It's time to put on your competitive hats and test how well you know the history of Pride (in Canada and around the world), famous 2SLGBTQ+ people, and more! Join us for this free, fun and educational event. This event is open to Humber staff, faculty and students. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place.

The event will take place online between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 17.

Register for the event

If you have any questions, please contact michael.butac@humber.ca, vincej.ciarlo@humber.ca or yanni.thepanya@humber.ca.

Join the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre for free, drop-in paint nights every Wednesday evenings in June from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The heart of Our Community Rocks is to spread kindness, celebrate community, and support the environment.

Paint your rocks with a message or picture that demonstrates all the ways that our community rocks! These could be values such as nature, friendship, togetherness, hope, strength, or innovate your own to express what is important to you as a community member and what values you believe are important to the Lakeshore Grounds community.

The painted rocks will be on display from May through June 2022 to demonstrate the creativity, kindness, and innovation our community holds. After the display is complete, rocks will be carried to the shore to restore and rebuild the shoreline, contributing to sustaining the natural and built environments we share. We welcome all ages, skills levels, and creativity to contribute to the community mosaic project.

Together we create; build; restore.

Building on Our Understanding of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (Centre) is pleased to invite you to its Equity and Inclusion Dialogue series for the 2022-2023 academic year. Online registration is now open for this event. See the flyer for event details. Limited seating available.

View the full listing of the Centre’s 2022-2023 Equity & Inclusion Dialogue series.

Building on Our Understanding of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Objective: To explore concepts related to gender, gender diversity, gender expression and sexual orientation

The notion of gender identity has been diversified from a male-female binary to encompassing “countless variations”. Similarly, if we take a closer look at the history of words, such as “heterosexual”, we will start to understand how the very idea of “sexual orientation” is a product of the 1800s – not as old as we may think.

This interactive workshop will encourage participants to consider gender and sexual orientation. First, by providing key human rights/EDI definitions, but encouraging participants to critique these concepts using a queer lens. 

This workshop will feature a short discussion looking specifically at strategies for participants to become more 2SLGBTQ+ and transgender/non-binary inclusive.

The learning outcomes for this module are: 

1. Identify key terms: gender identity and sexual orientation
2. Deconstruct concepts of gender identity and sexual orientation by exploring case study of Egale case and origins of heterosexuality
3. Explore strategies for addressing homophobia and transphobia in the classroom and the workplace 

Facilitator Bio:

Adam Benn, M.A., M.Ed.,

Adam Benn is an experienced facilitator and educator, with over ten years of experience in education and community healthcare. Adam has wide and ranging experience working with diverse populations with unique needs, including Black and Queer communities. This experience, coupled with an academic background in conflict management and adult education, has cultivated a practice that is focused on engaging with individuals to support their learning and growth, and is rooted in critical pedagogy and anti-oppression practice. Adam holds a Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management from Royal Roads University and a Master of Education in Adult Education and Community Development from OISE/University of Toronto. 

Adam has had the privilege of working in non-profits and community health centres in a number of communities across Toronto. As a Black, Queer man, Adam brings his unique lived experience into the work. Through his work, Adam has developed a passion for leadership, broader advocacy/lobbying and education; and has had the opportunity to deliver a number of trainings/workshops to service providers and youth. Adam currently works as the Manager of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at VHA Home Healthcare and teaches part time as a Professor in the Faculty of Community and Social Service and in Continuous Professional Learning at Humber College. Adam is also on the roster of consultants with DiversiPro, a Trainer and Motivational Speaker with Positive Gear and Certified Personal Trainer with a number of recent publications on equity. 

Adam has previously worked as the Manager of Education and Training at the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion at Humber College and as the Manager of 2SLGBTQ Community Programs at Sherbourne Health.

Attention researchers,

Join us on June 13 with Lindsay Walker, Associate Director, Sustainability, to learn more about developing a sustainability mindset and how to incorporate a sustainability mindset into your research. Bring your research ideas and/or questions and your willingness to share and learn about the many ways to incorporate sustainability into your work. 

A sustainability mindset enables thinking and acting with collective futures in mind. It promotes equitable and sustainable practices in our professional and personal lives that help us to act in environmentally and socially responsible ways. Such practices help protect the planet and contribute positively to the well-being of our communities.

Register Here!