Activist Scholar Open School:

April 28th-29th, 2025

The Research for Social Change Lab, in assosciation with Trent Graduate Studies, is hosting a two-day Activist Scholar Open School on April 28th and 29th at Traill College in Peterborough, ON from 9:30 AM until 4:30 PM. This Open School will consist of a key note panel each morning with scholars Viviane Namaste, Alexander McClelland, Colin Hastings, Eric Mykhalovskiy, Mitchell McLarnon and Jayne Malenfant. The afternoons will consist of small group concurrent working sessions as well as student presentations. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

All are welcome to attend. However, this event is limited to in-person attendance. Videos of the key note panels will be posted online after the event. An agenda for the event will be distributed to registered attendees. 

If you are interested in attending, please fill out the registration form below. Be sure to do so early on, as our capacity is limited and the event is bound to fill up quickly! You will be notified if you are placed on the waitlist for attendance. If you have any questions about the event, please email Collin Chepeka, Lab Manager at the Research for Social Change Lab, at cchepeka@trentu.ca.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjGzaI7SFxf4RCeS92OZeLB7dcUhIvADEAoZbWI9c5CxaXig/viewform?usp=dialog.