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York researchers bring exhibit on conjugal slavery to Sierra Leone

The two women were abducted as children in the 1990s, forced into marriages, and held captive for years by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group in Uganda. Amony was wearing the green skirt the day she was freed from LRA captivity. Ododo Wa – “our stories” in the Acholi language – features artwork, […]

Research for a better future

York’s community of researchers, scholars and innovators are leading the charge in areas that will create sustainable, innovative and equitable approaches for a better future. 1. Indigenous Futurities Faculty: Ashley Day, School of Kinesiology & Health ScienceFunding: SSHRC Decolonizing physical educationIt wasn’t until she worked as a physical education teacher that Ashley Day realized that […]