Welcome to OPIRG Kingston

Friday, March 5, 2010
8:00pm - 10:00pm
The Artel (205 Sydenham St.)

Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and generational differences, …

Deadline submission is January 15th! Acceptable submissions may include, but are not limited to, art, photography, prose, and poetry. Tell your friends and family- you do not need to be queer or a member of the Queen’s community to submit!

Please send all submissions to: submit2outwrite@gmail.com.

Outwrite: A Queer Review is a publication put out once a year that was created to …

A Workshop and Skill-Share with Mighk from Victoria
Thursday, December 10th, 2009, 4pm-7pm
AKA Autonomous Social Centre (75 Queen St.)

Join Mighk for a workshop about permaculture food systems and forest gardens in both urban and rural sites of the pacific northwest bioregion.

There will be a brief introduction to the concept of permaculture, slides of various autonomous spaces, collectives, and forest gardens that …

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
6:00pm - 9:00pm
John Orr Room - 2nd Floor JDUC

*Please note, this is the LAST EOTO of the semester!

Join us this Tuesday for a reflection of the past term. The session will be facilitated by QCRED Board members Ethan Holtzer and Anna Thomas! As always, your thoughts, your experiences and questions are welcome!

Each One, Teach One …

Tuesday June 16th, 7pm
Dunning Hall Room 12 (Corner of University Ave and Union St)

Adil Charkaoui was arrested under a so-called security certificate in 2003; he spent almost two years in jail before being released under draconian conditions pending the outcome of the process against him. Now, for the first time in six years, Adil is able to …

Hosted by: Alternative Jewish Voices

Tues. Jan. 27th 2009

7pm-9:30pm

Dunning 12

About the film:

A celebration of diversity, Young Jewish and Left weaves queer culture, Jewish Arab history, secular Yiddishkeit, anti-racist analysis, and religious/spiritual traditions into a multi-layered tapestry of Leftist politics. Personal experiences from many of today’s leading Jewish activists reframe the possibilities of Jewish identity. It presents a fresh and constructive take …

New Frills Downtown Renewal Project

Now that the Loblaws corporation has decided to close the No Frills Grocery store on Bagot St. A band of community residents have come together to make the space a vibrant community driven place.

A Town Hall style meeting is scheduled for January 10th will be taking place at Artillery Park in the larger conference room C …

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 5:30PM
WATSON ROOM 217 ON QUEEN’S CAMPUS

Marylynn Poucachiche, Barriere Lake community spokesperson, and Suzanne Decoursay, a volunteer teacher from Barriere Lake, will be screening: Blockade on the 117 (12 mins, 2008) [http://blip.tv/file/1391794] and speaking in Kingston in both Algonquin and English.
* Donations encouraged. Food and drinks available
After exhausting all political avenues, on October 6th and …

LAL’s 10 Year Anniversary and the release of their hotly anticipated 3rd album, DEPORTATION

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Wednesday, May 28 — 9 pm (doors)
The Sleepless Goat Cafe at 91 Princess St
with QR5
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From LAL: “LAL is a protest band representing Uganda, Bangladesh, Barbados and India. Our new record ‘Deportation’ will be coming out in May 2008. We hope you will support independent art …

Get your ticket at the Grey House, sliding scale of $7-12. Bulk of proceeds from the event will go the AAFNA Legal Defence Trust.

The event will take place at Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre (21A Queen Street)

Come dance it up and raise money for the Legal Defence fund for Bob Lovelace and the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation in their …

Wolfe Island’s Seedy Saturday: Community Seed, Plant and Tree Swap Event
Saturday, May 03, 11-3pm
Wolfe island Community Hall, Marysville, Wolfe Island.

Head over to Wolfe Island to swap seeds, perennials, transplants and tree seedlings! The event will include guest speakers, a kids’ corner and a puppet show. For the Wolfe Island Ferry schedule please visit:
< http://www.wolfeisland.com/ferry.php>http://www.wolfeisland.com/ferry.php

For information please call Nicole …

CultureSHOCK: An anti-racist publication at Queen’s is hosting its annual launch this Friday. The theme this year is: Breaking the Silence!!!!

Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Grad Club

Join us on Friday, April 4th, the last day of school, as we celebrate the launch of CultureSHOCK!s compilation of anti-racism, resistance and FIRE . For the first time, we will also be launching an …

URGENT: KINGSTON COURT HEARINGS, at 5 Court St.,
Tues, 11 a.m., and currently on the court schedule through to Thursday
PLEASE ATTEND TO SUPPORT NATIVES AND SETTLERS CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT.

“Ardoch Algonquin First Nation has no choice but to continue to prohibit uranium exploration and mining on our community lands which have been staked by FVC. While we will not …

At Sexual Assault Centre Kingston’s annual general meeting in September, 2007, the membership voted to follow the lead of many of our sister Centres and amend our organizational structure. By changing to a participatory hierarchy, SACK will be able improve efficiency and more effectively focus on our constant goal: to prevent sexual violence.

As we write the pages of the Centre’s …