EDI Week 2025

Partnering for Impact

Partnering for Impact

EDI Week 2025, themed Partnering for Impact, will occur from March 3-7 and coincide with SDG Month Canada. At UCalgary, EDI Week offers students, faculty, and staff opportunities to engage in workshops, film screenings, and cultural celebrations, fostering a community focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Highlights include the EDIA Awards, which recognize significant contributions to these fields on campus, International Women's Day, honouring women's achievements, and promoting gender equality. To participate in EDI Week 2025, register at the links below.

Sustainable Development Goals Month

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Month Canada promotes collaboration, awareness, and action toward the UN 17 SDG across Canada’s college and university campuses, which includes addressing issues like poverty, hunger, quality education, inequality, and climate change. To participate in SDG Month

1:30 - 2:30 PM
ENG 207
WISE Planet (NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering Prairie Region); Schulich School of Engineering

Are there as many male allies in STEM as we think there are? If so, are men genuinely embracing being allies to address systemic issues within STEM? The reality is that male allies are wanted and needed, but allyship is often poorly understood and can be misrepresented. This session will kick-off with an overview of the context, findings and recommendations from the male allyship study before moving into interactive exploration, sharing and hands-on practice for participants with a toolkit for becoming or recruiting authentic male allies.

1:30 - 3:45 PM
Vitruvian Space (DC 12)
Faith and Spirituality Centre

The Blanket Exercise uses Indigenous methodologies to re-live the experience of colonization, for Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants. This session will be led by Rev. Tony Snow, a Day School Survivor and current Indigenous Minister for the United Church of Canada’s Chinook Winds Region. Spots in the session will first be assigned to students on campus, followed by staff and faculty. We expect there to be high interest in this session and recommend registering as early as possible.

4:00 - 6:00 PM
Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning

Framing Agnes is a Sundance award-winning film that breathes life into six previously unknown stories from the archives of the UCLA Gender Clinic in the 1950s and is being used by educators to explore the subject of trans history in a variety of classroom spaces. After the screening, Dr. Jules Gill-Peterson, author, Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, and participant in the film will give a short virtual talk about how educators are using the film to explore trans history with students, followed by a discussion for attendees.

11:00 - 12:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
Schulich School of Engineering

"Do we all have biases?" Is this something we need to face about ourselves, or is it just how we think about prejudice? In this session, we will explore the psychological and cognitive roots of prejudice to understand where these thoughts and fears come from. We will also look at how we can be more intentional with our interactions with people from equity-deserving groups.

In-person: White Buffalo Lodge, Room 317 in the Education Tower
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Office of Institutional Commitments

The annual EDIA Awards aim to recognize the knowledge, passion, dedication, and campus involvement of individuals and teams who actively promote EDIA in teaching, learning, research, service, engagement, and in both working and living environments across our campus communities.

12:00 - 1:00 pm
ENG 207
WISE Planet (NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering Prairie Region); Schulich School of Engineering

What drives your commitment to sustainability? How do your personal values shape your climate action? Join us for an engaging lunch & learn session where we will explore the connection between values and meaningful action in sustainability. Through interactive exercises and discussions, you will gain insights into your personal leadership style and discover how to align your values with impactful climate work.

Whether you are new to climate action or looking to deepen your impact, this session will provide the tools to align your values with leadership in sustainability.

12:15 - 1:15 pm
Foothills Campus HSC Clara Christie Theatre
Cumming School of Medicine; Precision Equity and Social Justice Office

Join us for an International Women’s Day and UCalgary EDI Week event, celebrating the inspiring journeys of five women in medicine across different career stages and experiences. Through a short film screening and a panel discussion, this is an opportunity to hear from and interact with trailblazing women who have navigated challenges, dismantled barriers and paved the way for future generations of women in healthcare. This event will highlight their unique experiences, contributions and visions for a more inclusive medical field.

1:00 - 2:00 PM
Virtual
Office of Institutional Commitments and the Institute for Transdisciplinary Scholarship

Join us for a critical and thought-provoking discussion addressing current affairs and the value of EDI principles and practices in transdisciplinary scholarship. Discover how to engage diverse experiences and promote inclusivity in transdisciplinary scholarship to cooperatively acquire and produce new knowledge and build community relationships.

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Faith and Spirituality Centre (MSC 487)

De-Coding Sacred Texts will follow the scriptural reasoning approach to interfaith dialogue. Each faith community represented will pick a short passage from their scripture surrounding the topic of “Showing Kindness to Strangers.” Each passage is read out loud for the group. Then, participants will get the chance to reflect on the passage, ask any questions that they may have, bring up things that struck them and discuss the passage as much as they are comfortable with. Faculty, staff, students and other community members of any faith background or no faith background are all welcome to attend.

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Calgary New Central Library

In 2025, the global community will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). This significant international milestone creates a unique opportunity to mark International Women’s Day 2025 at the University of Calgary by honouring the progress that has been made on women’s rights in the last 30 years and discuss the challenges that remain.

Please join us in collaboration with Calgary Public Library for “International Women’s Day: Leadership and Empowerment for ALL Women and Girls,” with a panel of inspirational leaders, innovating in their respective fields. .

3:00 – 5:00 PM
Women's Resource Centre (MSC 482)

Celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) with the Women’s Resource Centre and enjoy an evening of reflection, sharing, and learning through mixed media art. All participating student artists have drawn inspiration from this year’s theme for IWD: Accelerate Action. In the spirit of activism, attendees will have the opportunity to explore the services and programming offered by the Centre and support local artists by participating in the showcase.