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Official Statements

One this page you will find all official statements made by the CBGSA and CWIC uOttawa. Any requests for future statements, or regarding comments on past statements, can be directed by email using the below button.

June 1, 2021

Our official response on Twitter regarding the discovery of 215 children found buried at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

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March 18, 2021

Our statement on Twitter in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community following the events in Atlanta, Georgia. 

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November 20, 2020

Our open letter to Faculty of Science students regarding a professor's use of the n-word in class and the subsequent letter released (and signed) by several professors at uOttawa in support of the use of racial slurs in the classroom. 

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"We were profoundly disappointed and disgusted by [these incidents], and hope to see immediate improvement to our Faculty and University equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED) knowledge and actions to help heal these divisions."

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November 4, 2020

Our official report on the Faculty of Science actions for increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion. This report is in collaboration with the graduate student associations in biology, physics, and math, as well as the undergraduate science student association. The report was last updated on September 23, 2020

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