The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office works with its University partners to host local and international experts, academics and advocates to increase dialogue and understanding of racial equity, diversity and inclusion in postsecondary environments. See the upcoming sessions listed below.
If you require accommodation, please email s.baig@utoronto.ca directly and we will work with you to make appropriate arrangements. Live captioning will be available to all participants during the session.
January 13, 2022 • 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Intersectionality in Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in the University
Objectives
Over the past 18 months, universities have been called to address systemic barriers present within academia, and many faculties and departments are striving to answer the call. Essential to this planning is the centering of intersectionality within systems change.
With this session, we are aiming to:
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- Deepen understanding of the concept of intersectionality and how the intersection of oppressions manifest on an everyday basis in postsecondary environments.
- Discuss what it means to take action on the concept of intersectionality in a tangible way in Equity, Inclusion and Belonging work.
- Explore strategies that create opportunities to actualize the concept of intersectionality in systemic change work.
Speaker

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Toronto
Format: Virtual – Zoom Platform
Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students and External Community
Cost: Free
January 24, 2022 • 10:00 am – 11:30 am
The Future of Campus Safety Through an Antiracism Lens
Objectives
In light of the many calls for systemic changes in the areas of policing, law enforcement and campus safety, we are aiming to:
- Create space for critical dialogue on the role of community in establishing safety practices.
- Identify what systemic antiracism changes in community safety can look like.
- Discuss the role all levels of the university play in re-envisioning safety practices through an antiracism lens.
Speaker

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Toronto
Format: Virtual – Zoom Platform
Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students and External Community
Cost: Free
January 31, 2022 • 10:00 am – 11:30 am
ANTISEMITISM: HERE AND NOW
Objectives
Join us as we engage in conversation with Dr. Lipstadt and take a deeper dive into her book “ANTISEMITISM: HERE AND NOW“.
During this session we will explore the overt and subtle manifestations of antisemitism on university campuses, discuss the noticeable increase in antisemitic incidents experienced by Jewish communities across post-secondary institutions in North America and identify tools, universities can employ to address antisemitism and foster inclusive environments.
Speaker

Dorot Professor, Holocaust Studies
Emory University
She is frequently called upon by the Congress of the United States to testify and consult on contemporary anti-Semitism.
Format: Virtual – Zoom Platform
Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students and External Community
Cost: Free
This event is in collaboration with the Multi-Faith Centre
March 4, 2022 • 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm • In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Islamophobia and the 9/11 Generation: Lessons for Higher Education
Objectives
This session will examine how Canadian Muslim youth navigate Islamophobia in a Post-9/11 world. Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, we will consider how the global war on terror and heightened anti-Muslim racism has affected a generation of Canadians who were socialized into a world where their faith and identity are under siege. How can we understand the ways that campus culture has been shaped in this age of empire? How can university communities be allies in combatting Islamophobia?
This session aims to:
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- Unpack the dynamics of Islamophobia and its impact on diverse Canadian Muslim youth.
- Examine Islamophobia and campus culture in an age of empire.
- Consider how a decolonial praxis can combat anti-Muslim racism in higher education.
Speaker

Professor, Sociology/Religion & Culture/Muslim Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
Format: Virtual – Zoom Platform. Accessibility information for Zoom.
Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students and External Community
Cost: Free
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