Join Algonquin College in Taking a Stand!

Posted on Friday, January 29th, 2021

Taking a Stand: Disrupting Black and Indigenous RacismOn February 1-5, join the entire Algonquin College community for Taking a Stand: Disrupting Black and Indigenous Racism. This week-long series of events and action will feature daily virtual sessions that learners, employees, and alumni are encouraged to attend. The events represent a diversity of voices and issues that focus on exploring race and racism, becoming actively anti-racist, and celebrating Black and Indigenous cultures. We will also be fundraising for student bursaries and awards that support Black and Indigenous learners.

Learn about some of the events being hosted here:

Hair, Culture, & IdentitySacha Leduc

The power and significance of hair in Black and Indigenous cultures and how it has been used throughout history and contemporary times to oppress and dehumanize will be the focus of one event during Taking a Stand – Disrupting Black and Indigenous Racism Week, (Feb. 1 -5).

The idea for the Hair, Culture and Identity session, one of 20 taking place during the week, is the brainchild of Sacha Leduc, a leader on the College’s Inclusion and Diversity Circle which organized the week, and an Online Student Pathway Advisor for AC Online and part-time professor in the Social Service Worker program.

Learn more about this event here.

Fireside Chat on Finding Your Voice with Waubgeshig Rice Waubgeshig Rice

Waubgeshig Rice will bring his experience growing up on Wasauksing First Nation and how that helped forge his over two-decade career as a journalist and author when he takes part in the College’s Taking a Stand – Disrupting Black and Indigenous Racism Week Feb. 1-5)



Rice will sit down on February 4 with Julie McCann, Coordinator of the journalism program at Algonquin, for a virtual Fireside Chat that will discuss how culture and one’s personal journey is intrinsically tied to creative writing and journalism.



“It will be an opportunity talk about how lived experience can shape someone’s career if they come from a marginalized community. When you are coming into realms like media and literature, there really is a dominant voice that controls everything and really sets the agenda for everything that Canadians discuss,” said Rice.

Learn more about this event here.

How Disrupting the Hiring Process Can Increase RepresentationJason Murray

Changing recruitment and hiring practices to increase diversity takes a committed approach and open mind, and BIPOC Executive Search President and Managing Partner, Jason Murray, is bringing his expertise on the topic to Algonquin’s Taking a Stand – Disrupting Black and Indigenous Racism Week (Feb. 1 – 5)

Murray, who specializes in executive searches as well as a range of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) services, will be presenting ‘How Disrupting the Hiring Process Can Increase Representation’ on Friday, February 5.

“The first thing that I am going to do is really talk about what hiring practices have looked like over time. It is important to ask the question ‘why’ about everything. Why do we have a resume, why do we have a covering letter? Where did that originate and why? Ask ourselves if the need for those types of tools is actually relevant to the day we find ourselves in or not,” said Murray.

Learn more about this event here.

How to Register

Algonquin College students and employees will receive an email in January with links to register for the events. You can also email diversity@algonquincollege.com to receive an events calendar with registration links, in case you would like to highlight this calendar (or any particular events) to your learners, coworkers, staff, faculty, or grads.

Please use your Algonquin College email @algonquincollege.com or algonquinlive.com when registering for events.


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