Social Justice News
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Oct 3 |
Adoption: Experiences of Surrendering Mothers and Adult Adoptees In the decades following World War II, almost 600,000 infants were born to unmarried women in Canada and recorded as “illegitimate births.” Over 66%... full story |
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Sep 12 |
International Day of Peace Event by Gender and Women’s Studies, Social Justice Studies and Mendlife Canada! Join Lakehead University and Mendlife Canada for a hybrid International Day of Peace event on September 19th, 2025 (1–4 PM), featuring student-led... full story |
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Aug 6 |
Debora Cruz (MA Social Justice Studies 2023) launches first book. |
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Jul 11 |
New Social Justice Fall Course! |
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Mar 25 |
FEMINISMS AT THE LAKEHEAD 2025 |
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Mar 21 |
SJS 2025 Spring Course |
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Jan 20 |
Upcoming Course: Summer 2025 (Indigenous Artivism) |
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Nov 22 |
SJS Online Information Sessions (November 2024) |
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Mar 20 |
Reflections on UN CSW: Lakehead student attends United Nations Panel Lakehead graduate student attends United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. |
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Dec 14 |
Lakehead University’s 2022 Report to the Community celebrates Champions of Change Lakehead University launched its online 2022 Report to the Community “Champions of Change” website today, featuring stories that celebrate... full story |
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Jun 9 |
Dress for Success chair to speak at Lakehead convocation |
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May 25 |
Dress for Success official says grant funding comes at perfect time |
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May 25 |
KAIROS’ Empowering Temporary Foreign Workers during COVID-19 project will fund migrant justice program partners to September 30, 2022 |
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Dec 15 |
Statement in Solidarity with the Kentner Family A statement of solidarity with the Kentner family, drafted by Lakehead University faculty and signed by over 100 Canadian academics. |
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Dec 15 |
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ACROSS TURTLE ISLAND STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE KENTNER FAMILY IN THE WAKE OF THE BUSHBY VERDICT December 14, 2020, Thunder Bay – Academics from across the country respond to Ontario Superior Court Justice Helen M. Pierce’s decision to sentence... full story |
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Jul 28 |
Recent books by Dr. Pauline Sameshima win an award and an honourable mention Social Justice Studies Supervisor Dr. Pauline Sameshima's two books are garnering great attention and accolades. |
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Mar 17 |
MA student continuing on to PHD in Social Justice Education. Mehdia Hassan (MA '19) has accepted an offer to continue her graduate studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), fall 2020. |
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Oct 18 |
Asserting citizenship: Muslim women's experiences with the hijab in Canada In Canada, hijab wearing Muslim women have increasingly faced discrimination in the post 9–11 era. In this study, we investigate Muslim women's... full story |
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Sep 29 |
Graduate Student awarded SSHRC grant |