October 2021
October Pride Week Keynote Address – Author Joshua Whitehead
Don't miss AUSU's exclusive Facebook Live keynote address on October 25 at 2:00 pm MT with award-winning Two-Spirit Oji-nêhiyaw author Joshua Whitehead (he/him). Hosted by Cheyenne Johns (she/her), Afro-Indigenous trauma-informed yoga teacher, child and youth counsellor, AU psychology student based in Mohkinstsis/Calgary, AB, and member of Wiikwemikoong Unceded Territory. The event will run two (2) hours and there will be a Q and A session after the presentation when viewers will be encouraged to send their questions…
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AUSUnights Pride Edition
Join us on October 28 at 5:00 pm MT for a special Pride Edition of AUSUnights! It’s a great opportunity to connect with fellow students through Zoom, play some 2SLGBTQIA+ trivia, and get a chance to win prizes and swag from your AU Students’ Union! RSVP to [email protected] for a link to the meeting room!
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October Pride Week Presentation – Dr Tobias Wiggins
Save the date for an exclusive Facebook live presentation on October 29 at 5:00 pm MT by AU Faculty member Dr Tobias Wiggins (he/him) who will discuss Trans Inclusion at AU: Research and Institutional Futures. Dr Wiggins is an assistant professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Athabasca University (AU). His research centers transgender mental health, queer and trans visual culture, clinical transphobia, accessible community-based wellness, and psychoanalysis. Broadly, his work aims to address the continued…
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