Media releases

• Black History Month at Brock wraps up with Black Lives Matter discussion

  Thursday, February 23, 2017 | By Brock University

  MEDIA ADVISORY: 22 February 2017 – R00039

  A panel discussion will be held next week at Brock University to discuss the racism that exists in the labour movement.

  The Centre for Labour Studies and the Brock Social Justice Research Institute are hosting “I Can’t Work if I Can’t Breathe,” Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Thistle 240.

  The discussion will be moderated by Assistant Professor Simon Black and will include panelists: Yusra Khogali, Black Lives Matter Toronto; Idil Abdillahi, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Ryerson University; Azuhura Msofe, student activist, Brock Labour Studies; and Mark Brown, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.

  Black said he hopes the event will continue the conversation about racism that exists within the labour movement.

  “Black workers face racism on the job and in the community,” he said. “Our event hopes to further the conversation between trade unionists, labour studies students and scholars, and anti-racism activists about how we build a labour movement and society free from racial oppression and inequality.”

  The Feb. 28 event is open to everyone in the Brock community and there’s no cost to attend.

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:
   
  * Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

  Brock University Marketing and Communications has a full-service studio where we can provide high definition video and broadcast-quality audio.

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• Brock student examining impact of Scotties tournament on Niagara

  Thursday, February 23, 2017 | By Brock University

  Media Release: 23 February 2017 – R00040

  Economic impact studies are important, but they don’t tell the whole story of how major sporting events impact their host communities.

  A Brock University Sport Management master’s student is collecting data this week at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines that will be used to examine what economic, environmental and social impact the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts had on Niagara.

  “A lot of major games focus on just the economic impact data, but I think this gives organizers a bit of a different view of the local community and what the overall impact is,” said Chris Charlebois (BSM ‘11). “I think this is potentially the start of a new trend.”

  Charlebois has a table set up on the concourse level of the Meridian Centre where curling spectators can use iPads to answer a survey about their perceptions of the impact of the overall event.

  “It’s all psychographics and behavioural data of what they think of the event rather than just straight economic data,” he said.

  So far the effort has netted around 100 respondents ranging from local fans to those who have travelled across the country to cheer on their respective provincial champions.

  “We’re trying to do an analysis of which type of demographics have different perceptions of the overall impact on the community,” said Charlebois.

  A partnership with Curling Canada on the research project allowed him to run the survey at the Scotties event in exchange for the master’s student providing the organization with an initial round of data once the championship has wrapped up.

  From there, he’ll examine the data collected to put together his master’s thesis this summer.

  Charlebois is available for interviews during the Scotties tournament.
   
  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:
   
  * Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

  Brock University Marketing and Communications has a full-service studio where we can provide high definition video and broadcast-quality audio.

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