The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office 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.
Please Note: We offer educational programming that is open to the external community which can be found on our website under Education & Events.
The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office does not offer trainings or workshops to the external community.
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Training for Faculty and Staff
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Fall |
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Spring |
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Understanding your responsibility to preventing racial discrimination & harassment in the work environment
Learning Objectives:
- Provide an overview of the race-related Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and definitions of relevant key terms
- Explore how racial discrimination and harassment manifest in the work environments
- Share strategies and tools to effectively identify and respond to race-related conflicts in the workplace.
- Explain the role of the Antiracism and Cultural Diversity Office in the complaints resolution process at the University of Toronto.
Details Register online |
September 29, 2022
10am – 12pm
In-person |
January 17, 2023
1pm – 3pm
Virtual |
April 3, 2023
10am – 12pm
In-person |
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What is Harassment? Tools to identifying and addressing racial and sexual harassment in the work environment
Learning Objectives:
- Provide an overview of key race-related and sexual harassment terms and definitions outlined within the Ontario Human Right Code.
- Identify manifestations of racial and sexual harassment and their impact on the individual and the work environment.
- Explain institutional processes and the role of the Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre in responding to instances of racial and sexual harassment.
Details Register online |
November 24, 2022
10am – 12pm
Virtual |
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May 2, 2023
10am – 12pm
Virtual |
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Addressing Racial Microaggressions: Tools, Strategies and Discussions
Learning Objectives:
- Increase understanding of the experiences and impact of racial microaggressions – identify forms of racial microaggressive behavior and comments
- Discuss and develop strategies for prevention and resolution of subtle discrimination within the work and learning environments
- Increase understanding of the role of management in effectively addressing and responding to occurrences of microaggressions/subtle discrimination?
Details Register online |
October 26, 2022
10am – 12pm
In-person |
January 26, 2023
1pm – 3pm
Virtual |
April 25, 2023
10am – 12pm
In-person |
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Training for Faculty, Staff and Students
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Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
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Students must use their University of Toronto email account to register for the following training |
| D |
Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in Post-Secondary Environments*
Facilitator: TBA
In this session, participants will:
- Discuss and learn about the historical context of racism and its present day impacts for Black community in Canada;
- Understand and discuss the fluidity of anti-Black racism and its manifestations (within systems, institutions and individual experiences);
- Identify and unpack organizational and systemic barriers that can impact Black community from being included in post-secondary environments;
- Share strategies and tools to break the cycle of anti-Black racism and create more inclusive working and learning environments.
Details Faculty & Staff Registration |
November 22, 2022
1pm – 4pm
Virtual
Student Registration |
February 9, 2023
1pm – 4pm
Virtual
Student Registration |
April 20, 2023
9am – 12pm
Virtual
Student Registration |
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Disrupting Anti-Asian Racism: Tools for Change
Facilitator: Maria Lo, Training Coordinator, Hong Fook Mental Health Association
In this session, participants will:
- Explore and discuss the historical and current – day realities of anti-Asian racism;
- Deepen understanding of how anti-Asian racism interacts with other forms of discrimination;
- Share strategies and resources to identify and address anti-Asian racism in working and learning environments.
Facilitator Info:
Maria Lo
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Details Faculty & Staff Registration |
November 29, 2022
1pm – 3pm
Virtual
Student Registration |
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May 1, 2023
1pm – 3pm
Virtual
Student Registration |
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Understanding Anti-South Asian Racism*
Facilitator: Raj Dhir, Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel, Ontario Human Rights Commission
In this session, participants will:
- Explore and discuss the meaning and impact of anti-South Asian racism;
- Deepen understanding of how anti-South Asian racism interacts with other forms of discrimination;
- Share strategies and resources to identify and address anti-South Asian racism in working and learning environments.
Facilitator Info:
Raj Dhir
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Details Faculty & Staff Registration |
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January 31, 2023
1pm – 3pm
Virtual
Student Registration |
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*Subject to change. Registration opening soon. |
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Training for Students
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Fall |
Winter |
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Students must use their University of Toronto email account to register for the following training |
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Understanding your responsibility to preventing racial discrimination & harassment in the work and learning environment(s)
Learning Objectives:
- Provide an overview of the race-related Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and definitions of relevant key terms
- Explore how racial discrimination and harassment manifest in the work environments
- Share strategies and tools to effectively identify and respond to race-related conflicts in the workplace.
- Explain the role of the Antiracism and Cultural Diversity Office in the complaints resolution process at the University of Toronto.
Details |
November 1, 2022
11:30am – 1:30pm
Virtual
Register online |
February 1, 2023
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Virtual
Register online |
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Addressing Racial Microaggressions: Tools, Strategies and Discussions
Learning Objectives:
- Increase understanding of the experiences and impact of racial microaggressions – identify forms of racial microaggressive behavior and comments
- Discuss and develop strategies for prevention and resolution of subtle discrimination within the work and learning environments
- Increase understanding of the role of management in effectively addressing and responding to occurrences of microaggressions/subtle discrimination?
Details |
November 18, 2022
11:30am – 1:30pm
Virtual
Register online |
February 15, 2023
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Virtual
Register online |
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