Equity Office
Contact: equity@uwaterloo.ca
Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office
Contact: svpro@uwaterloo.ca
Who: Students, Faculty and Staff
Description: This workshop/presentation focuses on topics of culture, intersectionality, social determinants of health, racism, and White privilege in Canada and Canadian institutions of learning. Attendees are not only introduced to key terms and concepts to increase multicultural awareness, but are also educated on current trends and how to apply this knowledge. Active learning methods are used to help attendees engage with anti-racism material, reflect on their experiences, and bolster skills for working within university settings. Resources for learning about racism, White privilege and supporting community members are provided.
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About the Facilitator:
Dr. Gauthamie Poolokasingham, C. Psych is a psychologist in Toronto with a passion for working within the post-secondary environment. She has worked for Campus Wellness at the University of Waterloo, as well as in four other post secondary settings, hospitals, and private practice. As a clinical psychologist, areas of key focus include cultural identity development, multicultural clinical intervention, post secondary student mental health, racism, trauma, and sexual health. She has been devoted to understanding the impact of social determinations (including racism) on health and sharing her knowledge to create more inclusive spaces through community engagement. Dr. Poolokasingham strives to share her knowledge, innovative ideas, and experience as scholar and clinician, to go beyond raising awareness of issues to cultivating change in university communities.
Online, 3-hour workshop.
Equity Office
Contact: equity@uwaterloo.ca
Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office
Contact: svpro@uwaterloo.ca
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.