Like many across Canada, North America and the world, the Board of Directors of the Wellesley Institute is saddened and outraged by the killing of George Floyd, and by the violence and institutional injustice in response to protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality. Members of the Board are also painfully aware that anti-Black racism […]
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A Letter From The CEO
Goodbye, thank you, and perhaps hello again Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Wellesley Institute, After over a decade as the Wellesley Institute’s CEO, I have decided to accept a position with another organization. It has been a very difficult decision as the growth, trials and tribulations, collaborative partnerships, and numerous successes of both our organization […]
2015 Dalla Lana Student-Led Conference, Racial Justice Matters – October 2015
Wellesley Institute hosted two idea labs at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s (DLSPH) student led conference on Oct 23rd and 24th, 2015. The goals of these labs were to increase participants’ understandings of racism as a social determinant of health as well as empower participants to understand where they can make changes within […]
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