Black History Month Symposium – What Has Changed: The Role of Attitudinal Barriers to Advancing Black Inclusion

Online

Event objectives: Understand attitudinal barriers that manifest in current and historical perceptions about Blackness and Black communities; Identify and discuss the role of post-secondary environments and attitudinal barriers that impact efforts to address systemic anti-Black racism; Identify and discuss the strategies, tools and resources to strengthen advocacy and EDI transformation efforts to address intersectional forms […]

Rest as Resistance

Online

The Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) invites students, staff, faculty at the University of Toronto to join us for a facilitated space of dialogue and movement for Black community at U of T. We have been deeply impacted by the last three years, and rather than fighting systems of oppression or anti-blackness with our words, […]

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Online

The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) and the University of Toronto is committed to supporting faculty, staff and students in the tri-campus community and responding to the needs of campus communities experiencing racism and religious discrimination through diverse programming and resources. We are aware of the complexities and nuances in discussions surrounding faith, discrimination […]

ARCDO Workshop: 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? […]

ARCDO/SVPSC – What is Harassment? Tools to identifying and addressing racial and sexual harassment in the work environment

Virtual via Zoom

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 […]

The Journey: Black Leadership Navigating Institutional Spaces

Great Hall, Hart House 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario

Join the Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) and Hart House for a film screening and discussion centered on Black women in leadership navigating institutional spaces. Navigating the realities of anti-Black racism within varying intersectionalities calls for Black leaders to engage a level of hope, determination and strength within their professional journeys. Let us come […]

There is More: Black Healing Circle

Virtual

With the use of African wisdom and principles, the focus of this Black healing circle will be for participants to explore how they may begin to live more liberated now, whether in or outside the school institution. Black bodies are constantly in a state of survival, which leaves many feeling overly exhausted and stressed as […]