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The start of a new academic year in post-secondary settings can be a time of hope and excitement. But as Sandy Jung of MacEwan University and Jesmen Mendoza of Toronto Metropolitan University write today in The Conversation Canada, this setting also has a shadow side, known as the red zone: one of the riskier times for gender-based and sexualized violence to occur.
They write about how a new evidence-based tool to assess risks of violence can help to promote safety and a sense of accountability on campuses.
Both at the start of school and throughout the year, “universities and colleges need to focus on prevention and intervention in their campus community, in addition to effectively responding to victims and individuals who caused harm.”
Also today:
Regards,
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How post-secondary institutions react after a sexual assault incident can impact campus safety.
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Sandy Jung, MacEwan University; Jesmen Mendoza, Toronto Metropolitan University
A new community risk assessment tool allows post-secondary institutions to make evidence-based decisions about their policies and procedures.
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The Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina. Indigenous leaders have criticized the province’s updated consultation framework saying it excludes Indigenous nations.
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Benjamin Ralston, University of Saskatchewan; Kathy Walker, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan’s provincial government must work with Indigenous nations on a shared vision for the future that is more likely to withstand the tests of time and litigation.
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More than three-quarters of large, publicly traded companies in Europe and North America now use environmental, social and corporate governance metrics when determining executive incentive compensation.
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Leanne Keddie, Carleton University; Michel Magnan, Concordia University
While incentives can enhance the environmental, social and corporate governance performance of businesses, there is a risk of executives manipulating these performance metrics to obtain bonuses.
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Protesters demonstrate against the eviction of a homeless encampment under the Ville-Marie expressway in Montréal in July 2023.
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Ted Rutland, Concordia University; Karl Beaulieu, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Front-line workers who support unhoused people say far from being a form of support, mixed police squads add a layer of surveillance and harassment.
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Snotty Nose Rez Kids, the rap duo from the Haisla Nation, perform at the Polaris Music Prize Awards in Toronto, in September 2022.
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Anna Lippman, York University, Canada
Created as an art of resistance by Black artists in the U.S., hip-hop culture has inspired global struggles and youth culture across the world, including in Canada.
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Environment + Energy
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Jennifer Sevin, University of Richmond
More than half of the world’s turtle species are endangered or threatened, and overhunting of wild species is a major cause.
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Health
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Edlira Shehu, University of Groningen; Karen Winterich, Penn State
Because not everyone who is eligible to give blood donates at least once a year, there are periodic shortages, like the one the American Red Cross declared on Sept. 11, 2023.
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Politics
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Matt Barlow, University of Glasgow
The IMF’s US57 billion bailout to Argentina in 2018 was the biggest loan it has ever extended.
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