Event Date: March 26th, 2021 Time: 12:00pm
The Women & Gender Studies Institute and the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, invite you to a city roundtable on “Anti-Asian Racism and Intersectional Violence” We are organizing this event in light of the recent shootings in Atlanta and the rise of anti-Asian racism during COVID. While the presence of anti-Asian sentiments may seem…read more
Event Date: March 10th, 2021 Time: 6:00pm
The Women and Gender Studies Institute Welcomes Dr. Afua Cooper, Scholar, Artist, Activist “Chloe Cooley: Enslavement in Ontario, Settler Colonialism, Objectification, and Resistance.” Afua Cooper is an award-winning scholar, artist and activist whose research on slavery, abolition, freedom, Black education, and women studies across Canada has made her a leading figure in African Canadian studies. Her…read more
Event Date: October 21st, 2020 Time: 7:00pm
Event Date: March 16th, 2020 Time: 12:00pm
Event Date: March 11th, 2020 Time: 6:00pm
Event Date: March 5th, 2020 Time: 4:00pm
Join us Thursday, March 5th, for the first WGSI GSU Guest Speaker Series: a conversation with Desmond Cole, author of National Bestseller ‘The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power.’ The discussion will be moderated by Huda Hassan.
Event Date: March 4th, 2020 Time: 6:00pm
International Women’s Day Lecture with Saba Taj Saba Taj is a Southern Muslim artist and arts advocate based in Durham NC. Her work is informed by her politicized identity as a queer Muslim in the American South, and challenges racism and xenophobia through empowered representations of people of color. Through interdisciplinary practices, Taj explores hybrid…read more
Event Date: February 3rd, 2020 Time: 5:00pm
Two Black activists reflect on their struggles and journeys through the social, cultural and political landscapes of the United Kingdom. Zainab Abbas and Ansel Wong were leaders of the Black Liberation Front, a Third World revolutionary organization founded in North London in 1971. The Black Liberation Front combatted fascist violence in Britain, constructed “central communal…read more
Event Date: January 27th, 2020 Time: 12:00pm
Event Date: January 22nd, 2020 Time: 4:00pm
Event Date: November 28th, 2019 Time: 4:00pm
The art work of students from NEW441: Art, Cultural Production & Resistance, will be on display Thursday, November 28 in the Women & Gender Studies Lounge.
Event Date: November 27th, 2019 Time: 4:00pm
Event Date: November 13th, 2019 Time: 7:00pm
A talk by Lee Maracle Lee Maracle, a member of the Sto:lo Nation, is the author of many award winning and critically acclaimed literary works: She is co-editor of a number of anthologies including the award winning My Home as I Remember. Maracle has published in some of the most prestigious anthologies and scholarly journals…read more
Event Date: November 13th, 2019 Time: 4:00pm
Hungry Translations in Search of Justice Richa Nagar, University of Minnesota Bio: Richa Nagar’s transgenre and multilingual scholarship, creative writing, and cultural work in English, Hindi/ Hindustani, and Awadhi blurs the borders of academia, arts, and activism to build alliances with people’s struggles and to engage questions of ethics, responsibility, and justice through knowledge making.…read more
Event Date: April 2nd, 2019 Time: 6:00pm
WHEN: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 @ 6:00pm WHERE: WGSI Lounge, 40 Willcocks Street, New College **** Organized by the Women and Gender Studies Institute & Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program
Event Date: April 2nd, 2019 Time: 1:00pm
Join us for a reading with Ubah Cristina Ali Farah. The reading is titled To Leave in The Afternoon: Inheriting the Language of a Civil War WHEN: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 | 1- 2:30pm WHERE: WGSI Lounge, 40 Willcocks Street, New College Organized by the Women and Gender Studies Institute & Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program.
Event Date: March 6th, 2019 Time: 6:00pm
International Women’s Day Public Lecture El Jones – Poet, Educator, Journalist and Advocate “The Powerful Politics of Poetry” Wed Mar 6, 6:00pm – 8:00pm Room 1160, Bahen Centre for Information Technology, 40 St. George St, University of Toronto El Jones is a poet, educator, journalist and advocate. She was the fifth Poet Laureate of…read more
Event Date: December 5th, 2018 Time: 11:59pm
SofC Connects! A Call for Student Fellowship Applications We are thrilled to announce the School of Cities Student Fellowship Award to provide unique opportunities for urban-focused interdisciplinary and collaborative learning, mentorship, research, experiential and service-based learning to students at all three campuses and across divisional boundaries. What is the School of Cities Student Fellowship Award?…read more
Event Date: November 23rd, 2018 Time: 11:30am
Please join us for the all-day symposium “Within and against Academic Freedom,” sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto, and New College. When: November 23, 2018, 11:30 AM – 6:00 PM Where: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Library, 252 Bloor Street Who: All interested in respectful dialogue are welcome…read more
Event Date: November 14th, 2018 Time: 6:00pm
Join the Marvellous Grounds collective and contributors in officially launching the release of Queering Urban Justice: Queer of Colour Formations in Toronto! Authors featured in this collection, and in our newest volume, Marvellous Grounds: Queer of Colour Histories of Toronto, will read excerpts from the books that discuss QTBIPOC histories and space-making in the city.…read more
