President Gertler has spoken out against an incident of racism at Hart House this week. U of T News reports:
“A student poster associated with an exhibit at Hart House has been defaced with a racial slur against Indigenous peoples.
Campus police are investigating how the slur came to be scrawled across the poster over the weekend – and Toronto Police Services has opened an investigation.
“This is a despicable act of racism against Indigenous peoples that has no place in our community – or anywhere else in this country,” President Meric Gertler said. “I am at a loss to understand how someone could commit such a hateful act.””
UTL is shocked and saddened by this incident and shares President Gertler’s deep concern.
OISE Library is committed to providing a safe space that is culturally responsive to our Indigenous users and will continue its work in collections development, the development of spaces and services as well as relationship building in the spirit of reconciliation.