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SUMMARY:The Successes and Challenges of BLOOMing
DESCRIPTION:> Click here to register via Zoom. \nThere are approximately 16\,000 transgender people living in Toronto and a significant number of them experience homelessness\, are marginally housed\, or couch surf.  Homeless\, trans people are significantly more likely than non-trans people to experience verbal\, physical\, and sexual assault; unemployment; discrimination in the workplace and in schools\, and by families\, police officers\, health care providers\, and community members; challenges in obtaining identity documents; incarceration; and difficult physical and mental health outcomes (including HIV\, depression\, anxiety\, and suicide). \nThis workshop is about the creation and development of a cross sectoral and collaborative Network\, and 2 Trans housing and support programs.  We will share some of the challenges in the implementation of the programs\, and learnings acquired through an evaluative research project. \nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\n\nKay Roesslein has 29 years working with LOFT Community Services/McEwan Housing & Support Services\, working with those who are HIV positive having Mental Health and/or Substance Use challenges\, experience homelessness and complex care challenges\, and those who identify as Trangender providing stable housing and community support. \nAs Program Director for LOFT’s McEwan Program\, Kay oversees McEwan’s High Support Residence and has expanded the Community Support and Respite Programs\, and facilitated three innovative Programs: Positive Service Coordination (a cross-sectoral partnership of 18 agencies serving homeless PHAs in health/mental health crisis); The Addictions Supportive Housing Program (a LOFT/Fife partnership providing supportive housing to homeless PHA’s with significant Substance Use challenges); and BLOOM\, The Supportive Housing program for those Transitioning Genders. \nKay’s community involvements include: \nCo-Chair\, BLOOM\, Transgender Network 2016-20 \nCo-Chair\, Supportive Housing for People with Substance Use\, (SHPSSU) 2018-19 \nCo-Chair\, Toronto HIV Network (THN) 2018-9 \nSteering Committee Co-Chair\, the Toronto HIV Network (THN) 2010-2020 \nCo-Chair\, Toronto to Zero (T2Z)\, Housing Working Group and Network member (2018-2020)\n\n\n\nJake Farr holds a Masters degree in social work. He is a private mental health counsellor focusing on people who identify in the 2SLGBTQI community\, their friends\, family\, or allies who may need support. His area of specialty is focused on gender and sexual identities for trans individuals. Jake is also an educator and advocate who often speaks to governing bodies\, organizations\, and groups about community\, inclusion and equity.  He has spent many years working to support trans and gender expansive initiatives in Toronto and Durham Region.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/the-successes-and-challenges-of-blooming/
LOCATION:Zoom Conference Meeting
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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SUMMARY:How the social work profession has promoted racism without racists: Real talk about anti-Black racism
DESCRIPTION:Join FIFSW for a dynamic panel discussion on how anti-Black racism has been long manifested across the continuum of the social work profession. Insights will be shared from the student\, educator\, researcher\, policy and practitioner levels\, and strategies to curtail anti-Black racism will be highlighted. \nThis past year\, schools of social work\, professional associations\, and others have hosted talks on anti-Black racism in our society. On March 26\, FIFSW extends these conversations by bringing together social workers at various system levels to discuss curtailing anti-Black racism. \n> Click here to register\n\nPanelists\nKeith Adamson\nAn Assistant Professor\, Teaching Stream at FIFSW\, Keith Adamson holds more than 20 years of progressive senior management experience in clinical\, management and professional practice leadership roles\, as well as expertise in Clinical Governance at Mackenzie Health\, Women’s College Hospital\, St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto\, and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Keith’s professional appointments extend to being the past Chair of the Toronto Health Sciences Academic Network on Inter-professional Collaborative practice\, a past Vice-President at the Parkdale Community Health Centre (Toronto)\, Co-Chair of the Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network’s Health Professionals Advisory Committee\, and the President of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (2014-2018). Keith’s research explores innovative pedagogical approaches to interprofessional education and practice\, new roles for social work within a changing healthcare system\, and how compassionate care and empathy can be enhanced in social work education through collaboration with service users\, clients and their families. \n  \nJoelleann Forbes\nJoelleann (Joelle) Forbes (MSW 2018) is a registered social worker and mental health therapist at Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre. She holds a BA in Bioethics and a Master of Social Work degree from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work\, University of Toronto. She uses anti-oppressive\, anti-racism\, and strength-based frameworks in her practice working with racialized communities. Further\, her practice philosophy reaffirms the importance of empowering communities\, addressing the social determinates of health\, and witnessing person-centered pathways to healing. Joelleann also has extensive community research experience supporting a U of T-led project on family mental health and has published literature on Africentric social work practice. \n  \nBryn King\nBryn King is an Assistant Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and an Affiliated Researcher at the Children’s Data Network\, University of Southern California and the California Child Welfare Indicators Project\, University of California\, Berkeley. Bryn has recently co-founded the Youth Wellness Lab\, a research collaborative at FIFSW called that brings together researchers\, practitioners\, and youth towards the goal of improving services and outcomes for young people across service sectors. Bryn’s research examines the epidemiology\, service involvement\, and outcomes of children and youth who are maltreated and come to the attention of the child protective system in North America. She has examined the likelihood\, risk factors\, and experiences of early childbirth and parenting among adolescents involved with the child protective system; assessed differences in clinical presentation\, decision-making\, and investigation outcomes across race/ethnicity\, gender\, and other key demographic and maltreatment characteristics; and measured the specific needs of adolescents investigated for maltreatment concerns. \n  \nNotisha Massaquoi\nNotisha Massaquoi (MSW 1997) has been an enthusiastic advocate for advancements in Black women’s healthcare globally for more than 30 years. Many know her as the long-time Executive Director of Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre in Toronto Canada.   Her early career in social services helped establish several organizations and programs which served the newly emerging African Communities in Canada\, such as Africans in Partnership Against AIDS\, The African Resource and Communications Centre and Harambe Centres Canada.  Notisha currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board Anti-Racism Advisory Panel and is a Board Trustee for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.  She has also inspired many youth and students (including those at FIFSW) as both a teacher and mentor. Notisha is currently a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow at FIFSW. \n  \nTanya Sharpe\nTanya Sharpe joined the Factor-Inwentash Faculty in July 2018 after serving as an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore School of Social Work for 11 years. She received her Ph.D. in Social Work from Boston College. Tanya is a community-based researcher who is passionately committed to the development of culturally responsive approaches and sustainable opportunities allowing Black communities to thrive in the face of homicide violence. Her research examines sociocultural factors that influence the coping strategies of Black family members and friends of homicide victims. She has developed culturally appropriate interventions and best practices designed to assist African-American survivors of homicide victims in the management of their grief and bereavement. Her comprehensive Model of Coping for African-American Survivors of Homicide Victims has informed the development of a psychosocial educational intervention (Sharpe\, Iwamoto\, Massey & Michalopoulos\, 2018)\, and a tool of measurement designed to assess the needs and coping strategies of African-American survivors of homicide victims. Tanya currently holds the Endowed Chair in Social Work in the Global Community and is the founder and director of the Centre of Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB). \n  \nModerator: Dexter Voisin\nDexter Voisin is the Dean of the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work\, where he holds the Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work. Prior to his appointment at U of T\, he was Professor at the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago for two decades. During this time\, he was a Faculty affiliate at both the Center for the Study of Race\, Culture\, and Politics and the Center for Health and the Social Sciences. He was also the Director of the STI/HIV Intervention Network (SHINE) and Co-Director of the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE). Dexter’s scholarship examines the impact of structural\, neighborhood and police violence on the life chances and behavioral trajectories of urban youth and the protective factors that protect youth in the presence of such adversities. His research demonstrates that exposure to structural and neighborhood violence is correlated with youth mental health problems\, school failure\, negative peer networks\, and high rates of HIV-related risk behaviors. His latest project is a book entitled America the Beautiful and Violent: Black Youth and Neighborhood Trauma in Chicago\, which was published by Columbia University Press in August 2019. \nDexter recently published a piece on the constellation of restraints on Black life for Zócalo Public Square. We invite you to read it here.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/how-social-work-has-promoted-racism-without-racists-real-talk-about-anti-black-racism/
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SUMMARY:Sex Work and Anti-Asian Racism: Stop “Saving” Them!
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register via zoom\nAs we mourn the lost lives in Atlanta\, we should continue to build solidarity and strength against all forms of oppression. The unfortunate event has not only called for attention toward anti-Asian racism\, but also more in-depth analysis of multiple forms of systemic injustice\, and more importantly\, what we can do as social work students\, researchers and practitioners. We have invited Elene Lam\, Founder and Executive Director of Butterfly (Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network)\, to talk about the intersection of anti-Asian racism and gender-based violence as well as other forms of oppression such as sex work stigma and over-policing. Elene is a registered social worker and currently a PhD candidate at McMaster University. She has been actively engaged in work related to human rights\, violence against women\, migration\, gender\, and sex work justice for over 20 years. She was also the 2019 recipient of the Constance E. Hamilton Award for Women’s Equality to recognize her work in community organizing and activism. We invite you to join us in this conversation and work together to generate our next steps of resistance.\nOrganized by FIFSW PhD students Vivian Leung and Yu Lung
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/sex-work-and-anti-asian-racism-stop-saving-them/
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SUMMARY:Shared Unity\, Shared Action: Dismantling Anti-Asian Racism
DESCRIPTION:The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office joins the University of Toronto in condemning anti-Asian racism\, misogyny\, and all forms of racial violence. There is no denying the pain\, sadness\, and anger that many are feeling given recent events of racial and gender-based violence in Atlanta\, Georgia. As we navigate and action-plan during these difficult times\, the Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office invites the community to collectively gather to confront\, resist and denounce racism\, anti-Asian racism\, and White supremacy. Join us as we ignite love\, compassion\, support and restoration while building community during these challenging times. \nThis space will center a presentation and Q &A with May Lui\, Educator and Consultant\, on the topic\, “Confronting Anti-Asian Racism: What you Need to Know”. This conversation will explore the complexities of anti-Asian racism\, its impact and the principles that must be centered as we move forward to meaningful change. \n\nFormat: Presentation and Q & A\, followed by a closure activity.\nPlatform: Virtual- Zoom.\nAudience: Racialized voices will be prioritized. Allies are welcome to attend. Open to students\, staff\, faculty\, librarians\, chaplains\, and external community.\n\nPlease note that Jia Yao and Bristy Chakrabarty from the Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre\, will be available for support during this event. \nEvent Program:\n\nOpening Remarks: Karima Hashmani\, Executive Director\, Equity\, Diversity & Inclusion | Office of Vice-President Human Resources & Equity\nRemarks and Moment of Silence: Dr. Joseph Wong\, Vice President\, International | University of Toronto\nKeynote Presentation: May Lui\, Educator and Consultant\nClosure Activity: Co-Facilitated by Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre\n\n> Click here to register via Zoom.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/shared-unity-shared-action-dismantling-anti-asian-racism/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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SUMMARY:Purposeful Resilience: Restoration through Dialogue and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office joins the University of Toronto in condemning anti-Asian racism\, misogyny\, and all forms of racial violence. We invite members of the Asian community to a curated space of healing that supports the reprioritization of self-care and compassion. This space will include a community dialogue facilitated by Jia Yao from the Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre\, followed by a restorative movement and meditation practice led by Anne Chan. \nRecommended materials for movement and meditation: \n\nComfortable clothing that will allow you to move and stretch.\nA clear space with a wall or chair nearby.\nYoga props or household items (i.e. pillow\, blanket\, towels in different sizes) to support.\n\nParticipants are invited to play light music while practicing movement. A Spotify playlist will be shared. \n\nFormat: Community dialogue followed by movement and meditation.\nPlatform: Virtual- Zoom.\nAudience: Open to students\, staff\, faculty\, librarians\, chaplains\, and external community members who identify as Asian.\n\n> Click here to register via Zoom.
URL:https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/purposeful-resilience-restoration-through-dialogue-and-meditation/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Public,Students
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