Articles by author: cszczepanowski

• February 1 to March 1, 2018 – African Heritage Month Event Series

  Thursday, February 01, 2018 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for a series of events for African Heritage Month 2018!

  ‘Black Women and Powers / Femmes Noires et pouvoirs’: 
Cultural display curated by SOFIFRAN (G.A. Gibson Library)
  Monday, January 29 to Sunday, February 11, 2018: Interior library cases
, open event
  Monday, February 5 to Sunday, February 11, 2018: Thistle Complex (open event)

  ‘Reflections Unheard: Black Women & Civil Rights’: Screening and Panel Discussion
  Thursday, February 1, 2018, from 5:00pm to 8:00on: Sankey Chamber (open event)
  Organizers: Brock African Heritage Recognition Committee (BAHRC). Student Justice Centre (SJC), Human Rights and Equity (HRE)

  ‘Les matriarcats d’Afrique’: 
Interactive workshop by SOFIFRAN, in French.
  Tuesday, February 6, 2018, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm: Welsh Hall 208 (open event)
  Organizers: SOFIFRAN, MLLC, BAHRC

  ‘It Takes a Riot’: Screening and Panel Discussion of Simon Black’s film about the 1992 Yonge Street rebellion.
  Thursday, February 8, 2018, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm: Sankey Chambers (open event)
  Organizers: BAHRC

  ‘Contribution of Afro Descendent Women to the History of Humanity’: 
By Nafee N. Faigou (SOFIFRAN) & Jean Ntakirutimana (Brock Univeristy)
  Thursday, February 15, 2018, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm: Sankey Chambers (open event)
  Organizers: SOFIFRAN, MLLC, BAHRC

  ‘Wilma: The Story of a Black Canadian’: Screening and Q&A with the film maker Ayo Adewumi and Dr. Wilma Morrison
  Saturday, February 17, 2018, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm: St. Catharines Public Library (open event)
  Organizer: BAHRC, St. Catharines Public Library

  ‘Babe l’ve got to go’: Screening and panel discussion with Andrew Moir, Andre Atlyn, and Jamaican Consul General (Lloyd Wilks)
  Thursday, March 1, 2018, from 6:00pm to 10:00pm: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts (open event)
  Organizer: BAHRC

  In addition, there are four student organized events:

  “Let’s Talk About Colourism” (closed event)
  Thursday, February 8, 2018, in the Student Justice Centre

  “Let’s Talk About Black Love” (open event)
  Wednesday, February 14, 2018, in the Student Justice Centre

  “Black Men and the Pressure of Masculinity: Film and Panel Discussion” (open event)
  Monday, February 26, 2018, in the Student Justice Centre

  “The Kaleidoscope Experience: Exposition and Gala” (open event)
  Friday, March 2, 2018, in Isaac’s

  Sponsored by the Office of the President, and co-sponsored by the St. Catharines Public Library; the Brock University Faculty Association; Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies; Department of History, Department of Labour Studies, Department of Modern Languages, Literature, and Culture; Department of Political Science; Department of Sociology; Human Rights and Equity Office; MA in Critical Sociology; MA in Social Justice and Equity, and Social Justice Centre.

  Tags: African Heritage Month, Events, Films, Panels
  Categories: News and Events

• December 6, 2017 – “December 6: Why This Day Matters So Much,” presented by Dr. Robyn Bourgeois

  Wednesday, December 06, 2017 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us on Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, established by Canadian parliament in 1991 in response to the murders of fourteen young women at L’École Polytechnique in Montréal on December 6th, 1989.

  Dr. Robyn Bourgeois (Laughing Otter Caring Woman) is a mixed-race Cree woman born and raised in Syilx and Splats’ in territories of British Columbia, and connected through marriage and her three children to the Six Nations of the Grand River. She is an assistant professor in the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies at Brock, where her scholarly work focuses on indigenous feminisms, violence against indigenous women and girls, and indigenous women’s political activism and leadership. In addition to being an academic, Robyn is also as activist, author, and artist.

  Wednesday, December 6, 2017, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
  Academic South Room 216 at Brock University

  Refreshments will be served. Donations to Gillian’s Place would be appreciated.

  Hosted by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies. Co-sponsored by the Brock University Faculty Association, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, CUPE 1295, Brock University Aboriginal Student Services, and the Human Rights and Equity Office.

  Tags: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Presentations, Robyn Bourgeois, WGST Faculty
  Categories: News and Events

• October 31, 2017 – “Me and My Work” presented by Shelley Niro

  Tuesday, October 31, 2017 | By cszczepanowski

  

  You are invited to “Me and My Work,” a lecture by Shelley Niro (Mohawk, Turtle Clan, Six Nations), winner of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts (2017), and the Scotiabank Photography Award (2017).

  Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
  Thistle Complex Room 246 at Brock University

  Co-sponsored by Brock University’s Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Tecumseh Centre for Indigenous Research and Education, and the Department of Sociology.

  Tags: Events, Presentations
  Categories: News and Events

• March 30, 2017 – Decolonize and Deconstruct: Imagining New Approaches to Sexuality and Consent Education

  Thursday, March 30, 2017 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us at “Decolonize and Deconstruct: Imagining New Approaches to Sexuality and Consent Education,” facilitating discussion to create intersectional and inclusive strategies for consent education.

  Opening and welcome to the territory:
  Carol Jacob (Six Nations)
  Jane Theriault-Norman (Mik’maq/Irish)

  Panelists:
  Khadijeh Rakie (Equity and Inclusion Office, McMaster)
, “Islamophobia and Gender Violence”
  Jennie Anderson (Six Nations Polytechnic), “Indigenous perspectives on Gender Violence”
  Ameil Joseph (School of Social Work, McMaster), “
Mental Health and Gender Violence
  Kermeisha Williams (Black Lives Matter, Hamilton), “
Racism and Gender Violence”

  Thursday, March 30, 2017, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  Academic South Room 201 Brock University

  Contact [email protected] to learn more or to apply for childcare funds.

  Co-sponsored the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Human Rights and Equity Services, the Student Justice Centre, and the Social Justice Research Institute, with funding from the Women’s Campus Safety Fund.

  Tags: Events, Panels
  Categories: News and Events

• February 16, 2017 – “Culture, Family, and Power: Community-Based Research to Generate Knowledge on Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Among Women,” presented by Dr. Roula Hawa

  Thursday, February 16, 2017 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for a special presenation: “Culture, Family, and Power: Community-Based Research to Generate Knowledge on Sexual Health and HIV Presentation Among Women,” featuring speaker Dr. Roula Hawa.

  Thursday, February 16, 2017, from 11:00am to 12:30pm
  Cairns Atrium Room 336 at Brock University

  Co-sponsored the Department of Child and Youth Studies and the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

  Tags: Events, Presentations
  Categories: News and Events

• December 6, 2016 – Remembrance Service for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

  Tuesday, December 06, 2016 | By cszczepanowski

  

  All are welcome to a remembrance service on Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, established by Canadian parliament in 1991 in response to the murders of fourteen young women at L’École Polytechnique in Montréal on December 6th, 1989

  Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at 12:00pm
  Isaac’s at Brock University

  Donations to Gillian’s Place would be appreciated. A sandwich buffet lunch with refreshments is available for $10. Reserve tickets through the Union offices.

  Co-sponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Brock University Faculty Association, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, and CUPE.

  Tags: Events, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Vigils
  Categories: News and Events