Congratulations to Ismael Traore, a Unit 2 (sessional faculty member) in Sociology, and the winner of the 2014-15 Mike Skinner Activist Award.  The award is given annually to a CUPE 3906 member who displays progressive activism on social justice issues in the broader community, and is named after Mike Skinner, a former long-time staff representative with Local 3906.

Ismael has played a major role in Black, Brown and Red Lives Matter, a social movement that deals with race and police interaction in the Hamilton area.

Congratulations for all of your hard-work.