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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Graphic CV: Mapping Lived/Research Experiences

Recently, Professor Merlyna Lim was invited by the University of Humboldt in Berlin to deliver a public lecture in which she was asked to "autobiographically reflect on [her] approach, locating [her] work in the larger fields and debates." She was reluctant but eventually said yes! So, in her attempt to help audience understand the... More

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Do political polls have value? Or are they ‘useless’?

By Scott Mitchell Can polls accurately predict future outcomes of elections? Or are they meaningless numbers often disconnected from reality? The latter sentiment is often tied to conversations around the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The story goes that polls were showing Hillary Clinton as a near-certain victor, and so Donald Trump winning the... More

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Attention: We Stand in Solidarity with Youth Climate Action

ALiGN stands in solidarity with the global community in fighting climate change. The strikes were started by the Swedish young activist Greta Thunberg in September 2018 and now are happening in different communities around the world. They are joined by people protesting the lack of awareness and action towards climate change. ALiGN is proud... More

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Monday, September 30, 2019

Thousands of Ottawa Students March to Protest Climate Change

ALiGN recently spoke with several students who attended the climate change protest on Friday, September 27th, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, inspired by the strikes initiated by Greta... More

ALiGN recently spoke with several students who attended the climate change protest on Friday, September 27th, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, inspired by the strikes initiated by Greta Thunberg. This includes Carmen Warner, a PhD student at Carleton University. “I’ve had many conversations with people about the value of protesting, that it isn’t... More

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

UNRWA in Canada’s First National Leaders Debate – Wait, What is UNRWA?

By Ghadah Alrasheed Credit: AFP In the first federal leaders’ debate, three party leaders talked through some of the issues that matter most to Canadians including the economy, health... More

By Ghadah Alrasheed Credit: AFP In the first federal leaders’ debate, three party leaders talked through some of the issues that matter most to Canadians including the economy, health care, and environment. But when the debate shifted to the UNRWA, it seemed strange that an organization unlikely familiar to many Canadians took centre. In... More