The Department of Gender Studies at Queen’s University recognizes that we are situated on the territory of the Anishinaabek and Haudenosaunee Peoples who are the caretakers of this land. We also acknowledge that this land is significant to Indigenous peoples’ practices and spiritualities. Living in this territory, we hold responsibilities to the people, creatures, lands and waters of this region and seek to uphold our treaty obligations.

The Department of Gender Studies at Queen’s University condemns the horrific terror attack that killed six Muslim men in Quebec City on Sunday and offers our condolences to the loved ones of those who perished. We understand these murders as an effect of the rise of state-authorized Islamophobia in Canada and elsewhere. That individuals feel emboldened to act on their hate is not accidental: headscarf bans and perpetual war in the Middle East sanction such violence.

As we process our anger and grief at the outcome of the U.S. election, the Department of Gender Studies at Queen's University stands proudly in solidarity with black, indigenous, muslim, brown, undocumented, incarcerated, poor, disabled, trans, and queer peoples whose fear and despair are especially acute. We take inspiration from the powerful legacies of resistance to white supremacy, settler colonialism, and gender and reproductive violence that inform our daily work as scholars, teachers, and administrators.