A Federal Grant Offers a Formal and Powerful Message
The DISE Collective is pleased to announce the funding by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connection Grant.
The project Worlding Feminist Economics Symposium was ranked in the first sextile, the highest ranking, with full funding. This project bolsters the work of the DISE Collective, and advances the validity of informal and cooperative institutions. The gathering of scholars, activists and artists will examine the use of ROSCAs and address criminalization, stigmatization, and misinformation across Canada, US, Denmark, The Gambia, Iran, Europe and the Caribbean.
This symposium will be the first international event about ROSCAs held at the University of Toronto this Spring.
Project title:
Worlding Feminist Economics Symposium: Political Art, ROSCAs and the Law
Lead investigator: Prof. Caroline Hossein, CRC and founder of the DISE Collective
Co-Applicant: Prof Shanthi Senthe, Windsor Law
Collaborator: Ms. Andria Barrett, The ROSCA Network
Presenters so far include:
Dr. Sharon D. Wright Austin - DISE Collective Member and Professor at University of Florida.
Dr. Atyeh Ashtari - DISE Collective Member and Assistant Professor at University of Washington at Tacoma.
Dr Haddy Njie - Friend of the Collective and Associate Professor in the Department of International Studies, North Caroline State University.
The Connection Grant is designed to support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage with participants on research issues they value. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects. The Government of Canada.
