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SUMMARY:Tamil Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:Launched in 2010\, Tamil Heritage Month\, was established to celebrate the history of Canada’s Tamil community and its contribution to the social\, cultural\, political and economic strength of Canada. Visit the Tamil Heritage Month website to learn more and view upcoming events.  \nRead about the inaugural Tamil Heritage Month celebrated at U of T in 2019. \nGovernment of Ontario proclamation \nThe Province of Ontario proclaimed January Tamil Heritage Month in 2014.   \nProclamation on the provincial government’s website:  \nTamils began migrating to Ontario as early as the 1940s.  Since that time\, Tamil Canadians have overcome tremendous obstacles and have made significant contributions to the growth and prosperity of Ontario.  \nJanuary is an important month for Tamil Canadians.  The Tamil Harvest Festival\, Thai Pongal\, as well as other Tamil artistic and cultural events\, take place in January. \nBy proclaiming the month of January as Tamil Heritage Month\, the Province of Ontario recognizes the valuable contributions that Tamil Canadians have made to Ontario’s social\, economic\, political and cultural fabric.  Tamil Heritage Month is an opportunity to remember\, celebrate and educate future generations about the inspirational role that Tamil Canadians have played and continue to play in communities across Ontario.  \nNew FIFSW student group \nWorking with FIFSW’s Graduate Student Association (GSA)\, members of FIFSW’s student community are creating a new student affinity group: the Tamil Social Work Student Association (TSWSA).    \nTSWSA aims to function as a community for Tamil social work students to discuss\, support & learn from each other. The group recently put out a call for other Tamil-identifying students who would like to join the collective. FIFSW students interested in joining or learning more about the group\, are invited to email tswsa.fifsw@gmail.com.   \nTamil Courses at U of T Scarborough\nLearn about courses that explore Tamil history\, literature\, and culture. \n\nLearn more about heritage months \nExplore the list of national and provincial heritage months compiled by U of T Student Life.  
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/tamil-heritage-month/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Dates of Awareness
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SUMMARY:PhD Seminar Series: Decolonizing Educational Practice: An Indigenous Framework
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Carol Ducharme (MEd\, RDH)\, Indigenous Learning Strategist and Kristen Daigle\, SAGE Coordinator \n\n\n\n\nThis session will introduce a holistic framework to support decolonization of educational practice\, as well as consider what culturally responsive pedagogy looks like. Through session content\, reflection and group conversations\, participants will have opportunities to discuss their ideas for implementing the framework into practice. Join this session facilitated by University of Toronto Indigenous staff members\, to learn and share ideas for engaging in this important work in meaningful ways. \nRegister for the event: Decolonizing Educational Practice: An Indigenous Framework \nThis Seminar is open to all FIFSW PhD and MSW students. Please RSVP by noon on Tues. Jan 23. \nAbout the speakers\n\n\n\n\nCarol Ducharme (she/her)\, is Saulteaux and member of Keeseekoose First Nation (Treaty 4). Her current role is the Indigenous Learning Strategist at the University of Toronto in Academic Success and First Nations House. She held memberships on various Indigenous Education Advisory Boards and Committees working on initiatives in curriculum development\, programming\, cultural training for addressing the TRC Calls to Action in education. \nKristen Daigle (she/her) is Mushkegowuk (Cree) and a member of Constance Lake First Nation in Treaty 9 territory. Kristen was hired this year as the SAGE Coordinator at First Nations House\, a student driven initiative that focuses on enhancing the academic experiences of Indigenous graduate students at the University of Toronto. She has 15 years of management and leadership experience\, with a background in community social justice work and community arts projects. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/phd-seminar-series-decolonizing-educational-practice-an-indigenous-framework/
LOCATION:FIFSW Room 422\, 246 Bloor St\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1V4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminar Series,Students
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SUMMARY:Social Justice and Diversity Information Session
DESCRIPTION:The social justice and diversity field of study will help you develop critical thinking and practice skills to address growing inequality\, exclusion\, and marginalization within Canada’s diverse population. Courses draw from a range of knowledge to inform social work practice\, including structural\, intersectional feminist\, antiracist\, Indigenous\, LGBTQ2S+ and anti-oppressive theories and approaches. Core skills that are addressed include critical clinical practice\, reflexivity\, policy advocacy and research proposal writing. \nFor more information about the program\, click here \nTime: 12:15-1:15pm\nLocation: Zoom\, link to be provided at a later date
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/social-justice-and-diversity-information-session/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:FoS Info session,Students
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