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Celebrating Emancipation Day at UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

Inaugural Black Film Festival hailed as a resounding success

Muslim members of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ will begin observing Ramadan/Ramzan at sundown on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Ìý

The Curve with Christopher is a podcast series hosted by Dr. Christopher S. Taylor, associate vice-president of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism, which features discussions about sports and its intersections with race, history, culture, and society.Ìý

Following years of campaigning by Black lawmakers and community advocates, in 2021, the government of Canada federally recognized August 1, as Emancipation Day, and the month of August, as Emancipation Month.

While it was less than 200 years ago, in 1834, that the British Empire ended the practice of slavery in the former British colonies, which included Canada, many Canadians are unaware that Black and Indigenous peoples were once enslaved here.

Following our response to the Human Rights, Equity, and Inclusion (HREI) organizational review report, the EDI-R Office had paused non-essential work duringÌýthe month of December to invest our time into the reflection, planning, and building of our 2022-2025 Strategic Plan.

TheÌýnew office ofÌýEquityÌýDiversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism (EDI-R)Ìýis excited to share plans and commitments developed in response to theÌýHuman Rights, Equity and Inclusion (HREI) organizational review report (PDF), which was shared with the campus community in October 2021.  Ìý

This week is Trans Awareness week, which includes Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20). This week is a time dedicated to increasing visibility and awareness of transgender communities and their resilience, without ignoring the ongoing discrimination they encounter.

In a memo circulated to University employees last Friday, President Vivek Goel and Vice-President, Academic & Provost James Rush announced that they haveÌýacted on recommendations from the Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion office review teamÌýto createÌýtwo new organizational unitsÌýled by Associate Vice-Presidents that will report to the Vice-President, Academic & Provost.

October 11 is National Coming Out Day in Canada