On December 15, 2022, CELS hosted a celebration of its 40^th anniversary as the only endowed research centre in the Faculty of Education at SFU. The event also served as the preview screening of the film we produced to chronicle the first 40 years of the Centre titled, CELS: Advancing a Just Society through Education since 1982. As well, the event marked a celebration of key former staff, research partners, and other collaborators and funders who have supported CELS through its first 40 years. Also, it was an opportunity for this community to celebrate the groundbreaking leadership of our co-founder and Director, Dr. Wanda Cassidy in whose honour the Centre was renamed upon her retirement on December 31 2022.

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