Women’s, Gender and Social Justice
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WGSJ Statement on York University’s Suspension of New Admissions of 1st Year Majors to Undergraduate Programs
In solidarity with the Programs in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, Women’s, Gender and Social Justice Association (WGSJ) calls on York University to revert their de…
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WGSJ Statement on York University’s Suspension of New Admissions of 1st Year Majors to Undergraduate Programs
Please see our full statement on our webiste: wgsj.ca/2025/02/19/s...
Please see our full statement on our webiste: wgsj.ca/2025/02/19/s...
Check out our next Fall 2025 Speaker Series event! Scan the QR code or click here www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-and...
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Check out our next Fall 2025 Speaker Series event! Scan the QR code or click here www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-and...
Online Webinar happening October 3: AI, False Responders, and Lessons from 2SLGBTQIA+ Research!
See below for details!
See below for details!
September 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Online Webinar happening October 3: AI, False Responders, and Lessons from 2SLGBTQIA+ Research!
See below for details!
See below for details!
Check out this CFP for "Mobilizing Queer Joy and Challenging Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Hate" Conference at MacEwan University
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Check out this CFP for "Mobilizing Queer Joy and Challenging Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Hate" Conference at MacEwan University
Hey feminist scholars, artists, and activists! Our Online Annual General Meeting is coming up on June 25, starting at 12:00pm (ET). We have lots of stuff to report on and vote, please make sure your membership is up to date. Members will find an email with links to the Agenda and Zoom Link.
June 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey feminist scholars, artists, and activists! Our Online Annual General Meeting is coming up on June 25, starting at 12:00pm (ET). We have lots of stuff to report on and vote, please make sure your membership is up to date. Members will find an email with links to the Agenda and Zoom Link.
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Sunday, June 1, 10:30-12:30 as part of the SSA conference at #CongressH 2025 in Toronto: a public book launch event/discussion for @nataliekt.bsky.social's Reading the Room w/ @wgsj.bsky.social! (200 King St. E, Room 217A)
May 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sunday, June 1, 10:30-12:30 as part of the SSA conference at #CongressH 2025 in Toronto: a public book launch event/discussion for @nataliekt.bsky.social's Reading the Room w/ @wgsj.bsky.social! (200 King St. E, Room 217A)
We've got some #Congressh2025 events happening this weekend in Toronto! These events are open to all WGSJ members!
May 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We've got some #Congressh2025 events happening this weekend in Toronto! These events are open to all WGSJ members!
We will be passing new bylaws, recruiting for a new treasurer, membership engagement coordinator, & conference program coordinator. The Executive committee will offer reports and we hope to have updates from the EDI & Awards committees, and hear from leads of new research clusters.
May 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We will be passing new bylaws, recruiting for a new treasurer, membership engagement coordinator, & conference program coordinator. The Executive committee will offer reports and we hope to have updates from the EDI & Awards committees, and hear from leads of new research clusters.
Save the date! June 25, 2025 12pm Eastern Time for our AGM
May 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Save the date! June 25, 2025 12pm Eastern Time for our AGM
Attending #Congressh2025 or just hanging around in Toronto?
We've got a fantastic pre-congress symposium, in collaboration with the Black Canadian Studies Association! Seats are limited! Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-bcsa-...
We've got a fantastic pre-congress symposium, in collaboration with the Black Canadian Studies Association! Seats are limited! Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-bcsa-...
May 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Attending #Congressh2025 or just hanging around in Toronto?
We've got a fantastic pre-congress symposium, in collaboration with the Black Canadian Studies Association! Seats are limited! Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-bcsa-...
We've got a fantastic pre-congress symposium, in collaboration with the Black Canadian Studies Association! Seats are limited! Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-bcsa-...
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Our 25/26 call for community, academic, and professional trainees is now available. Applications due May 31st!
Notre appel à candidatures 25/26 pour les stagiaires communautaires, universitaires et professionnel·le·s est désormais ouvert. La date limite est fixée au 31 mai!
tinyurl.com/HH2425
Notre appel à candidatures 25/26 pour les stagiaires communautaires, universitaires et professionnel·le·s est désormais ouvert. La date limite est fixée au 31 mai!
tinyurl.com/HH2425
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our 25/26 call for community, academic, and professional trainees is now available. Applications due May 31st!
Notre appel à candidatures 25/26 pour les stagiaires communautaires, universitaires et professionnel·le·s est désormais ouvert. La date limite est fixée au 31 mai!
tinyurl.com/HH2425
Notre appel à candidatures 25/26 pour les stagiaires communautaires, universitaires et professionnel·le·s est désormais ouvert. La date limite est fixée au 31 mai!
tinyurl.com/HH2425
1:30-3:00pm: Keynote address in collaboration with the Black Canadian Studies Association “Against the Romance of Reform: Black liberation in a time of crisis.” By Robyn Maynard
Registration details coming soon!
Registration details coming soon!
April 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1:30-3:00pm: Keynote address in collaboration with the Black Canadian Studies Association “Against the Romance of Reform: Black liberation in a time of crisis.” By Robyn Maynard
Registration details coming soon!
Registration details coming soon!
Save the date! May 30, 2025
Going to #congressh2025 or you’re just hanging out in Toronto? We’ve got a pre-congress event lined up with some amazing speakers:
11:00am-12:30pm: “Palestinian Justice Organizing at Canadian PSIs” featuring Wafaa Hasan, Nadia Abu-Zahra, and Muna Seleh
🧵
Going to #congressh2025 or you’re just hanging out in Toronto? We’ve got a pre-congress event lined up with some amazing speakers:
11:00am-12:30pm: “Palestinian Justice Organizing at Canadian PSIs” featuring Wafaa Hasan, Nadia Abu-Zahra, and Muna Seleh
🧵
April 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Save the date! May 30, 2025
Going to #congressh2025 or you’re just hanging out in Toronto? We’ve got a pre-congress event lined up with some amazing speakers:
11:00am-12:30pm: “Palestinian Justice Organizing at Canadian PSIs” featuring Wafaa Hasan, Nadia Abu-Zahra, and Muna Seleh
🧵
Going to #congressh2025 or you’re just hanging out in Toronto? We’ve got a pre-congress event lined up with some amazing speakers:
11:00am-12:30pm: “Palestinian Justice Organizing at Canadian PSIs” featuring Wafaa Hasan, Nadia Abu-Zahra, and Muna Seleh
🧵
March 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Full Professor Mentorship (Online)
March 14th 2pm EST/1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
On Zoom!
Three fantastic Full Professors will share their process at their university and offer advice and tips!
To register, contact Claire (wgsjpresident@gmail.com), who will provide the Zoom link!
March 14th 2pm EST/1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
On Zoom!
Three fantastic Full Professors will share their process at their university and offer advice and tips!
To register, contact Claire (wgsjpresident@gmail.com), who will provide the Zoom link!
Save the date!
Full Professor Mentorship
March 14th 2pm EST (1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
With 3 fantastic guests:
Dr. Irene Shankar, Mount Royal University
Dr. Helen Leung, Simon Frater University
Dr. Rebecca Godderis, Laurier University
Sign up details TBA!
Full Professor Mentorship
March 14th 2pm EST (1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
With 3 fantastic guests:
Dr. Irene Shankar, Mount Royal University
Dr. Helen Leung, Simon Frater University
Dr. Rebecca Godderis, Laurier University
Sign up details TBA!
March 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Full Professor Mentorship (Online)
March 14th 2pm EST/1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
On Zoom!
Three fantastic Full Professors will share their process at their university and offer advice and tips!
To register, contact Claire (wgsjpresident@gmail.com), who will provide the Zoom link!
March 14th 2pm EST/1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
On Zoom!
Three fantastic Full Professors will share their process at their university and offer advice and tips!
To register, contact Claire (wgsjpresident@gmail.com), who will provide the Zoom link!
Save the date!
Full Professor Mentorship
March 14th 2pm EST (1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
With 3 fantastic guests:
Dr. Irene Shankar, Mount Royal University
Dr. Helen Leung, Simon Frater University
Dr. Rebecca Godderis, Laurier University
Sign up details TBA!
Full Professor Mentorship
March 14th 2pm EST (1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
With 3 fantastic guests:
Dr. Irene Shankar, Mount Royal University
Dr. Helen Leung, Simon Frater University
Dr. Rebecca Godderis, Laurier University
Sign up details TBA!
March 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Save the date!
Full Professor Mentorship
March 14th 2pm EST (1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
With 3 fantastic guests:
Dr. Irene Shankar, Mount Royal University
Dr. Helen Leung, Simon Frater University
Dr. Rebecca Godderis, Laurier University
Sign up details TBA!
Full Professor Mentorship
March 14th 2pm EST (1pm CST / 11am Pacific)
With 3 fantastic guests:
Dr. Irene Shankar, Mount Royal University
Dr. Helen Leung, Simon Frater University
Dr. Rebecca Godderis, Laurier University
Sign up details TBA!
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We are all under attack and we are fighting for our universities. This week @tungohan.bsky.social raises the alarm about the neoliberal, right wing attack on higher education in the wake of program suspensions at York U. www.academicaunties.com/episodes/fig...
#AcademicSky #dei #reconciliation
#AcademicSky #dei #reconciliation
Fighting for Our University
(This is a reissue of the episode with audio issues corrected) Last week, at the end of the day on a Friday, York University announced the suspension of...
www.academicaunties.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We are all under attack and we are fighting for our universities. This week @tungohan.bsky.social raises the alarm about the neoliberal, right wing attack on higher education in the wake of program suspensions at York U. www.academicaunties.com/episodes/fig...
#AcademicSky #dei #reconciliation
#AcademicSky #dei #reconciliation
Feminist friends! Consider signing this petition addressed to York University admin regarding the program closures.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Immediately rescind program admission suspensions at York
Dear President Lenton, Provost Peters, Professor Philipps, Principal Fiola, Dean McMurtry and the York Board of Governors,
We write as faculty members to express our outrage at the decision of the Yo...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Feminist friends! Consider signing this petition addressed to York University admin regarding the program closures.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Indigenous Studies Faculty Response to York's Suspension of their Program. This statement was originally published February 20,2025 by the Indigenous Studies Faculty at York University.
The full statement is also available on our website:
wgsj.ca/2025/02/21/i...
The full statement is also available on our website:
wgsj.ca/2025/02/21/i...
Indigenous Studies Faculty Response to York’s Suspension of their Program
Originally published February 20, 2025 by the Indigenous Studies Faculty at York University York University’s Indigenous Studies (INDG) program was abruptly suspended via email on Friday evening; I…
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February 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Indigenous Studies Faculty Response to York's Suspension of their Program. This statement was originally published February 20,2025 by the Indigenous Studies Faculty at York University.
The full statement is also available on our website:
wgsj.ca/2025/02/21/i...
The full statement is also available on our website:
wgsj.ca/2025/02/21/i...
WGSJ Statement on York University’s Suspension of New Admissions of 1st Year Majors to Undergraduate Programs
Please see our full statement on our webiste: wgsj.ca/2025/02/19/s...
Please see our full statement on our webiste: wgsj.ca/2025/02/19/s...
WGSJ Statement on York University’s Suspension of New Admissions of 1st Year Majors to Undergraduate Programs
In solidarity with the Programs in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, Women’s, Gender and Social Justice Association (WGSJ) calls on York University to revert their de…
wgsj.ca
February 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
WGSJ Statement on York University’s Suspension of New Admissions of 1st Year Majors to Undergraduate Programs
Please see our full statement on our webiste: wgsj.ca/2025/02/19/s...
Please see our full statement on our webiste: wgsj.ca/2025/02/19/s...
WGSJ reiterates our support and solidarity with Katy Fulfer (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo) and all students impacted by the hate-motivated attack in a gender studies classroom in 2023.
Read our full statement here wgsj.ca/2025/01/31/h...
Read our full statement here wgsj.ca/2025/01/31/h...
“Hatred is fueled…” Statement of Solidarity with Katy Fulfer (Associate Professor, University of Waterloo)
The Women’s, Gender and Social Justice Association (WGSJ) reiterates our support and solidarity with Katy Fulfer (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo) and all s…
wgsj.ca
January 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
WGSJ reiterates our support and solidarity with Katy Fulfer (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo) and all students impacted by the hate-motivated attack in a gender studies classroom in 2023.
Read our full statement here wgsj.ca/2025/01/31/h...
Read our full statement here wgsj.ca/2025/01/31/h...
Join us this Friday, January 24th 1pm (Eastern Time). Link below!!
New year, new WGSJ Feminist Friday Webinar!
Join us for “Messy classrooms: Teaching in Divisive Times”
January 24 1pm EST
Register on eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-prese...
Join us for “Messy classrooms: Teaching in Divisive Times”
January 24 1pm EST
Register on eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-prese...
January 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Join us this Friday, January 24th 1pm (Eastern Time). Link below!!
The QRITICAL Queer + Trans Research Hub at MRU presents: Joshua Whitehead Queering the Stone: Oji-Cree Epistemologies and Indigiqueer Futures.
March 11, 2025 12pm (MT)
This is both in-person and will be streamed through Zoom.
Register here: forms.gle/qQu3BnsQKjrH...
March 11, 2025 12pm (MT)
This is both in-person and will be streamed through Zoom.
Register here: forms.gle/qQu3BnsQKjrH...
January 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The QRITICAL Queer + Trans Research Hub at MRU presents: Joshua Whitehead Queering the Stone: Oji-Cree Epistemologies and Indigiqueer Futures.
March 11, 2025 12pm (MT)
This is both in-person and will be streamed through Zoom.
Register here: forms.gle/qQu3BnsQKjrH...
March 11, 2025 12pm (MT)
This is both in-person and will be streamed through Zoom.
Register here: forms.gle/qQu3BnsQKjrH...
New year, new WGSJ Feminist Friday Webinar!
Join us for “Messy classrooms: Teaching in Divisive Times”
January 24 1pm EST
Register on eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-prese...
Join us for “Messy classrooms: Teaching in Divisive Times”
January 24 1pm EST
Register on eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-prese...
January 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
New year, new WGSJ Feminist Friday Webinar!
Join us for “Messy classrooms: Teaching in Divisive Times”
January 24 1pm EST
Register on eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-prese...
Join us for “Messy classrooms: Teaching in Divisive Times”
January 24 1pm EST
Register on eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.com/e/wgsj-prese...
New book alert!!!
Jessica Jones, as a multy-layered show, showed human struggles of a hero.
Discover Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA the Jessica Jones Anthology at Prairie Books NOW: https://buff.ly/41lT86w
Coming December 15.
Discover Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA the Jessica Jones Anthology at Prairie Books NOW: https://buff.ly/41lT86w
Coming December 15.
The superhero moment is seen through a critical lens in new anthology
Superheroes are having an extended “moment” with big-budget screen adaptations since the explosive growth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) starting in 2008. Not all are critical or commercial…
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December 12, 2024 at 12:46 AM
New book alert!!!
Our social media community is growing!! #followfriday
November 22, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Our social media community is growing!! #followfriday