May 1 marks the beginning of Asian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the many contributions that people of Asian descent have made—and continue to make—to Canadian society. This month recognizes the breadth and depth…
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Anti-Racism Strategic Tables
In February 2023, our community is marking one year since the entrustment of the Report of the University of Toronto Antisemitism Working Group. The University of Toronto commissioned the Antisemitism Working Group to review the…
Equity work is so often focused on the present and future: affirming the urgency of change and strategizing how to move forward. Yet now more than ever, it is crucial to acknowledge that the progress,…
We are honoured to serve as the co-chairs of the U of T Anti-Asian Racism Working Group. The Working Group acknowledges the intersectionality of identities and the varied impacts of anti-Asian racism on members of…
As an institution and as a community, we have been concerned by recent incidents of anti-Asian racism here at U of T, in our city-region, and indeed across North America. It is our collective responsibility…
Report of the Antisemitism Working Group
The working group fulfilled its terms of reference and submitted their Report on December 8, 2021.
Introduction The University of Toronto is committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our institutional identity and academic mission. As an integral and necessary part of that commitment, we are…
Anti-Black Racism Task Force Final Report
The Task Force fulfilled its terms of reference and its co-chairs submitted their Report on March 31, 2021.
In their report, the Anti-Black Racism Task Force delivered 56 recommendations to address anti-Black racism and blueprint a path forward to support a more inclusive and welcoming community for all.
Members of the University of Toronto community have shared in the global outpouring of concern about systemic anti-Black racism, in the wake of the horrifying death of George Floyd in the United States last spring…
The Antisemitism Working Group has been soliciting input from members of the University of Toronto Community. The Working Group has received a wide variety of responses, some advocating for or against various policies the working…
Equity, diversity and inclusion are fundamental values at the University of Toronto. Building on U of T’s Statement on Equity, Diversity, and Excellence, and Statement on antisemitism and Racism, we are committed to advancing equity…
Diversity, inclusion, and respect are fundamental values of the University of Toronto. Antisemitism remains a source of discrimination, harassment, and violence today and a threat to all free societies. It is our collective responsibility to…