Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility Programming
2021-2022
Concordia University and the Faculty of Fine Arts are making time and space for professors, staff and teaching assistants to discuss the ways that principles of equity, diversity,inclusion, and accessibilty intersect with the everyday practices of our working and learning environments.
This page brings together programming and information initiated from within the Faculty of Fine Arts and by key partners across campus.
For questions or to add programming, contact deansoffice.finearts@concordia.ca
Faculty Council Presentations
These 30 – 45 minute presentations cover selected issues and challenges and the campus resources and initiatives available to help address them. All faculty, staff and teaching assistants are welcome at Council.
If you are not on council’s regular mailing list, contact your department coordinator to ask for the Zoom link that is circulated a few days before each session.
Ongoing Accessibility and Equity Work at Concordia
Presenters: Lisa Ostiguy and Lisa White
Supporting Transgender and Queer Students from Studio to Seminar
Presenter: Anthea Black
Preliminary findings and recommendations of the President's Task Force on Anti-Black Racism
Presenter: Angélique Willkie
Departmental Conversations
How can our classrooms and offices best foster relations of mutual respect? How can we respond effectively when moments of tension or conflict arise?
Faculty and staff are invited to Join Lisa White of the Equity Office and Aisha Topsakal of the Office of Rights and Responsibilities for discussion-based sessions geared to common scenarios and techniques. The questions and experiences of participants will form the heart of these 90-minute conversations, organized for each of the Faculty's nine departments. Contact your department for more information.
Workshops
CRIT IT!: A Workshop with Anthea Black
Using student-centred discussion and methods from HANDBOOK: Supporting Queer and Trans Students in Art and Design Education, this session will create and open-source critique tool.
Orientation sessions for teaching assistants
TA orientations organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts include a unit on equity, diversity and inclusion.
The orientations are part of a range of professional development options for FoFA TAs. If you have signed a contract for 50 hours or more it includes 2 hours of paid, mandatory professional development. Talk to your supervising professor.
Around Campus
BIPOC course list
Are you looking for courses that critically engage with content related to those who are Black, Indigenous, and people of colour? This list brings together courses from across the university.
Black Perspectives, Live at Concordia
The future of Black employment in higher education institutions: Perspectives from Concordia staff and faculty
WatchPromoting Disability Equity: Expanding Our Thinking on Disability and Equity
Part of Testimony: Visual and Embodied Gateways to Black Histories
Black Dance in Focus
Keynote Presentation on the Future of Black Storytelling
The ABC's of Dramaturgical Ecologies, part 3
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Cultural Environments: The Role of Cultural Organizations
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Cultural Environments: The Role of Cultural Organizations
Indigenization
Indigenization and Decolonization share some values with EDIA, but are also distinct endeavours with their own priorities and approaches. Learn more by participating in the Pîkiskwêtân Learning Series. The Indigenous Directions Action Plan Offers tools for all members of the Concordia community wishing to redress the legacy of colonialism.
For students, the Otsenhákta Student Centre provides a warm place where First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students can find community, support, and assistance.
Accessibility
The Access Centre for Students with Disabilities reduces barriers to academic participation in the University, raises awareness about students with disabilities, and engages in community-building to further promote an invclusive learning environment at Concordia.
If you are an instructor, the principles for Universal Design for Learning can aid you in optimizing teaching and learning for all students. These practical training modules can also support you in building more inclusive and accessible course materials, from powerpoint slides to PDF files, while Brickfield will help you ensure that your Moodle pages are accessible to all learners.
Concordia is currently updating its Accessibility policy and procedures to better support students, staff, and faculty.
Policies, Plans, and Offices
Concordia University is committed to providing a safe, civil, and inclusive working and learning environment for all community members. The Code of Rights and Responsibilities and the Sexual Violence Policy provide a framework to promote and ensure a community free of sexual violence, harassment, intimidation and discrimination.
As a way of respecting diversity and placing a high value on inclusion, Concordia also makes accommodations for students for religious beliefs, observances and obligations.
Concordia has many specialized resources for community members facing a variety of situations. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to reach out to these resources for consultation, support, or to learn more about available services.
Raising and Responding to Concerns
Concordia values respect, fairness, inclusiveness and diversity. If you have concerns that touch on these principles, the Faculty of Fine Arts Guidelines for Raising Concerns offer information and options for acting. Additional guidelines are available to assist instructors and supervisors in responding to an expression of concern.