Black History Month Symposium – What Has Changed: The Role of Attitudinal Barriers to Advancing Black Inclusion

The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) at the University of Toronto invites you to join us for our Black History Month Symposium – What Has Changed: The Role of Attitudinal Barriers to Advancing Black Inclusion.

Objectives

• Understand attitudinal barriers that manifest in current and historical perceptions about Blackness and Black communities;
• Identify and discuss the role of post-secondary environments and attitudinal barriers that impact efforts to address systemic anti-Black racism;
• Identify and discuss the strategies, tools and resources to strengthen advocacy and EDI transformation efforts to address intersectional forms of anti-Black racism in post-secondary environments

Panel discussion

Panelist

• Dr. Andrew Campbell (he/him) – Assistant Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
• Teeanna Munro (she/her) – Project Coordinator, Black Perspectives Office, Concordia University
• Nancy Simms, MA & ADR (she/her) – Ed.D. Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

Moderator

• Cherilyn Scobie Edwards (she/her) – Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office, University of Toronto Scarborough

Event details

Format: Opening remarks followed by a panel discussion with Black leaders within post-secondary education.
Platform: Virtual – Zoom. Accessibility Information for Zoom.
Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students and External Community Members
Cost: Free

Registration

To register, please visit the ARCDO website.