2025
Winter
Location: TBA
Course Name: NS 450/550: Practicum in Native Studies (History and Creation of Prison Newsletters)
Instructor(s): Nancy Van Styvendale (and FNS TA), Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2024
FALL
Location: Collins Bay Minimum, Kingston, ON
Course Name: PHIL 407: Power and Knowledge
Instructor(s): Lisa Guenther, Philosophy Department, Queen’s University, Kingston
Location: Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: CJ 3184-495 Surveillance, Information & Criminal Justice
Instructor: Kevin Walby, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg, MB
Location: Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: ENGL 3118-410 Topics in Fiction for Young People
Instructor: Heather Snell, English Department, University of Winnipeg
Location: Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: MULT 2900-495 Prison Enterprise
Instructor: M. Donkervoort and Dr. Judith Harris, University of Winnipeg
Location: Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: MULT 1200-495 Medicinal Plants
Instructor: Chad Cornell, University of Winnipeg
FALL: Community-based W2B Courses
Location: On campus at the University of Alberta, with students coming from Edmonton Institution for Women, Buffalo Sage Wellness House, E-Fry, and Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Course Name: CSL 370/WGS 498 Topics in Community Issues (identity of self in relationship with others)
Instructor(s): Kokum Bonny, Lisa Prins, Dr. Allison Sivak, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
SPRING
Location: Établissement de détention de Hull, Gatineau, QC
Course Name: Représentations d’égalité et de justice dans la culture populaire
Instructor(s): Sandra Lehalle & Truong Alexis, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa
WINTER
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: Law and Society: International Perspectives
Instructor(s): Marcia Oliver,Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford Campus
Location: Collins Bay Medium, Kingston, ON
Course Name: PHIL/SOCY 407: Power and Knowledge
Instructor(s): Lisa Guenther, Philosophy Department, Queen’s University, Kingston
Location: Warkworth Institution, Warkworth, ON
Course Name: Resiliency in Society: The Barriers and Bridges
Instructors: Dale Burt, Faculty of Social and Community Services, Durham College, Oshawa, ON
2023
Fall
Location: Collins Bay Minimum, Kingston, ON
Course Name: Walls to Bridges: Philosophical Issues. “Indigenous and Contemporary Theories on the Rights of Nature”
Instructor(s): Dolleen Manning, Department of Philosophy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Location: South West Detention Center, Windsor, ON
Course Name: WGST 3850 Tough Chicks: Representations of Women’s Strength and Anger in Popular Culture and Society
Instructor(s): Dr. Betty Jo Barrett, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: INDIGST 3G03 – Indigenous Creative Arts & Drama
Instructors: Dr. Savage Bear, Indigenous Studies Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Location: Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: CJ 3184 Surveillance, Information & Criminal Justice
Instructor: Kevin Walby, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
Location: Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: THFM-2001-495 – Applied Theatre
Instructor: Hope McIntyre, Department of Theatre and Film, University of Winnipeg
Location: Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: MULT 1200 Short Stories, Poetry, and Art
Instructor: John Samson Fellows, University of Winnipeg
SPRING
Location: Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: THFM-2001-495 – Applied Theatre
Instructor: Hope McIntyre, Department of Theatre and Film, University of Winnipeg
Location: Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: MULT-1200-495 Spring 23 Alternative Community and Social Economies
Instructor: . M. Donkervoort and Dr. Judith Harris University of Winnipeg
Location: Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: MULT-1200-496 Spring 23 Alternative Community and Social Economies
Instructor: . M. Donkervoort and Dr. Judith Harris University of Winnipeg
Location: Beaver Creek Institution, Gravenhurst, Ontario
Course Name: Sociology 450 – Prisons and Punishment
Instructor: Phil Goodman, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Toronto, ON
Location: Établissement de détention de Hull, Gatineau, QC
Course Name: Représentations de justice et d’égalité dans la culture populaire
Instructor: Dr. Alexis Truong, co-facilitated with Dr. Sandy Lehalle, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa
WINTER 2023
Location: Warkworth Correctional Institution, Warkworth, ON
Course Name: Resiliency in Society: The Bridges and Barriers
Instructor: Dale Burt, School of Justice & Emergency Services, Durham College, Oshawa ON
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: INDIGST 2IR3 – Indigenous Resurgence
Instructors: Dr. Savage Bear and Sara Howdle (PhD Candidate), Indigenous Studies Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Location: Edmonton Institution for Women (EIFW), Edmonton, Alberta
Course Name: Practicum in Indigenous Studies (History and Creation of Prison Newsletters) NS 450/550
Instructor(s): Dr. Nancy Van Styvendale & Co-facilitator Dr. Allison Sivak, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
W2B COURSES 2022
FALL 2022
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: SK656 Death, Dying and Bereavement
Instructor: Dr. Cheryl-Anne Cait, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Kitchener
Location: South West Detention Center, Windsor, ON
Course Name: WGST 3850 Tough Chicks: Representations of Women’s Strength and Anger in Popular Culture and Society
Instructor(s): Dr. Betty Jo Barrett, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Location: Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: MULTI 1200, Introduction to Walls to Bridges
Instructor: Kevin Walby, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
Location: Collins Bay Minimum, Kingston, ON
Course Name: PHIL 407/SOCY 407, Philosophical Issues (Topic: Restorative Justice)
Instructor: Lisa Guenther, Philosophy Department, Queen’s University, Kingston
Location: Edmonton Institution for Women (EIFW), Edmonton, Alberta
Course Name: Indigenous Women, Autobiography, and Life Writing WGS280
Instructor(s): Lana Whiskeyjack and Sarah Auger (primary instructors) with Allison Sivak and Lisa Prins (assisting instructors), Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
WINTER 2022: Community-based W2B Courses
Location: Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Toronto, ON, remote
Course Name: Belonging, Exile, and Freedom
Instructor: Kym Maclaren, Department of Philosophy, TMU, Toronto, ON
WINTER 2021: Community-based W2B Courses
Location: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, remote & in-person
Course Name: Philosophy of Engaging Communities
Instructor: Kym Maclaren, Department of Philosophy, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
W2B COURSES 2020
WINTER 2020
Location: Warkworth Correctional Institution, Warkworth, ON
Course Name: Resiliency in Society: The Bridges and Barriers
Instructor: Dale Burt, School of Justice & Emergency Services, Durham College, Oshawa ON
Location: Edmonton Institution for Women (EIFW), Edmonton, Alberta
Course Name: Indigenous Women, Autobiography, and Life Writing WGS280
Instructor(s): Dr. Savage Bear and Allison Sivak Native Studies/ Arts, Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Location: Ottawa Carleton Detention Center, Ottawa, ON
Course Name: Othering and Criminal Justice
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Kilty, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa , ON
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: Law and Society: International Perspectives [Global Justice], LY306
Instructor: Marcia Oliver, Law and Society, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford Campus, Brantford, ON
W2B COURSES 2019
FALL 2019
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener ON
Course Name: SK656 Death, Dying and Bereavement
Instructor: Dr. Cheryl-Anne Cait, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: ENGL 3090: Special Topics in Creative Writing Workshop
Instructor: Lawrence Hill, School of English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
Location: Ottawa Carleton Detention Center, Ottawa, ON
Course Name: Othering and Criminal Justice
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Kilty, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa , ON
Location: South West Detention Center, Windsor, ON
Course Name: WGST 3850 Tough Chicks: Representations of Women’s Strength and Anger in Popular Culture and Society
Instructor: Dr. Betty Barrett, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Location: Fraser Valley Institution, North Vancouver, B.C.
Course Name: Human Geography – People, Places, Cultures – through a Carceral Lens (100)
Instructor: Kirsten Mcllveen, Geography Department, Capilano University, North Vancouver, B.C.
Location: Warkworth Correctional Institution, Warkworth, ON
Course Name: Critical Perspectives in Restorative Justice
Instructor: Dr. Gillian Balfour, Department of Sociology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON
Location: Centre Pentitentaire La Santé, Paris, France
Course Name: Storytelling in History and Life
Instructor: Hannah Taieb, American University of Paris, Paris, France
Location: Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: ENGL-3725 Topics in Cultural Studies: Cultural Studies in Canada
Instructor: Dr. Heather Snell, Department of English, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Location: Edmonton Institution for Women (EIFW), Edmonton, Alberta
Course Name: Native Studies 280 Indigenous Resilience
Instructors: Sara Howdle and Jen Ward, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
SPRING 2019
Location: Stony Mountain Institution, Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Course Name: CJ-3184 Visibility, Invisibility, and Criminal Justice
Instructor: Kevin Walby, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
WINTER 2019
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: Prisons and Punishment
Instructor: Dr. Phil Goodman, Department of Criminology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON
Location: Ottawa Carleton Detention Center, Ottawa, ON
Course Name: Othering and Criminal Justice
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Kilty, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa , ON
Location: South West Detention Center, Windsor, ON
Course Name: 52-299 Tough Guys: Men’s Strength and Vulnerability in Popular Culture and Society
Instructor: Dr. Cara Fabre, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
W2B COURSES 2018
WINTER 2018
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: SK659: Addictions: Assessment and Treatment
Instructor: Stephanie Baker, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University
FALL 2018
Location: Grand Valley Institution for Women, Kitchener, ON
Course Name: Equity in Education
Instructor: Dr. Jasmin Zine, Department of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo ON
Location: South West Detention Center, Windsor, ON
Course Name: 53-350 Restorative Justice
Instructor: Dr. Cara Fabre, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Location: Ottawa Carleton Detention Center, Ottawa, ON
Course Name: Othering and Criminal Justice
Instructor: Dr. Sandra Lehalle, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa , ON
Location: Warkworth Correctional Institution, Warkworth Ontario
Course Name: WMST-SOCI 4441H Critical Perspectives in Restorative Justice
Instructor: Dr. Gillian Balfour, Department of Sociology, Trent University, Peterborough ON