Kayla Webber is a Doctoral student in the Department of Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, specializing in women’s and gender studies. Her research interests are housing precarity, Black and Indigenous communities, models of wellness, anti-Black racism, anti-Indigenous racism, Black affirmation, sexualized violence, and transformative justice through […]
Khaoula Bengezi is a PhD candidate at the Department of Politics and a graduate associate at the Centre for Feminist Research at York University. Currently Khaoula is researching global responses to climate change in the Sahara Desert through renewable energy transitions vis-à-vis clean energy technologies. She is particularly interested in examining how environmental expertise are […]
Jen Katshunga is a Congolese (Mukwa Luntu/Kalonji)-diasporic multidisciplinary artist, writer, researcher and cultural worker raised and based in Tkaronto, specifically Scarborough. They are a PhD student in the Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies program where their SSHRC funded research-creation project focuses on the ecologies of Congolese and Black/African trans* and queer cultural production in so-called […]
Jake Dan-Azumi is a professor of Political Science and Development Studies and the Technical Assistant to the Director General, the National Institute for Legislative & Democratic Studies, Nigeria National Assembly. He has extensive experience in development work focusing on democratic governance and public policy, parliamentary institutional strengthening, research, peace and security, human rights, conflict and […]
Cherie has a BA in English and Legal Studies (Carleton). She was called to the Bar in 2005 and has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario. Currently a Ph.D. Candidate at The University of Toronto at OISE in Social Justice Education with a collaborative focus in Women and Gender studies. Cherie’s research focuses […]
As African scholars and academics, we are deeply concerned with the crisis in Sudan. The armed conflict between the army and the state sponsored paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces continues to threaten the civilian population and the democratization process in the country. We are extremely saddened by the number of civilian causalities […]
Dear colleagues and friends, From Saturday, May 27 to Friday, June 2, York University will be hosting Congress 2023—the largest gathering of academics, educators, and policy makers in Canada—to reflect on the theme, “Reckonings and Re-Imaginings.” We are extending a special invitation to community members who may not have attended Congress before to participate this […]
Today, March 21th, the HTI marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / Ce 21 mars, le HTI marque la journée internationale pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale. Please join our Graduates Students' Caucus Conversation on how to resist racial discrimination at the University Institution on March 28th, 2023 on Zoom from […]
Written by Dr. Patricia Elaine Perkins March 13, 2023 Climate justice is a central priority of the HTI, which “focuses on the struggles in current lives of African peoples and diasporic communities to achieve social justice and covers contemporary forms of exploitation.” Africans, who make up about 17% of the global population, have contributed only […]