Welcome to OPIRG Kingston

You are What You Eat
Thursday, May 17, 4:30pm
CFRC 101.9 FM or listen live at www.cfrc.ca

You Are What You Eat will be featuring the Food Down the Road’s 4th event “Food Movements with Momentum” on CFRC 101.9 fm. Table conversations and lectures will be aired. If you miss the live broadcast you can visit the website to hear the archived …

HAVE YOUR SAY!

(text below from the City of Kingston)

City Solicits Public Input On Potential Pesticide Bylaw
Community Invited To Debate Future Of Cosmetic Use Of Pesticides

The City of Kingston is considering a bylaw that will restrict the cosmetic use of pesticides and wants residents to weigh in on the subject in an online survey and a discussion forum.

“We are committed to …

For other updates, please see: http://ocap.ca/firstnations/tyendinaga/culberston

Native protester feels stood up

By Luke Hendry The Belleville Intelligencer
Local News - Thursday, April 05, 2007 Updated @ 2:14:22 PM

DESERONTO — One of the lead protesters at a native encampment here has delivered a warning to the provincial government that its ministerial representatives should keep their appointments.

Shawn Brant told reporters Thursday afternoon a district …

April 18th from 12-2 at Ellis Hall, Queen’s University

Hosted by the Equity Committee of the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS.)

This event will feature a discussion with Dr. Frances Henry, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at York University and author of the Henry Report: Understanding the Experiences of Visible Minority and Aboriginal Faculty Members at Queen’s University. Dr. Karen …

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- 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: …

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, …

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 …

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 …