STUDY IN ACTION 2010: March 12 – 14, Concordia, Montreal
February 15th, 2010STUDY 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
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF PANELS & WORKSHOPS:
http://qpirgconcordia.org/studyinaction/schedule
-> The Study In Action conference is free. Welcome to all!
-> Breakfast, lunch and beverages are provided free during the conference.
-> Wheelchair accessible.
-> Childcare available on-site (please phone 48 hours in advance).
-> Whisper translation available for all panels and workshops in English and French.
Please pre-register here:
http://qpirgconcordia.org/studyinaction/register-here/

