I didn't plan on being a documentary filmmaker. I didn't plan on being an activist or community organizer either, but it is funny how things work out. My parents were a big part of sparking my love of being in the mountains and back country skiing. It became an obsession, and I was a total […]
I started studying Financial & Business Economics at York University in 2018 as an international student. One thing that was important to me at the start of my journey was to be involved within the community. Right away I made it a priority to be part of a couple of clubs. In my second year, […]
I remember applying to York University during my last year of high school. I had a interest in medieval history and paramedicine, but film was my real passion. When I saw the application pool for the Film program, I was nervous as only 50 get in out of thousands of applicants. Going through the application process […]
Revill Villanueva is a visual artist whose work investigates the ancestral and cultural aesthetics of his heritage as a Filipino descendant in search of belonging and identity. He examines the consequences of post colonialism in the Philippines and within the Filipino diaspora, which are impacted by the colonial practices and principles of Spain and the […]
I was born and raised in the Philippines and moved to Canada when I was eight. I grew up as an only child to a single mom who worked multiple jobs to make ends meet in Toronto, so my childhood self really would never have dreamed of all the things that I've accomplished to date. […]
I've always had a passion for sustainability. I've been a part of the York community since the mid-90s as a student at Glendon. Since then, I’ve had various roles at the university. Before becoming the Program Director for York’s Office of Sustainability, I was the Manager of Transportation. In that role, I was heavily involved […]
As Prof. Andrea Davis prepares for her role as academic convenor for Canada’s largest gathering of scholars this spring at York University, she reflects on Congress 2023’s theme, and how it informs the decisions we need to make as a society to ensure we can ‘live well together’ as the University Academic Plan calls on […]
“Water safety was always an important part of my life. I worked as a lifeguard in high school and during my undergrad degree at Western University. Shortly after that I started working for the Lifesaving Society in Ontario – which is where I first got into the field of drowning research. While working at the […]
“I’m a community engaged trans and queer scholar, with an emphasis on community engagement and knowledge mobilization, which to me, is making sure that as I’m building new knowledge, it’s being communicated, discussed and debated amongst my communities. Being at York has provided me with an amazing opportunity and community, to discuss some of the […]
“Growing up my parents spoke Ojibwe to each other every day, I’d hear it sitting at the dinner table, but when they turned to speak to me or my siblings, they spoke in English. One day when I was 11 or 12 my dad started speaking to me in Ojibwe. I just looked at him […]