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Karine Coen-Sanchez

PhD Candidate | University of Ottawa

health sciences, anti-racism, anti-Black racism, education, post-secondary academia, sociology, anthropology, human rights, social justice, Afro-Caribbean, Canadian African descendents

Dr. Lydia Miljan

Professor, Political Science | University of Windsor

Canadian politics, elections, electoral politics, behavioural politics, federal elections, provincial elections, municipal politics, economic policy, environmental policy, social policy, public policy

Dr. Adelle Blackett

Full Professor. Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development | McGill University

Labour Law, Law and Development, Transnational Labour Law, Regulation of Domestic Work, Trade Regulation, Law of International Organizations, Legal History, and Critical Race Theory.

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Tracey Lindeman

Author and journalist | Independent

endometriosis, medical gaslighting, medical discrimination, intersectionality in healthcare, women's health, reproductive healthcare, reproductive rights and freedom, abortion rights, disability

Dr. Christine Sheppard

Researcher | Wellesley Institute

Aging, older adults, seniors housing, health and aging, aging, health and well-being, social determinants of health, health equity, social policy