Please join us Wednesday, September 30, 2026 as we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Visit https://www.queensu.ca/indigenous/truth-and-reconciliation/2026-events-and-initiatives for more information on event details happening throughout September.

This session is designed to give all employees an overview of how to effectively respond to student disclosures of sexual violence. Some policy considerations will be discussed.

Audience: Staff, Faculty, Senior Admin - Grades 10 and above.

Length: 1.5 hours

Register at: https://www.queensu.ca/hreo/education/responding-student-disclosures

This session is designed to give all employees an overview of how to effectively respond to student disclosures of sexual violence. Some policy considerations will be discussed.

Audience: Staff, Faculty, Senior Admin - Grades 10 and above.

Length: 1.5 hours

Register at: https://www.queensu.ca/hreo/education/responding-student-disclosures

Join Rachele (they/she) for a conversation on sexual consent from a disabled and queer lens. We'll discuss how intersections of disability, sexuality and gender impact our experiences with sexualized violence, consent culture, sex education and pleasure. This session will include a lecture-style presentation and anonymous Q&A. 

Rachele Manett is an award-winning Sexuality Educator and Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), specializing in disabled sexuality. They have extensive experience in sexuality education and program design with disability populations and support services, including physical, cognitive, intellectual, and neurodevelopment disabilities. Rachele has worked with organizations across Canada, including hospital rehabilitation teams, government organizations and disability support services. Rachele also has related experience in research, policy advisory and curriculum development. Rachele is queer and disabled herself, and all of her work is framed through this lens. 

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Connect with BIPOC colleagues while enjoying food, conversation and live Latin music! (BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, People of Colour)

Connect with BIPOC colleagues across campus while enjoying food, conversation and the musical stylings of Mauricio and the Latin Beat Trio!

Also learn more about the various resources and community supports available to BIPOC employees at Queen’s and within the broader Kingston area.

• Doors Open: 4:30pm
• Opening Remarks: 5pm
• Music & Mingle: 5:30pm - 7pm

For any and all accessibility needs and requests please email hreo@queensu.ca

***Spaces are Limited***

Event Venue Will Be Emailed to Registrants Closer to Event Date

Open only to Queen's staff and faculty members who identify as Black, Indigenous and/or People of Colour (BIPOC).

Mauricio and & The Latin Beat Trio invite audiences to join them, to share in their spirit and songs. Magical classical guitar and the driving latin rythyms create a hypnotic atmosphere, bringing people of all ages to their feet to celebrate Mauricio's spicy blend of Afro-Latin and World beat rhythms. Jazz and blues inflections and improvisations of North American musical styles join the Bossa-Samba rhythms of Brazil, the Afro-Caribbean hot-danceable beat of Mambo, Guajira, Pop Reggae, Merengue, and Cha-cha.

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In this session, participants will explore the concepts of identity, power, privilege and their relationship to oppression. Through the use of practical examples and strategies, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of anti-oppression.

Audience: Faculty, Staff Students.

Length: 2 hours

Register at: https://www.queensu.ca/hreo/education/anti-oppression

This training is mandatory for committee members, who are designated as the Equity Representatives on staff hiring committees. This course will provide you with the tools and resources that you will need to serve as the Employment Equity (EE) Representative on hiring committees. As the EE Rep you will have the responsibility of ensuring the Committee adheres to the rules and expected practices that assure equity, data collection and submitting information to Equity Services. Your goal as the EE Rep is to ensure that barriers that equity seeking groups face are identified and eliminated.

Audience: Mandatory for any individual that is to serve as the Employment Equity Representative on the a hiring committee.

Length: 2 hours

Register at: https://www.queensu.ca/hreo/education/staff-equity-representatives

This training is mandatory for faculty members, who are designated as the Employment Equity Representatives (EE Reps), on Appointments and/ or RTPC committees as mandated by the by the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) and Queen’s University at Kingston. The EE Rep is responsible for ensuring that Committees adhere to obligations and expected practices with respect to equity-related decision making, data collection, and reporting to Equity Services and senior administrators. The EE Rep plays an important role in ensuring fairness as well as identifying and challenging barriers to the recruitment and advancement of equity-seeking group members.

Audience: Mandatory for faculty members that are serving as the Employment Equity Representative on appointments or RTPC committees.

Length: 2 hours

Register at: https://www.queensu.ca/hreo/education/employment-equity-representative-faculty-hires

This training is mandatory for committee members, who are designated as the Equity Representatives on staff hiring committees. This course will provide you with the tools and resources that you will need to serve as the Employment Equity (EE) Representative on hiring committees. As the EE Rep you will have the responsibility of ensuring the Committee adheres to the rules and expected practices that assure equity, data collection and submitting information to Equity Services. Your goal as the EE Rep is to ensure that barriers that equity seeking groups face are identified and eliminated.

Audience: Mandatory for any individual that is to serve as the Employment Equity Representative on the a hiring committee.

Length: 2 hours

Register at: https://www.queensu.ca/hreo/education/staff-equity-representatives