justice /channels/taxonomy/term/7439/all en Stereotypes and “Body Language” in Courtrooms: When Misconceptions Distort Justice /channels/channels/event/stereotypes-and-body-language-courtrooms-when-misconceptions-distort-justice-334335 <p><a href="https://mcgill.webex.com/mcgill/onstage/g.php?MTID=eaf375b3cadc3b5cfc60b8624a1cf2ccf" target="_blank"><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/files/continuingstudies/004-10-21-pd_stereotypesandbodylanguageincourtroomswhenmisconception</body></html>" /></a></p> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:52:25 +0000 webfull 174235 at /channels RADIO-CANADA INTERNATIONAL | Environmental activists face high risk of violence and assassination: study /channels/channels/news/radio-canada-international-environmental-activists-face-high-risk-violence-and-assassination-study-323174 <p>Activists defending their communities and the surrounding environment against development of extractive industries and land grabs for agrarian use face high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder around the world, according to a study published this month in the journal Global Environmental Change. The study, which analyzed 2,743 cases of environmental conflicts worldwide, found that despite the fact that these activists primarily use nonviolent forms of protest, they become victims of violence in 18 per cent of these conflicts and murder in 13 per cent of all cases.</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:34:37 +0000 webfull 161872 at /channels Environmental groups moving beyond conservation /channels/channels/news/environmental-groups-moving-beyond-conservation-322418 <p>Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the global picture of this sector. A new study shows that environmental groups are increasingly focused on advocacy in climate change politics and environmental justice. How they do their work is largely determined by regional disparities in human and financial resources.</p> Thu, 28 May 2020 13:09:36 +0000 webfull 160986 at /channels Roundtable: Language and Access to Justice /channels/channels/event/roundtable-language-and-access-justice-295560 <p><a href="//mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/files/continuingstudies/laj_roundtable-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img img="" src="//mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/files/continuingstudies/laj_roundtable-3.jpg" style="width:940px; height:494px" /></a></p> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 15:18:20 +0000 webfull 147503 at /channels Aziz Choudry to speak at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford /channels/event/aziz-choudry-speak-wilfrid-laurier-university-brantford-241313 <h2>RETHINKING RESEARCH FOR SOCIAL CHANGE:</h2> <h3>What can we learn from activist research practice?</h3> <p>Dr. Choudry will speak in Room RCW202 of the Research and Academic Centre West,<br /> 150 Dalhousie Street, Brantford ON, N3T 2J4</p> Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:00:59 +0000 webfull 107744 at /channels Myths and reality about NCRs /channels/news/myths-and-reality-about-ncrs-243667 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:07:30 +0000 webfull 108965 at /channels Gender Bias Issue /channels/news/gender-bias-issue-249207 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:09:09 +0000 webfull 109827 at /channels