Articles tagged with: Events

• 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
  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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  Tags: Events, Presentations
  Categories: News and Events

• March 26, 2019 – Challenging Islamophobia Panel

  Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for an upcoming panel: Challenging Islamophobia!

  March 26, 2019, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  Cairns Atrium at Brock University

  Panelists:

  Dr. Wafaa Hasan, Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Brock University: “Locating Ourselves: Islamophobia in Canada”

  Zana Jafry, 2018 Ryerson, Sexual Violence Advocate: “Weaponizing Islamophobia: reframing Islamophobia as a component of western imperialism and war-time propaganda”

  Dr. Behnaz Mirzai, Department of History, Brock University: “The rise of Islamophobia: Imperialism, Orientalism and Racism”

  For more information or accommodation requests, please contact [email protected] or 905-688-5550 x 6859

  Co-sponsored by the Human Rights and Equity Office, the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, and the Muslim Students’ Association.

  Tags: Events, Panels
  Categories: News and Events

• March 8, 2019 – Vivek Shraya & the 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 [email protected] 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.

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  Tags: Concerts, Events, International Women's Day, Vivek Shraya
  Categories: News and Events

• 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.

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

• 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.

  Tags: Events, Presentations, Transgender Day of Remembrance
  Categories: News and Events

• 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.

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

• February, 12, 2018 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science with Dr. Valerie Davidson

  Monday, February 12, 2018 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science and discuss how to enhance the importance of women and girls in science. Attending will be Dr. Valerie Davidson, former Chair of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph.

  Monday, February 12, 2018, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
  Mackenzie Chown F-Block Room 237 at Brock University

  Tags: Events, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Presentations
  Categories: News and Events

• 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

• 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