Opening ourselves: An introduction to anti-oppression practices and frameworks (part 2)
Date and time: February 3, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:30 pm ET
Location: Zoom
Speakers:
Ed Connors, PhD, C.Psych.
Stephanie Nixon, BA, BHSc, MSc, PhD
Co-hosts:
Maria Judd, Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives & Engagement, Healthcare Excellence Canada
Denise McCuaig, Métis Elder/Indigenous Coach
This session (part 2 of 2) will build on the concepts introduced in the first session. Through engaging and reflective activities, participants will apply the Coin Model of Privilege to develop a practice of critical allyship based on an understanding of the impact of their actions on those who have historically been marginalized. Participants will be supported to build capacity for change at the individual, institutional and systemic level.
As part of creating a meaningful learning experience, participants will be invited to complete pre-work associated with each session, such as reviewing short videos or doing personal reflection. This will be emailed to participants in advance of the session.
This session is offered in English with simultaneous interpretation in French. ASL/LSQ will also be available on request.
Learn more about the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Virtual Learning Series.
About the Speakers:
Ed Connors is of Mohawk (from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory) and Irish ancestry. He is a psychologist who has worked with First Nations communities across Canada since 1982 in both urban and rural centres. His work over this time has included Clinical Director for an Infant Mental Health Centre in the city of Regina and Director for the Sacred Circle, a Suicide Prevention Program developed to serve First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario. Ed’s most recent work has involved development of Indigenous Life Promotion projects, including Feather Carriers Leadership for Life Promotion. While developing this service, Ed worked with Elders and apprenticed in traditional First Nations approaches to healing. Today his practice incorporates traditional knowledge about healing while also employing his training as a psychologist. His current work includes consultation and community training to assist First Nations in the development of Restorative Justice programs.
Stephanie Nixon is a Full Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. She completed her PhD in Public Health in 2006 at the University of Toronto, and a post-doc at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa in 2008. Stephanie is a straight, white, middle class, able-bodied, cisgender, settler woman who tries to understand the pervasive effects of privilege. Stephanie developed the Coin Model of Privilege and Critical Allyship as a way to translate core ideas about anti-oppression and anti-racism to people in positions of unearned advantage. She has conducted workshops on the Coin Model with more than 100 groups including universities, hospitals, community-based organizations, and professional associations across Canada and internationally.
