Past Guided Book Studies:

Using “Building a Bridge” by Fr. James Martin

Yvonne Runstedler (Facilitator & Presenter), Alec James Dixon (Presenter) and Jeffrey Mawhinney (Presenter) January-June 2022.

Multi-Part Webinar series entitled “Belonging & Mental Health Needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ students in Catholic Schools.”

• ONLINE Wellington Catholic District School Board & Simcoe-Muskoka District School Board. 5 -part series for any staff member by sign-up.

• ONLINE Dufferin-Peel Secondary OECTA

o 2-part series: Two 75-minute interactive workshops

• ONLINE & IN-PERSON Waterloo OECTA Unit

o 2-part series: 75 minute introduction, then 2 hour in-person workshop.

October 2020-May 2021
5-part Webinar Series based on The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole. Presentation to Wellington Catholic District School Board Employees.

• Objective: to address anti-Black racism in our own contexts through study.

• Each session included a guest with lived experiences of the content.

We can provide PD with or without an accompanying book for your context. Contact us to discuss the book or learning most relevant to your needs!

May-June 2020.
Co-Facilitator, 3-part Live Webinar Series in collaboration with unlearn to address the equity concerns presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

• Working collaboratively with Lakhdeep Dhaliwal (VP Equity Education) and Abhi Ahluwalia (Founder & CEO) of unlearn., we facilitated a 3-part series for three different groups of educators of approximately 20 each.

• Responsive to the needs presented by the first few months of the pandemic.

• See https://unlearn.com for more about this organization