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About Us.
We are QUnited, and we are here to help.
The pandemic has laid bare many disturbing issues in our world today. It has become apparent that certain groups are more vulnerable than others. Marginalized groups including women, Aboriginals, the LGBTQ community, the poor, and people with disabilities, to name a few, are all being affected differently and taking the brunt of the virus' repercussions. The fact that the virus is so vastly and disproportionately affecting certain communities has highlighted many inequalities for marginalized and vulnerable groups in society.
The image above depicts a tweet from Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. The tweet, while well-meaning, received a lot of backlash because it failed to accurately represent the disparity in the impact of the COVID-19 virus between marginalized and non-marginalized groups.
Through our blog, we want to bring these inequalities to light and spread awareness that we are not truly 'all in this together'; that some need our help more than others. We need to use the challenges that have come to surface due to the global crisis as an opportunity to rewrite the discriminatory structures that currently exist in our outdated laws, beginning by using our platforms to tell these stories and spread awareness to impose radical change.
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Our site's purpose is twofold; to educate the public on the virus' impact on marginalized communities through interviews from members of those communities, and to provide a centralized source of resources for motivate readers to join the movement to provide better treatment for these communities.
Meet the Team!
Serene is in her third year of the Commerce program at Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business. Serene is passionate about bringing the Queen’s community together. Beyond her role with the QUnited, Serene has played varsity hockey for the Queen’s Women’s hockey team. She also works part-time tutoring secondary students in mathematics, english, and french, is a Teaching Assistant for Managerial Statistics, the Finance Director for the Queen’s Dance Club, the Chief Financial Officer for the Residence Society, the Outreach Coordinator for Students for Wishes, and the Director of Operations for a student-run investment club. In her spare time, Serene enjoys playing hockey, listening to music, and spending time with her friends.
Serene Falzone
Roya is in her fourth year of the Commerce program at Queen’s University, Smith School of Business. Beyond her role with QUnited at Queen’s, Roya is the co-chair of Queen’s Women in Leadership, a Director on the Commerce Society Advisory Board, and a research and teaching assistant. Roya has also been involved in the Queen’s Commerce Mental Health Association, and on a political organization within the AMS. Roya is an aspiring lawyer, and has worked in the office of M.P. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith for the last several summers. In her spare time, Roya enjoys reading, sports, and travelling.
Roya Shidfar
Subhadra is also in her third year of the Commerce program at Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business. Subhadra is a passionate advocate for social justice and equity, as evidenced by her involvement with CLEW Canada and QUnited. Aside from QUnited, Subhadra is the Marketing & IT Director for student-run consultancy CREO Solutions, Cases Officer for Queen's Commerce Corporate Competition, Alumni Director for the Queen's Consulting Association, and the Events Director for the Queen's Pre-Law society. Subhadra loves to cook and swim, and has adopted a new quarantine hobby of upcycling old clothing.
Subhadra Menon
If you have any questions or comments related to the QUnited, or are even just curious about how to get involved within the Queen’s community, we are always more than happy to discuss!
