Jessica Braimoh, assistant professor in the Department of Social Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has co-produced an important new documentary Bridging Divides: Voices and Visions about Homelessness. The documentary shares the stories of individuals experiencing homelessness in Ontario’s mid-sized cities, dismantling misconceptions while looking at the factors contributing to homelessness including gaps in social services and the affordable housing crisis.
Dr. Jessica Braimoh is a critical sociologist whose research and teaching interests include the interrelation between criminalization, racialization, class (among other systems of domination and difference); socio-legal processes and organizing institutions; and the experiences of “at-risk” populations. Guided by principles of social justice, her work seeks to uncover the ways that inequality is perpetuated and maintained.