Mohawk College
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Maxine Carter Maxine is an accomplished trainer, facilitator and public speaker and author on various subjects to foster a better understanding of human rights, equity,diversity, anti-racism and anti-oppression,cultural competence, disability and accessibility and anti-violence. Maxine is also a YWCA Woman of Distinction Award winner for Community Development and Social Inclusion. Maxine works across the college to support Mohawk's goals around diversity, inclusion, and ensuring Mohawk is a welcoming community and campus.

Lateral Violence Lateral Violence is a “term being used to describe a spectrum of behaviors that range from passive aggression and shunning to more severe forms...” mainly used within First Nations communities however it can be used to describe peer to peer behaviours among those in other groups (same culture, gender, sexuality etc). Within this session, our facilitator, Denise Findlay, will deconstruct the term, lead the group into understanding the impacts of intergenerational trauma caused by Residential School, and discuss Trauma Informed Care. Mental Health First Aid The MHFA Canada program aims to improve mental health literacy, and provide the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend, a student or a colleague. Fostering Trans-Inclusive People who identify as trans often experience barriers to accessing necessary services and programs due to discrimination or harassment based on their gender identity and gender expression. This workshop will explore the experiences and challenges faced by trans people and provides information to the participants to help develop approaches to fostering a trans inclusive environment. Fierce Generations Fierce Generations is diversity training with a multigenerational lens. It provides a framework for uniting people and realizing the rewards of an inclusive culture by celebrating points of diversity among groups. Intercultuaral Competence Assessment and Engagement Workshop The IDI can help respondents to…Understand the developmental stages of intercultural sensitivity through which people move towards greater intercultural effectiveness, Increase self-awareness for each individual respondent and identify issues that may be impeding development and Increase organization-level understanding of intercultural issues Bystander This workshop is aimed at generating discussion around the different forms of sexualized violence that is present on campus and within our community. Attendees will be provided with the skills and knowledge to become active bystanders in the case that they witness acts of sexualized violence Diversity - The Power of People Learn to take a team approach in a multicultural setting! Gain tools to build trust, deal with conflicts, and deal constructively with differences in a non-threatening, inclusive way! Safe Talk SafeTalk is a half-day training in suicide alertness. It helps participants recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connect them with resources who can help them in choosing to live. Participants don’t need any formal preparation to attend the training—those who want to make a difference can learn the safeTALK steps.