Category Archives: News

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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Updates from SJRI’s Director | Janet Conway

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Dear SJRI Members: As the new Director of the SJRI, a belated welcome to the new academic year! I am writing to update you about recent and upcoming initiatives. More details to follow. Coming this Fall: SJRI Partnership Grant? An … Continue reading →

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Witnessing the PSF | Blaire Hinsperger-Fox

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Peoples’ Social Forum: Ottawa 2014 by Blaire Hinsperger- Fox I was very lucky to have the chance to attend the Peoples’ Social Forum in Ottawa August 21-24. We were lucky to have a school bus that was very affordable coming … Continue reading →

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Witnessing the PSF | Vanessa Sloan Morgan

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

A paradox of hope? Looking back on the Peoples’ Social Forum by Vanessa Sloan Morgan September 24, 2014 Image Caption: A patch from the Beehive Collective, one of the fabulous activist arts collectives on site at the PSF. The Peoples’ … Continue reading →

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Witnessing the PSF | Sherri Vansickle

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Shekon! I would like to thank Dr. Raddon and Dr. Hirsch for selecting me to be one of the Transdisciplinary Witnesses to the Peoples’ Social Forum in Ottawa.  It was quite a journey. I immediately decided that I wanted to … Continue reading →

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SJRI Affiliates Elected to Royal Society of Canada | Brock News

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

English Language and Literature professor Elizabeth Sauer is among 90 fellows elected this year to the Royal Society of Canada. One of the country’s foremost scholars of John Milton and 17th-century literature, Sauer earlier this year published “Milton, Toleration and Nationhood“. … Continue reading →

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New Book: Socialist Cowboy by Larry Savage

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Socialist Cowboy is a political biography detailing the life and activism of longtime New Democrat MPP Peter Kormos, one of the most colourful and controversial political personalities in the history of Ontario politics. Throughout his illustrious twenty-three year career as … Continue reading →

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SJRI at the Peoples’ Social Forum

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

by your Projects Facilitator, Rachel Hirsch Through this blog post, I share some of my experiences at the Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) held in Ottawa from August 21-24, 2014. To me, the forum stood as an exemplar of a transdisciplinary space … Continue reading →

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SJRI Affiliates working with two Banting Postdoctoral Fellows | Brock News

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

The federal government has awarded prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships to two postdoctoral fellows to study at Brock University. The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program supports cutting-edge research by top postdoctoral fellows from Canada and internationally. Danila Sokolov will be working with … Continue reading →

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CFP [Due – Oct 7]: Studies in Social Justice Double Issue

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Rachel Hirsch

Special Double Issue of Studies in Social Justice | Scholarship and Activism Guest Editors: Sandra Smeltzer (Western University, Canada) and Sara Cantillon (University College Dublin, Ireland) As part of our mission to promote scholarship and mobilize knowledge related to pressing … Continue reading →

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