Your Course May Help to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!
Dear Faculty, In September 2015, Canada and all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), a shared blueprint for partnership, peace and prosperity for all people and the planet, now and into the future. As part of this Canadian initiative, the Dawson Sustainability Office is working on including the 17…
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First Peoples Postsecondary Storytelling Exchange Celebration and Web Launch – February 16 – Invitation!
She:Kon / Tansi / Atelihai / Kweih / Kwe / Aanii / Hello / Bonjour! We invite you to join us for the First Peoples Postsecondary Storytelling Exchange (FPPSE) live, online celebration as we share project highlights and launch our website. This virtual gathering is the culmination of a 4-year SSHRC-funded collaborative project created to improve…
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Meditation with Daniel Goldsmith – Every Monday
Starting February 15th, join Daniel Goldsmith every Monday at 12:30 for 30 minutes of mediation! Sessions will continue until the end of the W21 semester.
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Amplifying BIPOC Voices: Representation, Visibility, and Opportunity – February 10
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST As calls to action for social justice echo around the world, important conversations about race, racism, and barriers to success continue to be had at many levels across the country. At post-secondary institutions the challenge remains to not only amplify the voices of the Black, Indigenous, and…
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We Gon’ Be Alright, But That Ain’t Alright: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom – February 22
February 22, 2021 5pm – 6pm Join Dr. Bettina L. Love in a talk hosted by McGill University. Dr. Love’s talk will discuss the struggles and the possibilities of committing ourselves to an abolitionist goal of educational freedom, as opposed to reform, and moving beyond what she calls the educational survival complex. Abolitionist Teaching is…
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Diversity V. Decolonization in the Academy, a Conversation with Kim TallBear – February 9
Join the Department of English for the third event of the speaker series How to Do Anti-Racist and Decolonial Work in the Academy and Beyond. February 9, 2021 from 5pm – 6pm Diversity V. Decolonization in the Academy, a Conversation with Kim TallBear In Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang’s seminal 2012 article, “Decolonization is not…
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Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Webinar – February 4
February 4, 2021 10am – 11am Join McGill University for “A Short History of the Blockade: Beavers, Affirmation and Generative Refusal,” an upcoming talk by our Mellon Indigenous Writer-in-Residence Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, musicien and member of Alderville First Nation. She is the author of seven previous…
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Teaching Quantitative Skills Online – A New MS Stream Channel at Dawson
Two faculty members from Dawson have started an MS Stream channel dedicated to helping their fellow teachers. This channel shares videos produced by Martin Namour, and Charles-Albert Ramsay who have created them “in an effort to help colleagues share best practices for online teaching of quantitative-type courses”. Sign in to MS 365 Required
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CRISPESH Podcast: Réfléchir l’inclusion
Réfléchir l’inclusion, le nouveau balado du CRISPESH Le Centre de recherche pour l’inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap (CRISPESH), affilié au cégep du Vieux Montréal et au collège Dawson, est heureux de vous présenter son tout nouveau balado Réfléchir l’inclusion créé pour l’occasion du 10e anniversaire du CRISPESH. Dans ce balado, nous explorerons divers…
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CRISPESH Webinar – First Nations Voices of Disability: Applied Research as a Mechanism for Creating Innovative Methods for Knowledge Transfer – February 3
Virtual Lunch-and-Learn conference (in English) Wednesday – February 3, 2021 – 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. First Nations Voices of Disability: Applied Research as a Mechanism for Creating Innovative Methods for Knowledge Transfer Shannahn McInnis, Research Professional at CRISPESH Amanda Shawayahamish, Research Assistant at CRISPESH RoseAnne Gosselin, Capacity Development Advisor at FNHRDCQ Applied Community Based Participatory…
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