There are many ways that we, as human beings, think about, construct, and use boundaries in our day-to-day lives to protect ourselves from psychological and, often, physical harm. Then there are boundaries that contain us in a collective sense as groups, as cultures, as genders, as communities, as regions, as nations, as hierarchies such that boundaries are reimagined as borders, defining territories that we fight over, frequently with violent methods. Surviving the complexity and complicatedness of the boundaries that surround us requires a transformative approach.
Hence, this year, International Women's Week at Vanier College, running March 4 to 8, 2024, will feature a full program of talks, presentations, workshops and panels running all day, every day from Monday to Friday exploring the theme is Transforming Boundaries.
Check the full program for all details: https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/womens-studies/files/2024/02/IWW2024-program.pdf
Here are a few highlights on the program:
Monday, March 4, 12h-13h15, Auditorium (A-103) PRESENTATION: COMBATTING HATEFUL ANTI-TRANS AND ANTI-FEMINIST MOVEMENTS IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Presenter: Celeste Trianon
Tuesday, March 5, 16h-17h15, Auditorium (A-103) PRESENTATION: ONLINE INFLUENCERS, TOXIC MASCULINITY, & THE CLASSROOM Presenter: Will James
Wednesday, March 6, 8h30-9h45, Auditorium (A-103)
Student panel Discussion: SETTING BOUNDARIES IN VOLATILE TIMES Students will share their experiences and will reflect on moments of transformation, resilience, and the breaking down of barriers on their educational journeys.
Wednesday, March 6, 10h-11h15, Auditorium (A-103) PRESENTATION: THE STORY ONLY YOU CAN TELL;
Through storytelling and memory work, Gracia will invite attendees to consider their lived experiences and their memories of the past as resources they can turn to for inspiration. Presenter: Gracia Dyer Jalea
Thursday, March 7, 8h30-9h45, Auditorium (A-103) PRESENTATION: BREAKING BARRIERS: NAVIGATING NEW HORIZONS AS A BLACK QUEER WOMAN IN TECH Presenter: Rachel Jean-Pierre
Friday, March 8, 13h-14h15, Auditorium (A-103) PRESENTATION: Gender, Indigeneity, and Healing from Colonial Violence Presenter: Dr. Catherine Kineweskwêw Richardson who will talk about healing from colonial gendered violence affecting Indigenous communities, touching upon some of the projects she has been involved with and relaying some of her own healing journey detailed in her 2021 book, Facing the Mountain: Indigenous Healing in the Shadow of Colonialism.
