February 2, 2022
Soyica Diggs Colbert, the author of Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry, will be engaging an active conversation with human rights consultant and historian Brian Phillips. When? The virtual event will be held on Thursday February 3, 2022 (7:30-9:00pm EST). To learn more about the event, and to register please visit https://www.womenofideas.com for more…
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Bell hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins, was an innovative author, activist, and educator; focusing on the ways in which race, gender, economics and politics were interrelated. Hooks rejected the isolation derived from the separation of civil rights, economics, and feminism into individual fields; believing in the critical community and connectivity for which economic inequity, sexism,…
Read moreOctober 19, 2021
Join the “I’m writing a new story” event! This event centres survivors of gender-based violence, while providing a creative outlet for expression through writing group. The writing group is rather low-profile, and provides a safe space to explore and celebrate survivorship, enjoyment, and nerdiness! Each session will bring focus to a specific overarching theme; equally…
Read moreSeptember 23, 2021
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September 15, 2021
Join Dana Claxton, the winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Photography Award as she embarks on discussing her critically acclaimed practices and works. Claxton’s work will be displayed in this season’s Scotiabank Photography Award exhibition, beginning September 15, 2021 at the RIC. This event will be held on Wednesday September 22, 2021 via Zoom. We invite…
Read moreAugust 16, 2021
Follow the story of twelve-year-old Bean, an adolescent born from the Mohawk tribe. Bean is tasked with balancing her wholesome childhood and incautious adolescence; simultaneously being forced to grow up rapidly in the midst of the Oka Crisis, the tumultuous Indigenous uprising that cleaved relations in Quebec and Canada for 78 days in 1990. To…
Read moreAugust 9, 2021
Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring forth a compelling assembly of Black contributors to discuss the topics of vulnerability and shame resilience. Start reading today https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/676547/you-are-your-best-thing-by-edited-by-tarana-burke-and-brene-brown/9780593243626
Read moreAugust 5, 2021
We are continuing to recruit for our newest study! We are looking for folks (between the ages of 18-34) who would like to talk about their experiences with sexual communication, consent and desire. *We continue to welcome all genders, sexes, and backgrounds. Please share and email sexstudy@ryerson.ca for more information!
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