The Alliance is a progressive group of University of Waterloo staff & students working together to use our voices and platforms to create change in Waterloo
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Catch our Co-Founder Jacky Beckford-Henriques speaking at this great event hosted at the Kitchener Public Library! Start time at 6:30 pm! 🖤💛
Communities play a pivotal role in redressing anti-Black racism by eliminating structural barriers to equity, inclusion and social justice. This Black History Month, join us at #UWaterloo on February 13 for a free community lecture and discussion.
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Trisha Abe is a former student athlete & alumni of the University of Waterloo. The Alliance was made to create a positive systematic change in the BIR community at the University of Waterloo through recognition of, education's towards, and action against racism.
2 of our leaders & cofounders @CoachDA97 & Jacky Beckford-Henriques speaking at the @McMasterSports @McMasterU Anti-Racism Symposium!
Very proud of our Learn to Swim program headed up by Alliance Member & @WlooWarriors
swimming Head Coach Jacky Beckford Henriques!
athletics.uwaterloo.ca/news/…
Our Leader @CoachDA97 a part of the @CFL Diversity in Football Program!
A warm welcome to our nine participants for this year's Diversity In Football program! 👏 👏 👏
🗞️: bit.ly/3vXz2PP
#CFL
Come join us tomorrow night in the PAC for the @WlooWarriors Basketball double and our Alliance We Are One Game Night!
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To close out Black History Month, we celebrate Black Excellence with @WlooTFXC star @janelleclarkee click the link to watch her interview! @WlooWarriors
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Click the link to watch the first of the 2022 University of Waterloo Annual Black Excellence Interviews. This interview is with University of Waterloo Hockey Alumni Dean Barnes!
We are one against racism- Job Opportunities.
Listen to some of our OUA football players tell their stories.
The Football programs across the province have teamed up to fight racism. #UnitedAgainstRacism @WlooWarriors @OUAsport
Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day where we honour the lost children and Survivors of the Indian Residential School System, their families and communities, and all who are affected by the residential school experience. @wloowarriors @uwaterloohrei
Join us July 14th for our third Expression Session, which is designed to allow a safe space for people to talk about experiences and express how they feel, for people to come & Listen.
Our 3rd session will be Students Only, so students can come together, learn & listen
We are tremendously horrified and heartbroken over the terrible tragedy that unfolded in London, Ont. This was a targeted attack and it is Islamophobia and it is terrorism. As members of the Alliance and the University of Waterloo community, we do not stand for this. 1/3
We are deeply heartbroken for the 215 children, and their families, who were found buried at a residential school in Kamloops. 1/2
#REMEMBER215
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@uwaterlooHREI is hosting an east Asian solidarity healing space event on April 1. More information at link below
uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/…
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The Kids Book of Black Canadian History by Rosemary Sadler is our #resourceoftheweek which helps parents introduce black history and experiences to their children and help form an empathetic and anti-racist future.
The #Resourceoftheweek is 21 Things you May Not Know About the Indian Act by @wewap & is a quick intro into Canada's social and political relationship with indigenous communities including everything you need to know about the Indian Act and Reconcilliation.
The Final Spotlight for February is Student Athlete Immanuel Onyemah. A 2 sport athlete in @WlooFTB & @WlooTFXC, Find more of @17_immanuel story Here:
athletics.uwaterloo.ca/sport…
#UWBlackExcellence #BlackExcellence
