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We are excited to tell you that the Office of Indigenous Relations has moved to a new page! Follow us on FB at https://www.facebook.com/IndigenousUW. We look forward to seeing you. Have a tremendous day! 💛❤️🖤🤍

UWaterloo Office of Indigenous Relations Creating a long-term vision for UWaterloo, grounded in decolonization. Advancing the goals of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action

📣The Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO) is excited to announce…

1⃣ We have moved on social media!
Follow UWaterloo Life on Instagram and Twitter for all SVPRO updates & events

And...

2⃣ We have a new website!
You can now find us online at http://uwaterloo.ca/svpro

We look forward to connecting and supporting the campus community on our new platforms

📅 | A traveling outdoor installation, March 10, 9am - 5pm

All are welcome to join us tomorrow as Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers installs her work on the greenspace in front of East Campus Hall.

"The goal of is to broach the subject of decolonization. Many (but not all) of these public spaces serve to present a colonial viewpoint and primarily speak about the settlers who arrived and lived here, but not the Indigenous people that were displaced along the way. The decolonization of such places is a ponderous task and must be shouldered collectively. The discussion of reconciliation and decolonization is hard to start and harder still to maintain. Therefore, I am hoping to use my work to help bridge the gap between settlers and Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit people by creating art that is approachable and non-confrontational so we can start"

🔗For more information visit: https://uwaterloo.ca/indigenous/events/hopeandhealingcanada-traveling-outdoor-installation-tracey

The Office of Indigenous Relations is excited to release the second edition of Indigenous Connections, our seasonal newsletter!

📬Read the Winter 2021-2022 edition & subscribe today: https://uwaterloo.ca/indigenous/news/newsletter

The submission deadline for the SUNDANCe Award has been extended until March 4, 2022!

The SUNDANCe Indigenous Award will be granted to full-time Indigenous students who are attending Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, the University of Waterloo, Conrad Grebel College, Renison College, St. Jeromes College, St. Pauls College or the University of Guelph. The SUNDANCe Indigenous Award was established to recognize Indigenous students who give back to their communities.

Learn more about the award and apply here: https://students.wlu.ca/student-life/indigenous-student-services/news/2020/fall/sundance-indigenous-award.html?fbclid=IwAR13ATXM3EYsp9RFoSSCTQcaWELgHp21sCkt_9kk97xNka-iyhfPN-xEA0s

Deadline Extended to March 4, 2022. To apply visit: https://students.wlu.ca/student-life/indigenous-student-services/news/2020/fall/sundance-indigenous-award.html

The Office of Indigenous Relations is thrilled to welcome Kevin George to the team as the Indigenous Special Projects Coordinator! Kevin is Potawatomi and Cree and a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation with close connection to his second community of Fort McMurray 468 First Nation.

As the Indigenous Special Projects Coordinator, Kevin will support and advance the work of the Office of Indigenous Relations with a focus on communications, website and social media management, event coordination, and overseeing the development and implementation of special projects and initiatives.

Welcome Kevin!
https://loom.ly/r4gRrj0

The Office of Indigenous Relations welcomes new team member | Office of Indigenous Relations Welcoming Kevin George, Indigenous Special Projects Coordinator to the team

Today is the first day of Ujima Black History Month at ! Join us in celebrating Black history on campus and in the broader community for the month of February and beyond.

Any time is the right time for celebration and actions.

Explore the Ujima website for upcoming events, stories, and resources https://uwaterloo.ca/black-history-month/

Wishing a joyous and warm Kwanzaa to all those who celebrate!

We have found great local resources and events to support a joyous Kwanzaa 2021 with friends and family:

The Family & Children Services (FACS) of the Waterloo Region have put together the “Kwanzaa, a Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture” webpage that features fact/information sheets on the traditions and principles of Kwanzaa. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/1Nz1LyA

The Waterloo Public Library has provided a take and make craft kit where you can make your own paper kinara and light a "candle" each day to celebrate Kwanzaa. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/RtDJx3w

In honour of Kwanzaa, on December 26th at 7pm, for the 15th year, the Apollo Theater will bring families and communities together for a global celebration of culture, tradition, ritual, and community with Abdel R. Salaam’s Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, and host Imhotep Gary Byrd! Register (donate what you can) here: https://www.apollotheaters.org/event/kwanzaa-celebration-2021/

❤️ 🖤 💚 About Kwanzaa:

Created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 to celebrate family, faith, culture and heritage. The celebration is modeled after first harvest celebrations in Africa.

There are 7 Principles and 7 Primary Symbols that emphasize a unique set of values and ideals during the 7 days of Kwanzaa.

7 Principles of Kwanzaa:
1. Umoja (unity)
2. Kujichagulia (self-determination)
3. Ujima (collective responsibility)
4. Ujamaa (Cooperation)
5. Nia (purpose)
6. Kuumba (creativity)
7. Imani (faith)

On Dec 6th 1989, a man entered a mechanical engineering class at École Polytechnique and killed fourteen women (twelve engineering students, one nursing student, and one employee of the university) in the name of "fighting feminism."

We remember each of the 14 women who were murdered:

Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

And, we acknowledge the ongoing trauma faced by survivors, while we recommit to end gender-based violence in all its forms.

A message from the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (EDI-R) to our community:

https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/news/update-new-equity-diversity-inclusion-and-anti-racism-office

"We are grateful for the time and energies that the campus community so generously gave to the external review committee: sharing experiences, frustrations, hopes, and—importantly—being an essential catalyst for the changes we are seeing and will see in the future.

We know that we have work to do to (re)build trust and to foster strong relationships across this campus. Our commitments outlined here are just a start. We will be accountable. We will be accessible. We will be responsive. We will be leaders in equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism, but we need you to be co-leaders with us. This is the work of every person on campus, and we are excited to create the space and opportunity for collaboration and community."

An update from the new Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism office | Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion The new office of Equity Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism (EDI-R) is excited to share plans and commitments developed in response to the Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion (HREI) organizational review report (PDF), which was shared with the campus community in October 2021.  

Wishing a happy to all who celebrate!

Tonight at 5:30pm in Waterloo Public Square, join The Rohr Chabad Centre for Jewish Life for Chanukah in the Square. Menorah Parade begins at 5pm along King St.

For more information on the event, visit: https://loom.ly/UhXubxE