A reception at Art Windsor-Essex tonight — Thursday, March 21 — will celebrate the opening of an exhibition of photographs and postcards showcasing the rich diversity of Indigeneity in the city.

The Waawiiatanong Forever project invited women and two-spirit folks to present themselves as they wanted to be represented alongside street signs that bear their nation’s name.

The project involved several members of the UWindsor community:

• Shayenna Nolan (BSc 2021), a PhD student in integrative biology, took the photos;
• alumna Julie Rae Tucker (MFA 2006) was one of the curators; and
• staff members Michelle Nahdee, Kat Pasquach, and Marcie Demmans provided organizational support.

“Waawiiatanong Forever weaves the threads of history, culture, and personal identity,” Tucker says. “Listen to the voices, stories, and get to know the Indigenous presence on this land forever celebrated.”

The exhibition continues at the gallery through Sept. 22.

Tonight’s AWE at Night reception promises art activities, community conversations, and guided tours through Art Windsor-Essex and the Chimczuk Museum.

At 6 p.m., join artist Ostoro Petahtegoose (BA 2023) in the Education Studio to create your very own postcard inspired by the Waawiiatanong Forever exhibition.

At 6:30 p.m. in the third-floor galleries, the Centre for Cities and Transnational Arts & Entertainment Law Clinic will lead a community conversation on “Envisioning Windsor’s National Urban Park,” with speakers delving into the intricacies of the planning process, its environmental impact, and what it means for the future.

At 7 p.m. in the second-floor galleries, Nolan and Tucker will join co-curators Shane Lyon and Jace Pillon for a discussion of Waawiiatanong Forever.

And at 7:30 p.m., Abel González Fernández, associate curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, will discuss the work and legacy of Charles McGee, whose 1965 painting Tunnel to Detroit is featured in the exhibition The Once and Future City co-curated by law professors Shanthi Senthe and Anneke Smit with Emily McKibbon.

The gallery is located at 401 Riverside Dr. West. Admission to the events is free for members of Art Windsor-Essex or the Chimczuk Museum and $13.25 for the general public.

The final entry of the semester in the Sustaining Shared Futures teach-in series will explore “Women’s Work and Transnational Feminism” on Monday, March 25.

Hosted online and in person by the Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies Department, the session will delve into the diverse experiences of women in the workforce globally, and how transnational feminist perspectives offer insight into issues of gender equity, labour rights, and social justice across borders.

UWindsor faculty members will explore the complexities and challenges faced by women in various labour contexts and the role of transnational feminism in advocating for change from several perspectives:

• Grace Oyeyi, civil engineering, on STEM;
• Jane Ku, sociology and women and gender studies, on migrations; and
• Kemi Anazodo, human resource management, on business.

The free public event will begin at 7 p.m. in person at the SoCA Armouries’ Performance Hall, 353 Freedom Way and online via Microsoft Teams. Register here to attend in person or online.

Open education is a social justice issue, says Ash O’Neil (she/they).

They will explore how to use positions of power to open the gates of democracy in classrooms and disrupt the status quo in an online session “The Role of ‘Open’ in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Efforts.”

The final event in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization Week 2024, the one-hour webinar will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, March 22, on MS Teams.

Find more information and register to attend here.

O’Neil is an educational developer in the Office of Open Learning and co-chair of UWinPride.

Political science major Natasha Sadler is heading to the show. She won Tuesday’s DailyNews contest and the prize of two tickets to see the University Players production of Little Women this weekend at Essex Hall Theatre.

Sadler’s entry was drawn from all those which correctly listed the March sisters by age: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Interestingly, all the correct contestants were women.

Little Women continues in the Essex Hall Theatre through March 24. Performances Thursday, Friday, and Saturday begin at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinée at 2 p.m. Student tickets are just $10; get more details and visit the box office on the University Players website.

The Organization of Part-time University Students will hold its 2024 annual general meeting on Tuesday, March 26, starting at 4:30 p.m. in the OPUS lounge, CAW Student Centre.

The agenda including reviewing board and staff reports, financial updates, and prize giveaways. Note: the presentations are cancelled. Organizers plan on rescheduling them and will notify members once finalized.

All current UWindsor part-time and mature undergraduate students are welcome to join this meeting. Additionally, part-time undergrads are eligible to vote on motions: the first 50 to register and join the meeting will receive a UWin gift card.

Find details and register on the OPUS website.