Equity & Empathy

1. WECOME TO OUR
TO CEEED WEBINAR SERIES 3,
JUNE 22, 2022
FACILITATED BY:
THE CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE ON
EMPATHY, EQUITY & DIVERSITY (CEEED)
WWW.CEEEDIVERSITY.BLOGSPOT.COM/

2. CONTENTS
• CEEED Introduction
• CEED Strategy
• CEEED Activities
• CEEED Board Members
• Board Member's Publications,A Sample list
• Speakers
• Agenda

3. THE CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE ON
EMPATHY, EQUITY & DIVERSITY (CEEED)
• The Centre emerged from extensive research and
experiences in social justice and civic engagement,
as well as, conversation on social/digital
inequalities. With your compassionate support
we will develop it using the IDEA (Inclusion,
Diversity, Equity, Access) lens

4. CEEED STRATEGY
• Network with like-minded bodies.
• Inclusion in community training initiatives
• Coordination of activities with educational and
training bodies
• Dissemination of all related resources
• Research and Studies in the field

5. CEEED ACTIVITIES
• August (Date: TBD): Webinar Series 5 Interfaith/intercultural/interspiritual
spaces and services
• July (Date TBD): Webinar Series 4 Holistic well-being does boost productivity
• June 22, 2022 11:30 EST: Webinar Series 3 Mindfulness in a Time of Turbulence
• January, 27th, NZST, 2022: Centre for Excellence on Empathy, Equity & Diversity
(CEEED): Webinar Series 2
• January, 5th, EST., 2022: Centre for Excellence on Empathy, Equity & Diversity
(CEEED): Webinar Series1.

6. CEEED BOARD MEMBERS
•Dr. Abdulhamid Hathiyani, CEO, Ansar Foundation, Toronto;
•Dr. Mohamed Taher, Librarian/CIO, Canadian Multifaith
Federation, Toronto;
•Dr. Anita Coleman, Consultant, Powering Social Equity, Irvine,
California;
•Sarala Uttangi, Director, Community Engagement &
Partnerships, Brampton Library, Ontario;
•Dr. Laura-Edythe Coleman, Professor and Director of the
graduate program in Arts Administration & Museum
Leadership, Drexel University

7. CEEED BOARD MEMBERS
•Sheliza Jamal, Executive Director, Curated Leadership Inc
Toronto, Currently completing her PhD at OISE, University of
Toronto
•Triveni Kuchi, Social Sciences/Instructional Services Librarian,
James Dickson Carr Library, Piscataway Rutgers University - New
Brunswick, New Jersey.
•Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Chief Librarian, Indian Statistical
Institute, Kolkata,
•Olesia Sloboda, MLIS., Curator of Collections, Oseredok
Ukrainian Cultural and Education, Winnipeg, Manitoba

8. CEEED BOARD MEMBER’S' PUBLICATIONS
A Sample from their desktop
• Taher, M. (Ed.). (2022). Handbook of Research on the Role of
Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic
Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities. IGI Global
• Hathiyani, A. (2022). A Missed Opportunity for Community
Engagement and Data Collection: Case Study of a Diaspora
Organization in Toronto. In M. Taher (Eds.), Handbook of
Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in
Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities
(pp. 219-235). IGI Global.

9. CEEED BOARD MEMBER’S' PUBLICATIONS
A Sample from their desktop
• Satpathy, K. C. (2021). What Next In Libraries? Trends, Space and
Partnerships. Ahuja Publishing House
• Olesia Sloboda (2017). All-day Open Access workshop at the
University of Ottawa. Student Speakers.
• Sukhjit Combo, and Sarala Uttangi (2017). Building a
Connection with Faith Communities, OLA Super Conference.
• Kuchi, T. (2022). The Strategic Value of the Liaison Librarian’s
Personal Approach to Client Engagement. portal: Libraries
and the Academy, 22(3), 651-679.

10. CEEED BOARD MEMBER’S' PUBLICATIONS
A Sample from their desktop
• AbigailPhillips and Laura-Edythe Coleman (2016)The
Empathetic Museum and The Empathy of Librarians,
• Sheliza Jamal (2020). Spread love, not hate in times of the
Coronavirus.
• Coleman, A. (2020). Using the Anti-racism Digital Library and
Thesaurus to Understand Information Access, Authority,
Value and Privilege. Theological Librarianship, 13(1), 1-12.

11. CULTURAL MINDFULNESS
WEBINAR, JUNE 22, 2022
FACILITATED BY: THE CENTRE FOR
EXCELLENCE ON EMPATHY,
EQUITY & DIVERSITY (CEEED)
Honorable Speakers
Dr. Ellen Choi
Stephen Abram

12. AGENDA
• Welcome, Dr. Abdulhamid Hathiyani 11:30 AM
• Introduce the speaker, Dr. Mohamed Taher 11:35
• Guest Speech by Dr. Ellen Choi 11:40
• Q&A Moderator: Dr. Abdulhamid Hathiyani 11:50
• Introduce the speaker, Dr. Mohamed Taher 11:55
• Speech by Steve Abram 12:00
• Q&A Moderator: Dr. Abdulhamid Hathiyani 12:20
• Thanks Dr. Mohamed Taher 12:30

13. STAY CONNECTED
• email us mt@akbani,info
Thank You!