Call for SJRI Affiliates

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Social Justice Research Institute Call for Affiliates

The Faculty Steering Committee (FSC) of the Social Justice Research Institute (SJRI) invites applications for affiliation from social justice-­oriented tenured and tenure-­track Brock faculty members and professional librarians.

Interested individuals may apply for SJRI affiliation by submitting the following information to SJRI’s administrative coordinator, Maria Callaghan (mcallaghan@brocku.ca) by April 20th:

  • •A current cv;
  • A one-­to-­two page statement of intent outlining the relevance of their research to social justice and their planned involvement in SJRI.

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Call for SJRI Faculty Steering Committee (FSC) Members

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Social Justice Research Institute: Call for Faculty Steering Committee (FSC) Members

We are seeking to elect two new members to the Faculty Steering Committee of SJRI, each for two-­year terms to commence July 1, 2015 (shorter terms can be negotiated in the event of pending sabbaticals, etc.).

The Faculty Steering Committee (FSC) of the Social Justice Research Institute (SJRI) is the governing body responsible for the overall direction, financial oversight, and long-­term viability of SJRI. Membership on the FSC is a significant but highly rewarding service commitment. It involves preparing for and attending about one meeting per month plus committee responsibilities and project involvement (see below).

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NOI [Due – May 1]: SJRI Graduate Student Symposium

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Opportunity to organize SJRI graduate student symposium

Preamble

The Faculty Steering Committee of the SJRI invites Notices of Interest from affiliated SJRI members in mounting a funded graduate student symposium in Spring 2016 around an intellectually significant thematic/problematic, which is transdisciplinary in nature, relevant to social justice, and likely to be attractive to Masters and PhD students.

SJRI offers: a core budget of up to $3,000 (+ $2,000 for limited student travel support); financial administration of the project; logistical support; knowledge mobilization know‑how and infrastructure; and assistance with supplementary grant‑writing if needed.

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SJES Event [April 1]: Work-in-Progress Symposium

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Please join the Social Justice and Equity Studies Program at the…

SJES Work-in-Progress Symposium
Presented by the students in SJES 5P01

Wednesday, April 1 |5:00-8:30pm
Welch Hall Room 206

All are welcome to attend any portion of the Symposium.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Ryerson Event [March 30]: #AmINext

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

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CFP [Due – April 02]: Aligning Intention and Action in Community-Engaged Learning

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

2015 Faculty Institute on Community-Engaged Learning: Aligning Intention and Action in Community-Engaged Learning

Hosted by the Centre for Community Partnerships, University of Toronto

The Centre for Community Partnerships invites proposals for research papers to be presented at the 2015 Faculty Institute on Community-Engaged Learning at the University of Toronto, May 13, 2015.

We welcome twenty minute papers on any aspect of community-engaged teaching and learning, which may include research on community-engaged courses (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods or other) or theoretical or conceptual papers related to the field of service-learning or community-engaged learning. Papers that speak to the Institute’s theme of “Aligning Intention and Action in Community-Engaged Learning” are particularly encouraged.

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Commemoration Event [March 24]

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemoration Event

Date: March 24, 2015
Time: 5 to 7 pm
Location: Pond Inlet

In collaboration with: Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education, ConnectedLife Brock, and Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee

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Philosophy Event [March 20]: Enlightenment Thinking and the Intersections of Human-Animal Production

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

The Department of Philosophy Research in Progress Colloquium presents…

Disassembly Lines: Enlightenment Thinking and the Intersections of Human-Animal Production

John Drew, PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Humanities, Brock University

Friday, March 20, 2015 at 1 pm

573A Glenridge Avenue, GLN 201 Brock University

For more information, please consult: Department of Philosophy, Brock University

This event is free of charge and all are welcome to attend.

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Women’s and Gender Studies Event [March 11]: New Insights on Gender-Based Violence

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

New Insights on Gender-Based Violence: Celebrating Student Research and Activism

March 11th, 7-9pm in Sankey Chamber at Brock University

Guest Panel

Crystal Goicoechea | Exploring the Intersections of Domestic Violence, Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Jessica Riel-Johns | Stolen: A Call to Action into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Dan Gallant | Let’s Talk Sex and Drugs: Barriers to Serving the Sexual Health Needs of the LGBT Community

Kattawe Henry | ‘Why do you have to make it about race?’ Don’t act brand new, you know why

Stephen Soucie | Beyond Free Agency: Exploring the Multiple Masculinities of Male Varsity Athletes

Presented by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, with support from The Council for Research in the Social Sciences (CRISS) and A Safer Brock

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CFP [Due – March 13]: Human Being Human Conference

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Rachel Hirsch

2015 CSPT Graduate Student Conference: Human Being Human

University of Victoria, BC (Canada)
May 23 – 25, 2015

*Keynote Address by Dr. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Columbia University)*

Call For Proposals

What is it to be human? Can we be anything else? Something more or less? Are we still,
or have we ever been, ‘human’ at all?

These questions only provoke more questions. How do we approach a topic so
fundamental to our own existence? Is this the concern of the humanities, social sciences,
physical sciences, theology, or the creative arts? Are we to understand the notion of being
human as a social construct, political subject, cultural development, or religious modality?
Or is it simply something to be experienced and not explained?

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