Monthly Archives: October 2014

Pursuing Social Justice | Rachel Hirsch and Mary-Beth Raddon

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

SJRI Originals: A Public Forum for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Rachel Hirsch, SJRI Projects Facilitator, Brock University Mary-Beth Raddon, SJES Graduate Program Director, Associate Professor, Sociology, Brock University A new opportunity exists to produce and share original social justice content: “SJRI … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – Jan 15]: EcoJustice and Activism Conference

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Fourth Annual EcoJustice and Activism Conference March 19-21, 2015 at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI EcoJustice Education is an approach that analyzes the deep cultural roots of intersecting social and ecological crises, focusing especially on the globalizing cultural, economic … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – Dec 15]: Conable African Studies Symposium

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Conable African Studies Symposium Exile, Deportation, and Forced Labor in Colonial Africa Rochester, New York April 2-4, 2015 “the extreme solitude of his existence …saddened the ancestor’s spirit.” Les derniers rois mages, Maryse Condé In Maryse Condé’s 1997 novel, Les … Continue reading →

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CFP [Dec 31]: Trails of Globalization and Futurity

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Specters of Ethics – in the Trails of Globalization and Futurity Ethics is a global endeavor bereft of any universal validity. Ethics is subjective, positioned and biased, commuting between subjectivity and collectivity/community. Ever since the birth of this concept, ethics … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – Dec 15]: Critical Ethnic Studies Gathering

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

SOVEREIGNTIES AND COLONIALISMS: RESISTING RACISM, EXTRACTION AND DISPOSSESSION Call for Contributions for the Critical Ethnic Studies Gathering April 30 to May 3, 2015, York University, Toronto Deadline for proposals: December 15, 2014 Submit a proposal here: https://criticalethnicstudies.org The 2015 conference … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – Jan 31]: Canadian Indigenous/Native Studies Association Conference 2015

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

CINSA 2015: Survivance & Reconciliation: 7 Forward / 7 Back Date: 11-13 June 2015 at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Description: The Canadian Indigenous/Native Studies Association (CINSA) Conference 2015 will be hosted by the First Peoples Studies Program (FPST) at … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – Nov 28]: Community-University Expo

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

CU Expo is a Canadian-led international conference designed to: showcase the best practices in community-campus partnerships worldwide; create a space for collaboration around key issues; and foster ideas, connections, and frameworks with the purpose of strengthening our communities

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Talk [Oct 31]: Benefits of a University-Community Partnership

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

MA Geography Speaker Series presents… ‘We Need More of This’: Benefits of a University-Community Rural Land Use Planning Partnership Dr. Christopher Fullerton, Department of Geography, Brock University Date: Oct 31, 2014 Time: 10 am to 12 Noon Location:  MC C405 … Continue reading →

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Talk [Nov 4]: Queer Youth Drama

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

The Social Justice and Equity Studies Program is pleased to provide a presentation/conversation with Dr. Anne Harris on “Queer Youth Drama”. Date: November 4, 2014 Time:  5 to 6:15 pm Location: TH – 141 Using collaborative performance ethnography in community-and … Continue reading →

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Understanding Social Justice | Sadhna Jayatunge

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Social Justice: Success in Organizing for a Living Wage The concept of “Social Justice” maintains roots in the religious sphere and the phrase was coined by Jesuit Luigi Taparelli d’Azeglio in the 1840s based on the teachings of Thomas Aquinas. Throughout my … Continue reading →

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