Press Release: The Centre for Excellence on Empathy, Equity & Diversity Celebrates Canadian Multiculturalism Day June 27th
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Cultural Mindfulness:
For a Caring Heart of Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAM),
June 27 is Multiculturalism Day in Canada, an opportunity to reflect on empathy, equity, and diversity, and a time to honor the ethnic, racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds of Canada. On behalf of the Centre for Excellence on Empathy, Equity & Diversity (CEEED), we join with all the citizens to celebrate Canadian Multiculturalism Day.
International Webinar Series #3 (Conversation to unbox social/digital inequalities)
An
International Webinar on “Cultural Mindfulness” organized by CEEED was held on June
22, 2022, with an audience from across the globe. The proceedings Video is
released now for public viewing https://youtu.be/eLWSqZ6HXd8.
Dr.
Mohamed Taher, Librarian/CIO, Canadian Multifaith Federation, and CEEED’s
Committee Member introduced the speakers. Dr. Abdulhamid Hathiyani, Global
Consultant and CEEED’s Chair conducted the proceedings of the webinar.
The Guest speech on The Many Meanings of Mindfulness was by Dr. Ellen Choi, Assistant Professor, HRM/OB Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).
The
key speech was on Mindfulness in a Time of Turbulence: For a Caring Heart of
Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAM) by Stephen Abram, MLS, CEO,
Lighthouse Consulting, Inc., and former ED, the Federation of Ontario Public
Libraries. Stephen shared his insights and philosophies that underpin resilience,
nimbleness, innovation, creativity, and success - personally and
professionally. Mindfulness is awareness. We are NOT returning to normal.
We, as a profession, are responding and building a NEXT normal - one that
accommodates changes in our lives, users, and society.
On
this occasion, the Inaugural issue of the CEEED Newsletter was Launched by Dr.
Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Chief Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, and
CEEED’s Editorial Committee Member. The Newsletter can be accessed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FBsMeyPxDXKH-ul5dkotaoXSjPXKAFwb/view
ABOUT
CEEED
The
Centre for Excellence on Empathy, Equity & Diversity (CEEED) emerged as a
result of shared need and ideas to continue a conversation on social/digital
inequalities, by Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LAM). Empathy is to
understand and also feel the experiences of others. In this turbulence-like
situation, emotional distress awareness is needed to build a more empathetic
and equitable workplace for everyone in LAM along with other industries and
professions in the community. For more information, please email mt@akbani.info, or visit www.ceeediversity.blogspot.com.
CEEED Board Members
· Dr. Abdulhamid
Hathiyani, Global Consultant on Community and
Workforce Development., Toronto;
· Dr. Mohamed Taher,
Librarian/CIO, Canadian Multifaith Federation, Toronto;
· Dr. Anita Coleman,
Consultant, Powering Social Equity, Irvine, California;
· Sarala Uttangi, Director,
Community Engagement & Partnerships, Brampton Library, Ontario;
· Triveni Kuchi, Social
Sciences/Instructional Services Librarian, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ.;
· Sheliza Jamal, Executive
Director, Curated Leadership Inc., Toronto;
· Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Chief Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata;
· Olesia Sloboda, MLIS., Curator of Collections, Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Education, Winnipeg, Manitoba;
· Dr. Laura-Edythe Coleman,
Professor and Director of the graduate program in Arts Administration &
Museum Leadership, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
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