Author: Admin

Sat, February 20, 2021
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
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Recently, the term decolonization has become widespread. Yet, with its widespread use, there is a worry that the term has been simplified and diluted, devoid of critical examination, introspection and discomfort. In fact, using decolonization as a metaphor can result in evasive practices focused on absolving settler guilt, rather than repatriation. The central questions we wish to interrogate are: Who can speak of decolonization? How do we view decolonization as a constant framework of unlearning and learning? How can we create community spaces for the necessary discomfort and interrogative process that decolonization requires?

Dr. Abe Oudshoorn and Dr. Javeed Sukhera will be speaking at the Urban League of London’s upcoming event Good Policy Makes Great Communities.

Thu, February 25, 2021
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
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How are social issues in our neighbourhoods connected to policy decisions? If good policy is made or bad policy is changed, how does that impact where we live, work or play? Join our expert panel to examine these questions and better understand the policy solutions for issues related to housing, mental health, income supports, good jobs and more.

Thu, February 25, 2021
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

The COVID-19 pandemic has put older people at risk, exposing the existential, socio-political, and ethical problems related to caring for vulnerable populations during crises. This webinar explores issues of aging and ageism during pandemic and post-pandemic times with three experts in the field:

• Meghan Joy, Concordia University – author of The Right to an Age-Friendly City: Redistribution, Recognition, and Senior Citizen Rights in Urban Spaces (MQUP)
• Nancy Walton, Ryerson University – author of Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing, 3rd edition (Nelson)
• Andrew V. Wister, Simon Fraser University – co-author (with Theodore D. Cosco) of Resilience and Aging: Emerging Science and Future Possibilities(Springer)

“Pandemic: COVID-19 in an Aging World” is the fourteenth installation of the MLC Research Centre & Gallery’s webinar series that began on April 2, 2020 as an urgent cultural response to the crisis.

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Carrie Anne Marshall (Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences) and her team published pilot study findings about homelessness and boredom in 2019. This initial inquiry led to a national study that is now wrapping up, following interviews with 167 individuals with lived experience and 20 service providers across three Canadian cities. Discover more about the study findings in this infographic

Want to learn more? Carrie discusses her program of research in the area of boredom and homelessness in this video: Boredom and meaningful activity in adults experiencing homelessness.

Dismantling structural stigma requires recognizing that stigma is baked into all aspects of the system. To address structural stigma, we must advocate for structural change.

Read Javeed Sukhera’s recent article, Structural stigma against mental illness is ‘baked in’ to our health system, and that affects care, in The Conversation.