Concordia University

Two fellows of the Social Justice Centre, Arman Motaghi (PhD student in Business Administration) and Mostafa Henaway (PhD student in Geography, Planning and Environment), are presenting their current research projects.

Seven speakers, seven minutes each — hear provocative talks on the changing landscape of media, technology, research, learning and more.

In conjunction with the publication of Translation Sites: A Field Guide (Routledge) by Sherry Simon (Études françaises, Concordia University), scholars and writers from Concordia and the community will be telling the stories of specific sites in Montreal as conversations across languages

Concordia University is the founding academic partner of CityStudio’s Montreal branch, which provides more opportunities for faculty and students to get involved in civic innovation activities.

Reconnect, network and meet other recent grads for an evening of drinks, appetizers and Concordia connections.

Writers Read hosts a feminist writing panel featuring Sue Sinclair, Sue Goyette, and Larissa Lai in conversation with Sina Queyras as part of Writing Lives.

Talk by: Daniel Ruiz-Serna. Postdoctoral Fellow, COHDS and Department of Anthropology, University of British Columbia.

The poor have long been consigned to a group of "included-out" citizens. They are legally living in a place, but they are not afforded the same courtesies, entrusted with the same responsibilities, or respected in parallel processes, as those citizens of greater means and those who behave in manners that are more consistent with "middle class" values. A common sentiment in discussions of poverty and social policy is that decisions made about those living in poverty or near-poverty are illegitimate, inadvisable, and non-responsive to the needs and interests of the poor if the poor themselves are not involved in the decision-making process. In this workshop, Dr. Bryer argues that active citizenship and poverty are indeed inextricably linked. How does poor or low quality public participation of the poor and non-poor contribute to ongoing subsistence poverty across our societies? How are the poor themselves restricted as full participants in democratic life? This workshop delves into these important questions and explores the linkages between engaged citizenship and poverty, drawing on examples from the United States, Canada, parts of Western and Eastern Europe, and South Africa.