{"id":82960,"date":"2023-01-17T12:56:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=82960"},"modified":"2023-01-25T08:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T13:59:35","slug":"event-aims-to-address-anti-black-racism-on-post-secondary-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2023\/01\/event-aims-to-address-anti-black-racism-on-post-secondary-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Event aims to address anti-Black racism on post-secondary campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lived experiences of students and faculty will be among the topics discussed at \u201cAddressing Anti-Black Racism on Campuses<\/a>,\u201d an event being held Friday, Jan. 20 from noon to 3 p.m. at Brock’s Pond Inlet.<\/p>\n

Hosted by the University\u2019s Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (FAHS) Anti-Racism Task Force, known as the ART initiative, this is the second major event<\/a> since the group\u2019s formation in March 2022. These events are part of a larger Faculty goal of creating and facilitating action-oriented initiatives toward more inclusive, equitable and just intellectual spaces for BIPOC-identifying FAHS students, staff and faculty. The events also reflect the University-wide strategic priority of fostering a culture of inclusivity, accessibility, reconciliation and decolonization.<\/p>\n

\u201cART Initiative members are happy to have created momentum with action-oriented initiatives to foster inclusivity and belonging for BIPOC-identifying people in our Faculty,\u201d says Kirsty Spence, FAHS Associate Dean, Teaching and Undergraduate Studies. \u201cOur committee work with the ART Initiative has been extremely rewarding. It has been a way to not only connect and work with BIPOC students, but to also hear their concerns and create action toward anti-racism.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brock grad Christabel Oghinan (BSc \u201922) helped lay the foundation for a series of events being hosted by the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences.<\/p><\/div>\n

Christabel Oghinan (BSc \u201922), an alumna with a passion for advocacy and human rights, helped lay the foundation for these events alongside her peers Temi Odunuga (BSc \u201922) and Akua Asare (BSc \u201921), approaching FAHS Dean Peter Tiidus and Spence during the COVID-19 pandemic to garner support for under-represented students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very surprised to learn how open the Deans were to hearing our concerns,\u201d Oghinan says. \u201cWith their support, we hosted the first FAHS student-led Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) Town Hall<\/a> virtually in April 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n

The responses generated at the Town Hall enabled useful feedback to be compiled and submitted to FAHS leadership, which helped get the ART Initiative started, Spence says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were pleased to have created an event where students felt comfortable to open up,\u201d Oghinan says. \u201cIt feels like we really activated something that has made us a part of the change process at Brock.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s event will comprise of a panel of internal and international guest speakers moderated by Brock Human Resources\u2019 Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Culture and Education Trecia McLennon.<\/p>\n

Representing Brock University on the panel are Professor of Information Systems Anteneh Ayanso, Goodman School of Business; Professor Dolana Mogadime, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Studies; Professor Beatrice Ombuki-Berman, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science; and doctoral student Nwakerendu Waboso, Department of Child and Youth Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.<\/p>\n

Also joining the panel from the U.S. are Associate Professor John Singer, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and Sport Management, School of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University; and Associate Professor of Sport Management Kwame Agyemang, Department of Human Sciences at Ohio State University.<\/p>\n

\u201cFriday\u2019s panel is but one initiative where we hear from our Black colleagues to understand what further actions are needed toward developing a campus eradicated of anti-Black racism,\u201d Spence says.<\/p>\n

In addition to lived experiences, participants can expect to learn more about contemporary and historical acts of anti-Black racism in academic institutions, research and on campuses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to not only what this accomplished group of international scholars have to say but also the participant feedback,\u201d Oghinan says. \u201cIt is when talks are unscripted, and students feel safe to speak up about their campus experiences that voices really start to get heard. This is my favourite part, when we lay the groundwork for the after-effects to be put into action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday’s event is free, but spaces are limited. Please register via EventBrite<\/a> to secure a spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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