Girls 2017 Literary Competition Request for Literary Submissions The 2017 Girls Conference Writing Contest is open to all girls, young women and nonbinary youth aged 12 – 18 living in Nova Scotia. We are seeking…
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Understorey Magazine is an online magazine of literary writing and visual art by and about Canadian women. We feature fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, spoken word and visual art that tell stories of women’s lives. Vision:…
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Advancing women, gender, and social justice The Mount Saint Vincent University Institute for the Study of Women (ISW) was revitalized in 2011 and renamed the Institute for Women, Gender, and Social Justice (IWGSJ) to reflect…
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Mission The AMI aims to achieve equity and improve lives through feminist initiatives that extend knowledge and understanding of issues related to women, girls, gender, and social justice for the Mount community and beyond. History Women’s leadership was identified in the university’s strategic plan…
Women, Contemporary Aboriginal Issues, and Resistance helps strip away the fears and stigmas that keep people from speaking openly about Aboriginal issues. We hope to create a better understanding of each other and ourselves. The…
A Visual Identity with Meaning On March 6, 2013, while the Institute hosted Girls 2013, the Mount announced the renaming of the Institute. The idea of developing a visual identify for the Institute for…
Atlantis – the Women’s Studies Journal/Revue d’etudes sur les femmes: Read the Journal hosted via MSVU About the Journal History Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice/Études critiques sur le genre, la culture,…