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Dr. Kristin Moriah

Assistant Professor | Queen's University

Black culture, pop culture, Black performance culture, Black performers, 19 and early 20 century Black performers, African American identity, race, media, literature, theatre, art criticism

Dr. Yael Halevi-Wise

Associate Professor & Chair of Jewish Studies | McGill University

I was born in Israel in 1965 and grew up in Mexico. My BA in English Literature is from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I then went on to do graduate work in English and Comparative Literature at Georgetown and Princeton University (PhD 1996). I have been teaching at McGill University since 2001 with a joint appointment in the departments of English and Jewish Studies. I live with my mathematician husband and our four children in Montreal. https://www.mcgill.ca/jewishstudies/faculty/haleviwise

Amanda Siebert

Author/Writer/Journalist | Freelance

Cannabis for Health, Cannabis News, Cannabis Writing, Cannabis for Women, Cannabis in Canada

Dr. Nadine Wathen

Professor | University of Western Ontario

Nadine Wathen is committed to developing and mobilizing knowledge to improve the lives of women and children exposed to family violence.

Yinka Oyelowo

Founder | Yinka Law and Partner at All-In Media

Family Law, Contract Law, Wills and Estates, Entertainment Law, Employment law, Litigation, Human rights law, Human rights matters at work, Labour law, Employment Standards Act, Ontario Human Rights Code, Canada Labour Code, Canadian Human Rights Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Wage Earner Protection Program Act