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 on February 6, 2023 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.

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

Panelists:

• Dr. Andrew Campbell, Assistant Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
• Teeanna Munro, Project Coordinator, Black Perspectives Office, Concordia University
• Nancy Simms, Ed.D. Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
• Cherilyn Scobie Edwards, Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office, University of Toronto Scarborough

For more information and to register, visit the ARCDO website.