This event is brought to you by the University of Guelph's Cultural Diversity Office and Experiential Learning Hub, Wilfrid Laurier University's Centre for Student Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and University of Toronto Scarborough's Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Office.
Love and Liberation is a series of workshops and discussions that centre BIPOC student experiences as we develop concrete strategies for change within and between our communities. The conference will bring together community leaders, activists, and those engaged in practices of liberation who will invite students to deconstruct current realities while providing tools and resources for building an anti-racist future.
Participants will have the opportunity to choose from 10 interactive online dialogues that explore various themes including cultivating food justice, navigating racialized trauma, building Black and Indigenous solidarity, celebrating Black love, engaging in transformative justice and more.
Following the workshops, we welcome participants to engage in a wellness session led by anti-racist educator Selam Debs, who will guide us in a practice to embody movement and center our well-being as we engage in this work of decolonization.
The conference will feature a keynote address by activist and author Robyn Maynard that explores the legacy of racialized violence in Canada and advocates a vision for a Black feminist and abolitionist future. Through critical dialogue and information-sharing, the Love and Liberation Conference will empower participants to develop sustainable approaches to driving systemic and intersectional change.
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time” – Angela Davis
Agenda
Event Schedule
[All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)]:
12pm-4pm – Conference Sessions
4pm-5pm – Debrief/Wellness Session
6pm-7pm – Robyn Maynard (moderated by Lauren Burrows)
This event is open to students who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People Of Colour) exclusively. If you are wondering if this conference is for you or have general questions, please contact cultural.diversity@uoguelph.ca.