Appendix I: PART Events and Anti-Racism Book Club Information 2021

PART events

Date Event Title No. of Participants/Registrants
February 26 Rooted in History: A Celebration of Black History as Canadian History ~ 340
March A memo was sent to the University Community from the President about the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination n/a
April 23 A Year of COVID-19 event: Disparities, Inequities, and Inequalities ~ 325
May 25 Asian Heritage Month: Explorations of identity, perceptions and belonging ~ 140
June 29 The Truth is hard. Reconciliation is harder. Indigenous History Month Keynote Speaker the Honourable Murray Sinclair. Organized by the Indigenous Initiatives Office. ~ 2360*
September 23 Maawanji-idiwag (They come together): Institutional Approaches to Decolonizing Curricula ~ 190
October 21 Let’s talk about Mental Health at the Intersections ~ 80
November 18 Dismantling Systemic Racism: Policy and Governance ~ 100

Anti-racism Book Club

Date Event Title No. of Participants/Registrants

July 20

How to Be an Anti-racist

~ 65

August 17 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act ~ 45
September 21 White Fragility ~ 41
October 19 The Inconvenient Indian ~ 35
>November 16 The Fourth World: An Indian Reality ~ 25

Survey Results

Results of the surveys that were sent to attendees of PART events and the Anti-racism Book Club sessions are provided below. For example, 87 per cent to 100 per cent of respondents agreed with the first learning outcome statement and 88.1 per cent to 100 per cent of respondents would recommend future events to their friends/colleagues.

Learning outcomes

Attitude towards events