Athletics and Recreation
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Focus Groups
Have you experienced racism or other discrimination related to your identity as a varsity student-athlete? Are you concerned about campus culture for the BIPOC community and other historically under-represented groups?
For example:
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Experiences of “othering”
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Lack of cultural or identity-based sensitivity, whether unconscious or not
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Harassment, discrimination and microaggressions among student-athletes, or by coaches, trainers or administrators, that make you feel unwelcome, unable to be yourself, or otherwise unsafe.
Help bring about change by sharing your story and signing up for one of the focus groups below.
Varsity student-athletes are invited to participate in focus groups to share their experiences and observations related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). All focus groups will be professionally facilitated by experts Khan Bouba-Dalambaye, Clinical counselor/therapist and McGill Consultant on Anti-Black Racism; and Sara Pierre, McGill Employment Equity Advisor.
We seek to understand what current and past experiences have been for our student-athletes, allowing us to identify areas that require improvement as we continue to build a more inclusive culture where everyone feels welcome, seen and represented. Your contributions will inform future priority setting and actions aimed at educating our community and eliminating any systemic racism, discrimination and harassment that exists within our Unit.
Some of the sessions are dedicated spaces for student-athletes who belong to the BIPOC community so they can share their experiences safely. Please do not register if you are not a member of the group identified for that session.
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Date and Time
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Group(s)
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October 1, 10:30 a.m
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Open session: All eligible student-athletes
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October 1, 4:00 p.m
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Women and non-binary student-athletes
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October 4, 2:00 p.m.
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BIPOC student-athletes
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October 7, 1:00 p.m.
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Black student-athletes
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October 7: 4:30 p.m.
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Open session: All eligible student-athletes
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The focus groups are open to varsity student-athletes who consumed eligibility as a member of a competitive sport teams between September 2016 and September 2021.* As a thank you for sharing your stories and feedback, each participant will receive a $25.00 promotional code to the Redbird Sport Shop.
If you are uncomfortable participating in a focus group with others, you are invited to reach out to the EDI team (edi.mgmt@mcgill.ca) directly.
Focus groups will be cancelled or merged if registration is too low. Sessions will not be recorded although designated note-takers will ensure experiences and ideas are captured.
*Varsity student-athletes who registered for the 2020/21 season are included in this group.
Registration
To register, please send the following information to communications.athletics@mcgill.ca and the Zoom link will be emailed to you in the coming days:
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First and last name
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Active year(s) as a varsity student-athlete
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The date of the focus group you’d like to participate in.
