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Opinion: Silencing charities isn’t the answer

On August 9, 2014, the Edmonton Journal featured  an article written by WGSI graduate Joanne Cave. The Canada Revenue Agency’s political audit crackdown limits charities’ independence, constrains their ideological stances […]

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WGSI Community Knowledge Alliance Event – No More Silence – May 24 @ 5:30

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 […]

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WGS 460 Y: Honours Symposium – Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Course Description How do we transform rough ideas into solid, persuasive, and nuanced arguments? What does a critical analysis look like? How do we navigate the seemingly endless sources of […]

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Congratulations to WGSI PhD Student Sonny Dhoot

Sonny was nominated and chosen for the Canadian Sociological Association Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student Award at the MA level. In the spring of 2013, the CSA-SCS launched an initiative to […]

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Sunday, March 30, 2014 – Dina Georgis’ Upcoming Book Launch – The Better Story: Queer Affects From the Middle East

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, […]

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Congratulations to Victoria Tahmasebi-Birgani

We are thrilled to announce Victoria’s book EMMANUEL LEVINAS AND THE POLITICS OF NON-VIOLENCE is now out. A book launch will occur later in the spring. See the catalogue entry […]

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International Women’s Day Talk – Embodyment in Motion: From Theory to Praxis – March 5, 2014

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 […]

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Congratulations to Alissa Trotz on her Induction into the Presidential Teaching Academy – December 2013

We are delighted to share the news of Alissa’s formal induction into the Presidential Teaching Academy last week, a ceremony linked to the Presidential Teaching Award she won last year. […]

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Our Collective Strength Report – December 11, 2013

On November 7, 2013 the Migrant Mothers Project hosted “Our Collective Strength”, a community event to raise consciousness on the intersections of violence against women, precarious immigration status and human […]

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Women and Revolution in the Middle East – Roundtable

The Women and Revolution in the Middle East Roundtable took place on November 25, 2013. This event was organized by students in Professor Mojab’s course, Women and Revolution in the […]