Looking back on my educational journey, I can count on one hand how many Black educational staff I have encountered in elementary and high school. Not only did this impact my experiences with mentors, but it also impacted the way I was treated in the education system. Without the presence of Black educational staff, there

Central American Caravans The Central American borders have been overwhelmed in recent years by the phenomenon of the migrant caravans. While it is true that Central Americans have systematically fled the region  since the eighties, what characterizes this new phenomenon is the way in which migrants have organized into caravans. These caravans are composed of

How much has your screen time shot up in the last few weeks? With ongoing COVID-19 physical distancing measures in place, our academic, professional and personal lives have migrated online. It is not only adults who are adjusting to this new daily routine, for the just-over 2 million students in Ontario’s English, French, public and

Different Forms of Violence are faced by Children and Youth globally. The prevalence varies depending upon the study, however, current studies suggest that more than 50% of children in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and El Salvador experience physical abuse, verbal violence, sexual abuse or coercion and/or psychological abuse.1 The prevalence of sexual abuse survivors may be

Actualmente, el mundo se encuentra en una crisis global provocada por la pandemia del virus COVID-19. Aunque este sea principalmente un problema de salud pública, los gobiernos de los distintos países están lidiando también con los efectos provocados en otras dimensiones de la realidad, como en lo social, lo económico y lo político. Ejemplo de

Ryerson University has hosted Social Justice Week for the past nine years. The events act to facilitate conversations around social justice practices and ways that students and the community can engage. One event brought to light an exciting topic: self-care for social work practitioners. The area of self-care for social service practitioners has limited research

The U.S. has just signed a new migration agreement with Guatemala which appears to authorize the U.S. to transfer asylum claimants who have passed through Guatemalan territory back to Guatemala to have their claims examined by the Guatemalan refugee determination system