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
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, main floor meeting room, 51 Bader lane
Drop by for a free film night in the comfy living room of the Grey House.
SPIT: Squeegee Punks In Traffic (2001): Roach has been living on the streets since age 14, he’s rebellious, loud and defiant. As part of S.P.I.T., Roach has been given a camera …
In Alternative Resource Library
Posted on Jan 24
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, living room, 51 Bader Lane
Drop in for a free, informal film night.
My Student Loan (2003, dir. Mike Johnston) - When Trent University graduate Mike Johnston found himself in this predicament, he made an unusual decision: he decided to make a film about his student loan to pay off his debts. Armed with …
In Alternative Resource Library
Posted on Jan 24
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, living room, 51 Bader Lane
A Hundred Dollars & a T-Shirt: Documentary about Zines in the Northwest United States (2004). Presented by Microcosm
A cultural analysis of what causes zine makers to tick; what the hell zines are, why people make zines, the origin of zines, the resources and community available for …
In Alternative Resource Library
Posted on Jan 24
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, main floor meeting room, 51 Bader Lane
Drop by for a free film night in our cosy, informal living room
Bhopal: The Search for Justice Documentary (2004, National Film Board) - On December 2, 1984, the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, leaked poisonous methyl isocyanate gas, killing at least 15,000 men, women …
In Alternative Resource Library
Posted on Jan 24
Date: Wednesday, February 14, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, main floor meeting room, 51 Bader Lane
Drop by for a free movie night!
Forbidden Love : The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Love (1992, National Film Board) - In the 1950s whenever a pulp novel was written about lesbian lives, one development was always guaranteed: a tragic ending. To repudiate those …
In Alternative Resource Library
Posted on Jan 24
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, main floor meeting room
Drop by for a free movie night.
The Origins of AIDS: Did Scientists inadvertently cause the AIDS epidemic (2003, National Film Board) - More than 20 years after the AIDS epidemic started, we still do not know its origins. We know for sure that AIDS was born from contact …
In Alternative Resource Library
Posted on Jan 24
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, main floor meeting room, 51 Bader Lane
Drop by for a free movie night!
Turning Down the Heat: The New Energy Revolution (1999, National Film Board) - It is now a generally accepted fact that global climate change is a human induced phenomenon. While meteorologists debate the rate at which it’s happening, other scientist …
In Alternative Resource Library
Posted on Jan 24
date: Wednesday February 28, 7:30pm
location: The Grad Club, Henderson Room, corner of Barrie and Union Streets
Join us for a free screening of Journey into Justice. This highly recommended documentary pays tribute to a group of Canadians who took racism to court. They are Canada’s unsung heroes in the fight for Black civil rights. Focusing on the 1930s …
Posted on Jan 24
These are the entries that were published in January 2007.