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Past SJS events, sponsored or co-sponsored
Conversations with Activists • 31 January, 2012
Beyond Occupy, Assembling the Future
Emily Gale, Devon Cowen, Robert Duncan, and Simon Zukowski
Tuesday, 31 January, 7:30 pm • Harry Hickman Building 105 • University of Victoria
The Occupy movement that spread around the globe starting October 15th, 2011 also came to life in Victoria as the People's Assembly of Victoria. The event "Beyond Occupy, Assembling the Future" will feature four panelists (Emily gale, Devon Cowen, Robert Duncan and Simon Zukowski) from the Assembly of Victoria who will share their experiences of being involved in the movement - from both a local and global perspective. Then, drawing on the insights they have gained, they will discuss possible directions for assembling the future. We invite you to be part of the conversation!
View the poster.
Wikileaks: The Haiti Files • 27 January, 2012
Kim Ives
Friday, 27 January, 7:30 pm • David Strong Building 103 • University of Victoria
Kim Ives, journalist, filmmaker and editor of the newspaper Haiti Liberté, reveals U.S. lies about intervention and aid in Haiti. Straight from the U.S. diplomatic cables on Haiti, you will hear how the U.S. conspires to keep Haiti poor, about who is running Haiti, and what happened to the earthquake relief effort.
View the poster.
Co-sponsored by: UVic Social Justice Studies, Victoria Peace Coalition, and Victoria Friends of Cuba.
Our Way to Fight: Peace-Work Under Siege In Israel-Palestine
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
David Strong Building, Room C112, University of Victoria
Michael Riordon is a writer and documentary-maker. He has generated many books and articles as well as documentaries for television, radio, theater and Internet. "Our Way to Fight: Peace-Work Under Siege In Israel-Palestine" is his fifth book.View the book cover.
Co-sponsored with Independent Jewish Voices, Victoria Chapter (IJV) the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid, Victoria Chapter (CAIA). Also endorsed by the Victoria Raging Grannies
John Price and Timothy Stanley joint book launch
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 4-5:30 p.m.
Cornett Building, Room B334, University of Victoria
A celebration of the publication of John's Orienting Canada: Race, Empire and the Transpacific, and Tim's Contesting White Supremacy: School Segregation, Anti-Racism and the Making of Chinese Canadians.View the book cover.
Social Justice Studies Annual Lecture, 27 October 2011
"Exit Environmentalism: Reflections on the past and future of a (failing) social movement"
by Dr Michael M'Gonigle
Eco-Research Chair in Evironmental Law and Policy
University of Victoria
For more details, see the poster.
View the lecture.
Israeli Rejectionism -A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process, a talk by authors Zalman Amit and Daphna Levit Tuesday October 4th, 2011, in Harry Hickman Bldg.(HHB) room 105 at 7:30 pm
For more details, see the poster.
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Israel -- Palestine Fear of the Future, a lecture by award-winning Israeli human rights journalist Amira Hass, in Bob Wright Centre, Room B150, 7:30 pm, 27 September 2011
For more details, see the poster.
Facing the Challenge of AIDS in Africa, a lecture and panel discussion featurung Dr. Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale, in Cornett Building, Room B143, noon, 21 September 2011
Cindy Sheehan -- Peace Mom.
April 16, 2011, 7 pm in David Lam Auditorium (A144 MacLaurin Building).
U.S. peace activist Cindy Sheehan spoke in Victoria on Saturday April 16. She gave a short speech at the Victoria Earth Walk, which this year marked its 30th anniversary. At 7:00pm the same day, she spoke at the David Lam Auditorium at the University of Victoria.
Prof. Javier Auyero spoke on Envirinmental Suffering and Poor People's Waiting
April 20, 2011, 5:30 pm in David Strong Building Building, Room C122.
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Workshop FLYER
March 24, 2011, 5:00-8:30 pm in Grad House Room 108. Food and beverages provided.
Freedom Flotilla to Gaza: an eye witness account, with Kevin Neish FLYER
March 29, 2011, 7 pm in SSM Building, Room A110.
Conversations with Activists: A series of dialogues about changing the world
Session 4, 1 March, 7 pm in Hickman 105: Prof Sunera Thobani (UBC) spoke on States of Race and Struggles for Social Justice
For more details, see the poster (PDF).
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Gender and Human Rights in Africa, a lecture by Emily Sikazwe, founder of Women for Change
Thursday, February 17, 2011, 7-8:30 pm in SSM Room A102, on campus.For more details, see the poster (PDF).
Conversations with Activists: A series of dialogues about changing the world
Session 3, 15 February, 2011, 7 pm in Cornett B143: Harm Reduction and Illicit Drug Use In Victoria
For more details, see the poster (PDF).
How Canada's Right did Canada Wrong
Author Yves Engler examines why Canada did not get a UN Security Council seat. Everyone is welcome!Wednesday, February 9, 2011 7:30 pm in UVic David Strong Building C118
For more details, see the poster (PDF).
From Endless Growth to Steady State: Defining a Transition
a short conference for those concerned and interested about the changes we must make to the ways we live on this planet. Everyone is welcome!Friday, January 28, 2011 (7-9 pm) - Saturday, January 29 (10-5) in Strong C103, featuring Professor Andrew Weaver on Friday evening
For more details, see the poster (PDF).
Imperialist Canada, a lecture based on a new book by Dr. Todd Gordon, York University
Monday, January 31, 2011 1 pm-2:30 in Hickman 116, on campus. Everyone is welcome!For more details, see the poster (PDF).
Conversations with Activists: A series of dialogues about changing the world
Session 2, 1 February, 7 pm in Cornett B143: Youth Activism with Katie Shaw, Mike Sheehan and Cole Little
For more details, see the poster (PDF).
Conversations with Activists: A series of dialogues about changing the world
Session 1, 18 January, 2011, 7 pm in Cornett B143: "Being imperfect and fluid allies: informed by queer theory and the criminalization of dissent"with Vikki Reynolds
For more details, see the poster (PDF).
John Loxley on Privatization
November 26, 2010 at UVic in SSM A102, 7 pm
Prof. Loxley, of the University of Manitoba Department of Economics, lectured on his new book, Public Service, Private Profits.
Sponsored by CUPE, Water Watch, and SJS.
FLYER
Cedar and Bamboo
4:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Ceremonial Hall, First Peoples House, UVIC
The Asian Canadian Working Group is proud to present Cedar and Bamboo, a 22-minute documentary that examines the stories of four people of mixed Chinese-Indigenous ancestry: Lilwat elder Judy Joe; Musqueam elder Howard Grant; and two young people, siblings Jordie and Hannah Yow.
Co-sponsored by Social Justice Studies
FLYERDerrick Jensen, 17 November 2010, 7:30 pm in MacLaurin A144, UVic
"Endgame"
Derrick Jensen is the acclaimed author of 15 books. He has been hailed as the philosopher poet of the environmental movement.
His premise is as profound as it is persistent: industrial civilization is inherently unsustainable.
FLYERBeehive Design Collective, 29 October 2010, 3 pm in Strong C122, UVic
"MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL: The True Cost of Coal"
The Beehive mission:
To cross-pollinate the grassroots, by creating collaborative, anti-copyright images that can be used as educational and organizing tools.
FLYERIa Iran a Threat to World Peace?, 4 November 2010, 7 pm in SSM A110, UVic
A panel discussion and public forum
FLYERSocial Justice Studies Annual Lecture, 21 October 2010, 7:30 pm in Hickman 105
"Is the Global Justice Movement Colonial? A Troubling Tale of Indigenous Peoples at the World Social Forum"
by Dr Janet Conway
Canada Research Chair in Social JusticeBrock University
FLYERProfessor Michael Keefer, Criticize Israel: Go to Jail?. A public lecture. FLYER
Friday, September 24, 2010, 12:30 pm in David Strong Building C116.
Dr. Alice Rothchild, Healthcare in the West Bank and Gaza: Examining the impact of war on a civilian population. A public lecture. FLYER
April 7, 2010, 7 pm in HSD A240. Everyone is welcome!
Conversations with Activists: A series of dialogues about changing the world
January-March, 2010
Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid, with Yves Engler, 7:30 pm March 25, 2010, in Hickman 105
For more details, see the poster (PDF).
Reproductive Justice and Human Rights, with Loretta Ross, 7:00 pm February 11, 2010, in UVic David Lam Auditorium (MAC D144)
For more details, see the poster (PDF).The Olympic Torch: Symbolism and Politics. A film/panel discussion/public forum, 7:00 pm February 4, 2010
For more details, see the poster (PDF).Activism and Solidarity -- In Conversation with Vikki Reynolds, in Strong Building, Room C116, 7:30 pm January 19, 2010
For more details, see the poster (PDF).Malalai Joya, "The most courageous woman in Afghanistan"
2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2009 in David Lam Auditorium, MacLaurin Building
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Social Justice Studies Inaugural Lecture
"Changing the World: What Works?" by Dr Mary-Wynne Ashford
7:00 p.m. Thursday October 1, 2009 at Harry Hickman Building room 105
View the lecture; see the poster (PDF).
Media Mind Control: The Covert War on Truth
With the Victoria Peace Coalition, Social Justice Studies is co-sponsoring this free public event. Bo Filter will facilitate.
Wednesday June 10, 2009, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, UVic David Strong Building C113