frameworks and best practices to better affirm trans identities
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Level: Advanced
Monday, September 19, 2022 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
This is an introductory workshop to help students, faculty and staff develop greater understandings of 2SLGBTQ+ identities; gain knowledge about protected rights; and, identify and explore barriers to develop and foster actions that create a more welcoming campus environment and offer meaningful and relevant support.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Level: Introductory
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
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
Level: Introductory
Monday, May 9, 2022 — 2:00 PM to Thursday, May 12, 2022 — 4:00 PM EDT
In this interactive 3-hour workshop, divided over two-days, attendees will develop tools, strategies, and resources to respond effectively to disclosures of sexual violence.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Thursday, March 24, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
This workshop explores how we can disrupt the centering of whiteness in higher education and unpack white supremacy cultures material effects and its harm on racialized students, faculty, and staff.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Level: Intermediate
Monday, March 21, 2022 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
The purpose of the workshop is to help students, faculty and staff understand historical and present-day issues that impact trans and non-binary Black & racialized identities, debunk and de-mystify conversations around trans inclusion, and generate discussion on accountability frameworks and best practices to better affirm trans identities
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Level: Advanced
Friday, March 18, 2022 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
The Equity Office and the FAUW Equity Committee have partnered in the development of a live and interactive version of the Equitable Recruitment and Selection training. It will encompass reviewing standard terms, designing equity-centered recruitment and selection practices, and discussing accountability frameworks for equitable recruitment, selection, and retention.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Who is Canadian? Why are racialized individuals constantly othered and made to feel we don’t belong? This workshop is for racialized students who are grieving the racism in the world while investigating our own internalized racism.
Audience: A closed workshop for Waterloo staff & faculty who are Indigenous, Black, racialized
Level: Intermediate
Thursday, March 10, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
This is a 3-hr introductory workshop to help students and staff develop a sense of accountability and understanding of the pervasive nature of racism within the Institution. The workshop will provide a high-level overview of racism and how to support someone who has experienced racism (through informal or formal mechanisms).
Audience: Staff & Faculty
Level: Introductory
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 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
Level: Introductory
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Who is Canadian? Why are racialized individuals constantly othered and made to feel we don’t belong? This workshop is for racialized students who are grieving the racism in the world while investigating our own internalized racism.
Audience: A workshop reserved for Waterloo students who are Indigenous, Black, racialized
Level: Intermediate
Friday, February 18, 2022 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
The Equity Office and the FAUW Equity Committee have partnered in the development of a live and interactive version of the Equitable Recruitment and Selection training. It will encompass reviewing standard terms, designing equity-centered recruitment and selection practices, and discussing accountability frameworks for equitable recruitment, selection, and retention.
Thursday, February 17, 2022 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
This is a 3-hr introductory workshop to help students and staff develop a sense of accountability and understanding of the pervasive nature of racism within the Institution. The workshop will provide a high-level overview of racism and how to support someone who has experienced racism (through informal or formal mechanisms).
Audience: Students
Level: Introductory
Monday, February 14, 2022 (all day) to Friday, February 18, 2022 (all day)
Join the GSA-UW for their third annual Safe Love Week! There will be educational workshops, gift bags at the Graduate House, Trivia night (with prizes to be won!) and opportunities to ask anonymous Safe Love and Safe Sex questions to be answered.
Thursday, February 10, 2022 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
The purpose of the workshop is to help students, faculty and staff understand historical and present-day issues that impact trans and non-binary Black & racialized identities, debunk and de-mystify conversations around trans inclusion, and generate discussion on accountability frameworks and best practices to better affirm trans identities
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Level: Advanced
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Who is Canadian? Why are racialized individuals constantly othered and made to feel we don’t belong? This workshop is for racialized students who are grieving the racism in the world while investigating our own internalized racism.
Audience: A closed workshop for Waterloo students who are Indigenous, Black, racialized
Level: Intermediate