International Relations Society
1 Devonshire Pl M5S 3K7 Toronto, ON, Canada

[RELATED EVENT] As part of the "Conversation with Diplomats" Series run by the European Studies Student Association this semester, we are excited to invite you to our last event of the series on Friday April 23rd 2021 from 11:00am to 12:00pm (EST). Topic: Life in the Canadian Foreign Service Honourable guests from the Embassy of Canada to Poland and Belarus include:... Ms. Jeanette Sautner: Counsellor (Political) Mr. Francis Dorsemaine: Counsellor (Commercial) and Senior Trade Commissioner Please fill out the registration below to secure a spot in the event. https://forms.gle/PrETyxWap3nKuAyN6 See more

IRSOC has teamed up with RefugeAid and over 20 other amazing clubs to see how much our community can raise in the final week of classes. There are over 60,000 students and 7000 staff currently working and studying at U of T, if everyone donated $1 we could support over 1000 families provided with food and essential hygiene items for 1 month. With everyone participating, small actions can lead to BIG impact! Get engaged with clubs or participate as an individual in 3 easy ste...ps: 1. Go to the fundraiser at: https://www.launchgood.com//refugeaid_uoft_providing_food_ 2. Select your preferred amount for donation. If you wish to donate on behalf of a specific club, set your personal name to the name of the club 3. Donate! All the funds provided will be donated directly to the International Development and Relief Foundation Though this year has been socially distant, let’s finish this unprecedented year with a real sense of community! This campaign runs from April 2 to April 8 and the minimum donation are 1$. Every contribution matters!

IRSOC Elections 2021-22: Candidate List! Election Date: April 26th - April 29th 2021!

WE WONNNN!!!!!! Thank you so much to the Arts and Science Students' Union for recognizing our work this year and for giving us the encouragement to keep going! And most importantly thank you to the entire IR Community who have engaged with and encouraged us all year!... Congratulations Adams Aghimien, Mary Noh, Vlad Gordeev, Tim Siao, Aadithya Thulasingam, Vamika Jain, Quinn Teague-Colfer, Matthew Kieffer, Mostafa El Sharkawy and Iman Rashid!

[RELATED EVENT] The Ryerson History Society is hosting our second Career Conversations event of the semester! Please join us to hear about different types of careers available after graduation, and get tips on applying to Masters and PhD programs! We’ll be hosting two guests, Nathaniel Brunt and Kate Grisdale on April 7th @ 7pm via Zoom. Kate Grisdale is a 2nd year PhD student in History at the University of Toronto. She loves to ask questions about what taking a longerhisto...ricalview can teach us about today’s real or perceived security issues. Kate's research is community focused and informed by her previous work as Project Coordinator for Refugee 613, a grassroots organization that informs, connects, and inspires people to welcome refugees and build strong communities. She received a Master of Arts in European, Russian and Eurasian studies from Carleton University (2015) and a BA in Arts and Contemporary Studies with a History major at Ryerson University (2012). Nathaniel Brunt is an interdisciplinary scholar, documentarian and educator. He is currently pursuing a PhD in the Communication and Culture program at Ryerson University. Nathaniel’s photographic work has been published and exhibited internationally. He has received academic and photographic awards, including the CONTACT Portfolio Reviews Award, IVSA John Rieger Award, PDN Photo Annual Student Award, and Alexia Foundation Student Award for his ongoing multi-year projects about the Kashmir Valley. He is co-director of the Kashmir Photo Collective. Sign up via this google form link: https://forms.gle/4UmHcsqFSTvR7WgR7

Deadline Extended to April 8th Get your nominations in NOW to run for the IRSOC! REGISTER: https://forms.gle/qEFzwP6vDC2ieQUW6

Statement from IR Society Re: David Rayside Undergraduate Scholarship We at IRSOC would like to acknowledge that we share the concerns of many in the International Relations community regarding the allocation of this year’s David Rayside Undergraduate Scholarship by the U of T Political Science department. The scholarship’s namesake, David Rayside, is a prominent gay rights activist and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science. Professor Rayside cofounded th...e Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association and the Positive Space Campaign at U of T. He was also influential in investigations into police brutality targeting LGBT people in Toronto, and the campaign to include sexual orientation in the Ontario Human Rights Code. We urge the Political Science department to reconsider its allocation of the David Rayside Undergraduate Scholarship, to honour its namesake's legacy and the award’s stated purpose of awarding student leaders active in the promotion of greater public understanding of social and cultural diversity and enhanced inclusion of historically marginalized communities. An awardee's conduct must honour diversity and inclusion, not antagonize these aims. We second the Arts and Science Student Union’s calls for: 1) Greater transparency when it comes to awards at UofT, particularly those which seek to promote equity, diversity, and inclusivity on our campus 2) All departments to review their guidelines for scholarships and awards, and make clear how a student meets the qualities of an award being given 3) All departments to ensure that they maintain a diverse selections committee, and work to improve the transparency of their selections We hope to ensure that the International Relations program remains a safe space for marginalized peoples to pursue their academic interests, share their passion for the study of international relations and find a sense of community. Racism, homophobia, misogyny, Islamophobia, and all other forms of bigotry have no place in our program or our community. The IRSOC is listening to your concerns and we urge you to continue voicing them.

For this week’s Community Showcase, we had the opportunity to speak to Clemence Chu about pursuing a career in law after IR! Clemence completed the IR program in 2016, and is now in her third year at @uoftlaw. Before returning to @uoft for her JD, Clemence travelled to France to earn a Master’s in International Business Law at Université Toulouse 1 Capitole in France! Her professional experience includes a summer placement at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto, ...and internships with L’Oréal in Paris, BMW in Beijing, and the United Nations Individual Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (UN IRMCT) in the Hague! Thank you Clemence for joining us for this week’s showcase - best of luck from the IRSOC on your final semester at @uoftlaw!

[RELATED EVENT] Register for free here - open to all! https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/trudeaucentre/events/ The 15th annual Peace, Conflict and Justice Student Conference will unpack the global responses to and implications of COVID-19 through four interdisciplinary dimensions. The conference will feature a range of academics, professionals, and student speakers from the University of Toronto and the wider community.... The conference will kick off with a keynote address from Dr. Joy Fitzgibbon, Director of the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One Program at Trinity College. Peace, Conflict & Justice Society

[RELATED EVENT] NMCSU's new virtual lecture series titled Highlighting Hidden Stories: Examining the Relationship Between the African Continent and the Middle East looks to challenge the artificial boundary between these two regions, and explore the lives, experiences and role played by marginalized voices in Middle East history. This lecture series consists of a series of lectures/panel discussions taking place over the course of the year, each on a new theme and engaging with a different region of Africa. The panelists for "The Arab Spring" include Dr. Sami Zemni, Dr. Dalia Fahmy, Dr. Jonathan Wyrtzen and Dr. Jens Hanssen.

[RELATED EVENT] What is the Visegrád Group? What led to its creation? What are the characteristics of the member countries? How is the V4 relevant today? Join European Studies Students' Association for an engaging (virtual) conversation on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Central Europe's Visegrád Group with the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Toronto, Krzysztof Grzelczyk, Professor Robert C. Austin, and Professor Tamara Trojanowska from the Universit...y of Toronto. To register, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/bxtwYKqwmTCKXajT9 FB Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/157225156165294/

[RELATED OPPORTUNITY] The UofT SDG Student Hub is very excited to announce the launching of our very own journal - Sustinere: The University of Toronto Journal of Sustainable Development. Sustinere is recognized by UofT Journal Publishing Services and we are currently accepting submissions for the 2020-21 edition on a rolling basis until February 20, 2021.

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