BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a631dd DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251203T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251203T130000 URL:/political-science/events/speaker-series-0 SUMMARY:Speaker Series CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:GENDER\, PEACE\, AND POWER SHARING\n\nDr. McCulloch will be spe aking on her upcoming book _Gender\, Peace\,\nand Power-Sharing_ (Universi ty of Toronto Press\, June 2026)\,\ncoauthored with Siobhan Byrne (Univers ity of Alberta). The book\nexplores how power-sharing and the women\, peac e\, and security agenda\nintersect in peacebuilding practices. It offers a feminist\n“alternative telling” that captures the tensions and potent ial of\nthese frameworks DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a66b24 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251119T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251119T143000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-winter LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's On For Winter? CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us in HH 341 or on MS Teams to HEAR FROM POLITICAL SCIENCE \nFACULTY MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR WINTER 2026 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES! This is\n your opportunity to learn about interesting PSCI courses running next\nter m and ask all your questions on the first day of the open enrolment\nperio d. Light refreshments will be served in HH 341. This event is\nopen to all undergraduate students! \n\nTo join the meeting on MS Teams:\n\nJoin the meeting now\n[https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2Ix NzZjZTUtNTkxNC00ODlmLWE0NTctOTQ3ZDJkMmU3Zjg3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22T id%22%3a%22723a5a87-f39a-4a22-9247-3fc240c01396%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223c1e2b 7e-2bb8-4fd2-a9b6-7f99d38c4f21%22%7d]\n\nMeeting ID: 257 932 339 888 05\n \nPasscode: kz2Qu73V DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a67eb2 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T130000 URL:/political-science/events/speaker-series LOCATION:TC 2218\, William M. Tatham Centre\, University of ݮƵ 200 Un iversity Avenue West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Speaker Series CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:LAWLESS: ABORTION UNDER COMPLETE DECRIMINALIZATION\n\nCanada is the only country with complete decriminalization of\nabortion: no gestati onal duration limitations\, no parental consent\nobligations\, and no wait ing periods. In recent years\, other countries\n(New Zealand\, Colombia\, Uruguay\, Mexico) have made strides toward\nthis\, while the United States has notoriously lost ground. Amidst the\ntumult\, nurse and scholar Marth a Paynter uses historical context and\ncontemporary issues to explain why experts advocate against laws\ngoverning abortion. DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6895f DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T143000 URL:/political-science/events/scholar-spotlight-series LOCATION:HH 341\, J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue W est ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Scholar Spotlight Series CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:OBSTRUCTED LABOUR: A CENTURY OF (IN)ACTION ON MATERNAL MORTALIT Y IN\nCANADA\n\nCanada's official maternal mortality statistics are incomp lete to the\nextent that the World Health Organization applies an amplifie r of 60%.\nThis problem has been known for at least 100 years with no last ing\nprogress to address it at a national level. Through the lens of\nrepr oductive justice\, this presentation chronicles the historical\ntrajectory and interrogates the public policy failure to prioritize\nthe critical is sue of maternal mortality. DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a69435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251003T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251003T140000 URL:/political-science/events/scholar-spotlight-series- 0 LOCATION:HH 341\, J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue W est ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Scholar Spotlight Series CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:FROM MYTH TO MALICE: AFFECTIVE AND POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF FA LSE\nCLAIMS TO INDIGENEITY\n\nIn this talk\, Rowland will interrogate the phenomenon of false\nIndigenous identity claims and their corrosive effect s on Indigenous\ncommunities. Drawing on personal experience\, historical precedents\,\nand critical Indigenous scholarship\, he situates these prac tices\nwithin the broader logic of settler colonialism and its drive towar d\nself-indigenization. In particular\, he will focus on the drive to\ncon sume and assume historical Indigenous suffering in the effort to\ncohere f alse claims. DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a69e9c DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250917T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250917T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6a888 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250924T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250924T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6afce DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251001T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251001T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6b6e5 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251008T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251008T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6be16 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251015T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251015T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6c510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6cc2c DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6d3a3 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6dac2 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251112T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251112T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6e201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251119T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251119T150000 URL:/political-science/events/whats-wednesdays LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West Room: HH 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:What's up Wednesdays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Chair and faculty of the Political Science Department each\nweek this fall for open discussions with undergraduate and graduate\ nstudents on current events happening in our campus\, community\, and in\n the wider world. \n\nAll are welcome!  DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6e982 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250307T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250307T130000 URL:/political-science/events/speaker-series-red-river- sovereignties-radical-refusal-fish SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Red River Onto-Sovereignties: On Radical Refusal\, Fish\nConservation\, & Quantum Relationality CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:BY DR. ZOE TODD\n\nAssociate Professor\; Tier 2 Canada Researc h Chair in Indigenous\nGovernance and Freshwater Fish Futures\n\nDrawing o n various scholars\, Dr Zoe Todd critiques the push to 'braid'\nIndigenous and settler paradigms in conservation. As a Red River\nMétis scholar\, D r Todd advocates for the radical refusal of systems\nbased on white posses sion and individualism\, urging western\ninstitutions to embrace Indigenou s practices and global\nanti-imperialist solidarities. DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6f24d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250228T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250228T130000 URL:/political-science/events/speaker-series-permanent- marginality-indigenous-identity-and SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Permanent Marginality: Indigenous Identity and\nAca demia CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:BY RACHELLE “MĀĒYAWEKĒSEKŌKIW” BESAW\n\nPhD Candidate\, Sociocultural Anthropology\, Arizona State University\n\nIn this lecture\ , the speaker will discuss the marginal space she now\ninhabits as a lingu istic anthropologist\, indebted to the oftentimes\ncruel and violent histo ry of anthropological and linguistic research\ninflicted upon Indigenous N ations\, and her own Tribe\, in the name of\nScience. She will discuss her own journey through an academic system\nbuilt on the oppression and subju gation of her people\, and how she has\nhad to rely upon extractive and ex ploitative research on her path to\nreclaiming her Indigeneity. DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a6fa7b DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250131T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250131T130000 URL:/political-science/events/speaker-series-why-cant-t hey-keep-their-darn-promises SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Why Can't They Keep Their Darn Promises? CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:As Canada prepares itself for a federal election\, we can all e xpect to\nhear a list of promises from each political party that deep down we\nknow will never be kept. Why can't political parties keep their\nprom ises? DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6944de1a70340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241101T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241101T130000 URL:/political-science/events/speaker-series-event-1 LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities 200 University Avenue West PSCI Lounge Rm. 341 ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Speaker Series Event CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Postdoctoral fellow Elena Caruso: Feminist Activism\, Medical D octors\nand Abortion Law\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Caruso will focus on the th ree-month feminist\noccupation of a Rome hospital in 1978 in the immediate aftermath of\nthis legislative reform\, which aimed to embed a feminist a pproach to\nthe provision of abortion care. Drawing on overlooked archival \nmaterials and original interviews with feminist abortion campaigners\,\n I will bring to light the little-known history of this occupation. DTSTAMP:20251219T050946Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR