Author Archives: Rachel Hirsch

CFP [Due – Jan 20]: Niagara Women* and Youth Gathering

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Interested in sharing your passion with an engaged audience? The Niagara Women* and Youth Gathering is currently accepting proposals from organizations and individuals interested in hosting their own workshop! The Gathering is an annual, free community event open to all … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: Reading Women’s Memoirs

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Are you interested in reading women’s memoirs? Do you have a community or scholarly interest in women’s narratives of violence and survival? If you’ve answered yes to both of these questions, please contact Dr. Nancy Taber for more information about … Continue reading →

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Anti-Violence Event [Dec 17]

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

National Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Dec 17 from 5 to 7 pm at the Niagara Artists Centre (354 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines) Speakers include: Naomi Sayers is a sex worker activist and Indigenous feminist. She is … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – May 1]: Movements in Post/Socialisms

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Interface journal call for papers: Movements in Post/Socialisms Issue 7/1 (November 2015), deadline May 1 2015 Theme editors: Jiří Navrátil, Elizabeth Humphrys, Kevin Lin, Anna Szolucha The November 2015 issue of the open-access, online, copyleft academic/activist journal Interface: a Journal … Continue reading →

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SJRI Affiliate Awarded Tribute to Teaching Award | Brock News

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

This year’s recipients of the Brock University Tribute to Teaching awards share similar philosophies in the classroom. Both Lydia Chen and Paula Gardner prefer a hands-on approach when it comes to getting their message across. For Gardner, who won the … Continue reading →

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New SSHRC Opportunity | Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Upcoming launch of a SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants competition SSHRC would like to take this opportunity to inform you of an upcoming Knowledge Synthesis Grants competition. This competition will be launched in support of the objectives of the Imagining Canada’s Future initiative, … Continue reading →

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Local Activism [Dec 6-7]: Haudenosaunee Treaty Right to Hunt

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Locals Support Haudenosaunee Treaty Right to Hunt in Short Hills Provincial Park, St. Catharines, Ontario Sat. Dec. 6 and Sun. Dec. 7, 2014, Haudenosaunee hunters will be exercising their treaty-guaranteed right to hunt on their traditional lands. In the face … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – Feb 15]: Controlling Sexuality and Reproduction

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Call for Presentations Controlling Sexuality and Reproduction, Past and Present August 12-14, 2015 University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Confirmed Keynotes Speakers Paul A. Lombardo Dorothy E. Roberts Sexuality and its effects, as Michel Foucault once claimed, operate as dense … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – Jan 30]: Under Currents | Journal of Critical Environmental Studies

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Special Issue on Environmental Justice Over thirty years has passed since community activists gathered together and fought back against toxic dumping in their town of Afton in Warren County, North Carolina. The decades-long resistance that took place in Warren County … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications [Due – April 1]: Guelph MSc in Capacity Development & Extension

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

The MSc in Capacity Development & Extension at the University of Guelph is aimed at students interested in acquiring the theoretical foundation and applied interdisciplinary skills for agricultural knowledge management, rural and environmental communication, adult learning, organizational change and leadership. … Continue reading →

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