Join us at the second annual Diversity in Motion Conference! All U of T students are welcome!
This year's conference is structured as a World's Café, where students will discuss and unpack topics such as Indigeneity, access, racism, body positivity, disability and queerness within sport and physical activity. At each table, students will engage with a number of leaders doing meaningful equity work in these areas.
After the World’s Café, students will attend a panel discussion on Mental Health in Communities of Colour, followed by a Q&A session. The Diversity in Motion Conference is organized in partnership with The 519 Church Street Community Centre, and the Toronto SAD Collective.
The $5 registration fee includes coffee and snacks throughout & a delicious vegetarian dinner after the panel.
Register for diversity in motion via eventbrite
World's Café Table Leads:
EJ Kwandibens – Indigenous Cultural Educator & Artist
Ali Greey – Former Canadian National Team Champion Boxer
Bobbi-Jo Cronk - U of T Varsity Rugby Team Women’s Coach
Michelle Campbell – Former KPEUA Equity Commissioner
Samantha Walsh - Recreational Para-athlete and Disability Studies Scholar (Doctoral Candidate)
Twysted Miyake-Mugler - Co-founder of the Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance and Legend of the Ballroom scene
More to be announced soon!
Mental Health in Communities of Colour Panel:
Meghan Yuri Young will be returning to this year’s conference to moderate our panel discussion. Meghan is a correspondent at Breakfast Television Toronto and founder of The SAD Collective, an organization that provides a safe space and community for healthy conversations regarding mental health.
Panelists:
Natasha Pennycooke - a psychotherapist who works with Allied Psychological Services, Millan & Associates, and Keep6ix. Natasha is also the vice-chair of the Toronto chapter of the Association of Black Psychologist (ABPsi).
Mariyam Lightwala - a research assistant and co-investigator on The Roshni Project, an organization working in partnership with CAMH to create mental supports and resources for young South Asian women in the GTA.
Lucia Gallegos - a fluent English and Spanish registered psychotherapist and counselor who works with Mindful Maelstrom, a wellness clinic in Toronto.
Emillie Nguyen - a mental health support worker at Hong Fook Mental Health Association: a community organization in Toronto working with Asian communities to keep people mentally healthy and manage mental illness from recovery to wellness.