The Journey of a Change Maker
Graduate students at the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs were asked to imagine the change they hope to create in the world after graduation. This exhibition translates their visions into art, offering a visual expression of their mission as they embark on the next stage of their journey: The Journey of a Change Maker.
Sunitha Bisan Singh
Law and Legal Studies
Building Momentum for Gender Climate
Justice
I learnt very young observing my father and other environmental activists that change begins with humility and teamwork. My PhD asks what a reimagination of just governance could be. I seek to amplify grassroots women’s voices and contributions. Climate justice is personal – and collective.
Jeffrey Bradley
Law and Legal Studies
Healing for Justice
My collage honours the resilience, strength, and healing of women harmed by state violence at the Prison for Women (closed 2000). Created on Aug 10, 2025—50th Prisoners’ Justice Day—it reflects calls for abolition, healing, and transformative justice.
Adam Nuraddeen
Social Work
Tending a World Within
I’m seeking to change the world by looking within, and by guiding others ready for the same in therapy. This stunning Oak—in NW Poland—named “Stephan”, is revered by locals as a timeless wise spirit. I believe the strength and beauty in his idiosyncrasy are a lesson in vulnerability/inner resilience. We can all choose to flourish regardless.
Kendal David
Social Work
A world where disabled people….
My PhD research examined how social assistance works for disabled people who live in institutions or boarding homes. This zine is a response to the violent and painful realities of poverty and institutional life that I documented. It imagines a world where poverty and institutionalization are obsolete.
Kofo Iziomon
Social Work
Freeing the Bird
Freeing the Bird responds to Maya
Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings, calling for action against
systemic oppression. The cage must be
destroyed, not just opened. In newsprint
with blue cage threads of peace, it
reflects justice struggles and honours
the School of Social Work’s structural
vision.
Echo Xie
Sustainable Energy
Towards A Sustainable World
A decade of reporting in China (2014–2023) gave me a front-row seat to both environmental crises—pollution, drought, flooding—and emerging solutions: renewables, low-carbon transit, sustainable farming. Climate change is accelerating. The question now: how will you help build a livable future?
Kathryn Fedchun
Communication and Media Studies
Queer Survival Flourishing
This zine illustrates the changes I hope to make in the world based on my dissertation, which considers the Queer Games Bundles on itch.io as a community archive of a queer indie game scene. I hope my work pushes us beyond queer survival towards a future where queer indie game makers can flourish.
Kate Ellis
Communication and Media Studies
Queer & Autistic Joy
I believe in creating a future where queer, autistic, and disabled joy persists and we are able to live as our authentic selves, including through research that affirms and celebrates these ways of being. My collage gathers pictures I have taken and pictures of myself where I feel that queer, autistic, and disabled lives are celebrated and honoured.
Mary-Anne Spearing
Communication and Media Studies
A Journey Rooted in Heart, Land, Learning, and Light
This collage tells a story of walking together: a woman and two children, hand in hand, moving toward the sunrise. Guided by the inukshuk and the light of dawn, they are surrounded by Labrador’s land, water, nature, and animals. The Labrador and Every Child Matters flags honour the land and children, connecting all relations and humanity in a shared vision of healing, decolonization, and a future where light and care thrive.