不良研究所

A co-production of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Equity team in the OPVPA and Web Services teams

Event details

• Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
• Time: 10am to 12pm
• Location: University Centre Ballroom, 3480 McTavish Street, 3rd floor
• Format: Hybrid event
• Registration limit: 100 attendees - 75 in person, 25 virtual ( to make sure you don't miss out!)

Panel discussion

The event will feature a panel discussion of . This book was chosen by our community at the . (You're welcome at this event even if you weren't present at the February session!)

Participate in our breakout room discussions

Following the panel presentation, you'll have the opportunity to participate in conversations on the following topics:

• EDI website best practices: Lessons from The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities
• Writing a Land Acknowledgement for your website
• Indigeneity and website taxonomy
• Race and website taxonomy

Panel members / discussion facilitators

• Andrea Clegg, Senior Employment Equity Advisor, Equity team in the OPVPA
• Geraldine King, Assistant Professor; Senior Advisor, Indigenous Curriculum and Pedagogy, Office of Indigenous Initiatives
• Jenni Makahnouk, Co-President of the (Canadian Studies, Indigenous Studies)
• Shanice Yarde, Senior Advisor, Anti-Racism and Equity Education, Equity team in the OPVPA

...and members of Web Services unified team

Web Services unified team members will be on hand to answer technical and general web content questions.

• Jaylen Gordon, Digital Communications Associate, Digital Communications, Communications and External Relations
• Simon Labonne, Digital Content Specialist, Digital Communications, Communications and External Relations
• Joyce Peralta, Manager, Digital Communications, Communications and External Relations
• Heidi Strohl, Manager, Digital Design, Communications and External Relations

Suggested pre-workshop preparation

• Read the book, The Equity Myth Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities by Frances Henry, Enakshi Dua, Carl E. James, Audrey Kobayashi, Peter Li, Howard Ramos, and Malinda S. Smith.
• Sign-up for Equity at 不良研究所, Workshops for Staff
• View 不良研究所's EDI-related strategic documents
  • 不良研究所 Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan, 2020-2025
  • 不良研究所 Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism, 2020-2025
  • 不良研究所 Provost's Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education Final Report, 2017

Hope to see you there!