Friday, October 1, 2021 - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month! (DEAM)

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (Centre) is pleased to invite you kick-start DEAM by joining us for our Equity and Inclusion Dialogue event entitled: An Intersectional Approach to Disability facilitated by Liza Arnason. Online registration is now open for this event. See the attached flyer for event details. Limited seating available.

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

An Intersectional Approach to Disability

Facilitator bio:

Liza Arnason B.A., M.A.

Liza Arnason is a successful and award-winning business owner, senior administrator, educator, and the founder and chair of the Board of Directors: ASE Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities.

Liz's career spans over 30 years of enriched and transformative education and life experiences; delineating recognition for her distinctive expertise: including education and equity (i.e. anti-black racism, disability rights, and accommodations); governance and policy; strategic change management; and executive coaching.

Learning objectives:

• Define key terms and concepts, including anti-Black racism, critical race theory, and disability justice
• Understand why using an intersectional approach with accommodations will facilitate the full participation and engagement of students and colleagues with disabilities
• Examine and outline the principles of disability justice, reflect on your approach to accommodations, and identify professional areas for implementation
• Learn practical approaches to accommodating persons with disabilities and intersectional identities, including Black, Indigenous, and racialized students with disabilities

Register for this virtual event on September 30, October 8, or October 13.

COIL – or Collaborative Online International Learning – provides students with project-based, co-facilitated intercultural experiences by faculty or staff at two or more partner institutions in different parts of the world. COIL initiatives can be embedded into any academic discipline, and proposals are now being accepted for the 2021-2022 academic year and beyond. 

This workshop will guide you through an introduction to COIL – its purpose, benefits, structure, and how to get started at Humber. Full-time faculty and staff interested in global learning and engagement are invited to attend!

The workshop will be delivered over Microsoft Teams and a link will be emailed to all registrants prior to the session.

Sign up for an upcoming information session

Visit the newly launched Humber COIL – Global Virtual Exchange website to learn more about COIL at Humber!

Take Back the Night is a global movement to march in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence and demand safety and resources for those in need. We invite you to join us for our 2021 Take Back the Night programming on Wednesday, September 29!

Keynote speaker Cheryl Nembhard - 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Join us as Cheryl Nembhard shares her experience as a survivor of sexual violence, as well as ways we can take back our power and take back the night! Register to be a part of our limited in-person audience in E135, or register for our livestream of the keynote to tune in from the comfort of your own home or office.

Sign-Making - 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Join us to make signs for the Take Back the Night march and rally. Meet in the LRC Courtyard at North or the G Commons at Lakeshore to show off your artistic skills.

March - 6:30 p.m. sign-in, 7 p.m. march

Join us as we march in solidarity with survivors and protest sexual violence! We will be doing sign-in for all marchers in the T Building courtyard starting at 6:30 p.m.; the march around campus will commence at 7 p.m.

Rally - 6:45 p.m. sign-in, 7 p.m. livestream; G Commons

Not able to make it to the march at North Campus? Lakeshore members can meet in the G Commons to chant and cheer during a livestreaming of the march.

We will also be sharing out resources and featuring community partners through the Consent Peer Education Program Instagram account.

Aaron Brown
Take Back the Night Committee Member

This series occurs once a month and is in partnership with the Principal's Office at Lakeshore Campus and Humber Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness Team. September's Wellness Wednesday session on creating healthy habits is led by FSCS Faculty member, Rebecca Finlay.

Register at https://humberwellnesswednesdays.eventbrite.ca

Topic: Creating Healthy Habits

• September 29, 2021
• Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
• Facilitators: Rebecca Finlay
• Microsoft Team - Session open to Humber employees only
• After registering, the relevant session link will be sent

What is a good work-life balance? Meaningful daily achievement and enjoyment in each of your four life quadrants: work, family, friends, and self are important. In this session, learn about creating healthy habits. This facilitator-led session will help you tap into your creative side.

About the facilitator

Rebecca Finlay is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and has been doing personal training and group training for over 20 years. She has been involved in police, military, and correctional officer fitness training and testing for over 15 years. She co-wrote Fitness and Lifestyle Management for Law Enforcement (5th ed) and is currently working on the 6th edition of this textbook. She has been teaching Fitness and Lifestyle Management for the past 10 years at Humber College in the Police Foundation Program. She lives in Oakville with her family and makes time for her passion for the outdoors - camping and hiking.