Equity, Advocacy & Action
As your independent students’ union, we are your voice. We fight to improve our campus and all aspects of the student experience, whether we can make change directly or lobby the university and government to get improvements.
Centre for Safer Sex & Sexual Violence Support
Peer-run community centre and resource hub
The Good Food Centre
Your campus food bank. Serving students facing all levels of food insecurity
DisOrientation Week 2023
September 11 – 15th, 2023
Join your students’ union for a week of advocacy and learn how you can get involved in our campus community and make a difference in the world.
Empowerment Self Defence Classes
Drop-in for either of the two sessions taking place during DisOrientation week. Both sessions take place in the Margaret Laurence Rom on the 2nd floor of the SCC building (55 Gould St.).
Tuesday, Sept 12th 12PM – 1:30PM
Thursday, Sept. 14th 5PM – 6:30PM
Cra$h the Market
Tuesday, Sept 12
6PM – 8PM, SCC 115 (Tecumseh Auditorium)
Join us for our first event of DisO 2023 with a speaker panel focused on helping students find affordable housing, with speakers joining us from HOUSE (Housing Our Students Equitably).
DisOrientation Street Fair
Wednesday , Sept 13
10AM – 4PM, Gould Street
Meet local business owners, offices on campus, and team members from your students’ union! We will have our Equity Service Centre staff present for you to meet and learn how you can get involved in our campaigns and equity work on campus.
Shining Light: Student Disability and Accessibility Art Showcase
Thursday, Sept 14
12PM – 3PM, SCC 2nd Floor – Equity Centre Lounge
Join us for an art showcase that is celebrating the resilience of people with disabilities, and the importance of accessibility.
Girls, Theys, and Gays Coffee House
Friday, Sept 15
3PM – 6PM, SCC Thomas Lounge (55 Gould St)
Enjoy performances by TMU students and community members, and the open mic will begin partway through the event for anyone to participate.