Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity at the Faculty
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is dedicated to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity and is reviewing all faculty procedures, curriculum, admissions, teaching practices, and hiring, as well as consulting with students, staff, alumni, and greater university counterparts to facilitate plans of action to ensure the Faculty is actively anti-racist, equal, diverse, and inclusive.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Ravina Sanghera-Grewal, Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Student Services or Dr. Ken Cor, Assistant Dean of Assessment at: ravina@ualberta.ca and m.ken.cor@ualberta.ca.
EDI at the University of Alberta
At the University of Alberta we are dedicated to achieving a more diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive environment for all who work, learn, and live within our community - an environment characterized by a fundamental shared commitment to respectful engagement and human dignity. We value academic freedom, and welcome and support a diversity of perspectives.
Learn more about EDI at the University of Alberta.
Safety at Protests
If you choose to attend a protest, please listen to and respect the organizers' guidelines; they are the experts. Wear a mask, bring hand sanitizer, wear gloves, bring signs with no sticks. Practice social distancing as much as possible once you are there (and use that hand sanitizer!) Also recommended: bring water, snacks, earplugs, washcloths, bandages, & potentially eye wash formula (like water or saline).
Please also do not take or post photos or videos of protesters' faces or other identifying traits, especially Black protesters; these could be used to negatively identify protesters in the future. If you do want to take photos, use boxes to remove identifying features and then take a screenshot of the photo. This screenshot will remove any metadata from the original photo.
Membership
Standing Committee Members
- Chair & EDI UofA Liaison: Assistant Dean, Student Services and Operations, Dr. Ravina Sanghera
- Vice Chair & EDI UofA Liaison: Assistant Dean, Assessment and Accreditation, Dr. Ken Cor
- Assistant Dean, Professional Programs, Dr. Jil Hall
- Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Arno Siraki
- Director of Administration, Michelle Maccagno
- Communications: Development and Alumni Engagement Officer, Ellen Doty
- Faculty Indigenous Liaison: Graduate Studies Coordinator, Diseray Schamehorn
Additional Members (typically a two-year term for faculty and staff, and a on-year term for students)
- Faculty Member Volunteers: Dr. Lisa Guirguis, Dr. Tony Kiang, Dr. Khaled Barakat
- Staff Member Volunteers: Stuart Drozd, Anjela Dela Cruz
Student Members
- Undergraduate Students (PharmD): Cassidy Philips (first year), Kevin Lin (second year), Savanpreet Pandher (third year), Garrick Chan (fourth year)
- Graduate Student: Christina Saed
- PharmD for Practicing Pharmacists Students: Alyssa Aco and Betty Dube
- APSA President: Anthony Kapelke
- BPSA Representative: Tobi Obatusin
Anti-Racism Resources
This list is designed to be non-exhaustive and is intended to help students, faculty, and staff in developing a deeper understanding of racism, as well as provide tools for campus community members to engage in anti-racism work.
University-wide EDI Initiatives
Alberta Organizations doing Anti-Racism Work:
- ActionDignity
- Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies
- Alberta Rural Development Network
- Canadian Cultural Mosaic Foundation
- CommunityWise
- Alberta Assembly of Social Workers
Edmonton
- Edmonton Anti-Black Racism Tool Kit
- Organizations that Empower Black Communities in YEG
- Citizen historian determined to expose Edmonton's racist past to reconcile and move forward
- Black Writers living in yeg - a Twitter thread
- 'This happens everywhere': Man restrained beneath Edmonton police officer's shin speaks out
Readings Lists
- Black Lives Matter YEG
- Anti-Racist Reading List - King County Library
- Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi - Chicago Public Library
- Anti-Racist Education - Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation
- 26 Children's Books to Support Conversation on Race
- Because Black Lives Matter, a Collection of Anti-Racist Reading Lists
- Posts from the Reading Real Good blog that include diverse children's books
- Reading Towards Abolition: A Reading List on Policing, Rebellion, and the Criminalization of Blackness
- 27 books to help you talk to your kids about racism
- UMinnesota Press' eBooks, free to read until August 31
- Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race
- Podcast Suggestions
Films/Shows Lists
- 100 best Black films of the 21st century
- Best Black movies of the last 30 years
- 6 Films to Watch for Black History Month
- HBO's Watchmen was ahead of its time - by 9 months
Black-owned Businesses to Support
- A Different Booklist: A Canadian multicultural bookstore specializing in literature from the African and Caribbean diaspora and the global south
- The Green House (eatery on U of A campus, 8623 112 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1K8)
- Black-owned restaurants in Edmonton - Twitter thread
- Black-owned businesses in Edmonton
- 100+ Black-owned etsy shops