A hub for equity and social justice activism & advocacy at Queen's University. Follow us to keep up-to-date on how Queen's is keeping equity in mind!
Kingston, Ontario
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Congrats James, our QFADS survey winner! Thanks for sharing how Queen's can be made more accessible! @AccessHubQU
Thank you @osunyemi for a phenomenal summit. We are so excited to continue the momentum started today.
"Racism wouldn't be a problem if there wasn't a fight for resources". At universities, who gets access to knowledge, opportunities, support?
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Today, I join Canadians to recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Statement: bit.ly/1UfWKPp
Panelist @TheDHTaylor says that as an Ojibway man, he is "political by birth, not by choice." #racemattersoncampus
"Those who control the knowledge have the power"- what does this mean for us as academic institutions? #racemattersoncampus
Policing ourselves to be digestible for white people is racism in action, forcing us to stop talking about racism. #racemattersoncampus
University vision statements claim that we "value diversity". What does this mean? How do we truly value diversity?
Uni administrators must see anti-racism as a priority for THEIR offices and not a problem to relay to academics and students@RaceSummit2016
Let's be careful not to politicize the issues that need to cross party lines and incite individual and systemic action #racemattersoncampus
Let's be careful not to burden PoC with the sole responsibility to do anti-racist work @osunyemi #racemattersoncampus
When people speak out about their lives experiences, we need to not only hear, but LISTEN and BELIEVE them @RenuMandhane @osunyemi
When racism is often hidden under a guise of class disparity, we can't do anti-racist work on campus w/o talking about class @RenuMandhane
"Sometimes our institutions read our own press releases and believe them to be true" 😂 @CFifeKW #racemattersoncampus
As a Queen's alum, she reflects on the lack of faculty of colour at Queens during her time as a student but notes that the problem persists
Humbled to be hearing from our Chief Commissioner of the OHRC @RenuMandhane #racemattersoncampus
Here to challenge an institution that was not initially created with our (PoC) strengths in mind #racemattersoncampus