Events

The significant failure to protect civilians in the most recent conflict in Gaza (2023 onwards) and what has been labeled the ‘rupture’ of the rules-based international order, demands a critical assessment of the future of protection of civilians, as a legal and institutional commitment. This discussion has increased in urgency following the US-Israel war in […]

April 9, 2026 1:00-2:30pm (Toronto) This is a hybrid event In person: 626 Kaneff Tower, Keele Campus Virtually: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/nnPJIfCcTyGp3Zw38D2-Bw Guest speakers: Tanya Aberman, Sanctuary Scholars Programs at York University and Paloma Villegas, Associate professor of Sociology at California State University San Bernardino; Amar Bhatia, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Vernetta Avril, MEd and […]

April 15, 2026 2:00 - 3:30pm (ET / Toronto) This is a hybrid event In person: 857 Kaneff Tower, Keele Campus Zoom: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/qCUT9QB3SCqX-w2Wq9o5lw Guest Speaker: Gamze Ovacık, Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University Faculty of Law Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism Abstract: The current global mobility paradigm is geared towards stopping and deterring the […]

April 23, 2026 1:00-2:30pm (Toronto) This is a hybrid event In person: 857 Kaneff Tower, Keele Campus Virtually: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/1j-InSbER46ndxBTotd8Kg Guest speakers: Rebecca Murray, Lecturer in Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield; Tanya Aberman, Sanctuary Scholars Program, York University; Brantella Williams, Executive Director, S4 Collective Rebecca Murray and Tanya Aberman have been working with Brantella Williams of […]