This Monday: Javeed Sukhera on Trauma-Informed Thinking

We know evermore about the positive impacts of trauma-informed care in professional healthcare and social services. Now we are increasingly wondering, “What would a whole trauma-informed community look like?” To help us take some steps forward in our thinking, Javeed Sukhera (Professor at Schlich and Physician at LHSC) and James Shelley (CRHESI coordinator) are hosting a conversation at the London Public Library on Monday evening at 7pm to explore the question.

…the most common health problems, and the hardest to treat, lie at the blurry line between body and mind, where emotional scars from troubled pasts may surface as physical illness, pain and depression. (Hospital heals scars of war, inside and out)

We cannot see each other’s past experiences, but we are constantly learning more about the ways that past experiences influence our minds and bodies. In working with individuals arriving in London from Syria, Javeed Sukhera has recently had countless conversations with people who have endured refugee camps, witnessed violence or murder, lost their families, experienced torture, or faced sexual assault. He argues that to effectively help one another, we need to be acutely aware of how trauma affects human psychology and physiology.

Date/Time
Monday, March 20, 2017
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Location
London Public Library, Central
251 Dundas St

Drop in. No registration required. More details available here.

Javeed Sukhera (@javeedsukhera) is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Paediatrics at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University. He is also the Senior Designate Physician Lead for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at London Health Sciences Centre.

Equity and Education Roundtable

Are you a researcher, teacher, service provider, or agency working at the intersection of equity and education? Please come and join us for a learning conversation with Jacqueline Specht (Director, Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education) and participate in informal community roundtable discussion.

The goal of this event is build bridges among individuals and organizations who are examining primary and secondary education through the lens of equity, inclusion, and diversity. All are welcome. No registration is required. Please forward to appropriate associates and members of your network.

Monday, April 3, 7:00 p.m.
London Public Library, Central (251 Dundas St)
Main Floor, Common Area

Hosted in partnership with the Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion and London Public Library.

Intersectionality 101

In this recent podcast episode recorded live at London Public Library, anti-racism activist Rowa Mohamed discusses Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality.

Rowa Mohamed recently graduated with a degree in health sciences from Western University. She is highly invested in many social justice and anti-racism efforts in city — a community provocateur with a passion for equality.

Upcoming Conversations

CRHESI co-coordinator James Shelley is facilitating a series of live community conversation events at the London Public Library. Over the next few weeks, topics directly explore issues of equity and inclusion. These events are terrific opportunities to connect with fellow experts within the CRHESI ecosystem and to listen and learn from the London community at large.


Gerda Zonruiter
What is the Cost of Poverty in London?
Monday, March 13, 2017, 7:00pm at Central Library (Full details)

Gerda Zonruiter (@gerda_zonruiter) is currently developing a big research question: what is the ‘price tag’ of poverty for the London community? Join us for a conversation about the inspiration and intent behind the study, and to explore the various methodological and value questions raised by such an analysis.


Javeed Sukhera
Trauma-Informed Thinking for Everyone
Monday, March 20, 2017, 7:00pm at Central Library (Full Details)

In working with individuals arriving in London from Syria, Javeed Sukhera (@javeedsukhera) has recently had countless conversations with people who have endured refugee camps, witnessed violence or murder, lost their families, experienced torture, or faced sexual assault. He argues that to effectively help one another, we need to be acutely aware of how trauma affects human psychology and physiology.


Abe Oudshoorn
Are We Actually Moving the Needle on Poverty?
Monday, March 27, 2017, 7:00pm at Central Library (Full Details)

Abe Oudshoorn (@abeoudshoorn) discusses poverty reduction efforts in London from a high level of analysis. For all the reports and programs we fund as a society, are we getting an adequate return on our investment? Do we have a ‘poverty industrial complex’? As tax payers and charity givers, we spend millions of dollars to address poverty… But does it all really make any difference?


Jacqueline Specht
Human Rights in Education: Do we really mean all students?
Monday, April 3, 2017, 7:00pm at Central Library (Full Details)

Jacqueline Specht joins us to take a critical look at the strategy employed to structure school classrooms in Ontario compared to other Provinces. If a student cannot be denied the right to participate in a classroom on the basis of their gender, race, or culture, Jacqueline argues that our approach to segregating students with disabilities is a violation of their basic human rights.


We hope you will be able to join us for some or all of these conversations. However, if you can’t make it, be sure to tune in and follow along on the new CRHESI Podcast (also available on iTunes)

These knowledge-sharing events are open to the public. Know someone else who might be interested in coming? Invite them along or forward this email to them.

Examining secondary education through an equity lens

In this podcast episode, CRHESI coordinator James Shelley talks to Matt Ross about understanding local high school graduation rates. Ross, co-founder of the London Youth Advisory Council, was recently the data lead on a report investigating the barriers to high school completion. The report was funded by London’s Child and Youth Network.