News and Events

• November 19, 2024 – ‘Israelism’ Film Screening, Q&A, and Palestinian Buffet

  Friday, October 25, 2024 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for an in-person screening of the award-winning documentary film Israelism and a Palestinian buffet, followed by a virtual Q&A with co-director Sam Eilertsen.

  Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
  Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
  15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines, ON

  Admission is free. Register through ExperinceBU, Kinema, or at the door. Visit Kinema for information about public parking.

  For more information, contact: IsraelismNiagara@gmail.com.

  Download a PDF of this poster to share here.

  Co-sponsored/endorsed by Independent Jewish Voices Hamilton; Jewish Faculty Network; Niagara Movement for Justice in Palestine-Israel; Silver Spire United Church; Brock University: Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies; Faculty for Palestine; Indigenous Educational Studies; President’s Advisory Committee for Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization; Social Justice and Equity Studies MA Program; Social Justice Research Institute.

  Visit Israelism Film for full film details, or learn more about the film and Sam Eilertsen below:
  

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  Tags: Events, Films
  Categories: Film Screenings, News and Events

• October 31, 2024 – “The Art of Health Justice,” presented by Dr. Nisha Sanjnani for the Yosif Al-Hasnawi Memorial Lecture Series: Promoting Racial Justice in Health Care

  Friday, October 04, 2024 | By cszczepanowski

  

  “The Art of Health Justice,” presented by Dr. Nisha Sanjnani.

  The Yosif Al-Hasnawi Memorial Lecture Series: Promoting Racial Justice in Health Care is named in memory of a first-year Medical Sciences student who died in the service of another in 2017. Yosif Al-Hasnawi had dreams of becoming a doctor and hoped to one day make a difference in the world.

  Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
  Goodman Atrium at Brock University

  Sponsored by the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization (PACHRED), Social Justice and Equity Studies MA (SJES), and the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST) at Brock University.

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  Tags: Events, Presentations, Yosif Al-Hasnawi Memorial Lecture Series
  Categories: News and Events

• April 6, 2024 – YWCA Annual Niagara Leadership Summit For Women

  Friday, April 05, 2024 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join for an exciting all-day event of speakers and workshops at the YWCA’s 10th Annual Niagara Leadership Summit For Women!

  The Niagara Leadership Summit For Women presents an inclusive environment to encourage and celebrate women leaders in our community and opens the conversation surrounding women’s issues in Niagara. The event is hosted by the YWCA Niagara Region.

  Everyone, regardless of gender, should have the courage and confidence to be the leader they are and want to be. Leadership is not about being ‘at the top’—there are leaders all around us who make a difference every day. This event offers many valuable opportunities for women leaders and allies to connect, share common goals and evaluate common challenges, and network with like-minded community leaders.

  This year’s theme of Bold and Unapologetic encourages women leaders to be authentic, assert their worth, and unapologetically pursue their goals and aspirations. It’s about fostering a culture where women feel empowered to lead without constantly apologizing for their success or feeling the need to downplay their achievements. The goal is to redefine leadership norms, challenge biases, and create a more inclusive and equitable environment for women in leadership positions.

  Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 9:00am to 4:00pm
  Thistle Hallway at Brock University, with speakers in the Sean O’Sullivan Theatre
  Tickets are $30 per person and will include lunch and free childcare.

  For more information on ticket purchasing, the program, speakers, workshops, and frequently asked questions, visit the YWCA Niagara Region’s event page.

  Tags: Conferences, Events, Presentations, Workshops
  Categories: News and Events

• April 2, 2024 – “Trans Joy Through Art” with Vivek Shraya and Rabia Choudhary

  Monday, March 18, 2024 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Art, Archives and Affinities presents Trans Joy Through Art. In context where QTBIPOC are under attack, this event refuses the victim narrative. Vivek Shraya and Rabia Choudhary talk about making trans joy through art and cultural practice.

  Vivek Shraya is a Canadian Screen Award winner and an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, theatre, TV, film, and fashion.

  Rabia Choudhary is a multidisciplinary artist, activist, educator, and student whose worked addresses gender/sexual violence prevention, and racial and disability justice.

  April 2, 2024, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
  Thistle Complex Room 255 at Brock University

  Sponsored by the Social Justice Research Institute, Presidents Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Decolonization, and Equity (PACHRED), Student Justice Centre, and Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

  Tags: Events, Presentations, Pride Week, Transgender Day of Visibility, Vivek Shraya
  Categories: News and Events

• March 27, 2024 – “The Future is Noir: Alienation, Resentment, and Cyclicality in Indigenous Futurism on Film” with Dr. Tyson Steward

  Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | By cszczepanowski

  

  The Future is Noir: Alienation, Resentment, and Cyclicality in Indigenous Futurism on Film

  Blending cultural analysis and socio-political critique, Dr. Tyson Stewart explores the themes of biskaabiiyang and criminality in Indigenous futurism on film and draws connections between expressions of alienation and resentment in classic film noir and contemporary Indigenous filmmaking.

  Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
  Thistle Complex Room 147 at Brock University

  Cosponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization (PACHRED), Social Justice Research Institute, and Indigenous Educational Studies.

  Tags: Events, Films, Presentations
  Categories: News and Events

• March 26, 2024 – “You Know, Sex” with Cory Silverberg

  Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for a discussion with Cory Silverberg, the author of You Know, Sex (2022),  about what’s missing from our sex education, and what sex education we deserve looks like.

  March 26, 2024, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
  Rankin Family Pavilion 215 at Brock University

  Learn more about the Cory Silverberg and You Know, Sex  on the author’s website and at AK Press.

  Sponsored by the Student Justice Centre, Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Presidents Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Decolonization, and Equity (PACHRED), and Social Justice Research Institute.

  Tags: Discussions, Events, Pride Week
  Categories: News and Events

• March 20, 2024 – Indigenous De/Criminalization Symposium

  Monday, March 11, 2024 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us at the Indigenous De/Criminalization Symposium!

  “The Decolonization Working Group of Brock’s President’s Advisory Committee for Human Rights, Equity and Decolonization (PACHRED) will host a symposium entitled Indigenous De/Criminalization Symposium. We feel it is necessary to address not only how criminalization impacts our communities but also why, when, and the ripple effects (victimization, mis/non/representation). We feel it is also necessary to bring in the richness, strength of spirit, and joy of our nations into the symposium and will weave artists/performers throughout the day.”

  Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 10:00am to 4:00pm
  Pond Inlet at Brock University

  To see a full schedule of the day’s events and all special guests, speakers, performers, and artists, view or download the Indigenous De/Criminalization Symposium Schedule.

  This is a free event. Please register on EventBrite.

  Sponsored by the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization (PACHRED), Decolonization Working Group, 2S&LGBTQ Working Group, Employment Equity Working Group, Faculty of Social Sciences, Indigenous Education Department, and Student Justice Centre.

  Tags: Events, Lyn Trudeau, Robyn Bourgeois, Symposiums, WGST Faculty
  Categories: News and Events

• March 8, 2024 – Decolonizing International Women’s Day: From Turtle Island to Gaza

  Monday, February 26, 2024 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Decolonizing International Women’s Day: From Turtle Island to Gaza

  This event brings into conversation the “political intimacies” between Indigenous and Palestinian struggles (Lowe, 2015). Through global/local perspectives, we name how settler violence is enacted and the possibilities for decolonial feminist insights to sustain new solidarities.

  Local Voices, Local Impact – a conversational circle, will take place after the speaker’s presentations.

  Friday, March 8, 2024, at 7:30pm EST
  Goodman Atrium at Brock University

  Please RSVP to attend this event here or by scanning the QR code on the poster. If you have any questions or accessibility requests, or if you are a local community member who is interested in attending this event, please contact the Student Justice Centre at sjc@brocku.ca

  Co-sponsored by the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization (PACHRED), Indigenous Educational Studies Programs, Social Justice Research Institute, Social Justice and Equity Studies Masters Program, Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Niagara Palestine Coalition, and CUPE 4207 Political Action and International Solidarity Committee.

  Learn more about our panelists and moderator below:
  

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  Tags: Discussions, Events, International Women's Day, Panels
  Categories: News and Events

• November 27, 2023 – A Panel on Palestine: Decolonization, International Law, Gender, Media and Solidarity

  Monday, November 27, 2023 | By cszczepanowski

  

  A Panel on Palestine: Decolonization, International Law, Gender, Media and Solidarity

  Starting with our commitment to decolonization, this panel presents experts working in a variety of areas to analyze the roots of the current crisis.

  Monday, November 27, 2023, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm EST
  Thistle Complex Room 325 at Brock University

  This event is hosted by the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity and Decolonization (PACHRED), and co-sponsored by the MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies, PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities, Social Justice Research Institute, and Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies. With thanks to the Human Rights and Equity Office.

  Learn more about our panelists below:
  

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  Tags: Events, Panels
  Categories: News and Events

• March 8, 2023 – Imagining Black and Indigenous Futurities

  Wednesday, March 08, 2023 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Imagining Black and Indigenous Futurities

  Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day with Black & Indigenous scholars, activists, and artists. This virtual panel includes short presentations, a round-table discussion & Q&A.

  March 8, 2023, from 11:00am to 1:00pm EST
  This is an online event. Please register through EventBrite.

  Co-sponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Council for Research in the Social Sciences, Social Justice Research Institute, and President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights. Equity, and Decolonization (PACHRED).

  Learn more about our panelists below:
  

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  Tags: Events, International Women's Day, Online Events, Panels, Presentations
  Categories: News and Events