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Monday, February 12, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:30 PM — 6:30 PM 2017 Dunton Tower Black“LGBTQIA+” Psychology: Understanding collective self-determination, Afrocentrism, and optimal identity will be an overview of Dr. Michele K. Lewis’ Fulbright research project. Lewis will frame her work as intersecting Black Psychology, Culture Neuroscience, and what has been... More
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated globally on March 8 every year to acknowledge the significance and impacts of diverse women's rights movements that bring attention to gender equity, reproductive rights, gender based violence, among others. There is an alarming increase in assaults on the rights of women, girls, Two Spirit, trans,... More
Friday, November 25, 2022
As a content warning, please note that this webpage includes information about gender-based violence and sexual violence. We understand that this can trigger strong reactions and we encourage the community to connect with Carleton University’s Sexual Assault Support Centre and/or Health and Counselling Services for support. Additional... More
Monday, November 7, 2022
SUBMISSIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING RECEIVED. PLEASE CONTACT FISTGradCon2023@gmail.com IF YOU HAVE ANY INQUIRIES. The graduate students of the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation are excited to announce a call for submissions for our 2023 conference titled, “Transforming Our Social World: Radical Practices of World Building &... More
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Khadija El Hilali, recent Carleton University graduate, FIST staff member and community activist, recently launched Support Sistem in hopes of continuing her community-building efforts and the activism work she has engaged in for many years. In July of 2022, Support Sistem offered essential grocery items to 200 families in two of... More
Monday, December 6, 2021
Dec 6, 2021 Dear friends of the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies: On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we continue to to remember and to mourn the women whose lives were cut short at École Polytechnique in Montreal on December 6, 1989. Although we cannot... More
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