Department of Cinema Studies / en Kassia Neckles wins inaugural Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award /celebrates/kassia-neckles-wins-inaugural-lesra-martin-student-changemaker-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Kassia Neckles wins inaugural Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-08-10T16:13:43-04:00" title="Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 16:13" class="datetime">Tue, 08/10/2021 - 16:13</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-cinema-studies" hreflang="en">Department of Cinema Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/innis-college" hreflang="en">Innis College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lesra-martin-student-changemaker-award" hreflang="en">Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-05/Kassia%20Neckles-celebrates.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Kassia Neckles"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Kassia Neckles</strong>, a fourth-year student majoring in cinema studies and English, has been named an inaugural recipient of <a href="https://awards.innis.utoronto.ca/award/lesra-martin-student-changemaker-award/">the <strong>Lesra Martin</strong> Student Changemaker Award</a>.</p> <p>The award is presented to Innis College students who have worked to effect change for Black lives through creative and innovative scholarship or extra-curricular activity.</p> <p>Neckles was recognized for her publications analyzing race, representation and portrayals of Blackness in film.&nbsp;</p> <p>“It can be very easy for me to undermine my efforts and work as inconsequential, both as a single person in a world of billions and as a Black person in a world so rife with anti-Blackness,” she said.</p> <p>“This award, in a sense, assures me that my efforts to support my community and inspire change are not entirely futile.”</p> <p>The award was initiated by Martin, an alumnus of Innis College, who is known for his remarkable personal journey from poverty and illiteracy to a successful career as a&nbsp;lawyer.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="/news/his-journey-featured-hollywood-film-lesra-martin-helps-recognize-students-who-improve-black">Read the οNews story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:13:43 +0000 lanthierj 169948 at