Articles tagged with: Discussions

• April 6, 2026 – “Vibrations From Gaza” (2023) Film Screening and Discussion

  Thursday, March 19, 2026 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Please join us on April 6th from 12-2pm for a screening and panel discussion of the award winning short film, Vibrations from Gaza (2023). The director, Rehab Nazzal (joining us virtually from Bethlehem) and Norma Rantisi (Concordia) who will be here in person, will discuss the film and its reception.

  Vibrations from Gaza offers a glimpse into the experiences of Deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine. Born and raised under siege and frequent onslaughts, these children, including Amani, Musa, Israa, and others, provide vivid accounts of their encounter with bombardment and the constant presence of drones in their sky. The children describe their perceptions of missiles strikes through sensing vibrations in the air, trembling of the ground, and the resonance of collapsing buildings. The film also questions whether the deafness of these children is a natural or a consequence of Israel’s use of sonic weaponry, such as sonic booms.

  With support from the Ontario Arts Council, Rehab Nazzal embarked on a journey to Gaza Strip via Egypt, circumventing the restrictions placed by the Israeli occupation regime which prohibits access to Gaza from the West Bank, without individual permits—rarely issued. While in Gaza, Nazzal worked with children in an Art Therapy program following 2021 attack. She was deeply touched by the conditions and experiences of Deaf children at the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children and began questioning the deafness of the world towards the conditions of 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza.

  This film gives Palestinian Deaf children in the besieged Gaza a voice to articulate and share their experiences, shedding light on the horrific conditions they have been enduring since 2007.

  Monday, April 6, 2026, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  Sankey Chambers at Brock University

  The event is free and a Palestinian lunch will be served. All are welcome. RSVP through ExperienceBU. 

  Co-hosted by: The President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization and the Social Justice Research Institute. Co-sponsored by: the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies; the MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies; and the Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC)—Niagara Chapter.

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

• March 26, 2026 – Artful Resilience: Moving Beyond Denialism

  Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | By cszczepanowski

  

  As part of the ongoing commitment to residential school denialism and honouring Indigenous survivance, resilience, and good relations, the Decolonization Working Group of PACHRED is hosting Artful Resilience: Moving Beyond Denialism on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

  They invite students, staff, and faculty to share their creative work at a community art gathering. All art forms are welcome (music, poetry, visual art, storytelling, performance, and more) as ways of remembering, witnessing, and imagining otherwise together. Everyone is invited to join in learning.

  The first 15 artists to register will be invited to share their work for up to 5 minutes each. This gathering is meant to be a respectful, supportive space for creative expression, reflection, and connection. Each presenting artist will receive a $50 Tim Horton’s gift card as an expression of gratitude and appreciation. To begin the process of registering as an artist, apply through the artists’ registration on ExperienceBU.

  Faculty, staff, and students who wish to attend should register through the general event registration on ExperienceBU. Community members are invited to email Allison at [email protected].

  Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm
  Goodman Atrium at Brock University

  Dinner will be catered by Nokomis Eve’s Traditional Foods. 

  Hosted by: the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization’s Decolonization Working Group. Sponsored by: the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, the Office of Human Rights and Equity, Indigenous Educational Studies, and the Vice-Provost of Indigenous Engagement.

  Tags: Discussions, Events, Lyn Trudeau, Presentations, WGST Faculty
  Categories: News and Events

• February 11, 2026 – Special Gathering to Honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People

  Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join students from the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies for a meaningful gathering dedicated to remembrance, reflection, and education in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people. This event is grounded in creating a respectful space to acknowledge the lives lost, the ongoing violence faced by Indigenous communities, and the systemic failures that continue to enable this crisis.

  Participants will have the opportunity to hear from Dr. Lyn Trudeau, who will reflect on the significance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people and the importance of remembrance, relationality, and care. Dr. Jennifer Brant will further contribute to the learning and community presence at the event. Following these reflections, participants will take part in creating red paper dresses, each accompanied by a short note to honour those who have been lost and to acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonial violence and gender-based harm against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people. This gathering aims to foster collective reflection, learning, and solidarity through both dialogue and creative engagement.

  A free lunch will be provided. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to ensure the Centre is able to provide enough free food and refreshments. This event is open to everyone.

  Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm
  Cairn’s Complex room 207 at Brock University

  Hosted by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

  Tags: Discussions, Events, Lyn Trudeau, Presentations, WGST Faculty
  Categories: News and Events

• November 5, 2025 – Medicine on the Frontlines: Healthcare and Palestinian Statehood

  Friday, October 17, 2025 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us in Recital Hall at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre for Medicine on the Frontlines: Healthcare and Palestinian Statehood, an evening with Dr. Tarek Loubani.

  Dr. Loubani is a Palestinian Canadian physician, an associate professor at the Schulich School of Medicine at Western University, and co-founder of GLIA, a global innovator of high-quality medical equipment operating on the principle that quality healthcare should be accessible to all. For the past fifteen years Dr. Loubani has trained medical staff in Gaza and worked at Nasser Hospital this summer. He will discuss the systemic destruction of Palestinian healthcare infrastructure in a time of genocide and how local-global alliances can build support for Palestinian life, sovereignty, and statehood.

  Wednesday, November 5, 2025, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  Recital Hall at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
  250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON

  This is a FREE event! Please register on Eventbrite or ExperienceBU. 

  Download a PDF of this poster to share.

  Co-sponsored by: The President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization; Social Justice Research Institute; Faculty for Palestine – Brock Chapter; Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies; MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies; Indigenous Educational Studies at Brock University; Zanab Jafry Shah; Niagara Movement for Justice in Palestine/Israel; 905 Palestine, Independent Jewish Voices – Hamilton; Jewish Faculty Network – Southwest Ontario; Silver Spire Church; and Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC)—Niagara Chapter.

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

• October 30, 2025 – Antisemitism: Law, Justice, and Decolonization in a Time of Genocide

  Thursday, October 09, 2025 | By cszczepanowski

  

  As the world watches Israel’s devastating war against the Palestinian people, we are seeing a sharp rise in accusations that criticism of Israel is equivalent to antisemitism. We are pleased to welcome this panel of scholars, who are associated with the Jewish Faculty Network, as they consider the weaponization of antisemitism from a variety of angles – at a time when actual antisemitism is surging dangerously and yet going unaddressed. Join us this event: Antisemitism: Law, Justice, and Decolonization in a Time of Genocide.

  The JFN is a network of Jewish scholars from universities and colleges across Canada who are committed to addressing all forms of racism and the defence of academic freedom. At this event will be:

  Alejando I. Paz, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto – Israeli Settler-Colonialism After 1967 and the Emergence of the “New Antisemitism”

  Sheryl Nestel, Sociologist, Affiliated Scholar, New College, University of Toronto –The International Holocaust Remembrance Working Definition of Antisemitism: A Global Strategy to Silence Pro-Palestinian Speech

  Jillian Rogin, Associate Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Criminal Defense Lawyer – Pro-Israel Advocacy and Hate Speech Legislation in Canada

  Tuesday, October 30, 2025, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
  Plaza Building Room 600F at Brock University

  A Palestinian buffet will be provided.

  Register for this event on ExperienceBU. Download a PDF of this poster to share.

  Co-sponsored by:  President’s Advisory Committee for Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization; Social Justice Research Institute; MA Program in Social Justice and Equity Studies; Indigenous Educational Studies; Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

  Tags: Buffet, Discussions, Events, Panels
  Categories: News and Events

• March 21, 2025 – Grounding Critique: Marxism, Concept Formation, and Embodied Social Relations

  Thursday, March 13, 2025 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for an exciting book launch and panel event of “Grounding Critique: Marxism, Concept Formation, and Embodied Social Relations,” by Dr. Gökbörü Sarp Tanyildiz.

  The panel will feature Dr. Tanyildiz, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brock University; Dr. Sue Ruddick, Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto; and Dr. Linda Peake, FRCS, previous Director of the City Institute at York University; and be moderated by Dr. Liam Midzain-Gobin, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brock University.

  Enjoy free vegetarian Palestinian lunch while engaging in critical discussions on Marxism, social relations, and concept formation!

  Friday, March 21, 2025, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  Pond Inlet, J-Block Mackenzie Chown Complex at Brock University

  RSVP for this event on ExperienceBU.

  Hosted by the Department of Sociology and co-sponsored by the Social Justice and Equity Studies MA, the Social Justice Research Institute, the Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD, and the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

  Tags: Discussions, Events, Panels
  Categories: News and Events

• March 6, 2025 – Narratives of Healing, Resilience, and Hope: Residential School Stories and Impacts

  Saturday, February 22, 2025 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for a panel event, “Narratives of Healing, Resilience, and Hope: Residential School Stories and Impacts,” featuring Dr. Lyn Trudeau, Matthew Mackenzie, Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek, and Dr. Josh Manitowabi.

  This panel will hold space for narratives of residential schools and how this impacts Indigenous faculty as well as how this informs their work and practices. These conversations acknowledge historical injustices but also will speak to resiliency. Notably, how these Indigenous faculty members respond in various capacities, impacts on communities, and how they weave their own stories into their work.

  Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
  Plaza 600F at Brock University

  RSVP for this event on ExperienceBU.

  Sponsored by the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization at Brock University.

  Tags: Discussions, Events, Lyn Trudeau, Panels, WGST Faculty
  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 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
  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 [email protected]

  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 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
  Academic South/South Block Room 108 at Brock University

  This workshop is open to folks of all identities.
  Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] 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