McMaster University’s Equity and Inclusion Office presents
H.E.A.A.R.T. 2022
SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES
Space is limited so registration is required
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Registration is Now Open
Register for our Summer 2022 series by clicking on the links below. Spots are limited.
Various sessions will be delivered on Zoom or in person. Hybrid sessions are not available.
*AT CAPACITY* Human Rights Fundamentals Register Now
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Monday, June 6, 2022
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. / Zoom
An introduction to human rights legislation and policies.
*NEW* Building Positive Spaces: Gender Identity & Expression Register Now
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / L.R. Wilson Hall 1003
What does it mean to build positive learning environments and workspaces for diverse gender identities and expressions? In this session, participants will learn about the ways transphobia and cisnormativity manifest in society, practices to build more equitable spaces, and campus and community resources for support and education.
An Introduction to the Duty to Accommodate Register Now
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. / Zoom
Learn about the “duty to accommodate” in the classroom and workplace and about key terms such as “reasonable” and “undue hardship.”
*AT CAPACITY* Land Acknowledgement Register Now
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / Zoom
How to meaningfully engage with land acknowledgements within our communities and institutions.
*NEW* Building Positive Spaces: Sexuality Workshop Register Now
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. / L.R. Wilson Hall 1003
What does it mean to build positive learning environments and workspaces for diverse sexualities? In this session, participants will learn about the ways homophobia and heteronormativity manifest in society, practices to build more equitable spaces, and campus and community resources for support and education.
Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence Register Now
Thursday, June 9, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / L.R. Wilson Hall 1003
Participants will learn how to respond to and support survivors of sexual violence on campus.
Accessibility 101 Register Now
Thursday, June 9, 2022
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. / Zoom
Enhance your understanding of accessibility and develop beginner skills to advance accessibility within the McMaster context.
*AT CAPACITY* Anti-Racism Workshop Register Now
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Friday, June 10, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / Zoom
Increase your awareness of racism and anti-racism along with concepts including privilege and oppression.
Digital Accessibility 101 Register Now
Monday, June 13, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / Zoom
Learn 7 Core Skills for creating accessible digital content across popular programs such as Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
*AT CAPACITY* What's in a Word: Insult or Inclusion? Register Now
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / Zoom
Learn how to build inclusion through the everyday use of words and phrases that focus on diversity.
*NEW* Social Media Accessibility 101 Register Now
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. / Zoom
Learn core concepts of digital accessibility and how to create accessible and inclusive social media content on popular platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
*AT CAPACITY* Cultural Appropriation Register Now
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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / Zoom
Appropriation or appreciation: where is the line? In this session, participants will learn how cultural appropriation manifests in society and culture.
Men’s Allyship in Ending Sexual Violence Register Now
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. / L.R. Wilson Hall 1003
In this interactive session, participants will reflect upon notions of masculinity and ways to use their privilege to create a culture of consent.
While we appreciate the interest in this topic from people of all genders, we ask that only men and masc folks register.
*NEW* Bystander Intervention Register Now
Thursday, June 16, 2022
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. / L.R. Wilson Hall 1003
In this session, participants will learn practical strategies for interrupting different forms of sexual violence and other types of harm when they see it.