>> OPEN HOUSE | C.U.R.E. 5 à 7 | WALKING TOUR
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 12:59 PM
New Year's Revolution 2010:
QPIRG Concordia's Open House, 5 à 7, Radical Walking Tour
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
at QPIRG Concordia
1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
(above Café Depôt)
Welcome to all! Our space is wheelchair accessible.
Childcare available on-site (please let us know in advance).
To bring in a new year, and to highlight our newly renovated space, QPIRG Concordia -- your campus-community link for social change – presents a day-long New Year’s Revolution. The activities include: a Radical Walking Tour (2pm), a 5 à 7 for the Community-University Research Exchange (CURE), and an Open House (including free food, drinks and live music).
2pm: Radical Walking Tour of the Concordia Campus
Come learn more about social justice struggles at Concordia University and beyond. Topics include:The 1969 Sir George Williams Computer Center Riot; The 1970 Santhanam Affair; The 1987 Day of Action Against Tuition Hikes; The 2002 Netanyahu Riot/Uprising on Campus. As well, learn more about food politics, feminism, gender liberation, corporatization and campus space, environmental justice & sustainability, labour politics and more.
The walking tour will begin in the QPIRG space at 2pm, and move to other areas of campus shortly afterwards. The tour will last approximately 90 minutes.
-> Please pre-register for the walking tour by e-mail at workinggroups@gmail.com
[An article about a previous version of the walking tour is linked here: http://www.thelinknewspaper.ca/articles/1539]
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5-7pm: Community-University Research Exchange “5 à 7”
This informal get-together, including snacks and drinks, will allow students to learn more about the Community-University Research Exchange (CURE) and how to make your class work meaningful beyond campus. Community groups will give short presentations about their work and research needs. Welcome to students from all campuses.
[A previous article about CURE: http://www.concordia.ca/about/whoweare/tellingourstories/research/researchexchange.php]
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7pm- …: QPIRG Open House
Come by our space for a free meal, drinks, live music, and to learn more about QPIRGs projects, campaigns, resources and working groups.
For more information about QPIRG Concordia: http://www.qpirgconcordia.org
