A co-production of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Equity team in the OPVPA and Web Services teams
Event details
- Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- Time: 10am to 12pm
- Location: University Centre Ballroom, 3480 McTavish Street, 3rd floor
- Format: Hybrid event
- Registration limit: 100 attendees - 75 in person, 25 virtual ( to make sure you don't miss out!)
Panel discussion
The event will feature a panel discussion of . This book was chosen by our community at the . (You're welcome at this event even if you weren't present at the February session!)
Participate in our breakout room discussions
Following the panel presentation, you'll have the opportunity to participate in conversations on the following topics:
- EDI website best practices: Lessons from The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities
- Writing a Land Acknowledgement for your website
- Indigeneity and website taxonomy
- Race and website taxonomy
Panel members / discussion facilitators
- Andrea Clegg, Senior Employment Equity Advisor, Equity team in the OPVPA
- Geraldine King, Assistant Professor; Senior Advisor, Indigenous Curriculum and Pedagogy, Office of Indigenous Initiatives
- Jenni Makahnouk, Co-President of the (Canadian Studies, Indigenous Studies)
- Shanice Yarde, Senior Advisor, Anti-Racism and Equity Education, Equity team in the OPVPA
...and members of Web Services unified team
Web Services unified team members will be on hand to answer technical and general web content questions.
- Jaylen Gordon, Digital Communications Associate, Digital Communications, Communications and External Relations
- Simon Labonne, Digital Content Specialist, Digital Communications, Communications and External Relations
- Joyce Peralta, Manager, Digital Communications, Communications and External Relations
- Heidi Strohl, Manager, Digital Design, Communications and External Relations
Suggested pre-workshop preparation
- Read the book, The Equity Myth Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities by Frances Henry, Enakshi Dua, Carl E. James, Audrey Kobayashi, Peter Li, Howard Ramos, and Malinda S. Smith.
- Sign-up for Equity at McGill, Workshops for Staff
- View McGill's EDI-related strategic documents
Hope to see you there!
