Dr. Tom Hooper, assistant professor in the Department of Human Rights & Equity Studies, was recently interviewed on CBC Radio’s Here and Now after three corporate sponsors removed their funding from this year’s Pride Toronto. In the interview, Hooper reflects on the early, grassroots days of Pride Toronto and argues that Pride organizers should reconsider […]
Dr. Yvonne Su, assistant professor in the Department of Equity Studies and Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University, has written an article for The Conversation about the ways in which international students are facing discrimination in Canada because of the 2024 announcement which capped international student numbers. She says that as a result […]
On February 5, 1981, Toronto Police launched Operation Soap. Officers ambushed four Toronto bathhouses in a series of coordinated raids. The raids followed a six-month investigation, which led to almost 300 patrons being arrested on the street. Murray Rankin was an MP. Ron Rosenes was arrested and convicted in the 1981 bathhouse raids. Professor Tom […]
Refugees are at high risk of COVID-19 infection, but low priority for vaccines This article was originally authored by Assistant Professor Yvonne Su and published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis, and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Read full story on National Post.
On Oct. 25 2020, the Toronto Star reported that Toronto's gun and violence problems can't be solved with existing solutions. According to York University sociologist Livy Visano, these existing solutions are rooted in social and economic systems where wealth and power are cemented in unequal proportions and perceptions of crime are cast unfairly on the […]
The Department of Equity Studies stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter in Canada, USA, and the world demanding an end to anti-Black state racism. Students, staff, and faculty members of the Department of Equity Studies (DES) collectively decry the violence of white supremacist inaction and, the maintenance of white privilege across institutions and public […]
Yvonne Su, Department of Equity Studies, is awarded $24,961! SSHRC PEG COVID-19 Special Initiative grant in the June 2020 round for a project on the impact of COVID-19 on Venezuelan LGBTQI and asylum seekers in Brazil. Congratulations to Yvonne Su on this achievement.
Professor Claudio Colaguori: LA&PS and the Department of Equity Studies are delighted that Professor Colaguori was selected as the winner for 2019-20 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching under Tenured/Tenure stream category. Congratulations on this achievement!
On Thursday, February 27th, 2020, Department of Equity Studies Professor Maggie Quirt and her HREQ 3020 Commemoration and Human Rights class had the pleasure of welcoming Markham Councillors Andrew Keyes and Isa Lee to lecture for a discussion of a recent motion to ban the raising of flags of foreign nations at the Markham […]
Preparing students for the life beyond the classroom has always been a primary objective for York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). For this reason, efforts have been made to utilize creative teaching strategies, collaborate with community partners, and create engaging ways for students to gain valuable experiences that will help them […]