DC Social Justice Week

Durham College (DC) is hosting its fifth annual Social Justice Week, with virtual events taking place between January 23 and 25. Join us for three days of thought-provoking discussions with engaging speakers from diverse fields who will share both their expertise and lived experience.

WHAT IS SOCIAL JUSTICE?

Social justice is a concept rooted in the belief that everyone deserves equity in the distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges within a society.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Everyone. Topics related to social justice intersect with nearly every field of study, industry and community. The events scheduled for Social Justice Week 2024 will help attendees grow a better understanding of both themselves and the world around them, how they interact with their communities and where they can contribute to important social justice work in their own lives.

2024 speakers

January 23

10 a.m. – Join on Zoom

Landy Anderson, who has decades of experience in child welfare and social services, will discuss the duty to report campaign in a social justice context including concerns surrounding duty to report and failures in educating the community on their mandatory reporting responsibilities.

2 p.m. – Join on Zoom

Tom Regehr spent years on the streets of Toronto experiencing homelessness. Since recovering, he now works with researchers and agencies, consulting about the experience of homelessness and how to meet needs in communities.

January 24

2 p.m. – Join on Zoom

Chris Cull is a Durham College alumnus who worked with the college’s Social Impact Hub to launch his docuseries Surviving Addiction. Having experienced addiction, he is now an advocate for mental health and addiction awareness.

January 25

10 a.m. – Join on Zoom

Alvin Ntibinyane is an award-winning investigative journalist who began his career in Botswana. He was part of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) who reported on the Panama Papers and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Now a journalism professor at Durham College, he will focus on the intersection of social justice and journalism in his session.

2 p.m. – Join on Zoom

Uzma Danish is a research coordinator in the Department of Social Work at Trent University. In her session, she will discuss her research on immigrant experiences in securing professional employment.