EDPPxSpectrum Networking Event
What an evening! Thank you so much to our esteemed guests and to all the students who attended our EDPPxSpectrum Networking Event. We were so thrilled by the quality of conversation and engagement from everyone.
Our wonderful guests are inviting you to connect with them if you want to keep the conversation going. You can find them on LinkedIn here:
Nicholas Renzetti: http://linkedin.com/in/nicholas-renzetti-52430a1b2
Rachel Mansell: http://linkedin.com/in/rachel-mansell
Colin Baulke: http://linkedin.com/in/colin-baulke-b9809a68
Edilu Torres Padiernos: http://linkedin.com/in/padiernosedilu

Anti-Oppression Training

EDPP (formerly known as GDPP_ hosted the annual Anti-Oppression Workshop in collaboration with other SPPG student initiatives on November 17, 2017. This hands-on workshop provided an introduction to anti-oppression principles and how these principles relate to volunteer experiences and policy analysis. The skills developed through this workshop are integral to policy work, especially for those consulting with community groups, facilitating events, interviewing stakeholders and engaging with the larger public policy community. This training was a facilitated workshop by UofT's Equity Office and included interactive sessions.

Learning Goals Summary 
  • Basic principles of anti-oppression and their application in a variety of settings: working with vulnerable populations, discussing public policy solutions and innovations
  • Importance of why having a diversity of voices and an anti-oppression lens are essential to policy work
  • Creating safe and welcoming spaces for guests at events and in interviews/meetings 
  • develop a better understanding of respectful terminology and how language can be used in an oppressive way
  • For a detailed overview, please see this guide:
sppg_nov_booklet_2017.pdf
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Accessibility Training

Analysts have training to build accessible Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents. The Treasury Board Secretariat of Ontario Accessibility and Inclusion Lead provided an exclusive training session to EDPP (formerly  GDPP ) Analysts on November 6, 2017. The workshop focused on how to create accessible materials (i.e. briefing docs, pdf, ppt, websites). 

​Read more about the importance of building accessible documents in the future workplace.