News & 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

• November 21, 2022 – Combing Out The Snakes: Towards A Communal Healing with Alicia Elliott

  Monday, November 21, 2022 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Combing Out The Snakes: Towards A Communal Healing
  

  Join us for this event as part of 16 Days of Activism on Gender Violence with Alicia Elliott, author of the award-winning novel, A Mind Spread Out On The Ground (2019).

  Introductions will be provided by Robyn Bourgeois, Vice-President of Indigenous Engagement and Associate Professor in the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

  Moderation will be provided by Lyn Trudeau, Lecturer for the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies and Department of Sociology.

  Monday, November 21, 2022, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm EST
  Academic South/South Block Room 217 at Brock University

  Co-sponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies; Office of the Vice-President, Indigenous Engagement; Hadiyaˀdagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre; Human Rights and Equity Office; Social Justice Research Institute; and Sexual Violence and Prevention Committee.

  Tags: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Allicia Elliott, Events, Presentations, Robyn Bourgeois, WGST Faculty
  Categories: News and Events

• November 3, 2022 – BIPOC Perspectives: Feminism and Gender Violence

  Thursday, November 03, 2022 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for “BIPOC Perspectives: Feminism and Gender Violence,” a workshop hosted by the Student Justice Centre and facilitated by Women’s and Gender Studies faculty Lyn Trudeau and Margot Francis.

  Feminism and the interconnectedness of gender-based violence are prevalent themes today. In this workshop, we will discuss what feminism is, the different types of feminism, and how gender-based violence plays a role in almost every “feminist topic.”

  Lyn Trudeau is from Sagamok Anishinawbek First Nation, Eagle Clan. Lyn’s research is through a decolonial lens and has included: working alongside Elders, Indigenous youth, Indigenous teacher candidates, and residential schools.

  Margot Francis‘s teaching interests are in the areas of Indigenous resurgence through artistic and community mobilization; feminist, decolonial and anti-racist activism challenging sexual/racial violence; and queer and intersectional approaches to sexualities.

  Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST
  Academic South/South Block Room 108 at Brock University

  This workshop is open to folks of all identities.
  Please contact imalik@brocku.ca or sjc@brocku.ca for more information and/or accessibility requirements.
  Brock students can receive co-curricular credit in the CWC for attending this workshop.

  Tags: Discussions, Events, Lyn Trudeau, Margot Francis, WGST Faculty, Workshops
  Categories: News and Events

• October 27, 2022 – WGST Student Lounge

  Thursday, October 27, 2022 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us at this fall’s Women’s and Gender Studies Student Lounge social event! Meeting the WGST student engagement team and other WGST students.

  Thursday, October 27, 2022, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST
  Thistle Complex Room 149 at Brock University

  Tags: Events, Lounge Social
  Categories: News and Events

• March 22, 2022 – A Virtual Conversation with Filmmaker Courtney Montour on her film “Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again”

  Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | By cszczepanowski

  

  A Virtual Conversation with Filmmaker Courtney Montour

  Courtney Montour (Kanien’kehá:ka [Mohawk]) works in documentary film and digital media exploring issues of Indigenous identity. Her work includes the documentaries Sex Spirit Strength (2016) and Flat Rocks (2017) and episodes of the documentary series Mohawk Ironworkers (2016) and Skindigenous (2021). She co-created and coordinated McGill University’s Indigenous Field Studies course, held in Kahnawake, for eight years.

  Montour will discuss her award-winning documentary film Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again (National Film Board of Canada, 2021, 34 min.). The film shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure in Canada’s women’s rights movement.

  Tuesday, March 22, 2022, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm EST

  The film will include have American Sign Language interpretation and be made available to registrants in advance.
  This is an online event. Please register through EventBrite.

  Co-cosponsored by Brock University Faculty of Humanities Dean’s Discretionary Fund; Department of Communication, Popular Culture, and Film; Department of History; Centre for Canadian Studies; Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies; Indigenous Studies; Office of the Vice Provost, Indigenous Engagement. Special thanks to Donna Cowan of the National Film Board for her assistance.

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

• December 1, 2020 – Vivek Shraya in Conversation: What I’ve Learned in 10 Years

  Tuesday, December 01, 2020 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Vivek Shraya in Conversation: What I’ve Learning in 10 Years

  Join us as Vivek Shraya reflects on her journey and experience as a multidisciplinary trans, queer artist of colour since self-publishing her first book, God Loves Hair in 2010. Engage in a reading, discussion and Q&A!

  Tuesday, December 1, 2020, from 5:00pm to 6:30pm EST
  This in an online event. Please register though ExperienceBU

  Presented by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Human Rights and Equity Office, and Brock University Student Union.

  Tags: Events, Online Events, Vivek Shraya
  Categories: News and Events

• November 5, 2020 – Neither, Nor: How To Circumnavigate the Gender Binary in Seven Thousand Easy Steps with Ivan Coyote

  Thursday, November 05, 2020 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Neither, Nor: How to Circumnavigate the Gender Binary in Seven Thousand Easy Steps

  All are invited to this free virtual event with Ivan Coyote.

  Thursday, November 5th, 2020, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm EST
  This is an online event. For more information, please visit FirstOntarioPAC.ca or QueerEvents.ca

  Presented by Creative Writing at Brock University, in partnership with the Brock University Faculty Association, Centre for Women and Gender Studies, Social Justice Research Institute, Human Rights and Equity Office, Women’s Campus Safety Grant, OutNiagara, and FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.

  Tags: Events, Online Events
  Categories: News and Events