Past Engagements - The Centre for Civic Religious Literacy - Le centre de littératie religieuse civique

In 2018, 2019, and 2020, we engaged in training and public discussions. In 2021, we began to focus more on long-term projects towards systematic and long-term change, while still appreciating the value of individual engagements.

Here’s a list of our engagements to learn about our work.

To see our upcoming engagements, visit Our Engagements page. Our current projects are listed on Our Projects page.

2022 Engagements

January 31 – “Thinking deeper and speaking louder: A dialogue about Bill 21” Webinar, Muslim Awareness Week

March 29 – “Introduction to the Learning Anti-Racism Toolkit” webinar, co-hosted with the Victoria Multifaith Society

September 13 – “Religious/Worldview Education in Canada: A look at New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario,” presentation, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction SIG19: Religions and Worldviews in Education.

2021 Engagements

January 27 – “Religious bullying in our schools and more” Webinar, Muslim Awareness Week

March 12 – “Rural small-to-medium sized Canadian businesses and support for religious, spiritual, and non-religious employees: A case study“, 2021 Forum on Workplace Inclusion

March 23 – “Rural Canada: A pilot project to promote social and economic well-being through religious literacy“, 2021 Metropolis Conference

April 28 – “From within and from without: Exploring how regional contexts influence barriers to socialization and belonging in organizations“, Centre for Research on Inclusion at Work

Sept 15 – “Culture and Religion,” Alberta Culture Days

Sept 27 – Atelier : Le racisme antireligieux : clés de compréhension pour une meilleure intervention , Journées de la Paix

2020 Engagements

Jan 12 – Humanist Canada Webinar: “Bill 21: Understanding the different sides of the tension.”

Jan 13 – “Religious bullying” in-class workshop, Faculty of Education, McGill University

Jan 15 – CBC Radio Noon Montreal interview with Dr. Sabrina Jafralie, “Don’t give me that old time religion – Quebec to move away from the ERC course“.

Jan 22 – “Diversity, religious literacy, equity: Perspectives on Bill 21” workshop for law students, Faculty of Law, McGill University (sponsored by the Faculty of Law Equity Committee).

Jan 27 – “Civic Dialogue” in-class workshop, Faculty of Education, McGill University.

Feb 4 – “Bill 21 and Teaching in Quebec (For B.Ed.)” workshop, Faculty of Education, McGill University. Postponed.

Feb 20 – “Religious, spiritual, and non-religious patients: Cultural competency & self-care for nurses” in Toronto. Postponed.

Feb 25 – “Political and religious literacy: How do they intersect?” in-class lecture and workshop, Social Development Studies, Renison College, University of Waterloo, ON

Feb 25 – “Speaking about religion publicly (personally and professionally) à la Habermas” in-class lecture and workshop, Martin Luther University College, Wilfrid Laurier University, ON

Mar 9 – “Racism and Civil Society: Seeking room for dialogue” public roundtable, Vancouver Public Library. More info here: https://ccrl-clrc.ca/vanroundtable/

Mar 19 – “What is a ‘good life’? Looking at worldviews, dialogue, and integration” workshop presentation, Metropolis conference, Winnipeg, MB Postponed due to COVID-19.

Mar 29 – “Unpacking Racism Beyond Race” workshop, Hamilton Center for Civic Inclusion (HCCI) Anti-Racism conference, Hamilton, ON. Postponed due to COVID-19.

Apr 2 – “Understanding different religious, spiritual, non-religious, and cultural worldviews for team work,” elective course (online), Centre for Interprofessional Education, University of Toronto, ON.

Apr 28 – “From within and from without: Exploring how regional contexts influence barriers to socialization and belonging in organizations” conference presentation, Center for Research on Inclusion at Work, Carleton University, Ottawa Cancelled due to COVID-19.

Apr 28 – “Understanding different religious, spiritual, non-religious, and cultural worldviews for team work,” elective course (online), Centre for Interprofessional Education, University of Toronto, ON.

May 22 – “Islamophobia, Academia and Representation” presentation by Dr. Hicham Tiflati, our QC Regional Director, during the 16th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US. Canceled due to COVID-19.

May 26 – “Responding to inter-cultural hate in the time of COVID-19” panel presentation by Alim Fakirani, our BC Regional Director, during the Religious, Spiritual, Secular: Living in a Pluralistic Culture Online Academic & Community Conference, hosted by the Vancouver School of Theology.

June 4 – “Racism during COVID-19” virtual dialogue, co-hosted with the North Shore Restorative Justice Society.

Le juin 29 – « Vivre ensemble, malgré le racisme. Un défi québécois. » Une discussion de groupe confidentielle et bilingue, co-organisé par le Fondation canadienne des relations raciales.

July 9 – “Racism during COVID” virtual dialogue, co-hosted with the North Shore Restorative Justice Society.

Aug 3-5 – “Relating equity of RSSI to students’ professional stance and responsibility,” online conference presentation, International Conference on Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities in Higher Education.

Aug 7 – “Covid-19 and Racism: A difficult intersection to interpret and translate,” online webinar, Words Without Borders.

le 7 octobre – « Actes, incidents et discours haineux : Comprendre, reconnaître et prévenir » en-ligne, Dr Hicham Tiflati avec le Centre de prévention de la radicalisation menant à la violence (CPRMV) aux Journées de la paix. Ce sera un webinaire en français, mais English questions are welcome too.

Oct 19-23 – “Understanding religious perspectives,” a Focus Week course, Faculty of Law, McGill University.

Oct 28 – “From Africville to Hogan’s Alley: The importance of Black spaces in Canada .” A webinar, Dr. Sabrina Jafralie with Montreal in Action.

Oct 28 – “Bridging Divides & Religious Freedom in Canada & US“, A panel conversation, Alim Fakirani with Religious Freedom USA.

Nov 2 – “S pirituality, Religious Literacy, and Social Work,” a workshop, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.

Nov 9 – “Understanding religious discrimination and bullying,” A webinar, Dr. W. Y. Alice Chan with Prospect Adult Religious Literacy Series, Illinois.