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The Black African Feminisms Institute invites you to register for the 3rd Biennial BLACK AFRICAN FEMINISMS CONFERENCE 2026 on May 22-23, 2026.

On March 30, SJE student Christine Okudi Apiot supported Cecil Community Centre in celebrating Women's Day, bringing over 60 community members to SJE.

Katherine Lili Chen, Dr. Tanya Titchkosky, Wendy Pope, David Miller, and Qi Lucy Gao publish article in the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies (April 2026).

SJE PhD Candidate Harney Chan Lim is recognized with the 2025–2026 Muriel Fung Student Appreciation Award by the OISE Graduate Student Association.

SJE Professor Emeritus John P. Portelli has published a new Maltese novel, L-Università Mafja.

Dr. Lucy El-Sherif publishes encyclopedia entry "Survivance." Drs. Tanya Tichkosky and Elaine Cagulada publish encyclopedia entry "Disability & Phenomenology."

Professor Amal Madibbo's expertise was sought in four recent English and French interviews in Enjeux et société, TFO, and CBC Kids News.

Assistant Professor Loretta LeMaster co-publishes an article in Women’s Studies in Communication

JesusMiracle Chiadika is a PhD Candidate in the Higher Education program with a collaborative specialization in the Comparative, International, and Development Education (CIDE).

Excerpt: "In our short six months since forming government, we have added over 200 child care spaces. Budget 2026 includes more than $33 million to support child care spaces, including the establishment of approximately 1,200 spaces which are now in progress and the creation of an additional 400 child care spaces. And I am proud to say that we are committed to continuing $10 a day child care. All children deserve the support they need to thrive right from the start. That’s why we’re investing more than $3.6 million to increase inclusion supports in child care services across the province. As soon as our children enter the classroom, we need to do more to ensure that they have the supports they need. As a retired educator myself, this is something I am passionate about. Teachers are vital to this work, as are student assistants. That is why Budget 2026 includes almost $625 million for educators and teaching and learning assistants. That’s a $28.9 million increase. This increased funding will support the addition of 94 teachers and 20 teaching and learning assistants to the system."

Excerpt: "Canada-wide early learning and child care (CWELCC) transfer payments are expected to increase from
$7.9 billion in 2025-26 to $8.1 billion in 2030-31. This includes the final two years of funding for the Early
Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund which provided $625 million over four years (in effect from
2023-24 to 2026-27) and renewal of the CWELCC agreements starting in 2026-27."

Excerpt: "The Ontario government is continuing to deliver on its plan to protect Ontario and ensure students have access to modern classrooms by investing $1.6 billion in 79 school construction projects across Ontario. The investments will support growing communities by creating over 29,000 new student spaces and over 1,900 licensed child care spaces so students have the modern learning spaces they need to succeed in their studies and prepare for in-demand careers."