Are you interested in exploring alternative methods to education? Come out to a meeting for a Free School project! We hope to address the different ways traditional classroom settings exclude and marginalize “students” who do not fit into what a typical or good student is, by offering an alternative educational space.
We are planning to have a meeting on Wednesday February …
In
Posted on Feb 25
Celebrity Colonialism: South African Perspectives on Oprah ~ Wednesday February 27 at noon at the Ban Righ Centre (32 Bader Lane)
Mary Caesar: M.A. (History)
In December 2006, Oprah Winfrey, best known for her talk show, opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. What was Oprah’s dream has been realized and now the 150 new students are living theirs. [Oprah.com] Rescuing …
Posted on Feb 25
On Thursday February 28, Queen’s Engaging Africa Initiative welcomes Dr. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza to campus to speak on “The Pasts and Futures of African Studies” in the Biosciences Complex, Lecture Hall 1102 at 7:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public. A reception for Dr. Zeleza will follow in the Biosciences Atrium.
Dr. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza is …
Posted on Feb 25
Germinations, Kingston Punk Productions and CFRC 101.9 FM are hosting a concert this Friday February 29th at Aces Top Card. The show is all ages and will start at 7pm.
Lineup:
The Suicide Pilots (http://myspace.com/thesuicidepilots)
U-Lock Terror (http://www.myspace.com/ulockterror)
and special guests
Admission is a sliding scale of $5-$15.
50% of the proceeds will go towards fundraising for a social centre in …
In Germinations
Posted on Feb 25
Show your support for Bob Lovelace by sending a note or a letter to him. Keep in mind the letters are monitored. Make sure you put a return address on the envelope. Address your letter to:
Robert Lovelace
C/O Quinte Detention Centre
81 Richmond Boulevard, Napanee, ON K7R 3S3
Ardoch Algonquin First Nation negotiator Bob Lovelace was sentenced to six months in jail …
Posted on Feb 25
Groundswell commemorates Black History Month. Tonight on CFRC 101.9 FM or at www.cfrc.ca, tune in for Rocky Jones’ address from a panel discussion entitled “Black Power Comes North.” The panel took place at New World Coming: the Sixties and the Shaping of Global Consciousness, a conference held in June 2007 at Queen’s.
Rocky Jones is a prominent lawyer and activist …
Posted on Feb 16
Vee Blackbourn presents “Reading Contemporary Travel and Tourism” as part of the Free Queen’s Winter 2008 Course entitled “Making Meaning”
6:30-8:30pm in Dunning 12. Please note there is no class Mon Feb 18th due to Family Day and Reading Week.
What does modern-day luxury tourism have to do with the legacy of European imperialism? This lecture will focus on a section of …
In Free Queen's
Posted on Feb 5
These are the entries that were published in February 2008.