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Rethinking water, the stuff of life, through art at Congress
Stuart Reid, director/curator, Rodman Hall Art Centre, Brock University As hosts of Congress 2014, all of us at Brock have been busy preparing an engaging and thought-provoking “Congress Plus” program for both our out-of-town and local guests. As...
Adrien Arcand, Ernst Zundel and anti-Semitism
By Daniel Drolet A new book on Canadian journalist Adrien Arcand details his involvement in the rise of Holocaust deniers around the world. In fact, says author Hughes Théorêt, Arcand was a mentor to Ernst Zundel, a prominent German-Canadian...
Première screening from the Lost Stories project
Ronald Rudin, Trudeau Foundation Fellow, Professor of History, Co-Director, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, Concordia University Screening of Thomas Widd's Lost Story May 28, 2014 at 10:15 a.m. International Centre 120 Brock...
Rethinking hate crimes: The hard work of creating social equity
Lucas Crawford and Robert Nichols, University of Alberta Guest Contributors Monday, May 10th was Alberta’s inaugural ‘Hate Crimes Awareness Day,’ an event that raised more questions than answers. Offered as an opportunity to ‘celebrate’ the successes...
The Humanities: Relationships with others and with the world are essential to freedom
Susan Babbitt, Queen’s University Guest Contributor “Humanities” refers to human beings and to the human condition. In the Humanities we raise questions about what it means to be human. But, at least in my discipline of Philosophy, we teach mostly...
Addressing racism: Toward equity and diversity in higher education
Grace-Edward Galabuzi, Ryerson University Guest Contributor Last month, a study conducted by Statistics Canada for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Canadian Heritage and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada entitled Projections of the...
Anti-Racism: Is there a university responsibility?
Carol Tator, York University Guest Contributor “Who are we in the university…? What do we represent? Whom do we represent? Are we responsible? For what and to whom? If there is a university responsibility, it at least begins with the moment when a...
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2010: Racism, anti-racism and the academy
Frances Henry, York University Guest Contributor Anti-racist scholars across the country are raising critical issues about the dynamics of racial inequity in the Canadian academy. An increasing literature written largely by racialized and Indigenous...
Federation’s VP-Equity receives award
The Federation would like to extend deep congratulations to Malinda S. Smith, vice-president of Equity Issues, on receiving the Anti-Racism Award 2010 (individual category). Awarded by the Centre for Race and Culture (formerly the Northern Alberta...