EDI Committee
The Faculty of Architecture and Planning is听committed to recognizing听and addressing听racism, sexism, xenophobia and other forms of oppression within academia and the professions of architecture and planning.听The听Committee听is working with the听Faculty听of听both schools听to shift.听rectify听and听rebuild听the听historic听normalization of听oppressive politics听within our professions听and听the听ways听that the听built environment听often听reinforces听segregation, and community disempowerment.听By acknowledging these biases, we hope to听inform听new, inclusive听academic and听professional听practices听in the fields of architecture and planning听The听EDI Committee听serves听as an advisory body to support the Faculty in听enhancing equity, diversity and inclusion in curriculum, research, recruitment, and administrative duties. It serves students, faculty and staff of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning by promoting a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion.听
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at听ediap@dal.ca
Our main听goals听are to:听
- Advocate for EDI in administrative practices听by supporting diversity in recruitment, collecting data on recruitment and admissions, and providing opportunities for faculty and staff to learn more about how to advance EDI in the听Faculty.听听
- Promote EDI in curriculum听by collecting information about EDI topics in current courses, supporting faculty with curriculum resources, and coordinating educational events on campus to promote EDI.听
- Promote EDI processes and resources听for students, faculty and staff听by identifying gaps and improving access to听resources.听
- Strengthen relationships with local听communities听by co-hosting events and learning opportunities, seeking input and collaboration with equity seeking groups and听their听advocates,听and encouraging the creation of equity focused student groups.听听
Please see the Committee鈥檚 terms of reference for more information.
Members:
- Lisa Berglund (Faculty representative)
- James Barrett (Student representative)
- Austin Haw (Student representative)
- Devin Husk (Student representative)
- Emanuel Jannasch (Faculty representative)
- Christina MacNeil (Secretary and staff representative)
- Eric Rapaport (Faculty representative)
- Samuel Smedley (Student representative)
- Melisa Tang Choy (Student assistant)
- Catherine Venart (Faculty representative)
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Events:
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Resistance as Practice: Acts of Anti-Racism through Architecture and Planning (Robert H. Winters Lecture Series)
We are happy to invite you to the inaugural Robert H. Winters lecture series Resistance as Practice: Acts of Anti-Racism through Architecture and Planning! The event is hosted by the AV俱乐部 Faculty of Architecture and Planning鈥檚 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, in partnership with the SHIFT: Connect conference.听We are organizing this event at a critical moment for architects, planners and other disciplines grappling with difficult histories and professional cultures. This means questioning how designed spaces are embedded with power structures that stratify our society, and how practitioners are implicated in this. Just as importantly, we must acknowledge that this is not a new conversation or area of analysis: racialized communities have developed their own planning and design practices in cities when they have not been heard by the faces of power. This lecture series builds on the ongoing powerful response to racialized violence by presenting the work of practitioners, academics and activists who have pursued these acts of anti-racism as a central focus of their work.听Our guests include听DeRico听Symonds听(NSCAD), Juanita Peters听(Africville听Museum), Richard Kroeker听(AV俱乐部 School of Architecture), Craig听Wilkins听(University of Michigan), Mindy Fullilove (The New School),听Frank Palermo (AV俱乐部 School of Planning), Jennifer Llewelyn (AV俱乐部 School of Law) and Ingrid听Waldron (AV俱乐部 School of Nursing).听We hope that you鈥檒l join听us, and听stay tuned for information on events in the rest of the series!