Your Healing Space: International Day for Tolerance

Wellness @ Columbia

Your Healing Space is our weekly newsletter that focuses on YOUR health and wellness.  We hope you'll be able to put these ideas and practices into good use in support of your education and life goals. Your physical and mental health MATTERS.

Chaselyn Lewis

This week's W@C submission is from Chaselyn Lewis, Title IX Investigator in the Office of Equity Issues. You can reach Chaselyn at titleIX@colum.edu or 312.369.8595.

International Day for Tolerance - Nov. 16th 

In 1995, November 16^th was declared International Day for Tolerance by the United Nations General Assembly. According to the UNESCO, the holiday was enacted to generate public awareness, emphasize the dangers of intolerance and to renew the United Nations’ commitment to tolerance. This day calls upon us to elevate our openness to views which differ from our own through education, as intolerance is often rooted in ignorance and fear: fear of the unknown, other cultures, nations, etc.

The Office of Equity Issues (OEI) actively opposes all forms of harassment and discrimination and is dedicated to ensuring an educational environment which respects the identities of all! OEI works to eliminate harassment and/or discrimination based on religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, ethnicity, or any other category protected by law. If you or someone you know has experienced any form of discrimination or harassment, you can report by:

1. Emailing the Office of Equity Issues at TitleIX@colum.edu
2. Calling (312) 369-8595
3. Submitting an anonymous report at www.colum.ethicspoint.com

In a world where we battle poverty, inequality, abuse, hatred and injustice, there is no better time than now to act in compassion and tolerance. Today, lets evaluate our own behaviors and ideologies as the change first begins within ourselves.