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Right Before Our Eyes: Dissent, Democracy, and Creative Resistance in Hong Kong

Since the passing of the National Security Law on July 1, 2020, the world has been witnessing the ‘un-doing and dismantling’ of the relatively high autonomy of Hong Kong. This session situates the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests as part of the global movement against tyranny and dictatorship. People in Hong Kong have stood up against

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Beyond Pipelines and Prisons: Infrastructures of Abolition

This event will feature two extraordinary feminist, anti-colonial thinkers in dialogue about how to build the infrastructures that can take us beyond planetary social and ecological collapse. Professor Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Anishinaabe leader Winona LaDuke are both decorated authors who are also deeply invested and active in on-the-ground social transformation. They have both built

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Ryerson Social Justice Week: Beyond Walls, Beyond Borders

2020 marks Social Justice Week’s 10th anniversary. Since its inception in 2011, SJW has brought together Ryerson students, staff and faculty, and the broader community on topics related to social justice and solidarity. This year under the theme “Beyond Walls, Beyond Borders,” SJW features ten events focusing on justice, critical geography, democracy, political mobilization, labour,

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Aligning to sustain self care for activists human rights nonprofit related

one intiative that is ongoing until will go as long as possible called aligning to sustain longstory short is four part series (to not overwhelm people on commitment) it is our third cohort on self care being political especially for bipoc and or womxn identities in the human rights/nonprofit emotional labour space and redefining wellness

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Top Ten Compliance Issues For Canadian Registered Charities – A Webinar with Mark Blumberg: The 2020 Edition

A great deal has been written about legal compliance surrounding charities in Canada. Much of that material, however, is highly specialized, hard to understand and sometimes esoteric. As a result, it can be extremely difficult for charities, employees and volunteers to focus on the issues that are most important for charities. This webinar provides plain

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