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An Opportunity for Inclusion and Healthcare Equity

Experience a festival like no other, where the focus goes beyond music and art. The Stardust Festival is proud to support inclusion for the Indigenous community in Northern Ontario and champion healthcare equity. This year, Stardust Festival aims to explore the potential of space research and leverage emerging technologies to provide remote medical care to our rural areas and their residents.

🌌 Bridging Space Research and Indigenous Communities 🌌

Join Stardust Festival as Stardust Festival bridge the gap between space research and the Indigenous communities of Northern Ontario. By bringing these two realms together, Stardust Festival seeks to foster innovative solutions and promote inclusivity in scientific endeavors. Together, let’s explore how space technologies can enhance access to healthcare in remote regions and improve the well-being of all individuals.

🌍 Storytelling and Health Literacy – Lessons from Indigenous Communities 🌍

Engage in thought-provoking discussions during our panel session on “Storytelling and Health Literacy – Lessons from Indigenous Communities.” Discover the power of storytelling as a means to promote cultural safety, awareness, and health literacy among the First Nations of Northern Ontario. Let us inspire further conversations and encourage research on how this compassionate approach can advance cultural safety within the healthcare system.

📅 Save the Date: Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 6:00 PM – Fri, Sep 1, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT

⏰ Join us at Timmins 396 Theriault Blvd Timmins, ON P4N 5B6

🎟️ Secure Your Spot: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stardust-festival-2023-tickets-489231644017

Embrace the opportunity to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable future. By attending the Stardust Festival 2023, you become an integral part of our collective journey towards supporting the Indigenous community, promoting cultural safety, and championing healthcare equity.

Stay tuned for more updates and information about the Stardust Festival, which will be released weekly in the summer of 2023. And do not worry, the Klingons will be back!

Together, let’s celebrate music, art, and shared experiences while supporting inclusion, cultural safety, and healthcare equity in Northern Ontario. Stardust Festivale eagerly awaits your presence.

#StardustFestival2023 #InclusionMatters #HealthcareEquity

“Education for Reconciliation: Rebuilding Stronger and with Intentionality” 

Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Western University 

London, Ontario, June 26 – 28, 2023 

Boozhoo, Shekoli, Koolamalsihmwa, and Hello.

Welcome to Universities Canada’s Building Reconciliation Forum 2023! 

The Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Western University is honoured to have been selected by Universities Canada as the host of its eighth annual Building Reconciliation Forum. The theme for this year’s forum is “ Education for Reconciliation: Rebuilding Stronger and with Intentionality.” 

We look forward to welcoming you to the Forum, which will take place on June 27^th and 28^th, with a pre-Forum day scheduled for June 26^th. 

Building Reconciliation Forum 2023, in-person registration is now closed, but virtual spots are still available. June 26-28 at Western University.

Check out the video:

REGISTER HERE: https://indigenous.uwo.ca/brf_2023.html

If you have any questions about registration or the Forum, please contact the Office of Indigenous Initiatives at:  indigenousinitiatives@uwo.ca

Applications are invited for a CIHR-SSHRC Healthy, Productive Work Partnership Postdoctoral Fellowship: Mobilizing a Carer-Friendly Workplace Standard. We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic postdoctoral fellow (PDF) to conduct research related to formal and informal caregiving. This position will be under the direction of Dr. Bharati Sethi (Political Studies, Trent University). The successful applicant will be co-supervised by Dr. Allison Williams.

The pdf below has full details.

CRHESI is excited to announce the launch of the CRHESI Affiliate role! This role is for people who want to more actively support CRHESI’s mission through academic and/or community research and knowledge mobilization activities. People with active involvement in topics aligned with CRHESI’s theme areas, and conducted following CRHESI principles may self-nominate or be nominated. There are three Affiliate categories: Community, Academic and Trainee. 

CRHESI’s goal is to develop an active network of affiliates with expertise and commitment to facilitate research and KMb connections and knowledge sharing to advance health equity and social inclusion activities in London and area. 

We are proud to name Dr. Helene Berman, Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Health Sciences' Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University as the first CRHESI Affiliate in the academic category. 

Helene was a leading force in the establishment of CRHESI and is the founding Academic Director. We are grateful for Helene’s ongoing contributions and expertise in community-based research focused on the subtle and explicit forms of violence experienced by women and children, social and structural inequalities, and health. 

If you would like to learn more about the terms of the Affiliate role, benefits and accountabilities or start the nomination process, the CRHESI website has more detail.