TORONTO, February 25, 2002 -- First Nations artist, curator and art historian Jolene Rickard will speak on "Locating Aboriginal Artistic Practice within Post to Neo-Colonial Theory" at York University on March 7. Her presentation is the fifth in the public lecture series Inuit and First Nations Cultures -- Contemporary Perspectives sponsored by the Department of Visual […]
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CFI funds York U. research on cancer pain, insulin resistance, and the health of Ontario’s inland lakes
TORONTO, February 21, 2002 -- Recent funding awarded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) in three new research areas at York University will help to establish Canada’s first, multi-institutional research team studying cancer pain, and will open the way to new therapies for diabetics. It will also help build a field laboratory in northern Ontario […]
York University hosts leadership training for Afghan Women
TORONTO, February 21, 2002 -- The International Women’s Rights Project (IWRP) at York University has partnered with the Afghan Women’s Organization to host a three-day leadership training session this weekend for Afghan women living in Canada who want to contribute to the reconstruction of their country after the defeat of the Taliban. Twenty Afghan women ranging […]
4th annual York University Jagan lecture: Renowned author George Lamming to discuss Caribbean political issues
TORONTO, February 20, 2002 -- Widely acclaimed Caribbean author, lecturer and activist George Lamming will deliver the fourth annual Jagan lecture at York University on Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Vari Lecture Hall A, 4700 Keele St. Lamming will examine the racial and ethnic tensions underlying many present-day political problems in the Caribbean. Among […]
York professor Daniel Drache to tell parliamentary committee on trade that Canada can’t protect its interests at WTO
TORONTO, February 18, 2002 -- York University professor Daniel Drache will tell a parliamentary committee on trade and investment this week that Canada has been unable to defend its interests at the World Trade Organization (WTO), and Ottawa should rethink its trade dispute strategy. Drache will appear on Wednesday, Feb. 20 before the committee on trade, […]
Lawyer gives behind-the-scenes look at Holocaust class action lawsuits York U./Canadian German Lawyers Association distinguished speakers series
TORONTO, February 18, 2002 -- Morris Ratner, one of the leading lawyers in prosecuting claims by Holocaust survivors against banks and companies that enslaved or looted the assets of Jews and other minority groups persecuted by the Nazi regime, will give a talk, "Litigating the Holocaust" on Thursday, Feb. 21. The talk, presented by York University's […]
Artist Jane Ash Poitras explores issues of acculturation in Inuit and First Nations Cultures: Contemporary Perspectives
TORONTO, February 15, 2002 -- Acclaimed artist and educator Jane Ash Poitras will be the featured speaker in York University’s visual arts lecture series, Inuit and First Nations Cultures: Contemporary Perspectives, on February 21. Central to Poitras’ work is the exploration of issues of acculturation, the impact of colonialism past and present, and the political and […]
