Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID) Committee
The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (FAHSS) Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID) Committee is made up of a group of faculty, staff and students from a broad range of programs within the faculty, who meet on a monthly basis to address various issues facing the FAHSS community at the University of Windsor.
Working in cooperation with the Office of Human Rights, Equity & Accessibility (OHREA) and the Office of the Vice-President, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, our objective is to facilitate an accountable, respectful, productive, welcoming and educational environment for all students, staff and faculty in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, though practices designed to eliminate discriminatory barriers and provide/foster opportunities to all regardless of gender, sexuality, age, ethnicity, race, spirituality, religion, socio-economic class, status (Indigenous, marital, immigration) and physical/mental abilities.
For more information about how to join the committee, please email fahssedid@uwindsor.ca
To read more about the work of the committee, please open the Term of Reference file below.
File: "Terms of Reference" document (Word doc and PDF) available to view and download below.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, August 31, 6:30pm
"Beyond the Underground Railroad: A History of Black Settlement in Nineteenth Century Amherstburg" Exhibit Opening & Scholarship Presentation
On Thursday, August 31st at 6:30pm, the Amherstbulorene.bridgen@amherstburgfreedom.orgrg Freedom Museum will open the exhibit “Beyond the Underground Railroad: A History of Black Settlement in Nineteenth Century Amherstburg” which will occur in conjunction with the Mac Simpson and Maturine-Romain Scholarship Award Presentations.
“Beyond the Underground Railroad: A History of Black Settlement in Nineteenth Century Amherstburg” was created by Masters’ student Karleigh Kochaniec, who was selected for the Local Black History Internship Program. This Internship Program was created in partnership between the University of Windsor’s History Department and the Amherstburg Freedom Museum and funded by a Mitacs Accelerate Program Grant and generous support from the Amherstburg Freedom Museum’s Board of Directors. Under the supervision of University of Windsor History Professor Dr. Gregg French and Amherstburg Freedom Museum Assistant Curator Dr. Lorene Bridgen-Lennie, Kochaniec has conducted thorough research and used the Museum’s Family history series to map out local Black settlement in Essex County.
Admission: Free (Donations Accepted)
The Amherstburg Freedom Museum is a curated archive that preserves and shares Amherstburg’s stories of the Underground Railroad, and the compassion and solidarity it took to make this network possible. Also included in the museum complex are Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal Church - national historic site and stop on the Underground Railroad, and the Taylor Log Cabin - home of George Taylor a formerly enslaved Civil War Veteran and his family.
Updated: August 25, 2023