Association for Queer Employees continues to thrive
After officially being accepted as an Employee Resource Group in December of 2020, the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Association for Queer Employees (QUAQE) has continued to grow and thrive while creating a more inclusive and supportive workplace for 2SLGTBQ+ employees at Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s honours National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day
On June 21, people across the country will be marking National Indigenous Peoples Day. It’s an opportunity to honour the history, heritage, and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
First student graduates with Indigenous Studies Major
“Education got us into this mess, and education will get us out of this mess.â€
Queer chapter builds connections, community
Just months after launching a chapter aimed at connecting the university’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two spirit, and other identifying (LGBTQ2S+) students, alumni, faculty, and staff, Stacy Kelly, Artsci’93, says the group is answering an important need in the community.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s celebrates Pride Month
The arrival of June marks the start of Pride Month, a time to honour and support members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, while also reflecting on the long, difficult history that has led to this month.
Summer session expands beyond current approaches to sexuality and gender
Returning this year and related to Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Global Summer, registration is now open for the Feminist Transformative Practices in Research: Decolonial, Indigenous, and Intersectional Approaches to Gender/Sex/uality In/Justice summer session.
University honours Indigenous women and girls lost to violence
Draped from lamp posts running the length of University Avenue between Union and Stuart streets, the well-known art display by Indigenous artist Jaime Black — called the REDress Project — has been installed by the Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives in recognition of countless lives impacted and lost to violence and systemic neglect.