| November 16, 2006 3:00 pm | to | November 17, 2007 3:00 pm |
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 …
| March 6, 2007 |
| 10:30 am | to | 11:30 am |
Tuesday, March 6th, 10:30am
Room 353, JDUC, Queens U.
Farmer’s Market at Queen’s is on the lookout for anyone who is interested in helping plan the Farmer’s Market next year!
We will be using the March 28th market as a “get to know the market” transition project, so if you’re interested in finding out more about what we do, we would love to …
Thursdays at 8pm
The Grad Club, third floor
There are so many cool ideas and not enough people to carry them out! Please consider coming out to a meeting or getting involved in whatever capacity. There are fruitful and red-tape-less projects just about ready to rock.
Contact: contact.caek@gmail.com
| March 2, 2007 | to | March 4, 2007 |
March 2- 4
Queen’s University
This multi disciplinary conference will address important issues faced by both local and global communities. This year a wide range of panel topics have been included: Freedom from Fear: The Promises of Human Security, Race Against Time: The Global AIDS Crisis, Global Crossing: Trends in Migration, The Future of Development: Omitted and Invisible Children, Direct Action: …
| March 1, 2007 | to | March 3, 2007 |
| March 1, 2007 | to | March 3, 2007 |
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
March 2-3, 2007
The workshop will explore the current theory and practice with regards to food systems and sustainability. Five noted experts will present: Drs. Harriet Friedmann, Mustafa Koc, Roger Kiel, Kevin Morgan and Wayne Roberts. Presented papers will explore the larger concepts in social theory such as the moral economy and food security, urban political ecology, …
| March 1, 2007 |
| 12:00 pm | to | 1:00 pm |
Thursday, March 1, noon
Stauffer Library, Queen’s U.
There has been a campaign this year to get Queen’s to adopt the Designated Suppliers Program, which will mean that Queen’s apparel is sourced only from union factories who pay a living wage. There will be a “funeral for union factories” on Thursday. Starting at Stauffer Library at 12 noon the funeral procession …
Drop by the ARL to check out our new stuff!
– Piles of new handmade ZINES from around the world
– ‘Square foot gardening‘ by Mel Bartholomew, 1981. Gardening in small spaces!
– ‘Games for actors and non-actors‘ by Augusto Boal, 2002. Shows how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone– actors and non-actors alike!
– ‘Pedagogy of the oppressed‘, …
| February 26, 2007 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Founding meeting: The Grey House, 51 Bader Lane, Queen’s, Monday, Feb. 26,
7 pm.
Plan an event in Kingston in early March to demand serious progressive action on the climate crisis. Other locations across Canada will also have events. These are lead in actions to a major convergence on Earth
Day April 22nd.
Interested in working on the climate crisis but …
| March 7, 2007 |
| 4:00 pm | to | 5:30 pm |
WHAT: Forum Theatre Workshop - Homophobia and Heterosexism
WHEN: Wednesday, March 7, 2007 — 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Robert Sutherland Room, JDUC, Queen’s University
Hoping to extend the discussions started in Positive Space program information sessions, the Positive Space Committee is holding a FORUM THEATRE WORKSHOP at part of Queen’s inaugural Pride Week. Forum theatre, initiated as a political improvisation exercise in …
| March 6, 2007 |
| 12:00 pm | to | 2:00 pm |
Tuesday March 6, noon to 2pm
Want to designate your office, cubicle or other spot on campus as queer-positive? All you have to do is attend our 2-hour information session for new Positive Space participants. You can sign up online at: http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/questionnaire.htm
For more information, please contact posspace@post.queensu.ca or check out www.queensu.ca/positivespace
The very-sporadic OPIRG zine, Un-herd, has a new issue!
Drop by the Grey House for a free copy or keep an eye out for them around town. This Feb 2007 issue contains articles, artwork, and recipes. Various issues are covered, including Black History Month, Darfur, Clean Air Bath, menstrual health, and radio activism.
For more info or to get involved …
Due March 1st at OPIRG Kingston
Each year two $250 awards are given out to OPIRG volunteers for their outstanding environmental achievements. If you know of a great project that occurred in the past year and was associated in some way with any OPIRG (i.e. hosted, sponsored, organized, published), then fill out a nomination form.
You can download further information …
| February 14, 2007 |
| 8:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
Wednesday, February 14th
Grad Club (Barrie and Union Streets)
Music starts at 8pm featuring four local DJs on two floors.
Cover is $5 with all proceeds going to the Indigenous People’s Council of Oaxaca (CIPO)
DRESS CODE: red and/or black (casual or as dressy-as-you-please)
Brought to you by the Society for Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS), no one is illegal kingston, and CFRC.
Everyone is welcome …
| February 15, 2007 |
| 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
Thursday, February 15, 2:00 PM
US War Resisters Speak Out
Chris and Stephanie Teske
McLaughlin Room, JDUC, Queen’s University
Chris Teske is a former US combat soldier, a machine gunner, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan before refusing to deploy to Iraq. Chris is now AWOL and living in Toronto with his wife Stephanie Teske, as they apply to stay in Canada. …