Tag: Black Lives Matter

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Through my eyes: What being Black means to me

February 5, 2024

This one is for the Black community: I see and hear you

Five smiling people sitting at a table playing a board game, two hold up peace signs.

The Black Excellence Mixer is back in-person

February 28, 2023

TMU’s 4th annual event celebrates Black students and staff

Campus News Indigenous Student Politics

Timeline: A brief history of ‘X’ University

August 24, 2021

From the RSU's Colonialism 150 project to the creation of the Standing Strong Task Force, the Ryerson community has been talking about reconciliation for years.

A protestor stands on top of the toppled Egerton Ryerson statue holding an Indigenous unity flag.

Campus News Indigenous

Egerton Ryerson statue toppled, beheaded by protestors

Ryerson president Mohamed Lachemi said the statue 'will not be restored or replaced'

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Removing campus security first step towards police abolition, say queer academics

The panel featured queer academics Syrus Marcus Ware, Ravyn Wngz, Gary Kinsman and Megan Scribe.

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Rye grads featured in Obsidian Theatre’s 21 Black Futures

February 8, 2021

21 Black Futures is an anthology of 21 plays by 21 Black playwrights, each performed by a single Black actor for a total of 21

Upcoming events at Ryerson for Black History Month

January 27, 2021

Ryerson is hosting four events for Black History Month to celebrate the excellence of Black community members

Upcoming Positive Space events for Trans Awareness Month

November 10, 2020

From a history of Trans activism to award-winning doc screenings, this month's got it all for celebrating Trans resilience

Anna Triandafyllidou speaking at a panel.

Communities COVID-19

Ryerson research chair brings international scope to immigration, COVID-19

October 6, 2020

Acknowledging Canada as a settler-colonial state is frequently left out of academic discussion, she said

A stack of green one dollar bills with a raised fist in the middle of the bills.

Business & Technology COVID-19

Ryerson students change spending habits amid pandemic and BLM movement

August 18, 2020

Conscious consumerism is a top priority for Gen Z students

Ryerson community shows solidarity with BLM-TO protesters, Egerton Ryerson statue tagged again

The statue was tagged twice in one week, with thousands of community members calling for its removal

UPDATE: Egerton Ryerson statue defaced by protesters

Black Lives Matter - Toronto defaced three statues of figures who contributed to colonial violence