April 13th, 2010
Thanks to everyone who participated in Study In Action 2010 – panelists, workshop presenters, volunteers, artists, and attendees. This year’s conference was our biggest year ever! Over a span of three days, there were:
- 19 undergraduate paper and community group presentations
- 3 key events (an opening keynote panel, a post-keynote social event and a 2-day conference)
- 7 undergraduate visual art installations
- over 350 student and community member participants
- student participants from all four of the major Montreal universities, and also from across Canada including Dalhousie University, Ryerson University and University of Waterloo.
Please check out the photo-essay of the conference:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=19587&id=100000171973013&l=8d3663a7ea
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April 1st, 2010
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March 4th, 2010
ÉTUDES EN ACTION :
Une conférence qui relie les étudiant-e-s de premier cycle avec l’engagement communautaire
12-14 mars 2010
Université Concordia, MONTRÉAL
La conférence Études en action est gratuite. Tou-te-s sont la bienvenue.
Panel Principal: D’AUTRES VÉRITÉS QUI DÉRANGENT
Au-delà de la “durabilité” et vers la justice environnementale
Cinéma de Sève, 1400 de Maisonneuve Ouest
(métro Guy-Concordia)
Avec:
-> Gord Hill: Artiste et militant autochtone (Kwakwaka’wakw), auteur de “500 Years of Indigenous Resistance”
-> Sharmeen Khan: Militante pour la justice environnementale et anti-raciste, écrivaine et chercheure
-> Poya Saffari: Fermier et militant au sein de la Coop Jardins de la résistance et de Solidarité sans frontières
-> Catherine St-Arnaud-Babin: Militante queer féministe et ex-squatteuse, membre du collectif éco-radical Liberterre
**Panel principal suivi d’une réception au GRIP-Concordia (1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, #204)**
SAMEDI 13 mars (10h-17h)
& DIMANCHE 14 mars (10h30-17h)
CONFÉRENCES, PANELS, DISCUSSIONS, ATELIERS ET EXPOSITION D’ART
7e étage. Pavillon Hall, 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest
THÈME: “La justice environnementale”
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February 15th, 2010
STUDY IN ACTION:
An undergraduate conference linking students with community activism
MARCH 12-14, 2010
Concordia University, MONTREAL
The Study In Action conference is free. Welcome to all!
Opening Panel: OTHER INCONVENIENT TRUTHS
Beyond “sustainability”, towards environmental justice
FRIDAY, March 12, 6:30pm
de Sève Cinema, 1400 de Maisonneuve West
(métro Guy-Concordia)
Speakers includes:
-> Gord Hill: Indigenous (Kwakwaka’wakw) artist and organizer, author of “500 Years of Indigenous Resistance,” member of the Olympics Resistance Network
-> Sharmeen Khan: environmental justice and anti-racist activist, writer and researcher
-> Poya Saffari: farmer and activist active with le Coop jardins de la résistance & Solidarity Across Borders
-> Catherine St-Arnaud-Babin: queer feminist activist and ex-squatter, member of the eco-radical collective Liberterre
Keynote panel followed by a reception at QPIRG-Concordia (1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, #204).
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SATURDAY, March 13 (10am-6pm) & SUNDAY, March 14 (10:30am-6pm)
PANELS, DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS & ART EXHIBIT AND FOOD
7th Floor, Hall Building, 1455 de Maisonneuve West
THEME: “Environmental Justice”
Topics include: Radical Environmentalism; Racism in Canada; Food Security and Urban Agriculture; Urban Renewal and Public Space; Greenwashing NGOs; Indigenous Land Issues and Development; Impacts of Canadian Mining; “Greening” Prisons; and more (more…)
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November 9th, 2009
STUDY IN ACTION 2010 presents:
How to Convert your Class Paper into a Conference Paper:
Tips on Presenting at Academic Conferences.
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009, 4pm @ QPIRG Concordia
(1500 de Maisonneuve ouest, #204 – above Café Depot)
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September 17th, 2009
[English below]
ÉTUDES EN ACTION 2010
Une conférence qui relie les étudiant-e-s avec l’engagement communautaire
APPEL DE SOUMISSIONS
NOUVELLE DATE DE TOMBÉE: Le 26 janvier 2010
Études en action est une conférence qui porte sur la justice sociale et environnementale et a été créée pour relier les étudiant-e-s au premier cycle et l’engagement communautaire. La conférence est un espace où les étudiant-e-s peuvent présenter leur recherche et développer une plus grande connaissance des enjeux sociaux et environnementaux et de créer des liens avec des organismes communautaires. La conférence aura lieu les 12-14 mars 2010 à l’Université Concordia.
La conférence Études en action accepte les soumissions en français et en anglais. Veuillez noter que vous n’êtes pas obligé-e de soumettre une rédaction complète ou présentation pour la date de tombée du 10 décembre, mais seulement une proposition (détails ci-dessous) et une courte introduction qui explique comment votre soumission à rapport au mandat d’Études en action, qui est la justice sociale et environnementale. (more…)
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July 30th, 2009
STUDY IN ACTION 2010
An undergraduate conference linking students with community activism
CALLOUT FOR SUBMISSIONS
NEW DEADLINE: January 26, 2010
Study in Action is an undergraduate student conference on social and environmental justice designed to link students and community activism. The conference is a space for students to present research and develop greater knowledge of social and environmental issues and build ties with community organizations. This year’s conference will take place from March 12-14, 2010 on the Concordia campus.
The Study in Action conference will accept submissions in English and French. Please note you do not have to submit a completed paper or presentation by our December 10th deadline, but only a proposal (details below) and a brief introduction that explains how your submission relates to Study In Action’s mandate of social and environmental justice.
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