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Introduction

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Learning, Teaching, and Working in a Time of Crisis: Addressing Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Anti-Palestinian Racism on Campus

As part of our International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) programming, the Institutional Equity Office and the Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office invite you to join us for the following related panel:

Objectives:

• Identify how antisemitism, anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia are being experienced by students, staff and faculty in the university environment;
• Discuss strategies for cultivating environments that foster or values of respect and inclusion and actively address all forms of racial discrimination and harassment; and
• Explore opportunities for collaboration, and the sharing of practices and tools to enhance our campus environments.

Moderator:

• Shari Golberg, PhD (she/her), Assistant Director, Faith & Anti-Racism, Institutional Equity Office

Panelists:

• Esmat Elhalaby (he/him), Assistant Professor, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough
• Jodie Glean-Mitchell (she/her), Executive Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Division of People Strategy, Equity & Culture
• Sarah Shah (they/them), Research Lead, Institute of Islamic Studies, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto Mississauga
• Anna Shternshis (she/her), Director and AI and Malka Green Professor of Yiddish Studies, Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Toronto
• Pekka Sinervo (he/him), Professor, Department of Physics, University of Toronto

Event Details:

Date: April 1, 2024

Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Format: Virtual – Zoom Platform. Accessibility information for Zoom.

Audience: Faculty, Staff and Students at the University of Toronto

Cost: Free

Further information and registration