Shadeism: Digging Deeper

University of Toronto, Mississauga - Equity & Diversity OfficeThe University of Toronto Mississauga Equity & Diversity Office (EDO) provides programs and services to students, staff, and faculty at UTM. In cooperation with its campus partners, the EDO promotes an equitable and inclusive campus community, free from discrimination or harassment based on any of the Ontario Human Rights Code grounds.

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The documentary SHADEISM: DIGGING DEEPER, explores the issue of shadeism and discrimination based on skin tone amongst members of the same communities. This issue of skin tone, of certain shades being considered better than others, was never missing from conversation while growing up for Director V. T. Nayani. This film looks at where shadeism comes from, examines how it directly affects women-identified people, and explores how we can move forward together by challenging Eurocentric beauty standards.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion and a question and answer period with the Film Director, V.T Nayani and the following panel members:
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Ken Derry, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, History of Religion
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Jordache Ellapen, Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies
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Bhajan Gill, Student, Equity & Diversity Office Programming Assistant
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Carae Henry, Student, Residence Don
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Jed Kuhn, Assistant Professor (LTA) History/Women and Gender Studies
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Rebeca Mahadeo, Staff, Student Development Coordinator, Intercultural Programs 
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All are welcome to this event. If you have any human rights code-related accommodation requests, please contact the Equity & Diversity Office (<A HREF="mailto:edo.utm@utoronto.ca" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">edo.utm@utoronto.ca</A> or 905-569-4916) by October 9, 2019 and we will work with you to make appropriate accommodations.
Sponsored by: Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office, Centre for South Asian Civilizations, Connections & Conversations, Equity & Diversity Office, Historical Students, and International Education Centre.

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