Laura Mae Lindo is the Director of the Diversity and Equity Office at Wilfrid Laurier University the inaugural e(RACE)r Summit on Race and Racism on Canadian University Campuses on March 21, 2016 on the United Nations (UN) Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The summit featured prominent speakers including the Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Renu Mandhane, and Alvin Curling, the first Black-Canadian to hold a cabinet-level position in Ontario and the first Black Speaker of the Ontario Legislature.
The summit brought together senior administrators and their teams from universities across Ontario and Canada, to discuss race and racism. Participants explored ways to hear, engage with and address racialized students' concerns and will work together to develop intentional, sector-wide strategies to stop racism on Canadian university campuses.
Lindo says: “I want the students to know that we hear them. We hear the calls for racial justice in the university sector. At the institutional level, our work begins with listening to and hearing the stories that students have shared with administrators. We appreciate the work that they are doing to change the university climate.”
Source: https://www.wlu.ca/news/news-releases/2016/march/laurier-to-host-summit-...
