CWIC uOttawa's
EDI Library and Book Club
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."
- Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"
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Library
Welcome to our EDI Library!
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Our library aims to support students in expanding their knowledge about EDI-related topics. We are providing an accessible way for all students within our department to experience different perspective and to "learn outside of the classroom".
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This library is a place for students within the Faculty of Science at the University of Ottawa to access EDI-related novels (fiction and non-fiction) by request.
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To request a novel, please follow the below instructions:
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1) Create an account
2) Verify your email address
3) Click "Request Member Access" and enter "https://edi.librarika.com/"
4) Visit our library!
5) When you are logged in you can view and search our catalogue. By clicking on a novel you will be brought to an info page where you can view a novel's availability, and make requests.
If you have any difficulties with the Librarika site or if you have any questions, please reach out to us by EMAIL.
Books we have read in our book club are indicated with a 📚 (book stack emoji).
Books that we currently have in our library and are available by request on our Librarika are indicated with a 📖 (open book emoji).
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Is there a novel we don't currently have in our library that you would like to read? You can request a book that we do not currently have in our library using our Google Form: https://forms.gle/LTmQazcCjNuCCrhY6
Our Suggested Reads
Other suggestions
Faculty of Science Book Club
Our book club meets biweekly for discussion and reflection on the current book. The book club has a focus on novels related to equity, diversity, and inclusion but all book recommendations are welcome! If you are interested in attending and reading with us, please contact us! This book club was started by the Biology Graduate Student’s Association, but all are welcome at any meeting.
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NEW: To support student participation in the book club, CWIC uOttawa provides funding (supported by Campus Vibez uOttawa) for the reimbursement of novels read in the book club up to a maximum of 20$ per book. To request a reimbursement of a novel please fill out this form.
our current book
THE “TL;DR” OF THE BOOK IS:
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Wellness is not a state of mind, but a state of action. It is the freedom to move through the innate cycles and oscillations of being human - from effort to rest and back, from connection to autonomy and back, from adventure to homecoming and back.
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But we have been lied to our whole lives about what wellness “should” look like, and rejecting that lie, all those myths about “having it all” and “finally achieving lasting peace” is how we create space in our lives for that free action through the cycle of being human.
equity journal club
Coming Soon!