This is a casual and confidential session facilitated by counsellor E.L. Adams. It is meant to gather Black students who might be feeling particularly heavy with the latest news headlines. It is a check-in to promote wellness in the face of racism and white supremacy. Participants will receive a $20 skip the dishes gift card.

To register for this event please click here

The Queen's University Biological Station is collaborating with the Indigenous Teachers Education Program at Queen’s to bring in Dr. Leroy Little Bear to deliver a public lecture 

Dr. Leroy Little Bear is a Blackfoot researcher, professor emeritus at the University of Lethbridge, founding member of Canada's first Native American Studies Department, founding director of the Harvard University Native American Program, and recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Education.  

Little Bear’s talk will focus on Indigenous metaphysics and the possibility of bringing Indigenous ways of knowing nature into the public education system.

Follow this link to read more about the event: https://qubs.ca/littlebear  

Registration link: https://queensu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W3FU8Ev_Q9uOe7STaW6F7A 

We hope you will consider registering for this event and sharing this opportunity with your network.

Miigwech, Nia:wen, Thank you!

Accessibility Café - The New Inclusivity: Neurodiversity and Workplace Inclusion

Join us for the next Accessibility Café on Wednesday, April 28, 2:00 - 3:00pm! Presented by the Queen’s Human Rights and Equity Office and the Queen’s University Built Environment Advisory Group (BEAG) . 

Abstract:

We are living in a time of increased numbers and awareness about individuals with neuro-sensitives and special needs, such as ADHD. In fact, 1 in 8 people are considered neurodiverse but fewer than 50% know it. But these individuals can be high energy, out of the box thinkers, excel in a crisis, and be bold problem solvers. Not only is designing to be inclusive the right thing to do, there is a compelling business case for it as well. Investigate the various aspects of neurodiversity and explore how to create spaces that are more physically and culturally inclusive for people with a wide spectrum of neurological conditions to allow them to thrive.

Speaker:

Kay Sargent, Senior Principal | Director of WorkPlace

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn the different neuro-sensitives and how they impact individuals
2. Understand the areas of sensitivity and the potential design solutions to address them
3. Explore the benefits of designing a space that addresses the needs of all and is inclusive
4. Learn how to be proactive with your design and policies to create an inclusive work environment

Details:

When: Wednesday, April 28, 2:00 - 3:00pm Where: Zoom

Presentation Outline:

• 5 Minutes - Intro
• 10 Minutes - Understand the neuro-sensitivities within the diverse workforce of today
• 15 Minutes - Learn the different planning concepts that can address neuro-sensitivities
• 20 minutes - Understand how to create inclusive spaces that  and enhance user experience
• 10 minutes - Q&A

RSVP:

Please RSVP to accessibility.hub@queensu.ca by Tuesday April 27, 2021. Upon confirmation, you will be sent a Zoom meeting invite for your calendars.

ASL interpreter and captioning via Zoom Live Transcription will be available.

Can Indigenous physicians work in their own community?

When: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 5:00-6:30pm

Where: Online Zoom Webinar

Registration Link: https://healthsci.queensu.ca/faculty-staff/opdes/programs/hhcapril21

Biography: Ojistoh Kahnawahere Horn is a Haudenosaunee family physician whose mother is from Kahnawake and father is from Akwesasne. Providing full spectrum care to her people has been rewarding, challenging, and very thought provoking.  She also supervises and teaches students and family medicine residents from Queens, McGill, and the University of Ottawa’s medical schools.  Her wide interests include environmental determinants of health and holistic approaches to providing primary care to indigenous communities.

At the end of this session, participants will be able:

1) Articulate the unique reality of indigenous physicians working in their own community

2) Illustrate how the infrastructure in indigenous communities is incapable of supporting effective primary care

3) Emphasize that those with specialized expertise, including traditional medicine practitioners, must be engaged in every phase of the design and implementation of primary health care on reserve

*This webinar will be recorded capturing both audio and video. 

We would like to extend an invite for you to attend Dr. Horn’s talk.  Please click on the link above to register for this talk. 

This community care drop-in is a space for Asian folks to come together and discuss racism in a way that prioritizes healing through giving and receiving care. This will be an informal and confidential meeting facilitated by Clarissa de Leon (PhD Student, Faculty of Education), Deanna Fialho (Yellow House), and Dr. Arunima Khanna (Student Wellness Services). 

$25 meal vouchers will be sent to all attendees using the email address provided on the registration form. Capacity will be limited to 25 attendees.

Please note that this is an Asian-only meeting.

Please complete your registration here:  https://forms.gle/vAbHUHpSBo2E3DLE6 

Join guest Zeus Andre Sequiera, Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing at RBC on the opportunities and challenges he has faced in building a successful career in finance. . " There is no problem that Zeus can't solve through perseverance.". Join us to hear Zeus' story.

You can register on Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/chat-with-zeus-andre-sequeira-tickets-148225304877 

A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent by e-mail on the morning of the event. Contact Elizabeth Novak at elizabethnovak@occ.ca to request an accommodation.

Gratitude Sharing Circle
Weekly, Mondays at 10 am EST 

Open to the Queen’s University Community

Join our Cultural Counsellor for a time of reflection and teachings. 

While the cooler weather is moving in and our tipi is waiting for its facelift, we decided to change sacred fires to gratitude and sharing circles.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have lost face-to-face interaction and many students have expressed how lonesome it can be. Be kind to your mind!
This will be an opportunity for folks to do a virtual smudge, learn about mental health during the pandemic, and listen to some storytelling or teachings.

Here is the line-up of topics that will be discussed:

• Lisa - Start with smudge and drumming
• Logan - Thanksgiving address and singing
• Sebastian - Teachings on the Fire
• Courtney - Gratitude and mental health
• Danton - Sharing knowledge of Métis teachings
• Annie - Having a good mind - mental health 101

 Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 999 3900 7158
Passcode: gratitude

QUAQE (Queen's University Association for Queer Employees) is a 2SLGBTQ+ ERG (Employee Resource Group) here at Queen's!

Join us if you are a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and are employed at Queen’s (staff, faculty, post doc, graduate students, and other employed students) for our AGM which will take place on April 15th, 2021 from 4:00-5:30pm.

At the AGM we will be providing information on what the Organizing Committee has been up to over the last year, asking for your input, and recruiting for roles within the ERG!

After the AGM we will also hold space for a social!

To help us ensure the event runs smoothly, we are asking for RSVPs at bit.ly/quaqe-agm-2021. Once you are registered a calendar invite with the zoom link will be sent.

REGISTER HERE

Please join the Indigenous Teacher Education Program at Queen's University, Faculty of Education in welcoming Dr. Clelia O. Rodriguez.

About this Event

Dr. Clelia O. Rodríguez is a global scholar, speaker, mom and auntie, born and raised in El Salvador. She earned her MA and PhD from the University of Toronto. Before holding a Human Rights Traveling Professorship where she taught in the United States, Nepal, Jordan, and Chile, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Ghana. Prior to teaching at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education about Settler Colonialism and Pedagogies of Liberation, she was a Gender Academic University Advisor in Bolivia, as part of a partnership between CECI and Global Affairs Canada. Recently, she has collaborated with at the University of Fort Hare teaching postgraduate workshops. She is the founder of SEEDS for Change, an educational international platform bringing together Black, Indigenous and People of Colour to create pedagogies of liberation. She is the author of Decolonizing Academia: Poverty, Oppression and Pain (Fernwood Publishing, 2018) and is currently working on her second book titled, The Politics of the Uterus. She is committed to Social Justice Education, Decolonizing Approaches to Learning, Critical Race and Cultural Theories, and Gender and Women’s Studies. Her work has been published in the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, in the Journal of Popular Education, Critical Pedagogy and Militant Research in Chile, the Black Youth Project, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South, Radical Teacher, Postcolonial Studies, Revista Iberoamericana, among others. Her forthcoming article “Fui, soy, seré: (Mal)nacida. (Mal)criada. (Mal)hablada. (Mal)educada. (Mal)aventurada” is forthcoming in Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies.

The link to register is here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/from-pedagogies-that-imprison-us-towards-liberation-tickets-147563810329