Grab some ice cream and listen to the team's coverage of the event and more!
Praxis Makes Perfect is a new podcast by the REI Team. Watch out for more episodes coming soon.
Featured Guests/Resource Persons:
VP for People, Culture and Equity, Dr. Shiela Cote-Meek (speech at the PRIDE Kick off Event), Dirk Rodricks, Director of Student Engagement, Marsha Joseph, YFS VP for Campaigns & Advocacy (speech at the Student-led Flag drop), Zahra Brown, York University graduate/alumni who earned her Master of Arts in Critical Disability Studies in 2020, and a member of York University's Presidential Advisory Committee on EDI, Ruth Bramham, Campus Accessibility Project Coordinator at York University, a long-term member of two PACHR committees – Enable York and Sex-Gen York and the Equity Committee (a.k.a. Social Justice Squad) of York University Staff Association (YUSA).
Pilot Episode: PRIDE Kick off 2022
In part 1 of this pilot episode on PRIDE, the REI Team including Lisa Brown, Miriam Greenblatt, Melissa Theodore, Zhaleh Afshar and Carolina Ruiz talk about the PRIDE Kick off event at Vari Hall that took place on June 2. This is followed by recorded audio footage of the flag drop at Vari. (17:24 minutes)
In part 2, the team talks about the other important PRIDE celebrations they attended. We hear from Dirk Rodricks, Director of Student Engagement, who speaks about the significance of the PRIDE flag's new colors as well as the rationale and thinking behind opting for a flag drop instead of a flag raising event. We also hear the PRIDE message by York Federation of Students' Vice President Campaigns & Advocacy, Marsha Joseph during the student led flag drop that happened at the Student Centre on Jun 3. The team talks about the event at Glendon campus that followed a week after and we end by playing messages about PRIDE and Inclusion from some York community members. (23:51 minutes)
Remember: One thing to do during Pride Month and beyond that will make you an all-around better ally or community member is to educate yourself on the history of Pride.
It's never too late to get your PRIDE on! Join us on social media ...
Take part in a social media photo campaign to share their commitment toward equity and inclusion for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community at York. Respond to these prompts:
I will support the 2SLGBTQIA+ community at York by...
Je vais appuyer la communauté 2ELGBTQIA+ à l'université York en...
Take a selfie with your written message (using a post it, mini white board...) and use the hashtag :
#YUPride
and tag us : @YorkURights
Watch this space for more PRIDE events
Event Highlights (Photos) below
REI thanks everybody who joined us for the flag drop event (and ice cream!) at Vari Hall. Watch out for highlights of the event in a an upcoming podcast by the REI team. Meanwhile, below are a few photos from the event. Watch this space, the York University PRIDE site, and social media for more updates all throughout the month. Thank you everyone who celebrated PRIDE with us at the Glendon event today (June 7)!
Merci à tous ceux qui ont célébré PRIDE avec nous à l’événement Glendon aujourd’hui (7 juin)!
There's more happening at Glendon! Check out this online event:
Rejoignez le Centre des droits de la personne, de l’équité et de l’inclusion et Collège Glendon pour une conversation sur
Au-delà de la binarité (en français)
Date: Mercredi 22 juin 2022 Heure: 12 h - 13 h Lieu: En ligne
Cette conversation explorera le concept de la binarité, au niveau identitaire ainsi que par rapport à son intégration dans les systèmes et structures qui nous entourent, notamment le langage. Comment peut-on créer un espace pour tout le monde en allant au-delà de la binarité? Venez rejoindre Julius et Vincent, qui ouvriront le dialogue et répondront à vos questions. Dépliant de l’événement
Vous pouvez aussi soumettre vos questions en avance à Miriam Greenblatt, miriamgr@yorku.ca.
Julius (Iel/Iels)
Enseignant.e Iel/Iels, Queer, personne de couleur, enseignant.e au conseil scolaire de Toronto, étudiant.e de master à l'université de Toronto, et consultant.e d'équité à Manifest Equity. Suivez-læ sur Twitter @CallMeJulius
Vincent Mousseau
Vincent Mousseau est un Boursier Vanier, travailleur social, conférencier et organisateur communautaire basé à Kjipuktuk, Mi’kma’ki (Halifax, N.-É.), le territoire ancestral et non cédé de la nation Mi’kmaq. Ce territoire est couvert par les Traités de paix et de d’amitié de 1725-1779, dont nous en sommes tou·te·s visé·e·s.
Iel est étudiant au doctorat à la Faculté de santé de l’Université Dalhousie, où iel étudie l’accès aux soins de santé et aux services sociaux pour les hommes Noirs et les personnes non-binaires à présentation masculine gbtq+MSM au Canada. Iel a fait ses études antérieures en travail social à l’Université McGill et à l’Université de Montréal.
Glendon Campus
C’EST LE MOIS DE LA FIERTÉ !
Les Services aux étudiants de Glendon, l’Association étudiante du Collège Glendon et REI organisent le 7 juin à 11 h une célébration de la fierté au COE, dans le pavillon York. Joignez-vous à nous pour des activités!
IT'S PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️ 🌈 Glendon Student Services, the Glendon College Student Association and REI are organizing a pride celebration at the WCC in York Pavilion on June 7 at 11 a.m. Join us for activities!
