International Women’s Week 2021: Intersections (March 8 to 12)

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For 42 years, Women’s and Gender Studies at Vanier College has been pioneering courses, events, and activities to inspire change in our community. International Women’s Week was the first festival at Vanier and remains popular with students and Vanier employees for its bold and innovative programming.
This year, the Women's and Gender Studies program asks you to 'locate yourself.' Inspired by the theme of 'Intersections,' Alan Wong, this year's conference organizer has pulled together an impressive roster of speakers and events. Here are some of the confirmed speakers and events:

• Roundtable discussion on Black women in education, with Danielle Altidor (Vanier College), Professor Allison Saunders (UdeS), Shanice Nichols, and author Stéphane Martely
• Roundtable discussion on women in politics, featuring former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Montreal City Councillor Cathy Wong, and Anti-Racism Commissioner for the City of Montreal Bochra Manaï
• Screening of Talisman Theatre play Habibi’s Angels, a meta-play about four women from different racialized backgrounds talking about their existence in Quebec, followed by a roundtable discussion with the creators
• Vanier student panel on race and gender
• Playwright Yvette Nolan will discuss the Theatre of Indigeneity
• Designing a Brighter Future through Community-Driven Engineering: A Conversation with Vicki Komisar, Biomedical engineer
• Omisoore Dryden, Dalhousie University will discuss COVID-19 and Black Life
• Robert Innes, U of Saskatchewan will talk about Indigenous Male Violence
• Martine St-Victor and Isabelle Racicot from the popular CBC podcast A Seat at the Table