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June Restore: Wellness, Healing and Hope
Healing through Art
June 29, 2021
This space was open to students, staff, faculty, librarians and community.
Attendees engaged in a facilitated space of virtual art-based activities, in navigating and reflecting on the feelings, thoughts and emotions during challenging times. This virtual restorative space was facilitated by Phuong Nguyen, Certified Art Therapist and Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying). This session was not recorded.
Prioritizing Wellness: Grounding Strategies to Recharge Ourselves
June 29, 2021
This space was open to students, staff, faculty, librarians and community.
Attendees engaged in a facilitated space of dialogue, movement and meditation, in finding strength from one another. This virtual restorative space was facilitated by Allison Hill, Curator and Founder of Hill Studio, and Rochelle Miller, Yoga Instructor with Hill Studio – Restore. This session was not recorded.
We Are Here: A Journey of Wellness, Healing and Hope
June 29, 2021
This space was open to students, staff, faculty, librarians and community.
Attendees engaged in a facilitated space of dialogue and reflection that centered community, healing and hope. This virtual restorative space was facilitated by Aina- Nia Ayo’dele Grant. This session was not recorded.
The Healing of Rest and Joy: A Shabbat practice in Song and Silence
June 25, 2021
This space was open to students, staff, faculty and librarians who identify as members of the Jewish community.
Attendees engaged in a facilitated circle with fellow explorers and discussed tools of Shabbat, sitting together in meditation and singing together in song. This virtual restorative space was facilitated Aviva Chernick, Founder of neySHEV. This session was not recorded.
Stories through Dialogue: Journeys of Wellness and Hope
June 21, 2021
This space was open to students, staff, faculty and librarians who identify as members of the Muslim community.
Attendees engaged in a facilitated space of dialogue and shared reflections, informed by the Muslim faith. This virtual restorative space was facilitated by Munsif Mubarak from the Khalil Center. This session was not recorded.
From Pain to Hope: Restoration and Healing for Jewish Community
June 18, 2021
This space was open to students, staff, faculty and librarians who identify as members of the Jewish community.
Attendees engaged in a facilitated space of conversation and restorative practice in navigating the experiences of Anti-semitism. This virtual restorative space included remarks from Miriam Borden, Chair, Anti-Semitism Working Group at the University of Toronto, and was facilitated by Rabbi Ariella Rosen (pictured), Senior Jewish Educator with Hillel U of T. This session was not recorded.
Community Vigil: Centering Love Through Times of Trauma and Grief
June 16, 2021
This space was open to students, staff, faculty and community members who identify as members of the Muslim community or allies.
The Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) joined the University of Toronto in denouncing Islamophobia, hate and violence in all its forms. In navigating grief and pain form the tragedy that occurred in London, Ontario on June 6, 2021, ARCDO invited the U of T community to join in a space of restoration and critical dialogue. Attendees engaged in a facilitated space of conversation about the impacts of Islamophobia and discussed tools for advocacy, allyship and activism. This space included:
- Speaker: Nouman Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto;
- Speaker: Basmah Ramadan, Chair, Anti-Islamophobia Community Working Group, University of Toronto;
- Speaker: Zarfishan Qureshi, Chair, Anti-Islamophobia Community Working Group, University of Toronto;
- (pictured) Keynote Facilitator: Yasin Dwyer, Executive Director, Muslim Chaplaincy of the University of Toronto