A Reflective Gallery of COVID-19 Lived Experiences
March 11, 2025 marks the fifth anniversary of the World Health Organization's declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we reflect on the past five years, there is no doubt that despite the worst of the pandemic, a new normal has been forged and society has collectively attempted to move forward. Join us as we reflect together on where we were, and where we have come since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Share your pictures for our Reflective Gallery of COVID-19 Lived Experiences, which will be on display all day on March 11, 2025 at York University, in the VPD ADERSIM lab (Basement of Schulich building, Room N004). Simply upload your picture(s) and include a title and a short description. Three $250 gift cards will be provided to those individuals that have submitted pictures that are deemed to be most impactful. Voting will take place during the display day on March 11, 2025.
Submissions can be made under two categories:
- Challenges and Difficulties
- Resilience and Moving Forward
Submit pictures that are meaningful to you as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ideas for photos include:
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Personal Experiences
- Signs and Notices
- Empty Spaces
- Frontline Heroes
- Health Care Settings
- Acts of Kindness
- Virtual Connections
- Nature and Healing
- New Beginnings
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025
Review of Submissions: Photographs for the gallery will be selected by February 28, 2025
Exhibition: TUESDAY MARCH 11 10:00AM-6:00PM (EST): GALLERY
- The Gallery is an open house, drop-in event running continuously from 10:00AM – 6:00PM
- Members of research team will be on hand to discuss any pictures of interest
Disclaimer: Submitted images are uploaded onto the CIFAL-York repository of the York University server. Submitting your pictures on this portal serves as permission for organizers of this event to display your pictures during the March 11, 2025 gallery. Not all submitted pictures will be displayed. Where you are submitting pictures that include individuals other than yourself, please ensure you have received explicit permission to share the image by those in the pictures. Pictures may be stored indefinitely and shared in other formats, such as a compilation of images for a website or during classroom presentations for teaching purposes. Only 4 submissions allowed per person.
Please submit your photos through the form below (up to four submissions):
Organizers
CIFAL York is part of UNITAR's global network of training centres for knowledge-sharing, training, and capacity-building for public and private leaders, local authorities, and civil society. CIFAL Centres are local and regional hubs for innovative, participatory and co-creative knowledge exchange opportunities to support decision-making processes, build capacity, and accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals. Established in 2020, CIFAL York started its operation in June 2021 as the first CIFAL Centre in Canada. Health and Development training and knowledge sharing is among the key focusing areas of CIFAL York.
For more information or questions please contact: cifaldirector@yorku.ca
The goal of the Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation (ADERSIM) is to evaluate and enhance disaster and emergency planning and rapid emergency response strategies by governmental, non-governmental and private sector organizations in Ontario, across Canada and around the world. ADERSIM conducts disaster research and training and provides supports to its governmental, non-governmental, and private sector partners through its state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). ADERSIM developed state of the art simulations and applications for mass vaccinations during COVID-19.
Emergency Management for All is a research program that aims to amplify the voices of socially vulnerable groups affected by disasters, with the goal of maximizing the impact that emergency management can have on communities. It applies a broad and holistic understanding of Disaster and Emergency Management (DEM), and sheds light on the lived experiences of diverse groups impacted by natural and human-made hazards.
EMforAll’s current focus is on developing social counter measures to mitigate the impact of stigmatization on both emergency management professionals and the people that they serve during emergencies.