Vote today, Thursday March 29th, 2007:
- at OPIRG from 10:00am to 4:00pm
- at our AGM (at the Grad Cub) at 7:30pm
at the Grad Club (corner of Barrie and Union Streets)
By special resolution, the Board has increased the number of Directors to 10. Members may vote for up to 10 nominees.
THE NOMINEES (in alphabetical order):
George Biro - retired engineer, …
In Get Involved, Volunteer, Board
Posted on Mar 21
Tuesday, March 27, 2007, all day
On Tuesday, March 27 campuses around North America will give a further prompt to the Coca-Cola Company to change its labour practices abroad. Campaigns will be bringing the issue home to their university communities and working to support an international boycott against the company.
Join in to fight for human rights, telling as many people as …
Saturday March 24, from 10:00am to 3:30pm
This in-depth workshop is aimed at people who wish to lead workshops on power, privilege and issues of oppression. It is encouraged that participants have attended some anti-oppression training already. This workshop will be led by Zahra Murad, an anti-oppression trainer from QPIRG. Zahra has used popular education and anti-oppression workshops …
In Get Involved
Posted on Mar 14
Friday March 23, from 7:00 to 9:00pm
Oppression exists in our society and even within our social movements. Certain groups of people (women, people of colour, queer, or poor people, differently–abled people, and so on) lack the power and privileges that other groups benefit from every day.
This workshop will be led by Zahra Murad, an anti-oppression trainer from …
Posted on Mar 14
Free film screening, part of Aboriginal Awareness Week
Wednesday March 14, 7:30pm
The Grad Club, Henderson Room, first floor
A feature-length, multi-award winning documentary by Native American filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin set in the thick of the armed confrontation between Mohawks and
Canadian government forces during the 1990 standoff in the Mohawk village of Kanehsatake near the village of Oka in Quebec. The two-and-a-half …
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Posted on Mar 7
Fair-trade farming as a way towards peace in the Middle East
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Dunning Hall, Room 10, 94 University Ave, Queen’s University
Being a farmer today is challenging in any country. But under occupation, farming in Palestine becomes an act of resistance and a labour of love.
Founder of Zatoun, fair trade olive oil from Palestine, Robert Massoud took part …
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Posted on Mar 7
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 …
In Get Involved, External Events
Posted on Feb 28
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: …
Posted on Feb 28
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, …
Posted on Feb 28
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 …
Posted on Feb 28
These are the entries that were published in March 2007.