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Precarious Life at the Margins: Migrant Mothers, Asylum Seekers, and Overstayers

Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place, 108N, North House, Toronto, ON, Canada

This presentation draws from a chapter of Nicole Constable's book, Born Out of Place:  Migrant Mothers and the Politics of International Labour.  It focuses on a spectrum of migratory situations faced by migrant women workers who become mothers in Hong Kong, paying particular attention to the experiences of those who have become asylum seekers and […]

“Celebrating the Lives of First Nations Women”

UTM - Women and Gender Studies Program 3359 Mississauga Road North, North Building Room 143, Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada

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Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant WomenTransformed Their World

Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

A new documentary film about how a social justice organization based in Oakland, California—Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA)—focused on building long-term collective leadership of limited-English speaking immigrants, and empowered women and youth to become powerful agents of social change. University of Toronto sponsors: Centre for the Study of Korea; Gender Migration and Work of Care […]

Visiting Scholar Carol Stack

OISE 252 Bloor St. W., Toronto

Dr. Carol Stack is a Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley.  Professor Stack conducts research on urban youth, migration, rural and urban families, service sector employment, and other facets of the social context of education. WGSI is a co-sponsor of this 3-day event.

International Women’s Day Talk – Embodyment in Motion: From Theory to Praxis

Bahen Centre for Information Technology 40 St. George Street - Room 1160, Toronto

Jill Andrew MA, WGSI, University of Toronto.  A columnist, public speaker, educator, and media consultant on female body image.  She is also the founder of BITE ME! Toronto Int'l Body Image Film & Arts Festival and co-founder of FatinTheCity.com a plus size fatshion blog. Co-sponsored by:  Women & Gender Studies Institute and Women & Gender […]

Dina Georgis’ Upcoming Book Launch – The Better Story: Queer Affects From the Middle East

District Oven 842 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Another Story Bookshop proudly presents the book launch for The Better Story: Queer Affects From the Middle East By Dina Georgis Featuring a panel discussion with Dina Georgis, Trish Salah, Nayrouz Abu Hatoum and Gamal Abdel-Shehid With a focus on aesthetic texts that narrate stories about or from the Middle East, The Better Story offers […]

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WGSI Research Seminar – Ph.D students in the Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies present their research.

Wilson Hall Room 2053 40 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Berkshire Conference on the History of Women – Histories on the Edge

U of T 229 Kings College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Sixteenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women to be held in Toronto on May 22 – 25, 2014.  The University of Toronto is hosting the first Canadian “Big Berks” in collaboration with co-sponsoring units and universities in Toronto and across Canada. WGSI is a co-sponsor

No More Silence – CKA Event

The Native Canadian Center of Toronto 16 Spadina Road (north of Bloor), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Please join the WGSI Community Knowledge Alliance event No More Silence, Families of Sisters in Spirit, the Native Youth Sexual Health Networks & Sarah Hunt, Tanya Kappo, Monica Forrester and Maryanne Pearce on Community-Based Responses to Violence. The event will take place on May 24 at 5:30 pm at The Native Canadian Center of Toronto, […]