Join the WGSI next Wednesday, January 29th for a Lunar New Year lunch in the WGSI lounge from 1-3pm or until we run out. Come early and come hungry! RSVP at the link in our bio!

Join the WGSI as we host a special reception for Camille Turner's exhibition: Otherworld, taking place at the University of Toronto Art Centre, University College. RSVP at the link in our bio!

Join us on Feb 27 at 6 pm for an evening with author and University of Toronto alumna Zalika Reid-Benta (Zalika Reid-Benta) as she discusses her debut novel, River Mumma, and award-winning story collection, Frying Plantain, followed by a moderated conversation. RSVP today: uoft.me/nc-zalikareidb…

Join the WGSI and the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies for the launch of Dr. Shana Leodar Ye's book: "Queer Chimerica: A Speculative Auto/Ethnography of the Cool Child" on February 26, 2025 from 4-6pm in the William Doo Auditorium. RSVP: uoft.me/queer-chimerica

#UofTArtSci alum Binta Bajaha is using her degree to help underserved communities build resilience and improve nutrition through the World Food Programme at the United Nations. Read more: bit.ly/4hKrcOM

Please join the WGSI in congratulating Dr. Sam Yoon on the successful defence of his thesis titled: Cruelty Counts: Anti-Asian Violence and its Queer Afterlives!

Do you have bad memories of gym class? A new initiative from WGSI UofT aims to create a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere where participants can skate, box, dance and hike. Learn more: bit.ly/3Xs1579

Join Dr. Yuria Celidwen, author of Flourishing Kin, on Tuesday, March 18, 5–7 PM at Seely Hall, Trinity College as she explores how Western & Indigenous sciences can work together to recalibrate practices for global well-being. RSVP now: uoft.me/nc-yuria-celid… #uoft #lifeatnew

💬 The BRN Research Conversation Series is back on March 27! Jade Nixon and kara lynch will discuss the role of Black and Indigenous pedagogies in shaping global classrooms. Register: buff.ly/g4gsEmf #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Join us for a screening of Djibouti's first feature film DHALINYARO & a conversation with its director, Lula Ali Ismaïl 🇩🇯 📅 March 19 📍Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave), University of Toronto ⏰ 6:30PM Open to all! Iftar & dinner provided! REGISTER HERE: eventbrite.ca/e/dhalinyaro-a…

Join the WGSI and the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies on March 28th for the launch of Dr. Jordache A. Ellapen's book: Indenture Aesthetics: Afro-Indian Femininities and the Queer Limits of South African Blackness. RSVP link in bio!

Join the WGSI for a book talk with Dr. Gulzar R. Charania in conversation with Dr. R. Cassandra Lord and Dr. Sheila Batacharya discussing Dr. Charania’s book Fighting Feelings: Lessons in Gendered Racism and Queer Life RSVP Link in bio!

Calling all Shared Bylines cohorts, mentors, Toronto-area journos & everyday news junkies: Free tickets for our Apr. 2 climate change panel Massey College with the amazing Sierra Bein, Marco Chown Oved & Anya Zoledziowski are available now. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/shared-bylin…

Join the WGSI for a research talk and luncheon with postdoctoral fellow Marie Odgaard. RSVP Link in bio!

#UofT’s Technoscience Research Unit announces $22M grant from New Frontiers in Research Fund for Indigenous and community-based approaches to pollution risk with partners across Canada and Aotearoa. Read more: bit.ly/43Fwmrm

Congratulations to WGSI PhD Candidate Vanbasten Noronha de Araújo on being one of the recipients of the 2025 TATP Teaching Excellence Award!

The Women & Gender Studies Institute would like to congratulate our recent student award recipients Stephanie Sawah, Samantha Dolores Sanchinel, Bennette Baguisa, and Valley Weadick! To learn more about the award recipients, visit wgsi.utoronto.ca/about/news

R. Cassandra Lord, an associate professor of sexuality studies in the department of historical studies U of T Mississauga has been named the Black Research Network's acting director 🏫 buff.ly/AfBmyUd #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Please join the WGSI in congratulating Dr. Hazal Halavut, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation – “Archives of Absence: Nation’s Sleep, Perpetrator’s Dream, and Afterlives of Genocide.”

Join the BRN on Sept. 30 for, "Reimagining Education: Black Indigenous Waterways" 🌊 Inaugural BIW recipients Jade Nixon & kara lynch will share insights on the role of Black Indigenous histories & relationships in their work: buff.ly/dIihRxL #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork