Hello All,

I hope summer is going well for each of you. I wanted to get a quick communication out regarding what to expect at the Annual College Retreat.

DATE: November 12th College Wellness Retreat (formal agenda forthcoming)

Morning

1. Ceremony led by UM Elders/Knowledge Keepers

2. Keynote Title: Love, Anger and Leadership by Dr. Marcia Anderson In this talk the objectives are: * Center local Anishinaabe teachings of love in the practice of leadership; * Deconstruct the tropes of angry Indigenous, Black and Brown women, describing how these tropes are harmful to their wellbeing and career advancement; * Reflect on the necessity of both love and anger in leading social justice and anti-racist change in health care and health professional education.

3. LUNCH/DOWNTIME

Afternoon activity - Led by Dr. Pedro Flores

(Good food and coffee throughout the day!)

Thank you

Kellie Thiessen, RM, RN, PhD

Dean, Associate Professor

College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Helen Glass Centre for Nursing

89 Curry Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2

Clinician Scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

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Tel: 204-474-7821 Fax: 204-474-7682

Email: kellie.thiessen@umanitoba.camailto:kellie.thiessen@umanitoba.ca

I live and work on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Dene, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I dedicate myself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.