LU Human Rights and Equity

LU Human Rights and Equity The Office ensures that Lakehead University is a human rights compliant, inclusive and accommodating space that champions diversity.

The Office of Human Rights and Equity aims to realize the rights of all students, faculty, staff and visitors of Lakehead University through human rights protection, promotion and implementation. Furthermore, it works to prevent and respond to discrimination, harassment and sexual violence. Lakehead University is compliant with the Ontario Human Rights Code which gives everyone equal rights and op

portunities without discrimination because of age, ancestry, colour, race, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, disability, family status, marital status (including single status), gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy and breastfeeding), and sexual orientation. The three main functions of the Office of Human Rights and Equity are:

1) Policy development, research and advisory services

2) Outreach and education

3) Complaint processing and resolution

Happy Lunar New Year from OHRE ...
02/10/2024

Happy Lunar New Year from OHRE ...

02/09/2024

02/01/2024
01/11/2024

Message from the director of the OHRE as today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women...
11/25/2022

Message from the director of the OHRE as today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls.

You can find a copy of this message with clickable links on the Lakehead University media bulletin coming out today.

Announcement of Successful Departments in the Competition for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) InitiativesOn behal...
11/24/2022

Announcement of Successful Departments in the Competition for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives

On behalf of the Offices of Research Services and Human Rights and Equity, we are pleased to announce the following academic departments, and lead faculty members, were successful in the internal competition titled ‘Departmental Competition for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives’ for the amounts listed:

- Anthropology (Dr. Jessica Metcalfe) - $1,500
- Chemical Engineering (Dr. Sudip Raksh*t) - $1,200
- Civil Engineering (Dr. Ahmed Elshaer and Dr. Jian Deng) - $1,500
- English (Dr. Max Haiven, Dr. Sarah Olutola and Dr. Anna Guttman) - $1,300
- Geology (Dr. Noah Phillips) - $1,500
- Health and Behavioural Sciences (Dr. Ravi Gokani) - $1,500
- Physics (Dr. Hubert de Guise) - $1,200
- Science & Environmental Studies Science Speaker Committee (Dr. Joseph Carney - Chair, Dr. Maryam Ebrahimi, Dr. Matthew Tocheri, Dr. Amanda Diochon, Dr. Noah Phillips, and Dr. Sree Kurissery) - $300

These departments and EDI champions put forth excellent proposals for increasing EDI knowledge within the research environment at Lakehead University.

All successful departments received funding, made possible through an NSERC EDI Institutional Capacity-Building Grant, that will support the implementation of these projects. The initiatives range from speaker events to mentor activities and will occur by the end of March 2023.

Please keep an eye on the Research & Innovation Bulletin and Campus Connection for more details on the public events being planned by these units.

Once again, congratulations to all!

During this lockdown the Office of Human Rights and Equity continues to offer remotely accessible services and support t...
03/09/2021

During this lockdown the Office of Human Rights and Equity continues to offer remotely accessible services and support to the Lakehead University. Send an email confidentially to humanrights@lakeheadu.ca or for s*xual violence supports at
sv.hre@lakeheadu.ca. You can also leave us a voicemail with your phone number and we will get back to you. Here is a list of some great community resources as well! Feel free to contact our office if you require assistance accessing any of the listed services or supports.

Happy International Women’s Day! Follow our page as we highlight the incredible women in the Lakehead University communi...
03/08/2021

Happy International Women’s Day! Follow our page as we highlight the incredible women in the Lakehead University community this week! Each day we will showcase a student, faculty member or researcher at Lakehead University and share their contributions to our community!

Join one of our consultation sessions! Held every Tuesday from 12-1pm until March 16th. All participants get a $5 Starbu...
03/02/2021

Join one of our consultation sessions! Held every Tuesday from 12-1pm until March 16th. All participants get a $5 Starbucks gift card!

Join us at 12 pm today for Dr. Semie Sama’s talk on human rights and the environment!
02/26/2021

Join us at 12 pm today for Dr. Semie Sama’s talk on human rights and the environment!

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