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 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 …
Check out the events commemorating and celebrating February 2007 as Black History Month.
Keep an eye out around Kingston for Black History Month guides or download an event list.
Black History Month was officially recognized by the Canadian Parliament in December 1995 to raise awareness about the contributions of African Canadians, past and present. Each year, Black History Month …
Posted on Jan 25
533 Statements
Thursday, January 25 7:00 p.m.
The Screening Room
Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary at Toronto’s Inside Out Film Festival.
Take the Canadian Road trip movie to a whole new level with this across the country documentary about what it is like to be a woman, queer and Canadian. Beautifully shot and smartly edited, 533 Statements offers a unique …
January 25th, 2007 is the international day of action to boycott Coca-cola.
Queen’s University Against Killer Coke is asking people to boycott the Coca-cola company for a day (and tell everyone they know about this), among other actions on campus.
More info: www.quakc.org or email: quakc@riseup.net
Studies in National and International Development Seminar Series Presents…
Bruce Berman, Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University
Globalization, Class and Ethnicity: The Political Economy of Cultural Politics
January 25, 2007 from 1:00-2:30 pm
Mac-Corry Hall Room B204
Contact: snid@post.queensu.ca
Posted on Jan 23
Kingston Meeting: LeFarge Emissions and Your Family’s Health- Tire Burning
January 25 from 7:00 to 9:00 (6:30 for set-up)
Wilson room at the Kingston Frontenac Public Library, 130 Johnson Street
The Ministry of the Environment has recently approved LeFarge’s request to burn tires and other hazardous waste in it’s 34 year old kiln. As Kingston is downwind of this facility, …
Posted on Jan 22
These are the entries that were published in January 2007.