Equity
The Equity Commission strives to educate the Queen’s community on issues of social justice through events, outreach campaigns, resources, and opportunities for student involvement.
Equity Office Hours
TUES: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
WED 10:30AM - 1:30PM
THURS: 10:00AM - 12:30PM; 2:30PM - 5:00PM
FRI: 9:30PM - 1:30PM
Common Links
Students of Colour Collective
The Students of Colour (SoC) Collective aims to advocate for and act as a safe space for racialized students within Arts and Science to organize initiatives and events that focus on amplifying the voices of racialized students through an intersectional approach. The SoCC will mainly operate to create safe spaces for racialized folks at Queen’s through collaborative events and initiatives with other racialized groups on campus. The Students of Colour Collective will achieve these goals through panels, forums, and creative workshops, as well as through collaborative measures with other social justice groups on campus and within the community at large. SoCC will strive to educate students on the intersectional issues faced by racialized communities, while also creating a space for individuals of all within the Society.
Queer Space
Queer Space organizes events that focus on educating the student body and community about queer issues, gender identity/diversity and sexual/romantic orientation. The committee aims to advocate for and create space for LGBTQ2S+ communities at Queen’s, while acknowledging the multifaceted nature of gender and gender-based oppression. Queer Space will achieve these goals through events such as panels, training sessions, forums, and creative workshops, as well as through collaboration with other social justice groups on campus. QS will strive to educate students on the issues faced by LGBTQ2S+ communities, while also creating a space for individuals of all sexual/romantic orientations and gender identities within the Society.
ASUS Equity Workshop Series
The ASUS Equity Workshop Series committee provides educational experiences and opportunity on equity related work and education alongside equity deserving groups. We strive to promote opportunities that are outside students’ identities and access it in a manner that is appropriate, respectful, accessible and emphasizes positionality. The education facilitation will be decolonial, identity centered and group centered to how the communities we partner with wished to be portrayed.
Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance
The Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance (DNA) is a group focused on creating safe and accessible spaces, opportunities, and initiatives for students with disabilities to navigate their academics and university experiences. This group works to represent students who identify as disabled, autistic, neurodivergent, deaf, Deaf, chronic illness, long-term condition, or mental illness. The main objectives of this committee are to use an intersectional approach in addressing and combatting ableism, raising awareness on issues faced by students with disabilities, and promote disability justice while opposing oppression in all forms. Accessibility being a focal pillar within the committee, DNA is committed to addressing this within the educational setting, campus environment, and beyond.
Research and Recommendations
The Research and Recommendation Committee provides students with opportunities to engage in research on equity-related issues that impact the student body. The team works to identify a problem faced by students on campus/ in the Kingston community and will then conduct research on this specific issue through surveys and focus groups. The committee will use this data to identify the ways in which the University and Society can better advocate for and support all students, especially those of marginalized identities.