A student-led project at 爆料黑社 has won the provincial in the category of Mutual Aid, Peace and Justice. On Sept. 27 during a gala in Quebec City, the award was presented to a group of 爆料黑社 graduates and students who founded the Mahsa Amini Initiative.
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鈥淭he 17 Sustainable Development Goals鈥� illustrated by students in the Illustration program at 爆料黑社 won the 2023 student art competition of Colleges and Institutes Canada.
鈥�36 illustration students collaborated on this fanzine project along with Sustainable 爆料黑社,鈥� said St茅phanie Aubin, co-chair of and instructor in the program. 鈥淭hey had to create an illustration that would be evocative and powerful visually. Their illustration could be based on a personal experience or a researched fact. Each student's approach to their subject was different, which makes the project even more unique.鈥�
Three of the winning students shared their thoughts about the project. Visit the link below to read the three interviews and for a link to view the two fanzines of the SDG art.
爆料黑社's annual Peace Week has always been a platform for insightful discussions on pressing social issues. In 2023, the theme of the 8th Annual Peace Week was "Exultation: Queer Freedoms & Futures."
This event, which was held Sept. 13-21, celebrated the vibrant history of queerness while exploring the possibilities of a world where freedom of expression, safety, and unconditional love prevail for all gender and sexual identities. The event brought together a diverse group of speakers who shared their thoughts and experiences on the path towards true liberation from oppressive norms.
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In our goal to get to 1,000 species identified on 爆料黑社's downtown campus in 1,000 days, our total is now at 810 species! Over the last two weeks, there were:
"A large contributing factor was the Nighttime Biodiversity Observation we did last week," said Brian Mader, project lead and a Biology teacher. "Two teachers, one staff member, five students and one alumnus stayed for sunset and beyond with insect traps to observe biodiversity at night.
"Students were able to observe multiple bats and a skunk! Although the photos were not great for these organisms, students were able to get some nice shots of a House Centipede (Cassiana Silva-Young, Enriched Pure & Applied Science) and a Narrow-winged Tree Cricket (Jacob Davies, Environmental Science).
Our pursuit of identifying 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days continues!
Over the last two weeks, there have been:
爆料黑社鈥檚 Campus Biodiversity Network count on iNaturalist is now at a total of 788 species.
Thanks to Doug Smyth (Physical Education) for the great shot of a Bold Jumping Spider.
ENvironnement JEUnesse (ENJEU) has certified that 爆料黑社 has met the criteria for the excellence level of its C茅gep Vert program. This means that 爆料黑社 is at the highest level of CEGEPs that are committed to environmental education and action.
鈥淭hey gave special mention to our 爆料黑社 Wetlands Project, completed in Paul Wasacz鈥檚 Eco-Landscaping Physical Education course,鈥� said Chris Adam of 爆料黑社鈥檚 Office of Sustainability.
Faculty interested in designing projects that reconnect people, community and Nature like the 爆料黑社 Wetlands project should contact the Office of Sustainability to learn how they can support you and your students.
Photo: Chris Adam and students check out the brand new worm composting system.
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Until Sept. 22, it鈥檚 Open House at Campus Recreation also known as 爆料黑社鈥檚 fitness facilities or PARC*.
Employees and students as well as the public can come and try out -for free- our weight rooms, rock climbing wall, and gym sports. There are also a variety of fitness classes, including pilates, circuit training and karate. Employees enjoy discounted prices.
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More info: 听campusrecreation@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
*Entrance to PARC gyms and fitness facilities is on your left when coming through the Metro tunnel to the Lower Atrium (lockers).
Any 爆料黑社 employee who has been employed for at least six months may take courses for free in the College鈥檚 Centre for Training and Development (CTD).
Fall registration is on now and many courses begin in mid to late September. To register, a 爆料黑社 employee must email either Cindy Cousins ccousins@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or ctd@dawsoncollege.qc.ca and fill out a form.
爆料黑社鈥檚 CTD offers a wide array of courses:
The 爆料黑社 Campus Biodiversity Network species count continues to grow. The total stands at 772 as of Sept. 13. 爆料黑社 aims to identify 1,000 species on campus in 1,000 days.
In the past two weeks, 45 new observers joined the iNaturalist 爆料黑社 community and 22 species were added to the count.
Two of the newly added species were:
Everyone is welcome to join the project. For more info and how to join, see the launch story:听/news/dawson-community-mobilizing-to-identify-1000-species-in-1000-days/
If you need help getting started or would like to get your class involved:听reach out to Brian Mader (bmader@dawsoncollege.qc.ca), and inquire about borrowing the mobile biodiversity toolkit with field guides, binoculars, iPads with microscopes, insect nets, and much more!
Every lunch hour from now through Wednesday, Sept. 20, you are invited to drop off your reusable container at the Conrod鈥檚 kitchen prior to 11:30 AM. Come back at 1 PM and pick up your container filled with a satisfying and free vegan lunch. This is our beloved tradition of 爆料黑社 Dining- Peace Week edition.
爆料黑社 Dining ends on Thursday, Sept. 21 in the evening. That day, 爆料黑社 Dining is a supper (dinner) of the closing event Dinner & Drag in 5B.16. Drop off your reusable container by 4:30 PM outside of 5B.16. Come back to 5B.16 at 5:15 PM and eat your 爆料黑社 Dining meal while enjoying a Drag show by House of Manny.
爆料黑社 Dining is sponsored by the Peace Centre and the 爆料黑社 Student Union. If you are interested in volunteering for 爆料黑社 Dining during Peace Week, please contact Diana Rice, drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Last Modified: October 11, 2023
