Good Works – Compassionate Disruptors for Diversity
Diversity is a fun, funky and formidable word. When we resist the minaturisation of humans we can serve as compassionate disruptors for diversity, with the giver and receiver bending towards each other. In a globally diverse planet, we are a microcosm of the macrocosm that is always in flux. Yet, in a woven universe, life can have sparkle and the rich satisfaction of generously crafted miracles, which this session will explore.
Join us on Wednesday 16 November at 2pm, via Teams, for an exciting Good Works presentation from Professor Edwina Pio. Please register for this session to receive the meeting link and calendar invitation.
About Professor Edwina Pio
Recipient of a Royal Society medal, and Duke of Edinburgh Fellowship, Fulbright alumna, Edwina Pio is New Zealand’s first Professor of Diversity, University Director of Diversity, and elected Councilor on the governing body of the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Her research and doctoral supervisions encompass the intersections of work, ethnicity, indigenous studies, religion – spirituality, and pedagogy.
A prolific writer, her research is published in leading international journals and media outlets, and she has written over half a dozen books. Edwina has been appointed to the Ministerial Advisory Group pertaining to the Royal society recommendations on the Christchurch Mosque shootings. A woman of peace and prayer, a scholar of colour, and a passionately engaged educator, Edwina brings grace, gratitude, courage and thoughtfulness to governance, teaching, research, doctoral supervisions, and stakeholder engagement.