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Dr. Amal Madibbo has lived a life deeply immersed in Black Studies.

Whether it was during her schooling-socialization as she grew up in Sudan, to her years of academic practice in Europe and North America, the newly arrived OISE faculty has lived the material and wants to bring new insight as she begins her time as associate professor at the department of social justice education.

“My engagement with Black Studies is a long process, a lengthy process, both as a student and as an educator that started since the early stages of my social upbringing,” said Dr. Madibbo, who returns to OISE, University of Toronto – where she completed her doctoral studies.

The Centre for Global Disability Studies (CGDS) is a new research centre established in 2020 and housed at University of Toronto Scarborough. 

OISE doctoral student Osholene Oshobugie uses education as a tool to combat systemic racism and build resilience among young people of African descent.

Mani is well known for his many contributions within classes, but also for his commitment to student life within the Department of Social Justice Education and OISE.

When it comes to outdoor recreation, the conservation industry, even the climate change movement, “there are barriers based in the legacies of history,” she explains. “We don’t see ourselves advertised. They don’t have Black people on staff. It sends a clear message that if you’re Black, this isn’t your space.”

Fernanda Yanchapaxi lost family members due to COVID-19 or in the pandemic. To grieve and to help others in some way, she started making non-medical masks.

The first ever OISE Indigenous Graduate Student Celebration hosted by the Indigenous Education Network (IEN), honoured a group of Indigenous students at OISE.

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