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We all have a shared responsibility to establish and maintain a climate of respect in the workplace. This workshop is intended to raise awareness about the importance of a welcoming, inclusive and respectful environment for all. It also offers a forum for generating ideas for achieving inclusiveness, understanding and respect while acknowledging, valuing and accommodating differences. 

The workshop highlights Dalhousie’s Personal Harassment Policy and reviews the other policies in place designed to protect individuals’ rights, such as Dalhousie’s Statement on Prohibited Discrimination, the Sexual Harassment Policy, the University’s Accommodation Policy and the Code of Student Conduct. Workshop participants will also be provided with a list of resources which can be accessed safely and confidentially.

This session focuses on the roles and responsibilities of staff, managers, faculty members and students in the creation of a harassment-free working and learning environment. 

Our Facilitators:

Gaye Wishart, Advisor, Harassment Prevention, is responsible for monitoring the Sexual Harassment and Personal Harassment policies on campus.  She has many years of experience in HR at Dalhousie and has pursued both formal education and professional development in HR related areas, holding both the CHRP and RPR designations.  Gaye is active in a number of associations including the Canadian Association for the Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment in Higher Education (CAPDHHE).

Lisa DeLong comes to Dalhousie from her current position as Mediation Coordinator at the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission where she focused on early resolution of disputes; and most recently, Ms. DeLong played a leadership role in introducing restorative approaches to all areas of the Commission's work.  Prior to that she was an Investigator with the Commission, a Field Officer/Investigator with the N.S. Office of the Ombudsman, served in the Legal Services Unit of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP with the Government of Canada, and early in her career was a Research Associate with Human Rights Internet, Children's Rights Division.

Ms. DeLong has a BA (Hons.) from Dalhousie University, an LL.B. (Hons.) from the University of Ottawa, and an LL.M. from Dalhousie University.  She also has a significant amount of mediation/communications skills training.

October 28 2013 - 12:00 noon

Location

Room 254 Haley Institute

Additional Information

Register:

https://register-eod.dal.ca/workshop.php?id=714