Just Care: Joanne Minaker at TEDxGarneauWomen

Joanne Minaker is a sociologist and mother of three. Joanne's interests focus on care, human connection, and social in/justice. Her work identifies the processes through which marginalized women and criminalized youth are excluded, silenced, and dehumanized in mainstream society (e.g., the blame and shame narrative that stigmatizes young mothers). She digs into topics like parenting, youth violence, and community. Joanne teaches and researches at MacEwan University and earned her PhD in Socio-Legal Studies from Queen's University in 2003.

Joanne's talk: "Just Care"

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