The Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre presents their annual Aboriginal Symposium on Friday November 16th and Saturday November 17th, 2007. This year’s theme is the “Aboriginal Male and Female Body”.
On Friday evening they will be hosting a special event, the re-dedication of Inuit artist Daniel Nookiguak’s “untitled” whale bone sculpture, which will be taking place in the Fireside …
Posted on Nov 14
The Board of Directors met at 99 York Street for a vision meeting. We discussed how OPIRG is doing, our mandate, where we’re going, and how we want to get there. Minutes coming soon to the “Board Minutes” page.
Check out our flickr site for some pictures!
date: February 5-9, 12, 15, and 26-27 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm
location: Robert Sutherland Room, JDUC, Queen’s
Come out and self-educate. Information and pictures of Black Historical landmarks will be on display. Information on the Anti-Slavery movement, Black Loyalists, Africville, etc. Free. Presented by the African & Caribbean Student Association (ACSA).
contact: Anu.Hundeyin@gmail.com
Posted on Jan 29
Black History Exposé: Student Exposure on Black History.
What does It Mean to You?
date: Monday, February 12 from 6:00-7:30 pm
location: Robert Sutherland Room, JDUC
There will be a student speaker and student poets. Come out and debate; be a part of Black History on the Queen’s Campus. Rule out ignorance, spread Education. Free. Presented by the African & Caribbean Student …
Posted on Jan 29
Black Radicalism & the Making of Indigenous “Red” Power in Canada, 1965-1975
date: Thursday February 15 at 1:30 pm
location: Room 351, JDUC, Queen’s
Lecture by Scott Rutherford, PhD candidate, Queen’s Department of History. Free public talk. Presented by CARED.
contact: cared@ams.queensu.ca
Posted on Jan 29
Celebration of the Bi-centennial Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
date: Wednesday February 28 at 2:00 pm
location: Robert Sutherland Room, JDUC, Queen’s
Free public lecture by Dr. Afua Cooper, this year’s Robert Sutherland Visitor.
On March 25, 1807, the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act received Royal Assent: marking the end of the official trafficing of human beings. Join the Committee …
Posted on Jan 29
The upcoming Winter Term course, titled What is Women’s Studies? will open for registration on Monday, January 8th, at 9 am.
To register interested participants may contact the Equity Office by phone or email at (613) 533-2563 and equity@post.queensu.ca. Drop-ins are also welcome to Room 12 Richardson Hall, University Avenue. Registration will be conducted on a first-come first-served …
In Free Queen's
Posted on Jan 25
Food Not Bombs serves a free lunch every Sunday at 1:00pm at the Queen’s Street United Church. All the food is animal product free. Everyone is welcome!
Contact: fnbkingston@lists.riseup.net for more info
Posted on Jan 25
Parent Workshop: Exclusion and Your Children
date: February 20, 2007 5:00-7:00pm
location: The Ban Right Centre, 32 Bader Lane
Presenter: Anita Davies, Antiracism/Education Advisor, Queens’ Human Rights Office. Co-sponsored by Queen’s Human Rights Office, Black History Month Kingston & KARRA.
Exclusion based on race, gender, class, sexual orientation, family structure, ability, and age can be painful for marginalized groups within a community setting. …
Posted on Jan 25
Today Queen’s University Against Killer Coke is giving away drinks and flyers to encourage a one-day boycott of coke products on campus.
Look for them around campus and at the Grey House.
The drinks are provided at a low cost by Tara’s foods and they are made by Blue Sky (cola and ginger beer) Black River (fruit juices cranberry and pear) and …
These are the entries that were published in January 2007.