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SJRI E-Bulletin 1.3 From: Rachel Hirsch (rhirsch@brocku.ca) Sent: 2014-09-26 15:28:04
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SJRI E-Bulletin 1.3

The SJRI e-bulletin is a regular digest of headlines, announcements, and links that quickly connects you to the source for social justice news, events, and opportunities. Content is posted to the SJRI blog on an ongoing basis and distributed to members by email. To submit content or provide feedback please email SJRI's Projects Facilitator, Dr. Rachel Hirsch.


Updates from SJRI

Announcements

The SJRI Faculty Steering Committee would like to welcome Janet Conway (CRC, Social Justice) as SJRI's new Director. Please note that between January and July 2015, David Butz will be the Acting Director while Janet is on sabbatical. We also welcome Maria Callaghan as our new Administrative Coordinator.

SJRI at the Peoples' Social Forum

SJRI at the PSFThe Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) was held in Ottawa from Aug 21 to 24. It was a critical public space aimed at fostering activist involvement of individuals and civil society organizations that want to transform Canada. Social movements were able to meet and converge for the free expression of alternative ideas and for grassroots exchanges. (Read more)

Brock’s MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies (SJES) and SJRI supported two activist scholars, Sherri Vansickle and Nona Bader, from the Niagara Region who served as Transdisciplinary Social Justice Witnesses at the PSF. SJRI’s current MA Fellow, Blaire Hinsperger-Fox, and Projects Facilitator, Dr. Rachel Hirsch, joined these TD witnesses in creating a social media presence at the PSF. (Read more)

Studies in Social Justice Double Issue

Guest Editors: Sandra Smeltzer (Western University, Canada) and Sara Cantillon (University College Dublin, Ireland)

As part of our mission to promote scholarship and mobilize knowledge related to pressing social justice issues, the Social Justice Research Institute has assumed management of the journal Studies in Social Justice.

The journal's first (double) issue at its new home in SJRI will be devoted to the theme of "Scholarship and Activism". Please see the Call for Papers for further information about how to submit proposals. Proposals are due Oct 7, 2014.

Funding Opportunities

Upcoming Deadlines

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Alternative Funding Sources

Ontario Youth Employment Fund

UBC Social Justice Fellowships

UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarships

Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Grassroots Development Fellowships

Calls for Papers

Member News

SJRI Affiliates Elected to Royal Society of Canada | Brock News

New Book: Socialist Cowboy by Larry Savage

SJRI Affiliates working with two Banting Postdoctoral Fellows | Brock News

Upcoming Events

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What is SJRI?

The Social Justice Research Institute (SJRI) was established Fall 2013 as a leader in advanced transdisciplinary social justice scholarship, innovative knowledge mobilization strategies, and community-university partnerships. SJRI is a vibrant collective of 46 faculty members from 15 academic units at Brock University brought together by a shared concern for pressing social justice issues and supported by a Projects Facilitator (Dr. Rachel Hirsch) and Administrative Coordinator (Maria Callaghan). A Faculty Steering Committee (FSC) governs SJRI representing a range of cross-disciplinary perspectives from the social sciences, humanities, and education.

Why are you getting this message?

You are receiving this message because you are an affiliated member, participating member, or a friend of SJRI who has requested updates on SJRI activities and events. Affiliated members are Brock tenured and tenure-track faculty members and professional librarians who have successfully applied for affiliation with the SJRI. Participating members are students, instructors, activists, artists, community members, individuals from NGOs, and people from other universities who wish to have a relationship with the SJRI. All members are welcome to attend and participate in SJRI-sponsored events and research projects.

If you are a Brock faculty member who would like to become involved with the SJRI community please consider applying for affiliated membership.

Other members of the Brock community, those from other universities, and any international colleagues who are interested in connecting are welcome to sign-up for participating membership.

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