AMI for Women, Gender & Social Justice

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#Womenonthefrontlines join us for our first event of the year, co-hosted by the AMI and Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation. All welcome to this free, public talk on Sept. 26 @MSVU_Halifax

Volunteers wanted! 🌟 Be part of an inspiring evening with Peggy Nash at Mount Saint Vincent University on September 20th. Help us make this lecture on using our voices for positive change a success! Interested? Email us at ami@msvu.ca #Volunteer #VolunteerOpportunity

Together, we've made a remarkable impact at our Girls Conference! Thank you to all volunteers, teachers, leaders, and supporters for making this possible. Special thanks to our inspiring speakers and workshop facilitators, and to our sponsors for their continued support.

Can’t wait for Girls Conference tomorrow!

All actions directed at advancing human rights around the globe are better with women involved. #WomensRightsAreHumanRights @GendroOrg @Genderintell @UNIFEM @AMI_MSVU @WomensResearch @CIHRIGH

We had great presentations from our graduate students, the NS Rainbow Project team and an amazing keynote from @elaynaforan at our graduate conference on Friday. The powerful keynote was on "A Queer-y of the Brain: LGBTQ+ Experiences in Mental Health Care."

Thank you Elayna Foran for a very powerful keynote address at the "Advocacy, Action, & Social Justice" Graduate Women's & Gender Studies Student Conference on"A Queer-y of the Brain:LGBTQ+ Experiences in Mental Health Care." @ResearchMSVU @AMI_MSVU @MSVU_Halifax @MountLibrary

We are so excited to announce our graduate conference which will be featuring a keynote presentation by AMI fellow @elaynaforan. The conference will be on March 23rd by 9:00am. To RSVP, send an email to elayna.foran@msvu.ca. #graduate #gradconference #research

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all who commemorate the day. The theme for #IWD2023 is "#DigitALL : Innovation and technology for gender equality," highlighting gender gaps in STEM education and careers — and calling attention to the online harassment many women face. #IWD23

We're excited for our #IWD2023 lecture in collaboration with SMU, "Women's Bodily Autonomy and the Right to Bare Arms". Join us for an engaging discussion with Dr. Meredith Ralston on Wednesday, March 8, 4:30-6:00 pm in Burke Theatre B. #InternationalWomensDay

We’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the girls conference due to the upcoming winter storm. The date has been rescheduled for May 25th. Please stay tuned for more details.

We've made the difficult decision to postpone the MSVU Girls Conference hosted by @AMI_MSVU due to the impending winter storm. But fear not! The event has been rescheduled for May 25. We can't wait to see you then! Stay tuned for more details.

Just over two days until the Girls in Action Conference in Halifax! Can't wait to come home to NS to keynote this event, sharing my story and holding space with so many young girls from across Nova Scotia! See ya there! 🙌🏻 #girlsconference2023 #girlsinaction #girlswholead

Each member of the Phillips clan has been training over 7 years and have also participated in technical seminars from Master Taekwon-Do practitioners. All four session facilitators train under Master Bill Stoerig at Fall River Taekwon-Do. #girlsconference2023 #girlsconference23

Masters and Grand Masters from around the world. Billy Phillips is a black belt candidate and father to Irelynn (16) and Gillian (13), both black belt candidates.

We are so honored to have this amazing team hosting a self defense and situational awareness workshop. Collectively, they bring 35 years of martial arts experience, with a specialty in ITF TaekwonDo.

Currently, my focus is on work with and for Survivors of the Residential Schools and Commemorations, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. #girlsconference2023 #girlsconference23 #gc23 #girlsinaction #msvu #girlpower #girlempowerment #girlsinstem

I have a BSW, Dalhousie University 1991 and a MSW, Wilfrid Laurier University,2013, and worked with Indigenous communities throughout the Maritimes for 30 years.

We are so privileged to have Dorene Bernard hosting a workshop for the Girls Conference. Dorene will be speaking on the sacredness of the water and our responsibility to water and the environment.