Reduce inequality within and among countries.
Inequality results in both local and global financial and social discriminations and hinders the wellbeing of the entire planet. SDG 10 asserts that access to equal opportunities and universal inclusion will result in a more prosperous world. EUC research is committed to critical intersectional research of social determinants, such as race, gender, and class, in shaping regional and international inclusion.
鈥淵ou can鈥檛 say, 鈥榖ye cows it鈥檚 too cold鈥欌: Multidimensional precarities and the ruralization of im/migrant workers鈥 lived experience in southern Alberta feedlots
Inspired by a graduate student J. Lawrenz Decano's father鈥檚 sobering lived experience as a livestock carer, Decano's master鈥檚 research engages with the cattle feedlot industry in southern Alberta and seeks to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of immigrant and migrant workers shaped by the Canadian immigration system and feedlot working conditions.
Growing Black food sovereignty in Toronto
On February 23, 2026, the EUC community came together to celebrate Black History Month and to learn about the work of Nicole Jacobs, Aaron Joseph, and Charlyn Ellis, MES students and leaders in the food justice and Black food sovereignty movement in Toronto. The panel, which was organized by the EUC Equity Committee, took place during a Food, Land and Culture lecture and was moderated by food sovereignty and justice scholar, Dr. Martha Stiegman.
Refugee dreams and realities: Interrogating the ruralization of refugee resettlement
Research team and report co-authors: Jennifer Hyndman, Bronwyn Bragg and Lynn Biorklund. In a recent International Geographical Union (IGU) meeting convened by the Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems and held at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Manila in December 2025, EUC Professor Jennifer Hyndman presented a paper titled, 鈥淭he Ruralization of migration through protection policy: Refugees in Canada鈥 that worked through the relational meanings of ruralization in a Western Canadian migration context. The paper is co-authored with Bronwyn Bragg, former EUC postdoc, now Assistant Professor at University of Lethbridge.
Art exhibit explores histories, movements and futures shaped by Black migration
In celebration of Black History Month this February, the Harriet Tubman Institute (HTI), the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, and the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) joined hands in presenting an exhibition on the Politics/Poetics of Migration, inviting people to explore and learn about the complex histories, movements, and futures shaped by Black migration. HTI co-directors Bianca Beauchemin and Damilola Adebayo discussed the importance of highlighting the diasporic and migratory experiences of Black people in Canada and the Institute鈥檚 commitment and mandate to research and promote understanding of Africa; address contemporary issues and struggles of African peoples and diasporic communities; foster debate among scholars, engage community members; and inform public policy on issues affecting Black communities.
Non-status citizenship and the paradoxes of immigration regimes in a sanctuary city
Professors and published an article on on how non-status people face a socio-legal precariousness that contradicts the promises of an inclusive city. Marking Toronto鈥檚 tenth anniversary of its 鈥渟anctuary city鈥 policy, their research assesses the progress and potential of social planning and municipalist agendas to support irregularised residents. This paper highlights the discomfort and transformative potential of non-status citizenship for immigration regimes in sanctuary cities and argues that recognising non-status citizenship goes beyond notions of urban citizenship to claim formal recognition and security. It also emphasizes the role of cities in expanding service delivery and calling out the failure of planning across levels of government.
Andil Gosine introduces 鈥榯he Ecopoetics of Lorraine O鈥橤rady鈥
Professor joined an eminent group of scholars and creatives 鈥 the singer ANOHNI, artist Simone Leigh, filmmaker Linda Goode Bryant and Wellesley College President Paula Johnson 鈥 to honour his mentor and friend, Lorraine O鈥橤rady. Dr. Gosine invites graduate students to join him in investigating and responding to O鈥橤rady鈥檚 work and world through the one-time offering of the performance studies course (ENVS 6348) 鈥淭he Ecopoetics of Lorraine O鈥橤rady.鈥 The course 鈥渨ill review the important body of art and scholarship that O鈥橤rady has produced over the last five decades, as well as the postcolonial, feminist, anti-racist, psychoanalytical and Cultural Studies theoretical frameworks upon which she draws.鈥
Getting to know Africa and It's People
Professor Joseph Mensah presented a lecture on Getting to know Africa and its people: Confronting popular stereotypes in observation of Black History Month in February 2024. In this lecture, Mensah discusses prevailing negative stereotypes about Africa and challenges them by shedding light on the continent's diversity and confronting the dehumanizing effects of these stereotypes. He urges critical thinking when consuming information about the continent and emphasizes the need to confront stereotypes with awareness, skepticism, and an understanding of Africa's political and developmental complexities
Public鈥 Space for Whom? Encampment Evictions, Spatio-Legal Exclusion, and Differentiated Urban Citizenships in Toronto
Farida Rady is a MES alumna researcher, writer, and artist. Rady's interests are centered on questions of agency in the city and extend to housing justice, migrations, memory, and counter-narratives. Rady explores these interests within the spectrum of academic and creative processes. This work portfolio explored the encampment eviction tactics pursued by the City of Toronto in the summer and fall of 2021 in the context of spatio-legal displacement and exclusion, carceral urban governance, and differentiated and propertied urban citizenship.
Exploring the experiences of racialized residents in two Toronto neighborhoods
Park Perceptions and Racialized Realities is a community-based participatory research project that explores the experiences of racialized and Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) in public greenspaces. The research, led by EUC PhD candidate with ,collaborated with and the .
Subversive Performances of Quarantine: Organizing Across Differences at the Conjuncture of Protest and Pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic intensified already existing social inequalities, especially for marginalized communities. QTBIPOC (Queer and Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) advocate and researcher pivoted their research to address the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding in Toronto in real-time. Their research examines the subversive performances of quarantine that support wellbeing within marginalized communities, promoting a safer and more inclusive society for all.
Feminist research examines the spatialities of money, debt, and finance in women鈥檚 everyday lives
() is a Post-Doctoral Visitor at the City Institute at 91亚色 on the partnership project, led by . GenUrb is actively improving lives by challenging issues vital for equity, belonging, justice, and sustainable urban development. The research is conducted within and across multiple cities 鈥 Cochabamba (Bolivia), Delhi (India), Georgetown (Guyana), Ibadan (Nigeria), and Shanghai (China) where they comparatively analyze interview and life history data on the theme of money, debt, and finance in women鈥檚 everyday lives.
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