✨ Thank you to our Teaching Café co-sponsors, @McMaster_CHRRJ, McMaster’s Department of History, and the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History, for making this event possible.

📣 Save the date! ☕️ Join us for our next interactive #TeachingCafé, all about democracy, archives, and memory. 📆 November 12 ⏰ 1pm-3pm EST 📍 Hybrid | McMaster University CNH 607B + Virtual via Zoom Click the 🔗 to register! 😊

The Democratizing Human Rights Workshop will take place on October 23–24, 2025, and it is jointly organized by the Centre and the Participedia Project (hosted at the Centre). For more information, please visit the website and register for the keynote talk. https://t.co/xzsx4EwbQ8

✨Wishing you all a very #HappyThanksgiving from the Just Participation Podcast team! We are so grateful to our amazing listeners and the conversations we get to share with you. And guess what? Season 2, Episode 1 is out now!🎙️ Link in our bio to give it a listen🎧@participedia

Reminder of this month's public keynote address! Click the link below to register and learn more. ☺️ ⬇️ 📚 “An Imperative of Accountability for Gross Human Rights Violations” 📆 October 24 ⏰ 3:00pm EDT 📍 Hybrid https://t.co/ZHGmVXs9np

🔸 Action today, and every day, that works towards Indigenous sovereignty and land demarcation, respecting Indigenous wisdoms, and worldviews. For a list of #OrangeShirtDay resources, click here: https://t.co/P8jvRszWHG #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters

True reconciliation requires accountability, a shared commitment to truth-telling, and consistent meaningful action. Action like: 🔸 Listening, reflecting, and learning 🔸 Supporting Indigenous-led movements 🔸 Amplifying Indigenous voices 🔸 Centering Indigenous knowledge

On this #NDTR, we wear orange honour the survivors of residential schools, recognize the multigenerational impacts of white-settler colonialism, and confront the ongoing systemic violence faced by Indigenous communities. But an orange shirt alone is not enough. 🧵⬇️

🧡👕 #OrangeShirtDay — National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Take one opportunity today to share, support or reflect by attending an event, speaking to folks in your community, or donating. Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 #EveryChildMatters

🚨 Event alert! Join @DelDemUCan next Tuesday for another session of their monthly seminar series. 👏 📚 Democratic Innovation or Expensive Boondoggle? 📆 October 7 ⏰ 12pm-1pm AEDT 📍 Hybrid Click the 🔗 to register! ⬇️

📣 Invitation to Tender! Are you passionate about amplifying voices often left out of global decision-making? Join @iswe_org and the @GlobalCitzAssem in their evaluation of the GCA at COP30! 📆 Submissions due Oct 19 For more info, click the 🔗 below! https://t.co/GQak7O69mM

🤩We’re only one year ahead of our global meeting of local democracy! 25th #OIDPKraków2026 Conference! 🗓️ 21–23 Sept 2026 Stay tuned for more information and the call for proposals! #OIDP2026 #LocalDemocracy

This event is co-sponsored by @McMaster_CHRRJ, the McMaster Wilson College of Leadership & Civic Engagement, and @SSHRC_CRSH. 👏

✍️ And click here to register for the keynote session, directly:

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🚨 Event alert! Join us for the public keynote session of the Participedia Human Rights Research Cluster's workshop on Democratizing Human Rights, featuring Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji. 📆 October 24 ⏰ 3pm EDT 📍 Hybrid More info and 🔗s below! ⬇️

Join us for the Annual Gandhi Lecture on Nonviolence at McMaster University. Dr. David Adams of Culture of Peace Networks will give the lecture, "Protecting Peace and Democracy with Mahatma Gandhi in Mind". Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | L.R. Wilson Concert Hall, 6:00- 7:30 pm.

On Day One of the school, participants, faculty, and organizers split into two groups for local community visits. Half visited the Quilombo Dona Bilina, a Quilombola community, while others visited the Nova Holanda, a community of the Maré complex.

📢 SEMINAR TODAY! Join us tonight (6-7pm AEST) to discuss what happens when we consider entire ecosystems in governance and facilitation. ✨ With Lakshmi Venugopal & @shrishtee, moderated by Lucy Parry 🔗 Register for Zoom link: https://t.co/eLUoc3dkmb

🌎☀️ Here we go! Follow along from July 27-31 to hear all about the school's programming! Thank you to all who made this possible!