News and Events

• September 19 & 26, 2019 – Decolonial Reading Circle Info Sessions with Dr. Robyn Bourgeois

  Thursday, September 19, 2019 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Assistant Professor Dr. Robyn Bourgeois is hosting a monthly Decolonial Reading Circle from September to April to discuss the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. Students are strongly encouraged to attend upcoming information sessions. The Decolonial Reading Circle is open to all Brock students, staff and faculty and community members.

  INFO SESSION A – Thursday, September 19, 2019, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
  INFO SESSION B – Thursday, September 26, 2019, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
  Both sessions will be held in Brock University’s Student Justice Centre, Thistle Complex Room 252A

  Sponsored by the Student Justice Centre.

  Learn more about the facilitator, Dr. Robyn Bourgeois, below:

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• September 12, 2019 – Feminism Reloaded? The Serial Debate on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence, or: What’s New about #MeToo with Dr. Sabine Sielke

  Thursday, September 12, 2019 | By cszczepanowski

  

  In addition to captivating society and dominating news headlines, the #MeToo movement has earned its place in the history books. Renowned German scholar Dr. Sabine Sielke will explore how #MeToo fits into a larger cultural context during the upcoming talk “Feminism Reloaded? The Serial Debate on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence, or: What’s New about #MeToo.”

  Thursday, September 12, 2019, from 2:30pm to 4:00pm EST
  Sankey Chamber, A-Block, Mackenzie Chown Complex at Brock University

  The free public talk was spearheaded by the Department of English Language and Literature with support from Social Justice and Equities Studies; Social Justice Research Institute; Department of History; Centre for Canadian Studies; Department of Political Science; Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies; Department of Communications, Popular Culture and Film; Human Rights and Equity Office; and President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity and Decolonization (PACHRED).

  Learn more about the Dr. Sielke below:

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• March 19, 2019 – Community Vigil: Remembering Those Murdered and Injured in Christchurch

  Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Community Vigil: Remembering Those Murdered and Injured in Christchurch

  Join us in taking a stand against Islamophobia, violence, and white supremacy.

  Thursday March 19, 2019, at 12:00pm EST
  Atrium of the The Cairns’ Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex at Brock University

  Sponsored by the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization (PACHRED), Human Rights and Equity Office, Muslim Students’ Association, and Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

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• March 8, 2019 – Vivek Shraya & Queer Songbook Orchestra

  Friday, March 08, 2019 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Vivek Shraya & Queer Songbook Orchestra

  All are welcome to join us in celebrating International Women’s Day and the closing of Brock University LGBTQ+ Pride Week.

  Friday, March 8, 2019, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
  Recital Hall at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
  250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3M2

  Regular Admission: $20
  Student Admission: $13
  For more information, pay-what-you-can-tickets, or to request accommodations, please contact Michelle Poirier at mpoirier@brocku.ca or 905-688-5550, extension 6859.
  To purchase tickets, visit the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre website.
  For more information, visit the event page on Facebook.

  Sponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies and the Human Rights and Equity Office, with generous support from the Women’s Campus Safety Grant.

  Learn more about the artists below:

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• December 6, 2018 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: Intersectional Approaches to Police Violence

  Thursday, December 06, 2018 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for this panel for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Intersectional Approaches to Police Violence.

  Anti-Black Racism, Policing, and the Negative Impact on the Black Community
  Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, Visiting Professor at Ryerson, 2017-2018

  The McArthur Murders: Advocating Against Official Indifference to Institutional Change
  Haran Vijayanathan, Executive Director, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention

  Overpoliced and Underprotected: Indigenous People and Colonial Policing
  Dr. Robyn Bourgeois, Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Brock University

  Moderated by Leela MadhavaRau, Director, Human Rights and Equity, Brock University

  Thursday, December 5, 2018, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  South Hall 203 at Brock University

  Co-sponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Human Rights and Equity Office, Tecumseh Centre for Indigenous Research and Education, Student Justice Centre, Ontario Public Interest Research Group, Brock University Student Union, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, Brock University Faculty Association, and Graduate Student Association.

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• November 22, 2018 – Special Presentation for Transgender Day of Remembrance with Gwen Benaway

  Thursday, November 22, 2018 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us in a special presentation for Transgender Day of Remembrance with special guest speaker Gwen Benaway. This presentation explores the work of Layli Long Soldier’s collection Whereas, and provides an interdisciplinary reflection of what it means to be a trans woman and a poet inside the world.

  Thursday, November 22, 2018, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
  Thistle Complex Room 248 at Brock University

  Co-sponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Human Rights and Equity Office, Tecumseh Centre for Indigenous Research and Education Student Justice Centre, Brock Price, and Student Justice Centre.

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• October 22, 2018 – “How Discrimination Affects Our Mental Health,” presented by Uppala Chandrasekera for the Yosif Al-Hasnawi Memorial Lecture Series: Promoting Racial Justice in Health Care

  Monday, October 22, 2018 | By cszczepanowski

  

  “How Discrimination Affects Our Mental Health,” presented by Uppala Chandrasekera, Director of Public Policy, Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario.

  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.

  Those of us who work in health care often believe that because we are part of a helping profession, we are immune to discrimination. Yet discrimination persists – it impacts service users, service providers, organizations, and the entire health care system.

  This lecture will explore the causes and impacts of discrimination on mental health and identify opportunities and resources for addressing discrimination at an individual, organizational and systems level.

  Opening remarks provided by Brock President Gervan Fearon, with special thanks provided by Director, Human Rights & Equity Leela MadhavaRau.

  Monday, October 22, 2018, from 11:00am to 1:00pm
  South Block Room 203 at Brock University

  The Department of Health Sciences and Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies are committed to his memory and his dream.

  Co-sponsored by the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity and Decolonization (PACHRED); Faculty of Applied Health Sciences; Faculty of Social Sciences; Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Brock University Human Rights and Equity Office; Tecumseh Centre for Indigenous Research and Education; and Brock University Students’ Union.

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