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Petrocultures: Reflections on 10 years of research and advocacy for a world in crisis
Big Thinking at Congress 2022 Petrocultures: Reflections on 10 years of research and advocacy for a world in crisis Just what is a petroculture? The term captures the deep and abiding impact of fossil fuels on the character of society. To see...
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Beyond “crimes of insolidarity”: Considerations for a transition based on economic and social rights
Big Thinking at Congress 2022 Beyond “crimes of insolidarity”: Considerations for a transition based on economic and social rights The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the interrelationship between civil and political rights, and economic and social...
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Yáázǫ Kéorat’ı̨ (We see the daylight) - The Honorable Ethel Blondin-Andrew
Blondin-Andrew discusses how clean water, good jobs, and active participation in diverse local economies through Indigenous-led conservation are pathways to healthy futures for land and for people.
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Care is on the ballot: Why COVID-19 should push American voters to pay greater attention to the care economy
Donald Trump and Joe Biden present American voters with a stark choice when it comes to policies about the care economy. COVID-19 has underscored the importance of health care, child and elder-care, and education. While President Trump’s second term...
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Perceptions of humanity and of membership: Two challenges of inclusion and exclusion in Canada
Various groups in Canada are stigmatized in ways that make them vulnerable to discrimination. In some cases, this takes the form of dehumanization: a perception that members of the group are somehow deficient in humanity, and hence not owed the...
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33 Years after the Employment Equity Act: Why are we still having this conversation?
Watch leading experts as they discuss equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the post-secondary sector, including what role do institutions play in change, how does intersectionality fit into this conversation, what is the path forward, and how can...
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What is the price of reconciling freedom and responsibility in a changing democracy?
Join Simon Brault in a discussion on cultural citizenship, inclusiveness, equality and the price of change.
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A call to action: Rethinking leadership in the global response to forced migration - Allan Rock
What place should refugees and internally displaced persons have in the upcoming federal election? How can universities help inform public policy and the general public on the issue?
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Work in a warming world - Carla Lipsig-Mummé
Can Canadian work and labour help slow global warming? As its complexity, destructiveness and speed all increase, climate change has become an urgent social issue.