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June 15, 2020September 10, 2021

Resilient Together: June 19, 2020 – World Refugee Day

On June 19, celebrate World Refugee Day with us! The London Cross Cultural Learner Centre’s annual Life As A Refugee community event will be held virtually this year. Through an online campaign, Resilient Together, will highlight the importance of building a more welcoming community.

In lieu of the usual live Life as a Refugee keynote address, special guest Dr. Trung Ngo will speak in recognition of World Refugee Day. The presentation will be posted on June 19^that https://lcclc.org/lifeasarefugee/. Contribute, share, and watch for these hashtags on social media to participate in the discussion: #WorldRefugeeDay #LifeAsARefugee2020 #AllAreWelcomeHere #ResilientTogether

Join us on June 19th for Life As A Refugee 2020 as we share messages of resiliency. Thank you to our sponsors for celebrating with us. #WorldRefugeeDay #LifeAsARefugee2020 #AllAreWelcomeHere #ResilientTogether pic.twitter.com/AztkgZAAK8
— CCLC (@londoncclc) June 15, 2020

May 28, 2020September 10, 2021

Atrocities Against Indigenous Canadians for Dummies

In this video, Jenna Rose Sands discusses her art and creative efforts to invite people — individuals and society at large — to rethink prevailing narratives about indigeneity. This presentation was recorded at the City Symposium on Gender Equality (March 31, 2020). Learn more about Jenna Rose Sands’ work by visiting the Atrocities Against Indigenous Canadians for Dummies site.

May 28, 2020September 10, 2021

Following Jeff Preston’s Advocacy Work on COVID-19 and Disability in Canada

Photo from jeffpreston.ca, used by permission

On May 4, 2020, Jeff Preston (Assistant Professor of Disability Studies at King’s University College, Western University) provided testimony to the House of Common’s Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) committee regarding disability in the COVID-19 in Canada. On May 15, Jeff further discussed his statements on London Morning with Rebecca Zandbergen.

Be sure to read Jeff’s lead article in the CRHESI/Pillar Voices from the Margins of a Crisis series: Considering Complex Lives, Value and COVID-19

May 21, 2020September 10, 2021

Is inclusion always a ‘good’ thing?

In this video (recorded November 21, 2019), Gail Teachman (Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Western University) discusses her research that asks: Is inclusion always a ‘good’ thing?: Perspectives from youth with disabilities

Join Gail Teachman and an entourage of critical thinkers for Beyond Giving Voice, a series of webinars on the ethical challenges of childhood and vulnerable population research.

May 21, 2020September 10, 2021

Girlhoods Erased: A City Symposium presentation by Helene Berman

In this video, Helene Berman (Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, and Academic Director of the Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion) discusses her research on violence against girls and young women. This talk was recorded at the City Symposium on Gender Equality (March 31, 2020).

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