From Distanced to Connected: COVID-19 Five-Years On
March 11, 2025 marks the fifth anniversary of the World Health Organization‘s declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us on this day between 9am-6pm for a gallery that reflects on where we were, and where we have come since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Share your pictures for our Reflective Gallery of COVID-19 Lived Experiences, which will be on display all day on March 11, 2025 at York University, in the VPD ADERSIM lab. The gallery is open to the public and is a drop-in event with no registration required!
Following the gallery, join us for a workshop from 6pm-9pm to reflect on the negative impacts of stigma during COVID-19, and to learn how to become a more informed, conscious and empathetic collective moving forward. We will hear first-hand experiences of the adverse impacts of stigma at the community level, and also get a glimpse into the lived reality of emergency management leaders within the Greater Toronto Area as they managed all aspects of the pandemic, from policy decisions regarding mask-wearing and social distancing, to testing and vaccine rollout.
