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We, Lhe underslgned faculLy aL Cueen's unlverslLy, belleve ln and sLrongly supporL femlnlsL
enqulry, assoclaLlon, and acLlvlsm ln all socleLles where people's sLaLus ls demeaned on Lhe basls
of gender. lemlnlsm has a long and complex hlsLory. lL, llke oLher pollLlcal phllosophles, has many
varlanLs, LradlLlons and sLreams. lemlnlsLs rarely speak wlLh one volce, and Lhey are cerLalnly noL
only female. 8uL whaL we have ln common ls a commlLmenL Lo equallLy of all klnds and an
abhorrence of vlolence, boLh lndlvldual and sysLemlc. We see Lhe marglnallzaLlon of women as
complex and lnLerLwlned wlLh raclallzaLlon, colonlzaLlon, class lnequallLles, sexual orlenLaLlon,
and global locaLlon. lemlnlsLs agree LhaL educaLlon ls key Lo changlng culLures of physlcal,
emoLlonal, and sexual vlolence and Lo malnLalnlng hard won rlghLs LhaL musL acLlvely be
proLecLed. We are ouLraged aL Lhe recenL aLLack on a female Cueen's sLudenL, as we are aL all
acLs of vlolence. We wrlLe Lo show our supporL for femlnlsL sLudenLs and femlnlsL work aL
Cueen's and for everyone who speaks ouL agalnsL vlolence, dlscrlmlnaLlon, and ln[usLlce. We are
proud Lo have Lhe chance Lo work wlLh sLudenLs who are commlLLed Lo soclal [usLlce and
equallLy.

AnneLLe 8urfooL, ueparLmenL of Soclology
eLra lachlnger, ueparLmenL of Lngllsh
Mary Loulse Adams, School of klneslology and PealLh SLudles
Asha varadhara[an, ueparLmenL of Lngllsh
SamanLha klng, School of klneslology and PealLh SLudles
karen uublnsky, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles/ueparLmenL of PlsLory
Lleanor Macuonald, ueparLmenL of ollLlcal SLudles
Susan Lord, ueparLmenL of lllm and Medla SLudles
Lllen Coldberg, School of 8ellglon
kaLherlne McklLLrlck, ueparLmenL of Cender SLudles
uavld Mcuonald, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles
lrank 8urke, ueparLmenL of lllm and Medla SLudles
ula ua CosLa, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles
SLevenson lergus, School of klneslology and PealLh SLudles
klp egley, School of Muslc
8everley Mulllngs, ueparLmenL of Cender SLudles/ueparLmenL of Ceography
klm 8enders, ueparLmenL of urama
lshlLa ande, ueparLmenL of PlsLory
Cenevleve uumas, uepL. of Mechanlcal and MaLerlals Lnglneerlng
kaLhleen Lahey, laculLy of Law
Llalne ower, School of klneslology and PealLh SLudles
naLalle 8ewa, ueparLmenL of urama
arlLosh kumar, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles
uorlL naaman, ueparLmenL of lllm and Medla SLudles
Cabrlelle MclnLlre, ueparLmenL of Lngllsh
Audrey kobayashl, ueparLmenL of Ceography
ScoLL Morgensen, ueparLmenL of Cender SLudles
8rlglLLe L. 8achmann, ueparLmenL of Languages, LlLeraLures and CulLures
Lynne Panson, laculLy of Law
!ames Mlller, School of 8ellglon
!an Mennell, ueparLmenL of Languages, LlLeraLures and CulLures
SylvaL Azlz, ueparLmenL of ArL
!oyce uavldson, ueparLmenL of Ceography
Lynda !essup, CulLural SLudles rogram
!effrey 8rlson, ueparLmenL of PlsLory
8oberLa PamllLon, rofessor LmerlLa, ueparLmenL of Soclology
Ceoffrey SmlLh, rofessor LmerlLus, School of klneslology and PealLh SLudles
!ane 1olmle, ueparLmenL of Cender SLudles
8lchard uay, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles
Cary klbblns, ueparLmenL of lllm and Medla SLudles
Marcus 1aylor, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles
!ohn lreeman, laculLy of LducaLlon
Marc LpprechL, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles
LllzabeLh MacLachren, laculLy of LducaLlon
Mark PosLeLler, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles
Monlka Polzschuh SaLor, ueparLmenL of Languages, LlLeraLures and CulLures
8oberL Lovelace, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles
Arlal Salzmann, ueparLmenL of PlsLory
Mark !ones, ueparLmenL of Lngllsh
aLrlcla 8ae, ueparLmenL of Lngllsh
Cllve 8oberLson, ueparLmenL of ArL
Laura Cameron, ueparLmenL of Ceography
Alex ua CosLa, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles/CulLural SLudles rogram
Sam Mckegney, ueparLmenL of Lngllsh
8oberLa Lamb, School of Muslc
ChrlsLlne Cverall, ueparLmenL of hllosophy
Alllson Morehead, ueparLmenL of ArL
MaLL 8ogalsky, School of Muslc
MargareL LlLLle, ueparLmenL of Cender SLudles
!anlce Pelland, ArL PlsLory
CaLhy ChrlsLle, laculLy of LducaLlon
!ane LrrlngLon, ueparLmenL of PlsLory
Carollne-lsabelle Caron, ueparLmenL of PlsLory
Mellssa Lafrenlere, ueparLmenL of Ceography
CynLhla Levlne-8asky, ueparLmenL of Soclology
LllzabeLh Panson, ueparLmenL of Lngllsh
Leela vlswanaLhan, School of urban and 8eglonal lannlng
Lmlly Plll, ueparLmenL of PlsLory
karen lrederlckson, School of Muslc
!acquellne uavles, ueparLmenL of hllosophy
Shehla 8urney, laculLy of LducaLlon
8everley 8alnes, laculLy of Law
Susanne Soederberg, ueparLmenL of Clobal uevelopmenL SLudles/ueparLmenL of ollLlcal SLudles
Sharry Alken, laculLy of Law
Alllson Coebel, School of LnvlronmenLal SLudles