DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE COMMITTEE (DISC)

Social DISCourse

Virtual group discussions/reflections led by DISC co-chairs and members about topics such as equity, inclusion, racism, rights, and reconciliation.

Past topics include:

• Environmental Racism

• Black History Month

• Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Legislation

• Roe vs. Wade

• National Day for Truth & Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

• Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation

• Where Are We Now - How does a Pandemic Change our Actions towards Achieving Equity in Science?

• Understanding 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities and How to Create Allyship – guest speaker Jeremy Dias, International Day of Pink

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Documentary screenings

• Picture a Scientist

• There’s Something in The Water

• Reversing Roe

• Disclosure – transgender representation in media

• Woodland Cultural Centre virtual tour of Mohawk Institute Residential School

• This Changes Everything – gender representation in Hollywood

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In-Person Events

• Conservation Halton’s Pride In Nature events – 2022 and 2023

• Fostering Inclusivity in Science: Barriers and Allies (Burlington) – Dr. Miriam Diamond – 2020

• Fostering Inclusivity in Science and Engineering (Ottawa) – Norma Domey, Dr. Adrian Chan, Nancy Hamzawi, and Dr. Catherine Mavriplis – 2020

• The Many Faces of Environmental Sciences – Dr. Ève Gilroy – DISC outreach presentations at SETAC (Toronto) and Robert Bateman High School (Burlington) – 2019

• We are here: Constructive Actions Towards Achieving Equity in Science (Burlington) – Alison Fraser, Dr. Allison McDonald, Natalie Feisthauer – 2018 

• #DistractinglySexy / #DistractinglyHonest (Burlington) – Dr. Eden Hennessey – 2017 

 

Interviews

• Science, Gender, Racism and Ableism – an Interview with Dr. Leah Chibwe | Laurentian SETAC