People, Equity & Inclusion

Registration opens for fourth annual #IAmSahraBulle Conference

Participants hold #IAmSahraBulle signs in front of their faces in this file photo. Registration is now open for the fourth annual conference, taking place Nov. 26. (FILES/University of Windsor) Participants hold #IAmSahraBulle signs in front of their faces in this file photo. Registration is now open for the fourth annual conference, taking place Nov. 26. (FILES/University of Windsor)

By Vanessa Bumanlag 

Registration is now open for the fourth annual #IAmSahraBulle Conference, taking place Thursday, Nov. 26, in Vanier Hall at the University of Windsor.

The conference is presented in partnership by the Sahra Bulle Foundation and the University's Office of the Vice-President, People, Equity, and Inclusion.

Law student blends social work and social justice through international fellowship

Nicole Canzoneri Windsor Law student Nicole Canzoneri participated in a social justice fellowship as part of her dual law and social work degree (FILE/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves

Nicole Canzoneri didn’t enrol in Windsor Law just to become a lawyer.

“I am in law school to develop the tools to make the social change I always dreamed of,” she says.

This summer, the student in Windsor Law's Master of Social Work/ Juris Doctor (MSW/JD) program put that ambition into practice through a fellowship with the human rights organization Amnesty International.

Women on wheels as alumna makes cycling more inclusive

Kim Rocheleau holding a water bottle and wearing a cycling helmetKim Rocheleau is the founder of the Dirt Divas women's mountain biking group and successfully led 13 Women's 100 road cycling events in Windsor-Essex (PROVIDED BY K. ROCHELEAU/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

When Kim Rocheleau (BHK ’95, BEd ’06) finishes her workday as a high school principal with the Greater Essex County District School Board, she often hits the road — or the trail — on two wheels rather than four. 

When she’s not supporting students and staff at Vincent Massey Secondary School, she shares the joy of cycling with women across Essex County. 

Earlier this month, she organized the 13th annual — and final — local Women’s 100, marking more than a decade of leading the inclusive cycling event.  

A call to move reconciliation from words to action

Closeup of Every Child Matters flags planted along Turtle Island WalkSylvia McAdam says the need for meaningful resources and funding to ensure that commitments to reconciliation are translated into tangible work rather than remaining words. (PHOTO BY MICHAEL WILKINS/University of Windsor)

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Reconciliation requires more than words. It calls for sustained action — in classrooms, institutions, communities and conversations around the dinner table.

That will be a central message when Indigenous scholar Sylvia McAdam of the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law delivers the keynote address during the University’s Orange Shirt Day observances Sept. 30.

Indigenous allyship in action: Q&A with Dr. Wayne Ambrose-Miller

Dr. Wayne Ambrose-MillerDr. Wayne Ambrose-Miller and the School of Social Work have been working on embedding Indigenous Ways of Knowing into the program (MICHAEL WILKINS/University of Windsor)

As part of the launch of the Turtle Island — Indigenous Student Services Centre's Indigenous Allyship Guide, we are asking allies across campus to reflect on their allyship journeys.

Dr. Wayne Ambrose-Miller is director of the UWindsor School of Social Work.

Q: How would you describe what Indigenous allyship means to you?   

Supporting Indigenous allyship at the Toldo Lancer Centre: Q&A with Isaiah Maracle

Isaiah Maracle smiling wearing a black hoodie next to a photo of the entrance of the Toldo Lancer CentreIsaiah Maracle has been supporting Lancer Recreation in the department's allyships efforts (PROVIDED BY I. MARACLE; FILE/University of Windsor)

As part of the launch of the Turtle Island — Indigenous Student Services Centre's Indigenous Allyship Guide, we are featuring conversations about allyship with campus community members.

Isaiah Maracle is an Indigenous student who has been supporting Indigenization efforts at the Toldo Lancer Centre

Q: How would you describe what Indigenous allyship means to you?   

Lavender Librarian champions storytime for all

image of Kate Reynolds reading from a book and smiling superimposed on a tablet over some colourful drawingsKate Reynolds aka the Lavender Librarian got started with social media storytime in 2020 (PROVIDED BY K. REYNOLDS; TEMPLATE VIA CANVA STOCK/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

With her glitter-covered eyeglasses, Kate Reynolds (BMus ’06) knows that she looks like a children’s librarian. However, part of her goal as the founder of Storytime Solidarity is to shake up assumptions about who leads storytime. 

Indigenous allyship in action: Q&A with Sandra Ondracka

Sandra Ondracka in the fitness centre at the TLCSandra Ondracka is the campus recreation coordinator (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)

As part of the launch of the Turtle Island — Indigenous Student Services Centre's Indigenous Allyship Guide, we are asking allies across campus to reflect on their allyship journeys.

Sandra Ondracka is the Campus Recreation Coordinator.

Q: How would you describe what Indigenous allyship means to you?