How to register

Registration is required for all sessions. Interested students, staff and faculty should go to www.ryerson.ca/equity/workshops. Be sure to check the website for updates and changes.

Empower Yourself: Know Your Human Rights

Understanding key components of Ryerson's Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Policy, can empower you as an individual and/or employee. Knowing what your rights and responsibilities are, can be a first step to helping you recognize and deal with issues related to discrimination and harassment. In this session, you will learn what constitutes discrimination and/or harassment and develop strategies for resolving issues.

Diversity: Understanding our Differences

This one-hour interactive session serves to get participants engaged in increasing their understanding of diversity and the complexities of individual difference. Respecting diversity is about moving beyond tolerance for one's differences and embracing the rich and unique dimensions of diversity contained within each and every individual. The session works to answer the questions of: How do we begin these conversations? How do we cultivate and enhance an inclusive learning environment that values diverse learning and pedagogical styles to ensure that each individual reaches their full potential?

Harassment in the Workplace

In many aspects of our society, the behaviours associated with the various forms of harassment are considered normal. Harassment is generally about "power" - a way of maintaining it or getting it! In this session, learn to recognize harassing behaviours and what you can do about them. Remember, under the Ontario Human Rights Code, it is the impact of the action or behaviour that counts, not the intent.

Sexual Harassment and Dating Violence

Sexual harassment and dating violence continues to be a problem on our campus. Come to this interactive session and learn how to recognize and deal with unwelcome or unwanted behaviour that could be considered sexual harassment. You will also learn about some of the key indicators that warn individuals about the potential for dating violence in their intimate relationships.

Positive Space Ally: An Introduction

Heterosexism, homophobia and transphobia continue to have a negative impact on the well-being of queer and trans students, faculty and staff. Working together as students, staff and faculty to create and maintain safe, welcoming, affirming and inclusive work, study and living environments is the goal of the Positive Space Ally program. In this session you will increase your awareness of sexual and gender diversity, and acquire tools to challenge homophobia, transphobia and heterosexism within and beyond the campus community.

Positive Space Ryerson II: Skill Building for Allies

This interactive session builds on the ideas presented in the Positive Space Ryerson Ally introductory workshop. Developed based on feedback from participants, this new workshop offers a skill-based approach to becoming an active Ally to members of the LGBTTTIQQ community. The experiential components offer practical suggestions on how to confront both obvious and "hidden" situations of homophobia, transphobia and heterosexism, both on and off campus.

Race Reality and Relationships

In this action-packed session, the topic of race and its reality within our relationships at school and in the community are examined. Using individual and group exercises, you will explore your understanding of how power and privilege affect us all. You will come away with a greater understanding of the need to be respectful of our differences, while we celebrate them.

No Barriers @ Ryerson

Raise your awareness of disability and accessibility issues and their intersection on our campus through an exploration of best practices in working alongside those with disabilities. We will help you to discover ways to remove barriers in our interactions with people with disabilities in a discussion of how you, too, can be an ally!