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|'''Lawyer, Senior Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at Saint Mary's University, and inaugural visiting scholar under the Jocelyne Bourgon Visiting Scholar Initiative'''
|'''Lawyer, Senior Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at Saint Mary's University, and inaugural visiting scholar under the Jocelyne Bourgon Visiting Scholar Initiative'''
Rachel Zellars, MA, JD, PhD, is a lawyer, Senior Research Fellow, and Assistant Professor at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the Department of Social Justice and Community Studies. Her academic research and scholarship focuses on the history of Black Canada beginning with the American Revolution; slavery in the Maritimes and the lives of enslaved women; and gender violence and transformative justice. She is also a nationally recognized expert on critical implicit bias, a term that she coined in conjunction with her extensive, ongoing work with the federal government and numerous private institutions. In addition to her legal background, Zellars also holds a BA from Howard University, a master’s degree from Cornell University, and a doctorate in education from McGill University in Montreal.
Zellars has facilitated hundreds of critical implicit bias trainings for universities, government leaders and management, provincially and federally, since 2014. She is recognized for her ability to center local historical contexts, locate implicit bias within living histories of anti-blackness, and address barriers to personal and structural change with pointedness and vision.
A Canada Research Chair Tier II awardee, Dr. Zellars is currently serving as the inaugural Jocelyne Bourgon Visiting Scholar in the Canada School of Public Service.
A Canada Research Chair Tier II awardee, Zellars is currently serving as the inaugural Jocelyne Bourgon Visiting Scholar in the Canada School of Public Service.
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== '''Ella Saltmarshe Ph.D.'''==
== '''Ella Saltmarshe'''==
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|'''Writer and Co-founder of The Comms Lab and The Long Time Project'''
|'''Writer and Co-founder of The Comms Lab and The Long Time Project'''
Ella Saltmarshe pioneers work at the intersection of culture and systems change. She has set up a number of renowned organisations, communities and campaigns.Trained as an anthropologist, Ella has worked in international development, the creative industries and public policy. Working internationally in places like India, Afghanistan and Latin America, opened her eyes to the impact climate change was having over 15 years ago and tackling it has been a driver of her work ever since.
Ella’s burning question is how, as a species, we can create long, flourishing futures for all inhabitants of earth. And so, she has co-founded the Long Time Project - a movement inspiring individuals, organisations and industries to become better ancestors through collective action.
Ella’s burning question is how, as a species, we can create long, flourishing futures for all inhabitants of earth. And so, she has co-founded the Long Time Project - a movement inspiring individuals, organisations and industries to become better ancestors through collective action.