DEI 101 Dinner Series - Ending Antisemitic and Anti-Muslim Discrimination in Health Care

Learn about systemic forms of antisemitic and anti-Muslim discrimination and how they can appear in healthcare settings. This in-person workshop invites members to ally against racism and participate in a timely and meaningful dialogue on the rise of antisemitic and anti-Muslim discrimination and violence against Jewish and Muslim communities.

The DEI 101 Dinner Series starts with a shared, community‑style dinner at 18:00, followed by the workshop at 19:00 including presentations, group activities, and open discussion. All members and students are welcome to attend.

The workshop will be led by Sarah Levine, a Jewish Harm Reduction Nurse and member of Independent Jewish Voices, and Zainab Ibrahim, a Social Worker, counsellor and Educator specializing in anti-racism and providing culturally responsive care to newcomer and refugee communities.

Participants will learn what antisemitic and anti-Muslim discrimination can look like, and how such forms of racism affect Jewish and Muslim healthcare workers, patients, and their families and communities. Through the framework of anti-racism, the workshop offers practical knowledge that nurses can use to identify and uproot specific forms of antisemitic, and anti-Muslim, biases in nursing practice. The workshop also shows how antisemitic and anti-Muslim bias and discrimination can impact patient care, nursing practice environments and workplace cultures.

Speakers’ Bios

Sarah Levine (she/her) RN, BSN, MSN, is a Jewish harm reduction nurse who lives and works on unceded Coast Salish territories. She is a member of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), a Canadian grassroots organization grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism and advocates for justice in occupied Palestine. Sarah will be sharing a presentation on antisemitism, starting with key antisemitic stereotypes throughout history, Canada's history of antisemitism, recent instances of antisemitism, and the distinctions between antisemitism and anti-Zionism.

Zainab Ibrahim is an Iraqi-born educator, advocate, and Registered Social Worker who has been living and working on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples for 18 years. Her work sits at the intersection of education, community practice, and social justice, grounded in relational accountability, dignity, and care. Zainab brings over 13 years of experience in social services and community-based work, supporting survivors of trauma and abuse, newcomer and refugee communities, and individuals navigating complex social and structural barriers. She has worked extensively with non-profit organizations and public institutions, delivering trauma-informed and culturally responsive services, facilitating community-based programs, and providing training for service providers on cultural competency and trauma-informed practice.

Contact: Human Rights, Equity and Health