Articles tagged with: Panels

• January 30, 2025 – Challenging The Racism and Xenophobia Targeting International Students: Law, Media, and Activist Resistance

  Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | By cszczepanowski

  

  Join us for an insightful and empowering event: “Challenging the Racism and Xenophobia Targeting International Students: Law, Media, and Activist Resistance.”

  This event will explore the impacts of racism and xenophobia on international students through the lenses of law, media, and activism. Engage in meaningful conversations with academics, activists, and student leaders dedicated to resistance and justice.

  Featured Speakers:
  Vasanthi Venkatesh, PhD (Chair, Transnational Law and Racial Justice Network, Faculty of Law, Windsor University)
  Navjot Salaria (International Student Alumni, York University; Naujawan Support Network)

  Student and Alumni Respondents:
  Tiffany Muhindi (Brock University)
  Kaho Nishibu (Brock University)

  Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
  Sankey Chambers at Brock University

  For more information or to RSVP, please visit the event page on ExperinenceBU. Refreshments will be provided.

  Presented by the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization (PACHRED), and co-hosted by the Anti-Racism Committee, Social Justice and Equity Studies, the Social Justice Research Institute, and the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

  Tags: Events, Panels
  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

• 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 humanrights@brocku.ca or 905-688-5550 x 6859

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

  Tags: Events, Panels
  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

• 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. Catherines 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

• 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 sjrs@brocku.ca 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