Menu 1: Ways of Knowing

Menu 2: Racism in STEM

Menu 3: General Discussions on Race and Racism

Menu 4: Pour les francophones/philes

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Question(s)

Option 1: Ways of Knowing

In analyzing your identity and the history of the land upon which you find yourself, what are your responsibilities towards the knowledge produced by the original stewards of the land? (250 words max)

OR

What can Actua do to decolonize STEM knowledge production and sharing in partnership with Indigenous, racialized and marginalized peoples to make STEM more welcoming for all? (250 words max)

Option 2: Racism in STEM

What aspects of your identity grant you power and privilege in STEM fields? How? (250 words max)

OR

As someone in STEM, what can you do to diversify STEM professions in a way that recognizses the history of oppression associated with STEM? (250 words max)

Option 3: General Discussions on Race and Racism

What aspects of your identity grant you power and privilege in your community? How? (250 words max)

OR

What are ways that you can demonstrate solidarity (allyship) with those of identities that have historically been oppressed in Canadian society? (250 words max)

Option 4: Pour les francophones/philes

Qu’est-ce qui signifie pour vous une francophonie canadienne inclusive et respectueuse? (max de 300 mots)

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Qu’est-ce que vous pouvez faire dans le cadre de vos études/votre travail afin de lutter activement contre le racisme et pour la justice sociétale? (max de 300 mots)

All the Participants

How would you reword Actua's stated mission to better support anti-racism? (250 words max)

AND

Outline an idea for a lesson plan in STEM that YOU could lead that centres the voices of oppressed peoples not often heard from in your field (no maximum number of words)

Please specify the oppressed peoples that you would be highlighting in this idea, and please be specific (for example, you cannot highlight "Indigenous peoples" but you can highlight Mi'kmak knowledge in marine biology; you cannot highlight "people of colour" but you can highlight Afro-Nova Scotian achievements in engineering)