Our event starts at 11 am on the 2nd floor of the Koffler House (569 Spadina Avenue)
In this interactive session, we will, first, explore the nature of hierarchies: on what criteria are they based? How do we personally experience them? We will then relate this to knowledge: whose knowledge is valued? Whose knowledge is de-valued? Who has access to knowledge creation and dissemination? What effects does this have? The discussion is based on a theoretical approach called the BIAS FREE Framework. Anyone interested can find it on the internet, but there is no need to do so. We will not be dealing with the Framework as a whole, but only look at this most basic aspect of it.
We will have Margrit Eichler facilitating and leading us through this interactive session. Margrit Eichler is Professor Emerita of the Department of Social Justice Education at OISE/UT. One of her research streams is concerned with how to avoid biases in research that are often unconscious and due to existing social hierarchies. One of the outputs of this work is the BIAS FREE Framework, co-authored with Mary Anne Burke. It has been applied across the world. Since it is user-driven and asks questions rather than provide answers, it is applicable across different cultures.
Our musical performer this Sunday will be Lindsay Foote. Lindsay is a singer songwriter who writes honest, soul-bearing music and couples that with a voice that will melt even the hardest heart. Inspired by the alternative folk music scene, Lindsay has been writing songs for as long as she can remember. Originally from Winchester, Massachusetts, she moved to Canada in 2009 to study voice at the University of Toronto.
Her newest release, Going Gone EP, boasts lush acoustic arrangements paired with Lindsay’s signature candid writing style. The songs explore love, loss, and facing the truth even in the toughest moments. From her Going Gone EP, “Silence” was featured on CBC Metro Morning, CBC Big City Small World, and CJRU Double Booked. RAW RAMP Magazine calls these songs “the most celestial & moving folk songs you can imagine” and For the Rabbits calls it “the sound of an artist expanding their musical horizons and fulfilling a very rich promise.”
We are so enthused to have Lindsay Foote return to the Oasis stage! https://www.lindsayfoote.com
To RSVP to this event please visit our Meetup page.