Teaching and embracing spiritual practices is often overlooked or outright absent in Western education, and in Western society more generally. In this sense, most classrooms tend to teach a one-sided, Eurocentric approach to understanding the world, which fails to acknowledge…
Finding Time for Art: Art Class for Undergrads Event
Despite having hours of free time, I'm often drained by the end of the day after hours of online classes, meetings, and office hours. So the extra time I do have is usually time wasted, where I'm exhausted by the…
Remembering Those Lost: Attending the Flight PS 752 Memorial
Just over a year ago, on January 8th, 2020, eight members of the U of T community were killed in the Ukraine International Airlines Flight P752 crash. In memory of the victims, the Iranian Association at the University of Toronto…
The Multi-Faith Centre’s New Hindu Shrine: A Conversation with Anvesh Jain
This past November, the Multi-Faith Centre completed the building of a Hindu shrine. The shrine features seven murtis, which are Hindu deities, that are now located in the Multi-Purpose Room at the MFC, where prayer and worship can take place.…
Making Time to Write: Poetry and Purpose Event
The weeks before exam season are always tough. Opening my agenda and looking at my schedule typically fills me with a wave of dread, along with the panicking sensation of "oh my god, how will I be able to do…
Attending Indigenous Education Week: Celebrating Métis Culture
The death of Louis Riel is a significant event in Canadian history. Born in Red River, Manitoba, Riel was a Métis politician who led the resistance against the racist and invasive policies of the Canadian government. Indigenous Education Week fell…
“The Wheat Fields Still Whisper,” a Discussion with Mallika Kaur
Mallika Kaur’s novel, Faith, Gender, and Activism in the Punjab Conflict: The Wheat Fields Still Whisper, depicts the history of Punjab's conflict. Through interweaving timelines as well as personal documentation of events, Kaur fixates on three people who contributed to…
Exploring Online Events: Discussions on Race in a COVID World
Recently, I've found it more difficult to get excited about attending events in the age of a Zoom-only world. However, I've forced myself to come to terms with two things: 1) COVID-19 may not be going anywhere anytime soon, and…
Decolonizing the Spirit Through Dreams
The power of dreams and dreaming has always captivated me. However, I usually pay little attention to my dreams upon waking. This week, I decided to read a chapter from the book Decolonizing the Spirit in Education and Beyond. The…
Movie Night! Watching “Disobedience” with Qu(e)erying Religion
The Multi-Faith Centre’s Que(e)rying Religion group threw a movie night this past week, screening the 2017 movie, “Disobedience”. The film was thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, and overall incredibly enjoyable. However, it was also the experience of watching the movie with the Que(e)rying Religion…