The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (Centre) is pleased to invite you to its Equity and Inclusion Dialogue series for the 2021-2022 academic year. Online registration is now open for this event. View the event flyer. Limited seating available.

View the full listing of the Centre’s 2021-2022 Equity & Inclusion Dialogue series

Addressing Anti-Black Racism in the Post-Secondary Environment: Moving from Theory to Practice

Speaker bio: Gary Pieters, MEd - Ontario Human Rights Commissioner

Gary Pieters currently serves as an Ontario Human Rights Commissioner on 2 of the 3 pillars of Ontario's Human Rights System. He is also a Board Member of the Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC).

Gary Pieters is an educator, who began his entry into the teaching profession as a public school teacher in Southern California. He returned to Canada in 1999, and has served in various roles as a teacher, a vice-principal, and a principal in the publicly funded education system in Ontario.

He also serves as a member of the Ontario Ministry of Education - Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education (MACSE). He has recently served on the Ontario College of Teachers’ transitional roster, supporting Discipline/Fitness to Practice from March 2021-January 2022.

Gary is also an immediate past president of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations. His extensive knowledge base and experience are leveraged through community building, youth engagement, diversity, and social inclusion.

Counselling Services is excited to announce that they will be running a virtual mindfulness group this winter 2022 semester called The Mindful Way. This will be a nine-week closed group with a maximum of 12 participants. The group involves a combination of psycho-education, mindfulness skills and experiential learning.

The closed group starts on Thursday, February 3 and will run for nine weeks every Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Zoom.

All of the information, dates and topics, is on the poster attached.

Important information before referring:

• This is a nine-week closed group. Students are expected to attend all sessions. Please view attached poster.
• Students will be asked to keep their video on in the group as interaction is a huge part of this group (involves break out rooms and skill practice).
• Interested students will meet with one of the facilitators to assess for group fit before registration.
• Students can contact Rose Anthoy at rose.anthony@humber.ca for further information.  

Please promote to your students: 

• Post about the 9-Week Mindfulness Group on Blackboard (view attached poster)
• Make an announcement about the mindfulness group at the beginning of class

Join us in a session from Tracey Frimpong. Tracey is a registered dietitian born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She currently works at St. Michael's Hospital as a clinical dietitian assessing nutritional status and implementing recommendations in acute care. Tracey is also a Content Creator (@ThatBlackRD/www.thatblackRD.com) who provides insight into her personal journey as a dietitian, influencer of culture on health and wellness, recipes, food sovereignty, and promotes Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) in healthcare.  

In this session, Tracey will be discussing systemic racism and health inequities, BIPOC in health care, food security/sovereignty, and celebrating food freedom.

Humber FHSW’s Wellness Connection Team is hosting this virtual live event on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 4 p.m.

Register now or scan the QR code on the event poster.

Registration is now open for the Office of Research & Innovation’s next Innovation Workshop Buffet.  

We are offering free, 90-minute-long virtual workshop sessions facilitated by our team of experts.

Join us for one, or all, of the training sessions to expand your learning, explore human-centred frameworks, re-think problem-solving, and effectively make an impact on your audiences. 

Fridays from February 4 to March 18 at 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you at the virtual table.

Spaces are limited. Register today!