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Bulletin du CREDP | HRREC Newsletter ---> 05.12.2023
by Viviana Fernandez 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

English follows. [Gros plan sur une peinture colorée. A close up of a colorful painting.] Il nous fait plaisir de vous présenter les nouvelles et les événements à venir du Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP)! Ne manquez pas nos prochains événements : * 8 DÉC | Faire progresser la justice en matière de santé dans un monde turbulent * 12 DÉC | Développements en matière de justice & de droits de la personne : Perspectives de la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme De plus, cette année, nous organisons deux webinaires dans le cadre de la Campagne IGNITE CHANGE 2023 du John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights : * 8 DÉC | Arts & droits de la personne : Les multiplicités se parlent * 9 DÉC | Voix en exil : Soutenir une nouvelle communauté de militants TOUS LES DÉTAILS ICI : https://www.uottawa.ca/recherche-innovation/credp/bulletin-05122023. ________________________________ We are pleased to bring you news and upcoming events from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC)! Do not miss our next events: * DEC 8 | Advancing health justice in a turbulent world; * DEC 12 | Developments in justice & human rights: Perspectives from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In addition, this year we are organizing two webinars as part of the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights' IGNITE CHANGE 2023 Campaign: * DEC 8 | Arts & Human Rights: Conversing multiplicities; * DEC 9 | Voices in Exile: Supporting a New Community of Activists. ALL THE DETAILS HERE: https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/hrrec/newsletter-05122023 Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne - Université d'Ottawa | Human Rights Research and Education Centre - University of Ottawa TWITTER @uOttawaHRREC<https://twitter.com/uottawahrrec?lang=en> | FACEBOOK @uOttawaHRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> | LINKEDIN HRREC - Human Rights Research and Education Centre<https://ca.linkedin.com/company/human-rights-research-and-education-centre> | YOUTUBE HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> *Nous vous avons fait parvenir le présent courriel parce que vous êtes inscrit à notre liste de distribution. Si vous ne voulez plus obtenir ce genre de courriel, vous pouvez vous désabonner en tout temps à HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=SVP,%20veuillez%20retirer%20mon%20nom%20de%20votre%20liste%20de%20distribution.>. *You have received this email because you have subscribed to our distribution list. If you would prefer to no longer receive this kind of email, you may unsubscribe at any time at HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=Please%20remove%20my%20name%20from%20the%20distribution%20list>.

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INVITATION --- 12.12.2023 @17:00 (EST) --- Développements en matière de justice & de droits de la personne : Perspectives de la CIDH | Developments in justice & human rights: Perspectives from the IACHR
by Viviana Fernandez 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

English follows. Le Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP) et la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme ont le plaisir de vous inviter à cet événement : Développements en matière de justice & de droits de la personne : Perspectives de la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme<https://www.uottawa.ca/recherche-innovation/credp/evenements/developpements…> Nous sommes honorés de recevoir Margarette May Macaulay, présidente de la CIDH à l'Université d'Ottawa. Ce dialogue interactif vise à couvrir les développements récents concernant les enquêtes et les réparations des violations des droits de l'homme dans les Amériques. Les panélistes aborderont également les questions relatives aux violations des droits des femmes, des droits de propriété et des droits fonciers, ainsi que les défis posés par les entreprises privées et les industries extractives aux populations autochtones du Canada et de l'hémisphère. Mardi le 12 décembre 2023 17 h à 18 h 30 (HNE) Pavillon DESMARAIS, salle DMS12102 | 55, avenue Laurier Est, uOttawa Événement en anglais - Interprétation simultanée en français disponible en ligne. | Inscription requise. Si vous ne pouvez pas vous joindre à nous en personne, inscrivez-vous pour recevoir le lien vers le webinaire Zoom. ________________________________ The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights are pleased to invite you to this event: Developments in justice & human rights: Perspectives from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights<https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/hrrec/events/developments-justic…> We are honored to welcome Margarette May Macaulay, President of the IACHR at the University of Ottawa. This interactive dialogue aims to cover recent developments concerning investigations and reparations of human rights violations in the Americas. Panelists will also address issues concerning violations of the rights of women, property and land rights, and the challenges private companies and extractive industries pose to indigenous people in Canada and the hemisphere. Tuesday, December 12, 2023 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (EST) DESMARAIS Building, room DMS12102 | 55 Laurier Avenue East, uOttawa Event in English - Simultaneous interpretation available online. | Registration required. If you cannot join us in person, register to receive the Zoom link. Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa CREDP a célébré ses 40 ans (1981-2021)<https://www2.uottawa.ca/recherche-innovation/credp/a-propos/CREDP40HRREC> | HRREC celebrated its 40 years (1981-2021)<https://www2.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/hrrec/about/CREDP40HRREC>

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You are invited: CHRRJ Book Launch for “Truth Commissions and State Building”
by Yilmaz, Melike 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

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Bulletin du CREDP | HRREC Newsletter ---> 24.11.2023
by Viviana Fernandez 24 Nov '23

24 Nov '23

English follows. [Gros plan sur une peinture colorée. A close up of a colorful painting.] Il nous fait plaisir de vous présenter les nouvelles et les événements à venir du Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP)! Ne manquez pas nos prochains événements : * 1er DÉC | Gestion des conflits & négociation & guerre hybride : À domicile & à l'étranger; * 8 DÉC | Arts & droits de la personne : Les multiplicités se parlent; * 8 DÉC | Faire progresser la justice en matière de santé dans un monde turbulent. Restez à l'écoute, nous préparons un événement avec le Président de la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme le 12 décembre prochain. Plus de détails bientôt! TOUS LES DÉTAILS ICI : https://www.uottawa.ca/recherche-innovation/credp/bulletin-24112023. ________________________________ We are pleased to bring you news and upcoming events from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC)! Do not miss our next events: * DEC 1st | Conflict management & negotiation & hybrid warfare: At home & abroad; * DEC 8 | Arts & Human Rights: Conversing multiplicities; * DEC 8 | Advancing health justice in a turbulent world. Stay tuned for an event with the President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on December 12. More details coming soon! ALL THE DETAILS HERE: https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/hrrec/newsletter-24112023 Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne - Université d'Ottawa | Human Rights Research and Education Centre - University of Ottawa TWITTER @uOttawaHRREC<https://twitter.com/uottawahrrec?lang=en> | FACEBOOK @uOttawaHRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> | LINKEDIN HRREC - Human Rights Research and Education Centre<https://ca.linkedin.com/company/human-rights-research-and-education-centre> | YOUTUBE HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> *Nous vous avons fait parvenir le présent courriel parce que vous êtes inscrit à notre liste de distribution. Si vous ne voulez plus obtenir ce genre de courriel, vous pouvez vous désabonner en tout temps à HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=SVP,%20veuillez%20retirer%20mon%20nom%20de%20votre%20liste%20de%20distribution.>. *You have received this email because you have subscribed to our distribution list. If you would prefer to no longer receive this kind of email, you may unsubscribe at any time at HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=Please%20remove%20my%20name%20from%20the%20distribution%20list>.

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Webinar: The Last Drop Water Seminar Series | Nov 20 at 11:30 CST
by Pauline Tennent 14 Nov '23

14 Nov '23

Good morning, The UM United Nations Impact Hub for Sustainable Development Goal 6<https://umanitoba.ca/research/united-nations-sustainable-development-goal-6> (Clean Water and Sanitation) is pleased to host “The Last Drop” virtual seminar series. On November 20, 2023 at 11:30 am CST, please join Dr. Zou Zou Kuzky for a seminar on “The Eeyou Coastal Habitat Comprehensive Research Project.” Register now<https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R1tmRLFkSxWTQOBmr1a3gQ>! Poster attached/below. Please feel free to share with your networks. -- Pauline Tennent, PhD (she/her/hers) Manager, Centre for Human Rights Research 442 Robson Hall University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Canada R3T 2N2 [um_logo_email_signature] Tel: 204.474.6156 Pauline.Tennent(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Pauline.Tennent@umanitoba.ca> The University of Manitoba campuses are located on the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. [A poster of a river Description automatically generated]

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Innocence Behind Bars Webinar | Nov 28 at 12noon
by Pauline Tennent 09 Nov '23

09 Nov '23

On Tuesday, November 28th, at 12noon CST, the Centre for Human Rights Research and Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), will host "Innocents Behind Bars: Systemic Racism and Wrongful Convictions." The event will take place at the MTS Classroom, CMHR. We look forward to welcoming: * Amanda Carling, CEO, BC First Nations Justice Council * James Lockyer, Founding Director, Innocence Canada * Alice Kim, Director of Human Rights Practice, Centre for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture * Gregory Banks, Torture Survivor and Learning Fellow, Chicago Torture Justice Center (joining virtually) * Kara Sievewright, Graphic Recording Artist (joining virtually) * Facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair, Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba This event is inspired by the recent release of Allan Woodhouse and Brian Anderson who were wrongfully imprisoned for a murder they did not commit and spent almost fifty years fighting to clear their names. The panel will bring leaders of the police torture justice/reparations movement in Chicago, into conversation with those working on demanding justice for Indigenous and racialized peoples wrongly imprisoned here in Canada. For folks who can’t make it out to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights or for those outside Winnipeg, please register for the Zoom webinar at: https://tinyurl.com/mr95cjwx<https://tinyurl.com/mr95cjwx?fbclid=IwAR3lwttKqUBHOkE9UgvELSVJW1K14aqeKLxqw…> To register for in-person attendance, click here: https://tinyurl.com/4k8ahx3n<https://tinyurl.com/4k8ahx3n?fbclid=IwAR0p1zQF983gPux4v19Edl5k6_R1nYuA_ScBV…> Please share with your networks! -- Pauline Tennent, PhD (she/her/hers) Manager, Centre for Human Rights Research 442 Robson Hall University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Canada R3T 2N2 [um_logo_email_signature] Tel: 204.474.6156 Pauline.Tennent(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Pauline.Tennent@umanitoba.ca> The University of Manitoba campuses are located on the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. [A bird on a wall Description automatically generated with medium confidence]

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You are invited: CHRRJ & CRCE Guest Speaker Dr. Arnon Degani - Nov 23, 2023
by Yilmaz, Melike 06 Nov '23

06 Nov '23

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Concours de rédaction du LRIDE sur les droits de l'enfant 2023-2024 | IRLRC Essay competition on children's rights 2023-2024
by Viviana Fernandez 03 Nov '23

03 Nov '23

English message follows. [Un rectangle jaune et bleu avec des photos d'enfants pour le concours de rédaction du LRIDE 2023-2024. A yellow and blue rectangle with pictures of children for the IRLRC Essay Competition 2023-2024.] Le Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l'enfant<https://www.uottawa.ca/faculte-droit/droit-civil/lride> (LRIDE) lance son un concours annuel de rédaction sur les droits de l'enfant! Concours 2023-2024 | Date limite : 15 mai à 23 h 59 Les candidats doivent être inscrits dans un programme d'études dans les institutions qui accueillent les membres du réseau CAHRI, Association canadienne des instituts sur les droits de la personne / Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes,<https://wp.stu.ca/ahrc/association-of-canadian-human-rights-institutes/> c'est-à-dire : Université St. Thomas, Université McGill, Université du Manitoba, Université Laval, UQAM, Université de la Saskatchewan, Université de la Colombie Britannique, Université de Toronto, Université Carleton, Université McMaster, Université Concordia, Université York et Université d'Ottawa. Le concours comprend deux catégories : Premier cycle et Études supérieures. Les candidats doivent soumettre une étude portant sur une question reliée aux droits de l'enfant. Le texte doit avoir été préparé dans le cadre d'un cours ou pour les fins de l'obtention d'un diplôme et doit comprendre toutes les citations et les notes. Les textes peuvent être rédigés en français ou en anglais. Les soumissions gagnantes dans les deux catégories, Premier cycle et Études supérieures, seront publiés dans la Revue canadienne des droits de l'enfant<https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cjcr>. Lisez les règles du concours sur notre site web.<https://www.uottawa.ca/faculte-droit/droit-civil/lride/concours-redaction> Bonne chance aux participants et participantes! ________________________________ The Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child<https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/civil-law/irlrc> (IRLRC) is launching its annual essay contest on children's rights! 2023-2024 Competition | Deadline: May 15 at 11:59 pm Applicants must be enrolled in a program of study at institutions hosting Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes (CAHRI)<https://wp.stu.ca/ahrc/association-of-canadian-human-rights-institutes/> members, i.e.: St. Thomas University, McGill University, University of Manitoba, Université Laval, UQAM, University of Saskatchewan, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Carleton University, McMaster University, Concordia University, York University and University of Ottawa. The competition has two categories: Undergraduate and Graduate. Applicants must submit a paper on an issue related to children's rights. The paper must have been prepared as part of a course or for degree requirements and must include all citations and notes. The texts can be written in French or English. The winning submissions in both categories, Undergraduate and Graduate, will be published by the Canadian Journal of Children's Rights<https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cjcr/index>. Read the competition rules on our website.<https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/civil-law/irlrc/essay-competition> Best of luck to the participants! ______________________________ Laboratoire de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les droits de l'enfant (LRIDE) | Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC) Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa 57 Louis-Pasteur Private | Ottawa (ON) K1N 6N5 Twitter @LRIDEuOttawa<https://twitter.com/LRIDEuOttawa>

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Bulletin du CREDP | HRREC Newsletter ---> 26.10.2023
by Viviana Fernandez 26 Oct '23

26 Oct '23

English follows. [Gros plan sur une peinture colorée. A close up of a colorful painting.] Il nous fait plaisir de vous présenter les nouvelles et les événements à venir du Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne (CREDP)! Ne manquez pas nos prochains événements : * 30 OCT | Cadres environnementaux, sociaux, de gouvernance v. entreprises et droits de la personne : Une taxonomie dans le cadre de la Série de conférences sur les entreprises et les droits de la personne de la Chaire Gordon F. Henderson; * 30 OCT | Réflexions sur le droit international et le conflit israélo-palestinien : Présentation de la Commission internationale indépendante d'enquête sur le territoire palestinien occupé des Nations unies; * 9 & 10 NOV | 2e Conférence sur la liberté académique dans les Amériques (transmission des panels en ligne via Zoom); * 16 NOV | Présentation de Cher Weixia Chen, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche Fulbright Canada sur les droits de la personne et la justice sociale accueillie au CREDP cet automne; * 23 NOV | Travailler pour les droits de la personne avec notre conférencière invitée Farida Deif, Directrice pour le Canada à Human Rights Watch. TOUS LES DÉTAILS ICI : https://www.uottawa.ca/recherche-innovation/credp/bulletin-26102023. ________________________________ We are pleased to bring you news and upcoming events from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC)! Do not miss our next events: * OCT 30 | Environmental, social, governance v. business and human rights frameworks: A taxonomy as part of the Gordon F. Henderson Chair Business & Human Rights Speakers Series; * OCT | Reflections on International Law and the Israel/Palestine Conflict: Presentation by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory; * NOV 9 & 10 | 2nd Conference on academic freedom in the Americas (transmission of online panels via Zoom); * NOV 16 | Presentation by Cher Weixia Chen, holder of the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice hosted at the HRREC this fall; * NOV 23 | Working for human rights with our guest speaker Farida Deif, Canada Director at Human Rights Watch. ALL THE DETAILS HERE: https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/hrrec/newsletter-26102023 Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne - Université d'Ottawa | Human Rights Research and Education Centre - University of Ottawa TWITTER @uOttawaHRREC<https://twitter.com/uottawahrrec?lang=en> | FACEBOOK @uOttawaHRREC<https://www.facebook.com/uOttawaHRREC/> | LINKEDIN HRREC - Human Rights Research and Education Centre<https://ca.linkedin.com/company/human-rights-research-and-education-centre> | YOUTUBE HRREC uOttawa<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfldcVEEMX09Yg4x5HsaTA> *Nous vous avons fait parvenir le présent courriel parce que vous êtes inscrit à notre liste de distribution. Si vous ne voulez plus obtenir ce genre de courriel, vous pouvez vous désabonner en tout temps à HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=SVP,%20veuillez%20retirer%20mon%20nom%20de%20votre%20liste%20de%20distribution.>. *You have received this email because you have subscribed to our distribution list. If you would prefer to no longer receive this kind of email, you may unsubscribe at any time at HRREC(a)uOttawa.ca<mailto:hrrec@uottawa.ca?subject=Please%20remove%20my%20name%20from%20the%20distribution%20list>.

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Fall 2023 Newsletter for the Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice
by Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice 25 Oct '23

25 Oct '23

View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/9d55be774a2a/fall-2023-newsletter-for-the-centre-for-hum…) Director's Remarks Welcome to the Fall 2023 edition of the Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice (CHRRJ) newsletter. In this edition, we recognize and celebrate the research accomplishments of the faculty members, students, and others affiliated with the Centre as well as the work of those who belong to our network of partners within Canada and internationally. The work of this multidisciplinary group of scholars supports the mandate of the CHRRJ and advances the crucial task of expanding our understanding of human rights and restorative justice. The Centre would not .exist without their commitment and hard work. In this newsletter, we showcase our colleagues’ achievements. With the end of most pandemic restrictions, we have been able to transition to in-person events which have allowed for rich and exciting exchanges. But the virtual techniques we used during the pandemic remain useful and indeed, most of our events are now hybrid. One example is the recent and very successful colloquium on “Narratives of Trauma and Memory: The Legacies of the Human Rights Violations Investigations Commissions in Nigeria and the National Reconciliation Commission in Ghana.”This event was held in Nigeria, but the hybrid format allowed attendees from Canada and elsewhere to participate. The Centre’s new speakers’ series is also benefitting from these innovations. With support from McMaster University’s Research Centre and Institutes Engagement Fund, we will hold two hybrid events in the 2023-24 academic year. On October 4, Dr. Sascha Auerbach, the director of the Institute for the Study of Slavery at the University of Nottingham, gave a talk on “Late-Stage Slavery and Encounters with the Colonial State in the British Empire, 1823-1831.” And in February 2024, I will join a PhD student from the History Department (Matthew Monrose) to interview Dr. Michele Johnson about her research, her experiences as the director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and Its Diasporas and her new book, Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian History. Under the auspices of this series, CHRRJ will also co-sponsor a hybrid talk with McMaster University’s new Centre for Research on Community Oriented Entrepreneurs (CRCE) in October 2023. The hybrid format for these events will allow researchers at all career stages from across Canada and beyond to attend and contribute to our discussions. Our recently established book series is another exciting development that reflects the intellectual energy and commitment of the Centre’s members and collaborators. Created in collaboration with McGill-Queens University Press, “Confronting Atrocity: Human Rights and Restorative Justice” would not exist without the vision and hard work of my two co-editors, Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh and Dr. Paul Ugor. The series’ first book - Truth Commissions and State Building – will be published in November 2023. Co-edited by Bonny Ibhawoh, Jasper Abembia Avelazuno and Sylvia Bawa, this volume consists of articles produced for a recent CHRRJ-sponsored conference. We expect that the series will provide an outlet for research projects undertaken at the Centre as well as external manuscripts that speak to the series’ themes. The faculty members, visiting scholars, and students affiliated with the Centre have accomplished a great deal to be proud of over the past months. Over the next year, we will build on their achievements by continuing to work together and strengthen our research collaborations in Canada and abroad. Colloquium on Narratives of Trauma and Memory: The Legacies of the Human Rights Violations Investigations Commission (The Oputa Panel) in Nigeria and National Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Ghana Convenors: Dr. Rasheed Olaniyi University of Ibadan, Nigeria Colloquium Coordinator Dr. Olutayo Adesina University of Ibadan, Nigeria Colloquium Lead Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh McMaster University, Canada Project Director, The Confronting Atrocity (https://truthcommissions.humanities.mcmaster.ca) The one-day hybrid colloquium took place on August 2, 2023 - organized by the Department of History at the University of Ibadan (Nigeria), the Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice (CHRRJ) and the Confronting Atrocity Project. It was virtually co-hosted by Sara Abdella, an RA at the Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice, as well as Dr. Melike Yilmaz, a Research Coordinator at the Centre and in-person organizing committee Oyinade Adekunle, a member of the Centre. In addition to being organizing committee members for the colloquium, the Centre assisted with facilitating paper presentations and keynote addresses from the insightful panels in the hybrid event. The colloquium attained a significant milestone in exploring human rights violations and reconciliation in Nigeria and Ghana, serving as a forum for rigorous intellectual discourse and fostering cross-cultural understanding. The keynote speakers emphasized the significance of delving into narratives of trauma and memory to facilitate healing, justice, and national cohesion. They underscored how the legacies of commissions shape the socio-political landscape and set the stage for the day's discussions, emphasizing the urgency of addressing historical injustices and promoting reconciliation. The Colloquium featured thirty-eight presenters from twenty-seven institutions, comprising scholars, graduate students, lecturers, independent researchers, and experts devoted to unravelling the intricacies of African reconciliation processes. These paper presentations traversed various political eras in African communities, which created a rich tapestry of insights on the themes. Paper presentations were organized into three concurrent panel formats (one virtual panel and two in-person formats) and addressed different aspects of human rights, memory, and reconciliation. These sessions provided a platform for insightful and productive deliberations, giving voice to various narratives and experiences in Nigeria and Ghana. Attendees engaged in nuanced discussions, unveiling the challenges and successes of African reconciliation processes. A notable highlight was the seamless facilitation and tech support McMaster University and the University of Ibadan representatives provided. Their efforts ensured the smooth execution of the event, enabling the unhindered exchange of ideas and experiences among participants from different time zones. Over the course of eleven hours and numerous panel sessions, it became evident that the Colloquium had achieved its objective of shedding light on narratives of trauma and memory while fostering constructive dialogues on reconciliation. The outstanding quality of paper presentations sparked discussions regarding a journal publication of exceptional papers. ============================================================ Dr. Sascha Auerbach The Centre for Human rights and Restorative Justice has recently established a new hybrid speakers’ series, with support from McMaster University’s Office of the Vice-president and the Research Centre and Institutes Engagement Fund. Dr. Sascha Auerbach gave the first talk in the series on October 4, 2023, “‘To Go and Look for Law’: Late-stage Slavery and Encounters with the Colonial State in the British Empire, 1823-1831.” Dr. Auerbach specializes in the history of race, imperialism, and the state in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and is the director of the Institute for the Study of Slavery at the University of Nottingham (U.K.) as well as the co-editor of the Cambridge University Press book series “Histories of Slavery and Its Global Legacies.” He is the author of many articles and book chapters and three books. His most recent book will be published in 2024 by Cambridge University Press and is titled The Overseer-State: Slavery, Indenture, and Governance in the British Empire, 1812-1916. Dr. Auerbach’s talk was well-attended, and the audience members asked interesting and thought-provoking questions, resulting in a lively and fascinating discussion. The talk was a great start for our new speakers’ series. Truth Commissions and State Building Book Bonny Ibhawoh, Sylvia Bawa and Jasper Ayelazuno, eds. ** Truth Commissions and State Building (https://www.mqup.ca/truth-commissions-and-state-building-products-978022801…) (McGill Queens University Press, 2023). Truth Commissions and State Building presents the first comparative study of the role of Truth Commissions in state building. It examines truth commissions as mechanisms for civic inclusion, identity formation, institutional reform, and nation (re)building in post-conflict and post-authoritarian societies. More than just an opportunity to uncover fact after conflict, truth commissions can also offer restorative power to nations across the globe. This book emerged from a series of conferences organized by the Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice. Chapters of the book draw on data from the Truth Commissions Report Database of the Confronting Atrocity Project which is housed in the Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice. Hosting Visiting Scholar Between September 11th and September 22nd 2023, the Centre hosted a Visiting Scholar, Dr Maree Higgins, from UNSW Sydney (Australia). Dr Higgins is a social worker and a human rights scholar who convenes the BSW(Hons) Program at her home university. Her human rights research focuses on refugee inclusion, lived experience-led research, girls who go missing and resurface in the criminal justice system, and treatment and rehabilitation of people with disabilities and mental health disorders in places of detention. Dr Higgins visited McMaster University’s Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice (CHRRJ) while on sabbatical to understand the work of the Centre and engage with like-minded scholars. She has particularly focused on future human rights-based research and knowledge exchange activities. While at the CHRRJ, Dr. Higgins had stimulating meetings with the Centre Director Dr. Juanita De Barros, and the centre members. ALPHA ABEBE & KAREN BALCOM ** Dr. Alpha Abebe and Dr. Karen Balcom (https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/celebrating-excellence-in-teaching-a…) were the recipients of the 2023 President’s Awards for Outstanding contributions to Teaching and Learning, the highest distinction a faculty member at the university can receive for teaching excellence. Dr. Abebe’s students describe her teaching approach as nothing short of transformative, as her methods encourage them to challenge societal norms and harmful modes of thinking, especially concerning equity-seeking groups, empowering them to identify areas for personal growth, and fostering a classroom environment that embraces learning as a holistic approach. Dr. Balcom’s achievements as an educator was described as innovative, as she recognizes the importance of viewing each student as a unique individual and nurtured their personal development alongside their academic journey. Her commitment to teaching innovation is exemplified by groundbreaking initiatives, including the development of History's first archives-immersive experiential course, co-taught in collaboration with colleagues from the university archives. BENSON HONIG ** Dr. Benson Honig (https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcmaster-researchers-awarded-over…) was awarded funding through the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund to expand a virtual entrepreneurial incubator that will help women, refugees, minorities, immigrants and persons with disabilities develop economic sustainability in the post-COVID era. The project focuses on building entrepreneurial capacity in marginalized refugee communities, reducing financial instability and improving access to support and resources for owners of small and micro businesses, who were significantly impacted during the pandemic. BONNY IBHAWOH We are pleased to share the latest newsletter of the ** Participedia Project (https://participedia.net/)   housed in the  ** McMaster Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice (https://chrrj.humanities.mcmaster.ca/) . Under the directorship of Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh, SSHRC Partnership Grant-funded project has been actively mobilizing research knowledge to enhance democracy and public participation locally and globally. Particularly noteworthy is the role of Participedia in facilitating the recent public debates on the  ** Ontario Greenbelt (https://yourgreenbelt.ca/) BONNY IBHAWOH, MELIKE YILMAZ & ADEBISI ALADE For the last two years, Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh, Dr. Melike Yilmaz and Dr. Adebisi Alade have been working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) to study transitional justice in the Lake Chad Basin region, which is recovering from a decade-long conflict and insurgency by Violent Extremist Organisations (VEOs). Dr. Ibhawoh presented the research reports and recommendations to the LCBC Governor’s Forum in N’Djamena, Chad, on 5-7 July 2023. This research exemplifies the complementarities between academic theory, grassroots practice, and policy-making in international human rights, development, and transitional justice work. Significantly, it provides a framework for victim-centered justice and  strategies for reconciliation, humanitarian aid, and long-term development efforts in the region. This October, they will present another aspect of that transitional justice  study  in Africa  during  a  workshop on children and childhoods  at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. CHANDRIMA CHAKRABORTY ** The Annual Mahatma Gandhi Lecture (https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/climate-change-refugee-expert-robert…) on Nonviolence and the Gandhi Peace Festival hosted by the Centre for Peace Studies and the Global Peace and Social Justice Program were held in the first week of October. Both of these long-running campus-community engagement events bring together McMaster faculty and students, local community organizations and peace activists to discuss an issue of significance to the local Hamilton community. This year’s topic was Climate Change Refugee Migration and the speaker was environmental scientist and former diplomat, Dr. Robert McLeman. INGRID WALDRON Dr. Ingrid Waldron’s organization the ENRICH Project received ** funding from the Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund (https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230911003) (Government of Nova Scotia) to lead a project on building capacity in African Nova Scotian communities around climate change preparedness. Dr. Waldron discussed her work on environmental racism with the ** Policy Options Podcast (https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/september-2023/inequality-environm…) . Dr. Waldron launched ** a new study (https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/communities/new-case-study-launche…) she is conducting with Dr. Juliet Daniel (Biology, McMaster), Dr. Paola Marignani (Medicine, Dalhousie) and others at a town hall on August 9 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. The study, which is being funded by a new Frontiers -Exploration grant, is identifying the factors contributing to high cancer rates in the African Nova Scotian community in Shelburne. Dr. Waldron’s organization the ENRICH Project is partnering with the Youth Connection Association to conduct ** a project (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-environmental-racism-survey-…) that is engaging Black students in grades 5-9 in Windsor-Essex, Ontario to participate in focus groups to share their perspectives on how the school curriculum can better incorporate the experiences of environmental, climate and urban planning issues in Black communities in Windsor-Essex and Canada. This project is being funded by the Trottier Foundation. Dr. Waldron shared her thoughts about environmental racism with ** the Pointer (https://thepointer.com/article/2023-07-23/environmental-racism-comes-to-lig…) . Dr. Waldron’s ** 2020 study (https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/nova-scotia-sisterhood-delivering-hea…) on Black women’s experiences with mental illness and help-seeking in the Halifax Regional Municipality led to the creation and recent launch of the Sisterhood Initiative, a new health service for Black women in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Dr. Waldron received a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant to conduct a study on climate change preparedness in black communities in the GTHA in partnership with the Coalition of Black Trade Unionist and the Toronto Environmental Alliance. Dr. Waldron’s organization the ENRICH Project recently received funding from ** Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/06/apples-racial-equity-and-justice-ini…) to conduct projects on environmental and climate justice. The ENRICH Project also received funding from Dragonfly and Lush to carry out environmental projects. JUANITA DE BARROS Dr. Juanita De Barros won an SSHRC Insight Grant in spring 2023 to for her project on “Historical Perspectives on Colonial Abortion Laws in the British Caribbean.” She is the Messecar Professor in the History Department for the 2023-24 academic year. SARA ABDELLA The Just Participation Podcast Team, with RAs Nadim Al-Nakhl and Zeynep Yilmaz, is working on a mini-series on decolonial knowledge production and practices of radical citation co-produced by Kanishka Sikri, PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. The mini series will explore radical citation with an emphasis on methods, emphasizing that how we talk about democratic subjects is just as important as what we talk about. The podcast is building a new framework that will transition their first season to their second season by navigating how researchers and practitioners have built their practices in their own lives. The next episode of the season coming up features the Demo.Reset project as they continue to engage the community and field requests for participation. ** Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/McMaster_CHRRJ) ** Website (https://chrrj.humanities.mcmaster.ca/) ** YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCino27IgrPwik2d8x7C1mjA/featured) ** Email (mailto:chrrj@mcmaster.ca) Copyright © 2023 Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: chrrj(a)mcmaster.ca Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (https://mcmaster.us12.list-manage.com/profile?u=48700312b5c539f9268b85ad3&i…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://mcmaster.us12.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=48700312b5c539f9268b85a…) .

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