UN Day focuses on elimination of racial discrimination
The Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 Human Rights and Equity (HREO) office is hosting a series of events on March 2, to coincide with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid 카지노 게임 컬렉션pass laws카지노 게임 컬렉션 in 1960.
It serves to not only recognize the global history of racism and discrimination but also reflect on the progress made so far and re-commit to continuing the vital work of combatting all forms of racism wherever they may be found.
First in the lineup of events for the day is the latest installment of the HREO카지노 게임 컬렉션s annual speaker series: featuring Queen's alum and Peel District School Board General Counsel Gigi Basanta alongside Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s LLM candidate and executive member of Black Femme Legal, Samantha Peters. The event starts at noon
Inclusion and Anti-Racism advisor Jermaine Marshall, who is moderating the event, says the it seeks to 카지노 게임 컬렉션examine themes of race and sexuality within social, academic and legal institutions, with the goal of exploring ways to address discrimination and exclusion.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Following this talk, witness spoken word artist, Tedx speaker, and Queen's alumnae Nirosha Balakumar deliver an performance at 1:00 pm highlighting themes of art, activism, and social change.
Balakumar is known for her work as a spoken word artist and TEDx speaker. She graduated from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Development Studies, minoring in Gender Studies. She recently graduated from Cambridge 카지노게임사이트, having pursued an MPhil in Education, Globalization, and International Development as a McKenzie King Scholar and Marty Memorial Fellow. She currently holds the position of EDI and Anti-Racism Partner in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster 카지노게임사이트.
An artist, academic, and advocate, Balakumar says her presentation is essentially a letter to her first-year self at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트.
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This Instagram live performance serves as the closing feature of the HREO카지노 게임 컬렉션s 21 Days of Activism, an ongoing week-long social media campaign leading up to March 21st, featuring daily activism focused posts on the office카지노 게임 컬렉션s social media channels.
카지노 게임 컬렉션These posts are meant to showcase our community's social justice efforts, and the innovative ways they have used to provide support and to eliminate barriers,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Erin Clow, Associate Director, Education and Learning highlights.
The areas spotlighted by this campaign include: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenization, Accessibility, Human Rights, Commitment to Growth and Learning, Student Led Change, Activism, and Intersectional Perspectives.
To learn more about the 21 Days of Activism, follow HERO on or on .
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