UW Gender and Social Justice Society

06/03/2020

If you’re wondering where to begin or what to do next, Black Lives Matter compiled this helpful resource. Make your activism actionable ⬇️

Ways To Help

04/09/2020

The Women's Centre is offering Skype Peer Support hours! More info below ⤵️

We know this can be a challenging, anxiety filled time for many, so we have decided to offer peer support via Skype. If you need support or just someone to talk to you can email [email protected] and we will set up a Skype call! Stay safe and stay healthy Warriors💛💜

03/13/2020

Update on University of Waterloo classes and exams:

▹ is suspending all on-campus courses from March 14 - 23.

▹ At the end of the suspension, is cancelling all in-person academic activity, including in-person exams, until the end of the term (April 25).

More details: uwaterloo.ca/coronavirus

03/13/2020

As expected, there will be no GSJ events (including the GSJ launch event) for the rest of the term due to the direction of the university on COVID-19. We hope to reschedule in the future and will keep you all updated.

Understandably, this is a stressful time for all, here are some resources for support:
https://wusa.ca/services/empower-me
https://good2talk.ca/

Stay safe and healthy all 🤍

03/12/2020

On March 26 from 1-4pm MPACS will be hosting a networking event where students and organizations alike will come and mingle, discuss opportunities, careers, and volunteer positions.

This event is open to all and will be held in the atrium of Conrad Grebel. Come out and meet some really amazing organizations, businesses and clubs that are doing important work in the community and beyond!

03/10/2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19!

The GSJ Launch Celebration is under a month away! April 2nd, 2020.

We are celebrating the launch of the new Gender and Social Justice (GSJ) undergraduate programs with a showcase of student work and a public lecture by Toronto Star columnist Shree Paradkar. We hope that you will be able to join us!

Showcase of GSJ Student Work:
Displays, presentations, and performances of student work
Drop in any time between 1 and 4p.m.
Thursday, April 2
Federation Hall - Columbia Rooms A and B

Public Lecture: Shree Paradkar, “Rise, disrupt, change - and do it all over again”
Thursday, April 2 at 7p.m.
Federation Hall - Columbia Rooms A and B
Followed by a reception
Shree Paradkar, a Toronto Star columnist on anti-oppression issues, was the 2018-2019 recipient of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. The author of Betrayed: My cousin's wrongful conviction for the murder of her daughter, Aarushi, Shree has been a journalist in Bangalore, Mumbai, Singapore and Toronto.

RSVP for public lecture requested (but not required)

Join us for a talk by Shree Paradkar, columnist for the Toronto Star and recipient of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy.

02/27/2020

Due to severe weather warnings, we will be delaying our pin making event with SMF Society until next week with more details to come. We apologize for the late change in schedule. Stay safe and warm!

02/08/2020

In honour of , we want to thank and honour all of the Black feminists who fought for where we are today, and where we will go in the future ♥️

In celebration of , we want to thank all the incredible Black feminists who led the way. Black women rarely get the credit they deserve in social justice movements, despite so often being on the frontlines of the fight for equality.
Thank you to Black feminists for building so much of the feminist movement that exists today. Thank you for teaching us to see the complex intersections of identity. Thank you for starting a movement for q***r and trans rights. Thank you for combating the racism you should have never had to experience. Thank you for speaking up for what is right and never backing down.

Sojourner Truth was a abolitionist and women’s rights activist and is best known for her famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”. Sojourner escaped slavery and spent the rest of her life fighting for the rights of Black women.

Angela Davis is a political activist, author, and academic who has written ground breaking theory on race, gender, and the prison industrial complex. She was a leader in the second-wave feminist movement, the anti-war movement, and the Black Panther Party.

Kimberlḗ Crenshaw is a American lawyer, civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory. She coined the term “intersectionality” in 1989 to explain how overlapping identities impact a person’s experiences of privilege and oppression.

Marsha P. Johnson was a prominent activist in the movement for LGBTQIA+ rights and HIV/AIDs. Marsha is widely credited as one of the leaders of the Stonewall Uprising which was a catalyst for the gay rights movement.

bell hooks is an acclaimed author, professor, and activist. Her writing and speaking on race, gender, and capitalism have influenced many social justice leaders.

Audre Lorde is a poet, author, and activist fighting for the rights of women and Black people. She encourages people to recognize their differences and celebrate them.