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Watch is an on-campus awareness group committed
to promoting positive images of equality
and diversity while eliminating negative
prejudice and stereotypes seen in our campus
media.
It is a student-driven
group with representatives from the
University Students' Council, the Department
of Equity Services, Student Development
Office, Housing and Auxiliary Services,
and the general community.
What We Do:
U.W.O. Media Watch challenges damaging
stereotypes (e.g., homophobia, racist, sexist
images), and encourages the creation of
a media which respects the wide diversity
of students on campus.
U.W.O.
Media Watch will:
Challenge
offensive and discriminatory posters,
newspaper articles, newspaper headlines,
and advertisements that are aimed at university
students and the campus community.
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Help to create an environment
at Western that is respectful of difference
and diversity.
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U.W.O. Media Watch recognizes that every
day, university students are bombarded with
media images that can be both negative and
oppressive.
When advertising and media aimed at
students portray only airbrushed people
who are white, slim, rich, and able-bodied;
a large population of students who do not
fit this image is not visible. This lack
of representation in a diverse community
contributes to the existing inequality
in our society.
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