The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity and the Aboriginal Resource Centre (ARC) in collaboration with the Consulate General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be donating high school textbooks to the first Indigenous high school in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Please help us by donating new or slightly used math, science, and English textbooks and reading books (ages 12 to 20 years old).

Your help is greatly appreciated!

Drop off textbooks and reading books at:

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Diversity
North Campus, LRC Building, Room 5124

Please download the attached poster to share. For more information, please contact Nancy Simms at nancy.simms@humber.ca.

Humber College continues to monitor the coronavirus situation and the potential impact on our community.

Humber is following all respiratory illness protocols and prevention measures already in place. In addition, areas of the College that provide health-related services, including the Health Centres, Dental Centres, the Humber Spa and the Tzu Chi Clinic of Chinese Medicine, have the recommended screening protocols in place.

All classes, campus operations and college activities will continue as scheduled.

Health authorities have stated that there have been three confirmed cases in Canada to date (January 30). While the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an international public health emergency, the current risk to Canadians remains low. We maintain ongoing contact with Toronto Public Health and have been advised that there are no additional actions required, and to follow regular respiratory illness protocols and prevention strategies. As we are in the winter flu season, we ask everyone to:

• wash their hands as frequently as possible,
• cough or sneeze into your sleeve rather than hands,
• and stay home if you’re feeling ill.

Soap and hand sanitizer dispensers across campus will be monitored and filled regularly. Flu shots are still available in the Health Centres.

For the most up-to-date information in Ontario, community members are encouraged to visit the Ontario Ministry of Health website.

Humber takes the health and wellbeing of our staff and students seriously. Updates and more information will be provided as we continue to monitor the situation closely. If you have any questions, please contact:

• Jacqueline Anderson, Associate Director, Health and Counselling, at jacqueline.anderson@humber.ca
• Margaret Fung, Manager, Occupational Health and Safety at margaret.fung@humber.ca.

As news of the virus continues to dominate headlines, it is understandable that anxiety is heightened in the community, and this can often result in discrimination and racism. As an institution, we are proud of our diversity and the richness it brings to the classrooms, hallways and boardrooms. We see it as one of our greatest strengths. While coronavirus can be traced to a province in China, it is important not to characterize the coronavirus as being transmitted from any one group. As always, we work to ensure that Humber is a safe place for staff, students and visitors. We must now come together as a community to avoid any hint of xenophobia. Thank you for continuing to uphold our foundational values of equity, diversity and inclusion.

An oversight group comprising representatives from the Academic Division, Communications, Human Resources, Legal and Risk Management, Public Safety, Student Success and Engagement, and the University of Guelph-Humber has been established and will provide weekly updates to the community, or as needed.

Other links:

• Ontario Ministry of Health Statement
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Toronto Public Health 
• Canada Travel Advisory

January 29, 2020 marks the fifth anniverary of Broadcasting and Telecom Decision CRTC 2015-26.

To view a short documentary about the student behind the historic Canadian net neutrality decision, stream Dude, Where's My TV? presents Ben v. Bell via Humber Library at the following link library.humber.ca/media/ben-bell-video.

#ExperienceFMCA is an exhibit featuring a compilation of student work from a variety of programs in the Faculty of Media and Creative Arts (FMCA), and represents the diversity of creative disciplines taught at Humber and how they often intersect. There are 48 programs in FMCA which have been organized into five categories:

• Music and Fine Arts
• Film, Acting and Media Production
• Journalists and Writers
• Social and Media Communications
• Interaction Design

This exhibition is intended to be interactive in several ways: spend some time in the reading nook appreciating literature written by Humber students and alumni, sit and admire visual art while listening to music produced and recorded by Humber students in the state of the art recording studio, and interact with a student-designed and programmed Holograph projector. As you exit the show, make sure to contribute your feedback by engaging with the user experience activity.

Humber Galleries would like to thank the many FMCA program co-ordinators and technical staff who have supported this exhibit by providing student materials and in many cases the creation of original content for this show.

Visit bit.ly/ExperienceFMCA for more info.

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#ExperienceFMCA
January 21 – April 17
L Space Gallery
Lakeshore Campus, L1002
Open weekdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
@humbergalleries