Labour Studies is committed to the study and understanding of labour, working people, and their organizations. We are an interdisciplinary program based at SFU.
Narratives of Sudan: Film Screening and Panel by 'Weaving our Worlds Collective'
🗓Thursday January 22, 2026
⏳️5:30 pm - 6 pm
📍SFU Harbor Center, Room 7000, 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver
Book your spot in advance here: https://t.co/ALhrdCP2wc
On October 17, 2025, the David Lam Centre, the Labour Studies Program and the Understanding Precarity in BC (UP-BC) Project, hosted a stimulating and thought provoking hybrid roundtable.
To read the full news story, please visit this link: https://t.co/AIeO3IQ0wK
Join us on Thur, Nov 6, 6 PM-7:30 PM at Diamond Alumni Club, SFU Burnaby. Get insights on jobs that support workers' rights such as:
💼 Labour law
💼 Policy analysis
💼 Unions
💼 Non-profit advocacy
This is an in-person event. Register with us here: https://t.co/8lAD0ZFrcG
Come and join our upcoming event, Im/migrant Farmworker Justice in British Columbia and Ontario, on Fri Oct 17, 6 PM - 9 PM at Harbour Centre Room 2270, SFU Vancouver.
RSVP here: https://t.co/jKmZO0eYkB
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Come and join us on Wed, Oct 1, 2-4 p.m. at Arts Central, AQ 3020, SFU Burnaby Campus. The Info Session invites you to learn about the SFU Student Worker Centre, a new space for students, to get information on your rights as workers.
RSVP here: https://t.co/cMvab6f85X
Join our upcoming book launch on Thu, Sep 11 (7:30 - 9:30 PM) at SFU Harbour Centre. Professor Adjunct, John Calvert and former Yukon Premier, Tony Penekit are the co-authors. BC Premier, Glenn Clark, will be a keynote speaker.
Register here: https://t.co/cycpzzVVlN
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Collaborating with ILWU Local 400 and Dr. Benjamin Anderson, the Morgan Centre for Labour Research is pleased to share a research report that investigates contexts and conditions of tug work at the Port of Vancouver.
To read more, please visit: https://t.co/53rcyJEJdE
Join us next week: SFU Honorary Degree recipient Mary-Woo Sims 沈明麗 will share stories from her life, work in the labour movement, human rights, and beyond.
Political IS Personal
June 5 | 2pm-4pm | SFU Burnaby
Register: https://t.co/mUhsLLhLwA
How can roleplays, games, & simulations be used in the classroom to challenge dominant discourses around class & working-class resistance? Find out at @SFUHistory's last public lecture of the series!
Apr 3 | 1 PM
RSVP: https://t.co/CWWv9kXcTa
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Congrats Dr. Evelyn Encalada Grez! Dr. Encalada Grez is an Assistant Professor of @sfu_sa and @SFU_LBST.
Dr. Encalada Grez is a recognized leader in migrant farmworker advocacy; both in Canada and transnationally, and she is co-founder of Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW),
“We have seen some moderation in inflation rates, but food & rent are going up higher than inflation. Over the last 3 years, rent has increased by 23% & that is the provincial average. Food has increased by 20% over the last 3 years,” says @IglikaIvanova.
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Join us for a public lecture by Alberto Toscano, with Darren Byler and Anushay Malik on December 4 at 5:30PM! Read more and register at https://t.co/HI30RfcwKj
Join us on Nov 12 as Dr. Shirley Anne Tate (@UAlbertaSoc) discusses the varying political outcomes of misogynoir and how white supremacy invisibly permeates university spaces, affecting bodies, environments, and minds. RSVP: https://t.co/V9gso7anVw
What is it like to work as a labour lawyer, a policy analyst, or for a union? Come and find out! Join us for a panel of great speakers, food, and a chance to meet faculty, other students, and people working in the labour movement. RSVP: https://t.co/f8tJnrDQwG
Join us next Tuesday as Dr. Candis Callison explores how digital and social media are reshaping journalism and public conversations in response to major environmental, economic, and social changes in the region. RSVP: https://t.co/ZAwYsJ0zje