Welcome to our supports and resources page! 

This page is dedicated to the gathering and sharing of EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) and emergency resources with our campus and broader UPEI community. The aim is to help connect students to various resources and services available to them as well as to promote understanding, learning, and support.

2SLGBTQIA+ resources
Anti-racism resources
Emergency resources

2SLGBTQIA+ resources

Pride Week, July

Pride on PEI takes place in July with organizations and on-campus groups working to create inclusive programming that supports our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

These initiatives serve to create opportunities for visibility, recognize the diversity, strength, and resilience inherent to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community; and, amplify diverse voices with the aim of developing tools to engage in advocacy on campus and within the wider community. We look forward to a week of learning and action.

#PrideUPEI

PEI resources

• Peers Alliance programs 
• Pride PEI
• PEI Transgender network 
• Join the Queer Collective on Facebook to connect with other LGBTQ2SIA+ students

UPEI resources

• All-gender washrooms located on UPEI's campus
• UPEI Health and Wellness Centre - provides gender affirming care 

Additional helpful resources

• The Trevor Project  
• Scarleteen "Sex Education for the Real World" 
• Gender Galaxy (.pdf)
• StartProud.org
• MyPronouns.org
• PrideAtWork.ca
• pflag Canada
• Trans healthcare podcast 

Anti-racism resources

Anti-racism is a process of actively identifying and opposing racism. The goal of anti-racism is to challenge and to take steps to eliminate racism by actively changing the policies, behaviours, and beliefs that perpetuate racist ideas and actions. Below are several groups, spaces and resources to help us continue to learn, educate and take action.  

PEI resources

• Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI  
• Black Cultural Society of PEI
• BIPOC USHR  
• L'nuey

UPEI resources

• Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre
• International Student Office
• UPEI Student Union Societies

Additional helpful resources

• Ted Talk: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly towards them - Verna Myers   
• Ted Talk: The Danger of a Single Story - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  
• So you want to talk about race - Ijeoma Oluo  
• Act2EndRacism  
• White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo

Videos

• Talking about race with your own mom can be hard. Here’s why it’s worth it.
• What systemic racism in Canada looks like
• How ‘white fragility’ reinforces racism
• Let’s Get to The Root of Racial Injustice - Megan Ming Francis 
• How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion - Peggy McIntosh
• TEDxThunderBay, We are more than murdered and missing - Tamara Bernard

Books

• How to be Anti-Racist - Ibram X. Kendi
• White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo 
• Inclusive Supervision in Student Affairs: A Model for Professional Practice - Amy B. Wilson, Carmen M. McCallum, Matthew R. Shupp
• The Skin We’re In - Desmond Cole
• They Said this Would be Fun - Eternity Martis
• Me and White Supremacy - Layla Saad
• 14 Books to Read for Indigenous History Month

Social media
@thegreatunlearn (Instagram)
@Rachel.cargle (Instagram)

Podcasts

• Unlocking Us
• Intersectionality Matters!
• Code Switch 

Emergency resources

• Province of PEI Emergency Preparedness website
• Emergency Preparedness Guide
• Emotional Well-being Tips During Severe Weather Events
• Keep checking back as this page will continue to post upcoming events and resources as they are available. If you'd like to add information, please email studentsupport@upei.ca.