Our past events
View the topics of some of our past events from Diversity Days and Sustainability Week.
Past Events
Diversity Days
Dreamcatcher Workshop hosted by Chantal Stormsong Chagnon
Attendees made dreamcatchers out of suede and decorative materials like beads and feathers. Chantal shared the story of the Dreamcatcher and the deeper meaning behind it and shared the teachings of the Medicine Wheel.
About Chantal:
Chantal is Cree/Métis from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, and currently teaches workshops in Calgary. Through Cree 8, Chantal recognizes sharing culture and building community is an integral part of building bridges of understanding and acceptance.
Love and Diversity
The Women’s Resource Centre and The Faculty of Social Work hosted the Right To Love (R2L) exhibit. R2L is a collaboration between the Disability Action Hall and the Centre for Sexuality – created by people with disabilities and their allies who believe in every person’s right to love, relationships and sexual health information. There was also a small group discussion where attendees explored the right to love and be loved, as told by individuals with disabilities and their allies.
Sustainability Week
Ecofeminism with Joe Kadi
Ecofeminism is many things; a theory, a way of life, a philosophy, a social change movement. It provides us with a multi-layered, intersectional structure to make sense of the world. In this event, attendees considered ecofeminism, in both theoretical and practical ways, and looked at the complex, contextual foundation for ecofeminism. We learned about the issues with which ecofeminists are concerned, and considered the relevance of ecofeminism in today's world – in both larger social-political terms and in personal terms.
This event is presented by Joe Kadi, Women's Studies Coordinator and Instructor.