ARCDO Welcomes Back the U of T Community!

The Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) welcomes back the University community for the 2021-2022 academic year. We have been preparing for Fall and are excited to share updates and details of some of our upcoming programming.

Operational Update

This year, ARCDO will continue to offer all programming virtually. Any requests for in-person appointments or meetings will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Trainings and Workshops

ARCDO offers professional development courses to increase faculty and staff’s understanding of their roles/responsibilities and key strategies to advancing racial equity, diversity, and inclusion at U of T. Register today for our 2021-2022 trainings and workshops!

Save the Dates!

Join ARCDO for our upcoming programming.

*NEW* Restore Program- Community Session 
Date: Thursday, November 25 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Yamikani Msosa
Platform: Virtual – Zoom
Audience: Open to students, staff, librarians, and faculty at the University of Toronto who identify as members of the BIPOC/racialized and LGBTQ2S community.

Stay tuned to our website for more information and how to register. 

*NEW* Race, Equity, Action Speaker Series – Intersectionality in Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategic Plans – Where do we begin? 
Date: Thursday, January 13 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Speaker: Hae Yeon Choo, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology at University of Toronto
Platform: Virtual – Zoom
Audience: Open to students, staff, faculty and external community.

*NEW* Race, Equity, Action Speaker Series- Policing Through an Anti-Racism Lens
Date: Monday, January 24 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Speaker: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology at University of Toronto
Platform: Virtual – Zoom
Audience: Open to students, staff, faculty and external community.

Stay tuned to our website for more information and how to register.