October 19, 2009
Drug policy reform: A feature interview with Libby Davies
The MP for Vancouver East talks to Tariq Jeeroburkhan about the progress of the drug policy reform movement.
Needs No Introduction
A series of speeches and lectures from the finest minds of our time. Fresh ideas from speakers of note.
October 4, 2009
An evening with Flora Igoki Terah
On September 23, the Kenyan human rights activist stood before an audience at Amnesty House in Ottawa to speak of her political experiences and encounters with electoral violence.
September 29, 2009
Jim Sinclair at the Yukon NDP Leadership Convention
On September 26th, the President of the BC Federation of Labour gave a rousing speech at the convention in Whitehorse.
September 22, 2009
A feature interview with Gloria Mills
Meagan Perry talks to the union campaigner about her life, her work and what the future holds for the trade union movement.
September 15, 2009
Everything you need to know about human rights and the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
At a panel discussion in Ottawa, Colombian human rights lawyer Dora Lucy Arias and trade analyst Gauri Sreenivasan voice insights and concerns regarding the proposed Bill C-23.
August 31, 2009
We All Have a Right to the Truth: Surveillance. Detention. Interrogation. Torture. Justice?
On August 26th, Abdullah Almalki, Yavar Hameed and Maureen Webb headed a panel discussion on the abuses of Canadian citizens’ civil rights at the hands of our government.
August 17, 2009
Equity Panel 4 of 4 — 25 Years After: A Retrospective on the Abella Commission and Employment Equity
The final installment of the equity issues panels held at the Congress of the Humanities presented a retrospective look at what progress has been achieved for the equity agenda over the past 25 years.
August 11, 2009
Transforming Media: Social Networks and Citizen Journalism
From the 2009 Congress of the Humanities, Judy Rebick speaks on the cultural movement that has evolved out of mass communication technology, and on the social and political power it allows.
August 3, 2009
Helping Africa to self-sufficiency: How to build math, science and innovation across the continent
Neil Turok, founder of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, lectures on his school’s achievements and the importance of nourishing math and science skills among Africa’s youth.
July 25, 2009
Seeding Change: Linking Youth for Food Sovereignty in Honduras and Canada
On July 2nd, USC Canada presented three young organic farmers from both Canada and Honduras, who shared their experiences and explored the global movement to reclaim control over healthy, local food.
July 19, 2009
Equity Panel 3 of 4: Decolonizing the Academy? The Status of Indigenous Peoples and Scholarship
The Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s third panel discussion featured Joyce Green, Makere Stewart-Harawira and Rauna Kuokkanen, who examined the status of indigenous peoples in Canadian academies.
July 12, 2009
Equity Panel 2 of 4: A Colour-blind Academy? The Status and Experiences of Visible/Non-White Minority Scholars
Anthony Stewart, Aruna Srivastava and Darren Lund headed the second installment of a four-part panel series conducted by the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio at the 2009 Congress of the Humanities.