Events- Winter 2018 / Évènements Hiver 2018

April / Avril 2018

• Apr. 4: Perspectives on Carceral Expansion and Alternatives to Imprisonment
• Apr. 11 : "Dismantling Carceral Power: Visions for Change" - A Carceral Studies Research Collective event. 

March / Mars 2018

• Mar. 1-4 : uOttawa CRM students and professors to present papers at the Carceral Cultures conference in Vancouver.
• Mar. 1 : Journée d'écriture CRM 1er mars / CRM writing day March 1st.
• Mar. 10 : Audrey Monette interviewée par Radio-Canada
• Mar. 16 : Lancement du livre et discussion sur la Réduction des méfaits / Book launch and panel discussion on harm reduction.
• Mar. 18 : Chris Bruckert talks about her new book "Getting Past the 'Pimp'" on CBC's Ottawa Morning.
• Mar. 18 : Jarrod Shook interviewed on CBC's The Sunday Edition about studying criminology as a former prisoner.
• Mar. 27 : Conference to be held March 27 on the "Child Rights Implications of the Legalization of Cannabis" / Colloque sur "Les implications de la légalisation du cannabis sur les droits de l'enfant".
• Mar. 29 : Susan Boyd to launch new book "Busted: An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada" at uOttawa. 

February / Février 2018

• Feb. 7 :Graduate Research Dissemination Workshop / Atelier sur la dissémination de la recherche pour les étudiant(e)s diplômé(e)s
• Feb. 13 : Soirée Trivia de l'AÉDC / CGSA Trivia Night.

January / Janvier 2018

• Jan. 30 : uOttawa CRM student Jarrod Shook discusses the fight to improve federal prisoners' pay in Canada.

Events- Fall 2017 / Évènements Automne 2017

December / Décembre 2017

• Dec. 5: Perspectives on Carceral Expansion and Alternatives to Imprisonment: An Exhibition of Memes and Handouts About the Proposed New and Bigger Jail in Ottawa. 
• Dec. 7: The Ghomeshi effet: meet the artists. By the eQuality project. To register for free, click here.  
• Dec. 15: La participation des adolescents à la formation médicale. Diner colloque du CRSEC.

November / Novembre 2017

• Nov. 7: State of control: Canadian Prisons and Immigration. Film screening and panel. More info here. 
• Nov.8 : Soutenance de projet de thèse de doctorat de Michèle Diotte intitulé Handicap cognitif et agression sexuelle : la construction socio-juridique du consentement sexuel / Michèle Diotte's Doctoral Thesis Proposal Defense.
• Nov. 9: Book Launch. Power through testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation. Conference by Véronique Strimelle. 
• Nov. 13: Policing Black Lives: State violence in Canada from slavery to the present. Conference by Robyn Maynard (author). More info here.
• Nov. 13-16: Semaine de Criminologie: 150 ans de (dé)criminalisation au Canada / Criminology Week: 150 years of (De)criminalization in Canada. Par le Département de Criminologie de l'Université d'Ottawa. 
• Nov. 14: Professor Nagra to speak at a November 14th event on "Muslim Women: Identities, Labels & Lives Experiences" 
• Nov. 27: A bigger jail for Ottawa or Community alternative?. 
• Nov. 29: Lesson Learned from Past Campaigns Against Carceral Expansion: A Teach-in on Key Lessons and Tactics from the United States.

October / Octobre 2017

• Oct. 22-23: Workshop: Advancing Investment in Effective Crime Prevention. In collaboration with the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention. Led by Irvin Waller. More info here.

September / Septembre 2017

• Sept. 6: Welcome reception for graduate students and staff / Réception d'accueil pour les étudiants diplômés et personnel.
• Sept. 25: Lancement du livre co-dirigé par Margarida Garcia et ses collègues. Réformer le droit pénal: défis et possibilités. Richard Dubé et Marianna Raupp font partis des auteurs. 
• Sept. 26: Teach-in on the proposed new jail in Ottawa. More info here. 
• Sept. 27: Public event on Ireland and Brexit. Conference by Claire Delisle. More info here. 

Events- Spring-Summer 2017 / Évènements Printemps-Été 2017

August /Août 2017

• Aug.6: Freedom is a must! Lunch and Panel on policing and prisons.
• Aug. 10: Prisoner's Justice Day. More info here. 

June /Juin 2017

• Jun. 7: Considering the dynamics of Narrative practices in Ewanchuk and Ghomeshi. Doctoral Thesis Proposal Defense by Charissa Weir-Crépault
• Jun. 8: Je déclare que je meurs avec toute ma connaissance d'esprit. Lecture des dossiers de décès par suicide au Québec de 1766 à 1986. Colloque Psy-ences: L'institutionnalisation de l'esprit. Conférence par Isabelle Perrault.  Programme ici.  

May /Mai 2017

• May. 4-5: Critical Criminology - Representing Justice / Criminologie Critique - Représentation de la Justice. Conference by Didier Fassin and Michelle Brown. Conference program / Programme de la conférence, Paper abstracts / Résumé des textes.
• May. 16: Justice for Soli: Why Are People Dying in Detention in Ontario? The Criminalization and Punishment Education Project. Justin Piché is among the speakers.
• May. 25-26: Revisiting Crimes of the Powerful: A Global Conversation on Capitalism, Corporations and Crime. Conference by Margaret Beare and Steven Bittle. More info here.

Events - Winter 2017 / Évènements - hiver 2017

April /Avril 2017

• Apr. 6: Open session on "The Public Scholar in the new Media Landscape" 
• Apr. 7: Radical punishment and construction of severity in the case of Carandiru. Conference by Maira Machado.
• Apr. 24: Homeless at the Ottawa Mission. Presentation by Erin Dej. More info here. 
• Apr. 25: Writting day /Journée d'écriture
• Apr. 25: Journée d'études sur la patrimonialisation des lieux d'enfermement à l'Université de Rennes II. Conférence d'ouverture par Justin Piché. Cliquez ici pour plus d'informations.

March /Mars 2017

• Mar. 24: Wisdom2Action event on youth sexual violence / Événement la jeunesse au coeur de l'action sur les jeunes victimes de violence sexuelle
• Mar. 29: Innocence Ottawa 4th annual general meeting and conference

February /Février 2017

• Feb. 15: eQ - Keynote & Evening Event ft. Jamia Wilson. Video of the panel discussion here.

January /Janvier 2017

• Jan. 26: Big Data, Little Kids: Privacy, Digital Literacy & Networked Classrooms. Conference by Dr. Valerie Steeves - Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Professor Jane Bailey - Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Dr. Leslie Shade - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. Video here.

Events - Fall 2016 / Évènements - automne 2016

December /Décembre 2016

• Dec. 5: Book launch and panel discussion with Dr. Lisa Monchalin about the colonial problem
• Dec. 6: Working Towards a World Without Prisons and Punishment

November /Novembre 2016

• Nov. 7-11: Criminology Week: Our Kind of Criminology - Semaine de criminologie: La criminologie à notre image.
• Nov. 7: Adolescents Who Sexually Offend: Time to Shift our Understanding. Conference by Richard Voss.
• Nov. 7:  Taking Criminology Outside the Classroom:  A Conversation with Howard Sapers. Conference by Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator of Canada.
• Nov. 8: La justice restauratrice: nouveau modèle de justice ou modalité de redéploiement de la pénalité. Conférence de Anne Lemonne.
• Nov. 9: Foire de criminologie et vin et fromage / Criminology Fair and Wine and Cheese.
• Nov. 10: « Ma vie en 2 sacs! », Témoignage d’une personne ayant vécu l’incarcération.
• Nov. 10: Memorial Tribute to Ross Hastings / Hommage à Ross Hastings. 
• Nov. 11: Deconstructing Success: Talking with our Criminology Alumni / Saisir le succès: Parlons avec nos diplômés de criminologie.
• Nov. 29: You Don’t Get to Tell Me Who I AM! Conference by Jennifer Kilty.

October /Octobre 2016

• October 6: A Day's Work Documentary Film followed by a discussion the film maker, Dave DeSario (founding Member of the Alliance for the American Temporary Workforce), workers, and organizers about how we can win better conditions for temp agency workers. In the Alumni Auditorium, University of Ottawa.

September /Septembre 2016

• 7 septembre: Conférence de la rentrée: De quoi la violence politique des femmes est-elle le nom? Avec Fanny Bugnon, Maîtresse de conférence en histoire et études sur le genre à l'Université Rennes 2. 
• September 15: Valerie Steeves discussed on "What Hello Barbie Can Tell Us About Behavioural Targeting" in a Speaker Series on Privacy held at the University of Waterloo. [Read more]

Events - spring-summer 2016 / Évènements - printemps-été 2016

August /Août 2016

• August 10: Ex-prisoners, activists and academic - including some from our Department - organized and attended Prisoners' Justice Day 2016 in Ottawa.

May /Mai 2016

• May 12: In collaboration with Mothers Offering Mutual Supports (MOMS), the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project hosts a public forum titled "Ottawa's Jail: The Cost of Human Warehousing".
• May 9-11: Criminologists from the University of Ottawa, Carleton University and the University of Winnipeg invite researchers and students to submit abstracts by March 30 for the sixth national Critical Perspectives conference taking place in Winnipeg from May 9 to 11, 2016. Click here for more details.

Events – winter 2016 / Évènements – hiver 2016

April / Avril 2016

• April 5: Concerned about jail crowding at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre? Check-out Decarcerate OCDC: Exploring Alternatives to Criminalization and Punishment from 9am to 11am in room 4004 of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa.

March / Mars 2016

• Mar. 30: CYBERVIOLENCE: INTERROGATING “EMPOWERMENT” AND “SAFETY” Panel discussion taking place in FTX 351 from 11:30-1pm featuring Valerie Steeves.
• Mar. 29: Learning Event: National and International Perspectives on the Prevention of Crime and Victimization [Read more]
• Mar. 23: Innocence Ottawa would like to invite you to join us for our Third Annual Conference on March 23rd, 2016. [Read more]
• Mar. 18: CRECS noon-hour Colloquium Neighborhood Safety and Public Health, Intervention Evaluations and New Directions : What shapes perceptions of neighborhood safety? How is feeling unsafe related to health? Can neighborhood interventions have a measurable impact on health? Published findings drawing on two Quebec, Canada, samples of youth and their parents will be discussed. Future directions for research, including new measurement approaches, will be addressed. 12:00 - 1:30pm (lunch will be served) 120 University, Room 5028 R.S.V.P. at crecs@uOttawa.ca
• Mar. 7: Inscrivez-vous pour la conférence organisée par Dr Sylvie Frigon, la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes (Université d'Ottawa et l'Université Carleton), intitulée "Le théâtre en prison: une échappée belle hors les murs". L'événement aura lieu le mercredi 9 mars de 9h30 à 17h00 à la Faculté des sciences sociales (pièce 4007).    /    Register for a conference organized by Dr Sylvie Frigon, the Joint Chair in Women's Studies (University of Ottawa and Carleton University), entitled "Theatre in Prison: The Great Escape Beyond the Walls".  The event will take place on Wednesday, March 9 from 9:30am to 5:00pm in the Faculty of Social Sciences (room 4007).
• Mar. 1: Good luck to professor David Moffette for the upcoming Civil Unliberties: The Space Between Policing and Justice Inaugural B. Myron Rusk Annual Memorial Lecture for the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Carleton University [Read more]