Opening Keynote Panel - Thursday April 17, 2008, 6:30pm
de S猫ve Cinema, Concordia University
1400 de Maisonneuve O., Rm. LB-125
Montreal (Metro Guy-Concordia)
This year's overarching theme is Social and Environmental Justice.
Our vision is to provide an opportunity for students and for people outside the academic community to come together to work and discuss their approaches to social justice, and to create a forum for showcasing undergraduate research. Our objectives are to provide an opportunity for students and for people outside the academic community to come together to work and discuss their approaches to social justice, and to create a forum for showcasing undergraduate research. The conference will not only benefit the undergraduate students and community organizations participating, we also envision building networks that will enrich student groups, university faculties and the broader Montreal university culture. Read more about who are...
The conference consists of keynote panelists, presentations and panels of undergraduate papers and community groups, a closing plenary/strategy building session and a end-of-conference benefit dance party.
Panel and workshop presentation titles include:
- Cultural Imperialism(s) and the Colonial Project
- Critiquing and Creating Discourses on Health
- From Queer Theory to Queer Communities
- Solidarity with Migrant Labour
- Resource (Mis)management: Terrains of Struggle
- Activism Film-making on a Shoestring
- Art as Sites of Social Transformation
- The Tar Sands and their Impact on Everything
- Patrolling Race; Securing the Nation
- Sex Workers' Rights - Theory and Practice: Making the Links, Becoming an Ally
- Building Student Social and Environmental Justice Movements
Media@不良研究所 is a co-sponsor of the event.
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