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Dear friends, We are very happy to share some positive news: Lydia Dosu has won her Judicial Review! On Tuesday this week, we received the decision from the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario. The decision is public and we encourage you to share it widely. The full decision (12 pages) is available here and below. In its ruling, the Court found that a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO), to dismiss four out of five of Lydia's all

Dear friends, Thanks to everyone who attended Prof. Aimé Avolonto's arbitration hearing on March 30. Over 50 people attended, an excellent sign of support for his case. The hearing will continue online, via Zoom, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 13 . Prof. Avolonto's testimony is expected to last the entire day. Once again, we strongly urge friends and supporters to attend and show your support . Like last time, the most important time to be present will be

Dear friends, The latest arbitration hearing for Prof. Aimé Avolonto will take place online, via Zoom, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 30 . This will be Aimé's first opportunity to speak at an arbitration hearing and share, in his own words, what has happened to him. We strongly urge friends and supporters to attend and show Aimé your support . The most important time to be present will be the first two hours of the hearing (10:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT), but p

This Monday, February 2 is Lydia Dosu's long-awaited judicial review, which will examine a deeply concerning decision by the adjudicator in Lydia's complaint at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO). The review is Lydia's opportunity, via her legal team, to challenge a ruling in which her adjudicator dismissed aspects of Lydia's complaint long before the established part of the process where the merits are properly discussed and considered. The review is an expensive a

The latest arbitration hearing for Prof. Aimé Avolonto will take place online, via Zoom, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 15 . More hearings have been scheduled for the following dates in 2025: Monday, November 17 Monday, December 1 These are the scheduled hearing dates in 2026: Monday, February 23 Monday, March 30 Tuesday, April 21 Monday, April 27 The hearings are open to the public , as is required by the York University Faculty Association collecti

Dear friends, The month of June will mark nine years since Prof. Aimé Avolonto , a Black professor of French Studies at Glendon College,...