McMaster Alumni | Canaries in the Coalmine: 21st Century LGBTQI+ Human Rights with Dr. Susan Dicklitch-Nelson '89 @McMasterUTV | Uploaded 11 months ago | Updated 14 minutes ago
LGBTQI+ people are the proverbial "canaries in the coalmine". Just like the canary portended danger for miners, a nation's treatment of these vulnerable populations indicates how human rights-protective or persecutory that regime and society is. The protection or persecution of LGBTQI+ minorities affects the well-being of millions of people worldwide. Join Professor of Government, Susan Dicklitch-Nelson '89, founder and principal investigator of The F&M Global Barometers (FMGB), to learn about the state of LGBTQI+ human rights in 204 countries and territories. Combining universal principles of human rights with quantitative research methods, the F&M Global Barometers measure the state- and societal-level protection or persecution of sexual orientation and gender minorities worldwide in order to provide grassroots activists, policy professionals, NGOs, and academics with a comprehensive database on LGBT human rights.
LGBTQI+ people are the proverbial "canaries in the coalmine". Just like the canary portended danger for miners, a nation's treatment of these vulnerable populations indicates how human rights-protective or persecutory that regime and society is. The protection or persecution of LGBTQI+ minorities affects the well-being of millions of people worldwide. Join Professor of Government, Susan Dicklitch-Nelson '89, founder and principal investigator of The F&M Global Barometers (FMGB), to learn about the state of LGBTQI+ human rights in 204 countries and territories. Combining universal principles of human rights with quantitative research methods, the F&M Global Barometers measure the state- and societal-level protection or persecution of sexual orientation and gender minorities worldwide in order to provide grassroots activists, policy professionals, NGOs, and academics with a comprehensive database on LGBT human rights.
![[@HomewithMac] - The Power of Mindful Learning in a Busy World with Shrey Vazir](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ek3_OqJzfdY/hqdefault.jpg "[@HomewithMac] - The Power of Mindful Learning in a Busy World with Shrey Vazir
In a world filled with thousands distractions, it has become more and more difficult to sustain our attention and focus. This talk explores the neuroscience of mindfulness, focusing specifically on how mindfulness can help to reduce mind-wandering, and improve a person’s attention and focus.
During this talk, participants will learn evidence-based techniques for mindful learning in a busy digital world. It is relevant for students, alumni and lifelong learners who want to improve their focus and ability to learn and retain new information. This talk aims to help learners apply mindfulness to improve focus, stop mind-wandering, and enhance learning and while also learning about the concepts of mindfulness and mindlessness, the two brain networks responsible for attention and focus, and understanding the autopilot mode of living vs the mindful mode of living.
Join Shrey Vazir as he shares 5 different ways that you can improve your focus, memory, and attention, 7 steps to practice meditation and 5 mini mindfulness exercises to stop the wandering mind.
About our speaker:
Shrey Vazir 15 is a Registered Physiotherapist, Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator, and educator specializing in chronic pain, stress management, and employee well-being. With his advanced training in the Mindfulness-Based Chronic Pain Management (MBCPM™) program and a Certificate in Mind Body Medicine from Harvard Medical School, Shrey has integrated the principles of mindfulness meditation to teach patients and professionals on how they can better cope with chronic pain, stress, and burnout.
This @HomewithMac series is being generously sponsored by our affinity partner, TD Insurance.")
