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@westernuhistory.bsky.socialJoin us on Thursday, October 29th at 12:30pm (EST) to hear PhD student, ĂykĂź Demir speak on, "The Student Roots of Resistance: San Francisco State University and the Occupation of Alcatraz Island (1966-1971)." All are welcome! #westernu
@westernupubhist.bsky.socialReposted by @westernuhistory.bsky.socialCalling all #PublicHistory #westernu alumni! It's our 40th anniversary!
If you have not checked in recently, let us know where you are now, and hear how we plan to celebrate!
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialHe then discussed the Anglo-American Treaty of Peace & Independence that Benjamin Franklin, John Adams & John Jay, signed in Paris on September 3, 1783. As the history of the United Statesâ founding treaty shows, finding peace turned out to be at least as difficult and transformative as making war.
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialDay Three -Joanne Goodman Lecture - In the Declarationâs conclusion, Congress promised that Americans would treat the British as they did the rest of mankind: âenemies in war, in peace friends.â In his final lecture, Professor Gould started with the peace that Americans hoped to secure in 1776.
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialPlease mark November 6th 2026, 12:00-5:00pm on your calendar and join us for New Directions in the Study of the Political History of the Kurds in the Middle East. RSVP to [email protected] to join us!
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialThank you to the Dellelce Family Bookstore for providing a selection of Prof. Eliga Gould's publications for purchase. #westernu
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialDay Two of the Joanne Goodman Lectures was well received by a diverse audience of undergraduate, graduates, faculty and the Western community. Prof. Gould spoke on the various unions with which Americans hoped to secure the Revolutionâs internal and external goals.
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialDay One - October 6th - Joanne Goodman Lectures - Prof. Eliga Gould. âMaking War, Finding Peace: The United States and the World, circa 1776 and Beyondâ
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialShould we be worried? Prof. Alan MacEachern writes about past predictions and more in his recent article in the Conversation. theconversation.com/scientists-p...
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialAfter months of anticipation, the Joanne Goodman Lecture Series begins tomorrow! We are excited to welcome Professor Eliga Gould to Western University and look forward to outstanding lectures and discussions with our community. #westernu
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialCongratulations!
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialJoin us on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 12:30pm to hear Prof. Maya Shatzmiller speak on, Donât let the evidence interfere with your theoryâ: How did the economic history of the Middle East become the paradigm of global underdevelopment. All are welcome! RSVP to [email protected]
@westernu.caReposted by @westernuhistory.bsky.socialToday, Sept 30, we observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (#NDTR). Established as an official holiday in 2021 in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, NDTR honours the children who never made it home and the Survivors of residential schools.
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialRepost, share and spread the word. These records cannot be destroyed.đ§Ą
@downiewenjack.bsky.socialReposted by @westernuhistory.bsky.socialWear your orange shirt on September 30
Purchase an orange shirt from Joe Fresh. This yearâs design was created by Blake Angeconeb. Proceeds support DWF. https://www.joefresh.com/ca/collections/c/orange-shirt-shop
@downiewenjack.bsky.socialReposted by @westernuhistory.bsky.social#DoSomething on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
â˘Read the 94 Calls to Action
â˘Turn on your radio on September 30 and tune in to A DAY TO LISTEN, or browse past episodes at adaytolisten.ca
â˘Watch DWF LIVE to hear Chief Dr. Robert Josephâs interview for #ADAYTOLISTEN
@cdnhistoryehx.bsky.socialReposted by @westernuhistory.bsky.socialToday is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. First observed in 2013 as Orange Shirt Day, it is a day for public commemoration, learning and reflection on the history and intergenerational trauma of the Residential School System in Canada.
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialGoosebumps!
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialCongratulations! We were fortunate to have Prof. Greer present on this topic at the 2024 Joanne Goodman Lectures here at Western University!
@westernuhistory.bsky.socialThe History Department welcomes Visiting Professor Dong Yang to Western!
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