Mass Vaccination Challenges: Lessons from Canadian First Nations and Remote Communities Symposium

CIFAL York, Y-EMERGE, ADERSIM, and Mathematics for Public Health, Fields Institute are very pleased to host the first Vaccine for First Nations and Remote Communities Symposium. The Symposium aims to address the unique challenges and lessons learned surrounding mass vaccination in First Nations and remote communities. Considering unique conditions of these communities, mass vaccination had […]

Designing a flourishing future and researching with Black communities in Canada

Since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, there have been several calls for research and grant proposals explicitly addressing the causes and effects of racialization and anti-Black racism. Meanwhile, the scholarly literature pertaining specifically to research involving Black Canadians is burgeoning but limited. The overall goal of this interdisciplinary symposium is to consolidate […]

Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought 50th Anniversary Symposium

The Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought (SPTH) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this academic year. The interdisciplinary program was launched in York’s early days by faculty in several departments across the humanities and social sciences to foster the study and teaching of innovative forms of critical thought in the areas of culture, society […]