Hold-the-dates: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Week 2022 @UCalgary #UCalgary

January 31 to February 7, 2022
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Language, Land and Literature: The Changing Legacy of the Holocaust

Dr. Norman Ravvin, PhD, (Concordia U)

Date: Thurs, Jan 27, 2022
Time: 3-4:30 pm (MT)

Presented by the Faculty of Arts in honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
@UCalgaryArts events.ucalgary.ca/arts/#!view/ev… Image
The Equitable City: Constructing Canadian Identity Work Integrated Learning Studio 

Location: Stantec Gallery 
Dates: Jan 31 - Feb 4 (running all week)

Presented by School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape. @ucalgarysapl
ucalgary.ca/equity-diversi… Image
Embedding and Sustaining Equity and Decolonial Praxis in Higher Education: Actualizing ProLovePedagogy

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ann Lopez, PhD, UofT

Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2022
Time: 12-1:30 pm (MT)
#EDIWeek2022 @UCalgary go.ucalgary.ca/2022-01-31THIS… Image
Empowering Leadership by Embracing Unearned Privilege

Dr. Linda Kongnetiman, PhD
Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2022
Time: 3 to 4 p.m. (MT)

Presented by the Women's Resource Centre
#EDIWeek2022
Register: #UCalgary events.ucalgary.ca/womens-centre/… Image
Indigenous Diversity Awareness and Education

Keynote Speaker: Kendal Netmaker 

Date: Tues, Feb 1, 2022
Time: 12-1 pm (MT)

Presented by Haskayne School of Business @HaskayneSchool and co-sponsored by OEDI
Register @UCalgary haskayne.ucalgary.ca/diversity-equi… Image
Indigenous 101: The Stories we are Told
Keeta Gladue
ᑫᐁᑕ

What do you really know about Indigenous communities?

Tuesday, February 1, 2022
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (MT)

Presented by Indigenous Student Access Program (ISAP), Writing Symbols Lodge @UCalgary ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Image
Intersectional Approaches to Understanding Mental Health

Truelove Twumasi-Afriyie

Tuesday, February 1, 2022
3 to 4 p.m. (MT)

Presented by Student Wellness, Staff Wellness, and the Campus Mental Health Strategy
@UCalgary events.ucalgary.ca/hr/wellbeing-w… Image
EDI Awards Ceremony

Wed, Feb 2, 2022
11 to 11:45 a.m. (MT)

President Ed McCauley, Provost @teribalser, Vice-Provost EDI Malinda Smith, Elder Reg Crowshoe

The #UCalgary’s annual EDI Awards recognize and celebrate inspiring students, faculty, and staff go.ucalgary.ca/2022-02-02-VER… Image
Black and Minority Ethnic Experiences in Higher Education: social justice, inclusion and white privilege

Keynote: Dr @KalwantBhopal, U of Birmingham

Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2022
Time: 12-1:30 p.m. (MT)
Register #UCalgary @UCalgary go.ucalgary.ca/2022-02-02-ver… Image
Game of Adding Ladders
Dr Laleh Behjat, Jennifer van Zelm, Matthew Bardsley

“discussions around equity, diversity, and inclusion issues are often difficult, we can bring levity and co-operation through gamification”
Wed, Feb 2
1-2pm MT
@SchulichENGG/ WISE ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Image
In Your Face:Listening to the Voices of Niqab-Wearing Women
Dr Natasha Bakht, uOttawa

“interviews with niqab-wearing women..helps to refocus understandings of the niqab from the perspective of the wearer”
Wed, Feb 2
3-4:30 pm MT
@UCalgaryArts @UCalgaryLaw ucalgary.ca/equity-diversi… Image
Being Vulnerable and Creating Safe Spaces:

Join Dakshima Dilipani Haputhanthri as we discuss the importance of vulnerability in safe spaces, and how to create safe spaces.

Thurs, Feb 3
12-1 pm MT

Presented by the Women's Resource Centre #yyc @wrccalgary events.ucalgary.ca/womens-centre/… Image
It’s Not Just You:Perfectionism, Imposter Syndrome & Microaggressions
Keeta Gladue ᑫᐁᑕ
Th,Feb 3
1-3pm MT
Learn about..microaggressions.. gaslighting and how they impact us..how we can use curiosity and community to change the world
Writing Symbols Lodge ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Image
Start Here: Building and Presenting your EDI plan for Tri-Council Funding Applications

Facilitators - Jaya Dixit (she/her), Caroline Morrison (she/her) and Emma Koiston 

Friday, Feb 4
12-1:20pm MT

Hosted by @UCalgary Research Services
Register #UCalgary ucalgary.ca/equity-diversi… Image
DiversiTEA:Justice in Scriptures

“religion has been used..to sow violence & division..which passages could be used to encourage justice,inclusion, equity..peace..design a better,pluralistic society?”
Fri, Feb 4
12-1pm MT
Faith & Spirituality Ctr #UCalgary events.ucalgary.ca/faith-spiritua… Image

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Jan 15,
Thinking, still, about what “we” in the #cdnpse do to “welcome” ppl we’ve kept out and pushed out of universities and colleges.
What’s changed in the “we” who are *doing the heavy-lifting or the obstacles “we/they” face?
Which “we” are *doing the change work?
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A Seat at the Table: the *same people, at all the tables, sharing the *same ideas: the social reproduction of sameness

Philomena Essed’s research on the social injustice of sameness is helpful: cultural cloning, social facsimiles

“Why don’t we have any fresh ideas around here?” Image
What efforts are “we” who are academic leaders making to disrupt the social reproduction of sameness—in people, ideas, knowledges, perspectives?
If diverse teams are smarter why are we not choosing smarter?
Knowledge, experience, excellence aren’t limited to any demographic group Image
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Jan 1, 2021
2020-in-Review
@anglescovered invited Black scholars, journalists, activists to I.D. 5+mmajor Black Canadian stories. I decided to focus on Canadian #highered, the mobilization against antiBlack racism & some developments that make me cautiously optimistic ucalgary.ca/equity-diversi… Image
1)Specificity of Anti-Black Racism Became a National Conversation In Canada
Bee Quammie: Anti-Black Racism Was Already a Pandemic: #COVID19 has stopped the world in its tracks for months. But antiBlack racism has ravaged the planet for centuries,Chatelaine flare.com/.../acial-pand… 2020-In-Review: Anti-Black ...
Lots to read:
“The Pervasive Reality of Anti-Black Racism in Canada: The current state, and what to do about it,” BCG (Dec 14) bcg.com/en-ca/publicat…

“Q&A: Author Hadiya Roderique on 'fitting in,' subtle racism and inclusivity” CBC News (Feb 12 ) #cdnpse cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…
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