Truth and Reconciliation

Giselle Aiabens holding beaded pin of red dressGiselle Aiabens, Indigenous enrolment advisor, displays a beaded pin created in a workshop she led Tuesday for staff in the Welcome Centre. Participants will wear their beadworks in the shape of a red dress in the period leading up to Red Dress Day. “It’s a learning opportunity for these members of our community, and a teaching opportunity for them to spread awareness of its significance,” Aiabens says.

Observances to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

Red Dress Day is a day of remembrance.
Indigenous students outside Dillon HallA final consultation of the semester with students on the University’s first Indigenous Strategic Plan is scheduled for March 25 in the Turtle Island Aboriginal Education Centre.

Student input invited on Indigenous Strategic Plan

A final consultation of the semester with students on the University’s first Indigenous Strategic Plan is scheduled for March 25 in the Turtle Island Aboriginal Education Centre.

EDID week

Three-day symposium to light way to more inclusive community

The Symposium on Slurs will bring together campus EDID champions, professors, and scholars to explore the historical context of slurs as they pertain to substance use, academic freedom, intersectional gender x race, 2SLGBTQIA+ issues, ableism, mental health, indigeneity, and racism.

Marium Tolson-Murtty, director of Anti-Racism Organizational Change, says the event promises a compelling lineup of insightful discussions, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities, March 19 to 21.

On Tuesday, March 19, she will welcome attendees at 11 a.m.

Desmond ColeActivist and author Desmond Cole will open EDID Week with a keynote presentation Friday, March 15.

Cash cards a draw for EDID week opening event

Activist and author Desmond Cole will open EDID Week with a keynote presentation Friday, March 15.

calculator with scabble tiles spelling fundingThe University Diversity, Indigeneity, and Anti-Racism Professional Development Fund supports work to promote anti-racist and decolonized frameworks in scholarship and teaching.

Application deadline looming for Indigeneity and anti-racist pedagogy fund

The University Diversity, Indigeneity, and Anti-Racism Professional Development Fund supports work to promote anti-racist and decolonized frameworks in scholarship and teaching.