National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an opportunity to reflect on the ongoing legacy of Canada’s residential school system See here for a list of campus and community events and educational resources ahead of Sept. 30th ⬇️ ow.ly/WtlI50PPhrH

Drs Gita Wahi & Dr. Sonia Anand are leading research to optimize the health of Newcomer families to 🇨🇦 with active living strategies to prevent chronic disease, support mental health & success in school. See the CBC News: The National story ➡️ rb.gy/o0o42

Do you work with people who have Down syndrome? Here are my son Aaron's practical tips for professionals + students - physicians, nurses, other health care providers, educators. Feel free to share (with credit to him please).

Zain Chagla (Zain Chagla) and Dominik Mertz (Dominik Mertz), associate professors McMaster University Department of Medicine, talk about what the coming months could bring and their advice for respiratory virus season. ow.ly/9n7550PQHoy

It’s always extra special when the speaker is a dear friend Thank you Juveria Zaheer for all you do - as a physician,as a researcher,as a parent,as a human Gina Nicoll we learnt so much from you.Immensely grateful for your dual expertise. Meant so much to us to hear from you

Black Physicians of Canada and TAIBU are uniting to bridge the healthcare gap of Black Canadians by having Black physicians share knowledge in an informal setting on October 15th! $10 tickets here: bpc.glueup.com/event/navigati…

This week I watched a young man negotiate for something that his qualifications and experience didn’t match up to I didn’t know whether to be shocked or impressed at how he was able to do what I still struggle to do as a forty-something y.o woman leader #patriarchy

We always teach in anti-racism education That you don’t have to be white To uphold whiteness and white supremacy But this concept is still deeply misunderstood

Thank you Dr Ashdown We look forward to also hosting you at the upcoming McMaster Health Sciences Mac Prog for FacDev Women’s Symposium on Nov 29th cpd.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/events/womens_…

We must face the appalling history of residential schools And Accept that the ongoing legacy of that violence presents in many ways, inc differential healthcare outcomes for Indigenous peoples The survival of Indigenous culture, language & peoples despite this, is inspiring

❤️this team of ✨amazing✨, loving, tireless colleagues who bring a patient-centred, health equity approach to everything they do #SickleCellAwarenessMonth #SickleCell #healthequity

A message from Saroo Sharda MD MMEd FRCPC, associate dean of equity and inclusion, on important initiatives, resources and upcoming programs related to equity, diversity and inclusion within the Faculty of Health Sciences. Learn more: ow.ly/R7Uk50PSC3J

I've included a list of resources to start. Because it your responsibility to confront your own ableism. Not Aaron's. HT: Prof Naomi Shiner DPrac, NTF, SFHEA, Amy Julia Becker | Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Abbey, @marihanfarid, Saroo Sharda MD MMEd FRCPC, Lynn Ashdown, catherine crock AM, Hush Foundation, Chicken(the short film)

Amazing news! Congrats to Wab and Lisa Monkman and the whole team!

I’m pulling together a monthly meet up of 2SLGBTQIA+ organizers *ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN and LEADING* queer and trans organizing in different cities/towns across Canada. Goal: share, strategize, coordinate. Wanna be looped in? Send me your email!

A much needed article.As always thank you to Harsha Walia for saying what needs to be said powerfully&eloquently I’m a Hindu.We *must* resist narratives which seek to further divide.Division is exactly what colonizers wanted when they colonized 🇮🇳 #Solidarity