The Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre is excited to begin offering guided Tunnel Tours once again! Tours are open to all Humber staff, faculty, students and Humber groups. 

If you are interested in joining us, tours are available on April 20, 25 or 27. To register, visit our Eventbrite page.

For more information, contact Nadine Finlay at nadine.finlay@humber.ca.

Follow @LakeshoreGRNDS on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for announcements on additional upcoming tours.

The Guardian app is available for free in Apple or Google Play stores. The self-assessment must be completed each day prior to you coming to campus. For example, if you are planning to be on campus on Monday and Tuesday in the same week, you must complete the assessment on both days.

In the app, you can access the self-assessment by clicking on COVID-19 Updates and then COVID-19 Self-Assessment.

In order to prevent a slow down at entry ways, you are asked to complete the assessment prior to attending campus and have your approval screen ready to show to designated staff who will be reviewing the approvals at campus entrances.

Humber and the Department of Public Safety reserve the right to ask any student, staff and faculty for proof of daily completion of the COVID-19 Self-Assessment.

If you do not have a smart phone or are unable to download or update the Humber Guardian app, view an alternate format of the questions. Contact the Department of Public Safety at 416.675.8500 or publicsafety@humber.ca if you have any questions.

Please visit our Return to Campus website and www.humber.ca/updates for more information.

Note: Those who already have the app, will need to update the app to have the latest information. From the Guardian’s home screen, users can click on About/Preferences > Data Update > Check for Updates.

Sharing Knowledge

Humber College is committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive culture in which all members of the college community study, work and live free from discrimination and harassment. To this end, it is imperative that we understand the definition of key equity terms that will enrich our capacity to prevent all forms of harassment and discrimination. The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion will be providing definitions of key terms pertinent to our work in building a more inclusive college. 

Thursday, March 31 marks the Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV), a time to celebrate and amplify trans representation.  

Trans is an umbrella term to describe people whose gender is not the same as, or does not sit comfortably with, the sex they were assigned at birth. Trans people may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including (but not limited to) transgender, non-binary, or genderqueer. It is important to remember that trans identities are diverse. Trans people may identify in many different ways (Stonewall.org, 2019).  

TDOV is a day to show your support for the trans community. It aims to bring attention to the accomplishments of trans people around the globe bringing awareness to transgender identities, achievements, and community.  

Rachel Crandall, an American transgender activist, launched the day in 2009 as a response to transgender people's poor recognition and acceptance. At the time, the only well-known trans-centered day was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which commemorated transgender persons who had been murdered but did not honour or celebrate surviving transgender people. Transgender Day of Visibility was established as a day to honour and celebrate transgender people in a positive light (Transgender Day of Visibility, 2022).  

Ways to celebrate TDOV include: 

1. Educate yourself and share that knowledge across your networks. A good place to start is Humber Library’s 2SLGBTQ+ Education Guide. Toronto Public Library also has a helpful resource.  
2. Check your networks and see if you are following trans creators, educators, and artists. Amplify those voices today and beyond.  

References

Stonewall.org. (2019, March 27). What does trans mean? Retrieved from Stonewall.org: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/what-does-trans-mean

Transgender Day of Visibility. (2022, March). Retrieved from National Today: https://nationaltoday.com/transgender-day-visibility

The call for proposals is now open for the eighth annual interdisciplinary conference held by Humber’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences in collaboration with the Toronto International Festival of Authors.

This year’s conference is titled “Climate in Crisis (Activism, Apathy and Responsibility: Social Responses to and Social Causes of the Current Climate Crisis).”

Held virtually on September 23 and 24, 2022, the conference is seeking individual presentation and panel proposals that examine the social challenges faced by the climate crisis, the impacts of climate change denial, environmental racism, representations of the climate crisis in media and the arts, individual vs. corporate responsibility, and the need for equitable solutions.

The deadline for proposals is June 5, 2022.

The keynote address will be delivered by Pipil and Irish/Scottish academic land defender, media maker, environmental spokesperson, and decolonization expert Nikki Sanchez. Sanchez is also an activist, author and educator, as well as the founder and director of Decolonize Together.

You can access the full call for proposals.

More information about the conference is available on the website.