Category Archives: News

Updates from SJRI’s Acting Director | David Butz

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Dear SJRI affiliated members: As Acting Director of the SJRI for the next six months while Janet Conway is on sabbatical leave, I’m writing to wish you a Happy New Year and a successful Winter Term, and to update you … Continue reading →

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SJRI affiliate explores green care | Toronto Star

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Green care aims to cross rural-urban divide Dr. Kendra Coulter confronts the need for decent jobs every day. As a professor at Brock University’s Labour Studies Department, she routinely polls her students about what they want out of the workplace. … Continue reading →

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Now in Paperback: Revolutionizing Retail by Kendra Coulter

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Revolutionizing Retail Workers, Political Action, and Social Change Kendra Coulter Retail workers are a large labor force, yet their jobs are generally devalued and dominated by low wages, precarious conditions, and disrespect. Coulter draws on three years of comparative research … Continue reading →

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Witnessing Transdisciplinarity in St. Catharines | Rachel Hirsch

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Art, Archives and Affinities: Exploring Social Justice across Disciplinary Boundaries A public event hosted by the Social Justice Research Institute (SJRI) “Art, Archives, and Affinities” was held at the Mahtay Café Thursday, December 4, 2014 in downtown St. Catharines to celebrate … 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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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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Kendra Coulter discusses the fight for paid sick leave | The Current

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

A Conference Board of Canada study last year found only a third of employees between the ages of 18 and 24 have any paid sick days; and fewer than half of Canadians young and old are covered by employer sick … Continue reading →

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Passion for animals in research and teaching | Brock News

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Cronin, associate professor in the Visual Arts Department in the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, is sensitive to the suffering endured by abandoned cats and other animals, a passion that is evident in her research. With winter around … Continue reading →

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SJRI affiliate named German research ambassador | Brock News

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Historian Michael Driedger has added a new title to his many specialties: research ambassador. Driedger has been selected to serve as research ambassador during the 2014-2015 academic year for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), an organization that promotes research … Continue reading →

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Event [Nov 28]: “Blackface” is racist!

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Come learn why “Blackfacing” is offensive. Nov 28th, 5-7pm in AS 201 With presentations by Tamari Kitossa and Ismaël Traoré and discussions with Brock students. Several open letters from Brock University have been circulated in response to this and previous … Continue reading →

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