Events Archive 2010-13

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Past Events 2010/2011/2012/2013

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
African Liberation Day (International)
http://africanliberationday.net/location-Toronto_Canada.html

Sunday, May 30 to Saturday, June 5, 2010
Canadian Environoment Week
http://www.ec.gc.ca/sce-cew/default.asp?lang=En&n=56886AF1-1

Tuesday, June 1, 2010
1st Annual National Aboriginal History Month
Kick-off Event @ Dundas Square

http://www.ncct.on.ca/

Sunday, June 20, 2010
World Refugee Day
http://worldrefugeedayto.com/?p=267
http://www.unhcr.ca/wrd/default.htm

Monday, June 21, 2010
National Aboriginal Day
http://www.toronto.ca/diversity/events-aboriginal-day.htm

Saturday, September 22nd, 2010 to Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Creator Within: A Gathering of Indigenous Artistic Expressions (ANDPVA)
http://www.andpva.com/creatorwithin

Saturday, September 25th, 2010 to Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Go Global Expo
http://www.letsgoglobal.ca/

Tuesday, September 28 to Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Engaging and Negotiating with Aboriginal Communities
http://www.canadianinstitute.com/Negotiating.htm

Thursday, November 11, 2010 to Saturday, November 13, 2010
STAO Conference - Inclusive Science: Difference, Diversity and Equity
https://www.stao.ca/conf2/conference.php

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Quest for Improved Student Achievement: Engaging Learning in the 21st Century: Quest 2010
http://www.leadingedgelearning.ca/q2010/

Monday, November 22, 2010 to Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Innovations in Gender, Sex, and Health Research
http://www.f2fe.com/IGH/2010/Conference/

Thursday, December 9th, 2010 from 8:30am - 5:00pm (ET)
ELNstudio 2010: Emerging Leaders Network
http://elnstudio2010.eventbrite.com/

Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Engaging Hearts and Minds: Equity, Social Justice and Global Citizenship Action
http://www.centennialcollege.ca/citizenshipandequity/HeartsMinds

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 to Thursday, March 24, 2011
Greenbelts: Local Solutions for Global Challenges
http://www.globalgreenbeltsconference.ca/

Monday, April 4, 2011 to Thursday, April 7, 2011
Canada International Conference on Education (CICE-2011)
http://www.ciceducation.org/

Monday, April 11, 2011 -OR- Thursday, June 9, 2011
Meet CUSO-VSO in Toronto
http://www.cuso-vso.org/event/30740/meet-cuso-vso-in-toronto

Friday, April 29, 2011
Daily Bread Food Bank’s 6th Annual Gala: Postcards from a Hungry City
http://www.dailybread.ca/6th-annual-gala/

Friday, April 29, 2011 to Sunday, May 1, 2011
Canadian Peace Alliance Convention 2011
http://www.acp-cpa.ca/en/Convention2011.html

Saturday, May 7, 2011 to Monday, May 9, 2011
2011 Mining Injustice Conference: Confronting Corporate Impunity
http://www.solidarityresponse.net/mining-injustice-conference/

Sunday, May 29, 2011
World Partnership Walk
http://www.worldpartnershipwalk.com/about-the-walk.html

Thursday, June 16, 2011 to Saturday, June 18, 2011
1st International Worldviews Conference: on Media and Higher Education
http://worldviewsconference.com/

September 27th
We Day
http://www.weday.com/event/toronto

September 28th - October 4th
30 Days of Justice
http://30daysofjustice.wordpress.com/

October 2, 2011 @ 3:00pm
Pilgrimage to Freedom Caravan 2011
http://www.justicia4migrantworkers.org/ontario/pilgrimage2/pilgrimage.html

October 24th 2011 @ 5:30pm
The time of development: Enduring poverty amidst rapid change
http://www.uwindsor.ca/socialjustice/system/files/UKothari.jpg

November 3rd, 2011 – November 4th, 2011
Higher Education, Globalization, and Social Justice
http://ocs.sfu.ca/leadingchange/index.php/csshe/Fall2011

November 6th, 2011 @ 2:00pm
Planet or Death: Climate Justice vs Climate Change
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195935420470486
http://www.socialistproject.ca/events/e1571.pdf

November 13th, 2011 @ 7:00pm
Haiti Beyond the Headlines
http://www.thac.ca/node/227

November 18th, 2011 - November 20th, 2011 @ the University of Alberta
Class Dismissed: Capital's war on workers and democracy
http://parklandinstitute.ca/fallconference2011/

September 23rd, 2011 - November 20th, 2011
Decolonize Me
http://www.ottawaartgallery.ca/exhibits/2011/decolonize/index-en.php

November 23rd – 27th, 2011
Indigenous Sovereignty Week Toronto 2011
http://www.defendersoftheland.org/toronto

November 29th, 2011
Regional Roundtable: The Middle East and North Africa
http://www.facebook.com/events/137292789711585/?context=create

November 24th – December 15th, 2011
Vital discussions about Human Security
http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/vital-discussions-about-human-security

December 6th, 2011
Human Rights Day Celebration
http://www.49st.com/event/human-rights-day-celebration

December 10th, 2011
Amnesty International’s Human Rights Day
http://www.aito.ca/node/174

January 23rd, 2012
Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project
http://masseyhall.com/eventdetail?eventId=826 

March 8th, 2012 (International Women's Day)
Sisterhood Revisited: Local, Transcontinental and Global Feminist Struggles
Download the Poster 

March 30th - 31st, 2012
Decolonizing the Spirit: Towards a Transgressive Pedagogy
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ciars/Events.html

Friday, June 22, 2012
Scholars at Risk, Canada Section Launch
http://www.scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/The-Network/Canada-Section.php

June 4 - 28, 2012
Aboriginal Celebration June 2012
http://torontopubliclibrary.ca/aboriginal

  • Singing and Dancing the Importance of Culture
    Join us for an afternoon of native dancing and singing
    Monday, June 4
    Toronto Reference Library
    Beeton Auditorium, 2pm
  • Water Teachings
    Re-connecting the people to the land, water and the earth's natural resources
    Monday, June 4
    Parliament Street, 1pm
  • Medicine Wheel Teachings
    Exploring the cycles, seasons and teachings from the Ojibwe nation
    Tuesday, June 5
    Maria A. Shchuka, 1 pm
  • Hand Drum Teachings
    Learn about the Hand Drum and its teachings from the Ojibwe and Cree nations.
    Wednesday, June
  • The Way: A Rabbit and Bear Paws Puppet Performance
    An interactive puppet performance by author and illustrator Chad Solomon. Participants will help Chad retell the Anishinabe Creation myth.  Come hear the story, through the eyes of Rabbit and Bear Paws, of how Turtle Island came to be!
    Thursday, June 7
    Albion, 1:30 pm
    Friday, June 8
    Spadina, 10 am
    Friday, June 8
    Danforth, 1:30 pm
  • Métis Cultural Teachings
    Learn about the history of the Michif language; the origin of the peoples prior to European contact. Fiddlers show what makes the Métis rock!
    Saturday, June 9
    North York Central Library, 1 pm
  • History of Aboriginal Peoples
    Discover First Nations history as understood by First Nations people.
    Saturday, June 9
    Guildwood, 10:30 am
  • Wampum Belt Teachings
    Find out how Wampum is used to help record history among First Nations people.
    Monday, June 11
    Gerrard/Ashdale, 6 pm
  • Inuit Cultural Teachings
    Learn about the people of The North: their traditions, their stories and their cultural expression.
    Thursday, June 14
    Dufferin St. Clair, 1 pm
  • Grandfather Drum Teachings
    The heartbeat of Mother Earth: learn about the rhythm, the drum, the songs and the origins of this central voice of the people.
    Monday, June 18
    Weston, 1 pm
    Wednesday, June 20
    Goldhawk Park, 6 pm
  • Aboriginal Artistic Expression
    A hands-on arts and crafts workshop drawing from many First Nations cultures.
    Tuesday, June 19
    Humberwood, 1 pm
    Wednesday, June 20
    High Park, 6:45 pm
  • Traditional Games
    Learn and play traditional games from the Inuit, Métis and First Nations people.
    Monday, June 25
    Dawes Road, 1 pm
  • Women's Dance
    Jingle, Traditional and Fancy Regalia dances; the origin, style and significance of the dances to the people.
    Tuesday, June 26
    Downsview, 1 pm
  • Men's Dance
    Traditional and Grass Regalia dances will be demonstrated and discussed.
    Wednesday, June 27
    New Toronto, 1 pm
  • The Art of Storytelling
    Looking at how to tell stories, and what responsibility the storyteller holds.  This interactive program will help you learn to tell your own stories.
    Thursday, June 28
    Centennial, 5pm
September 17-19, 2012
Fall 2012 ACCC symposium on Colleges and Institutes Supporting the Integration of Immigrants into the Canadian Labour Market
Click Here for More Info

January 9, 2013
Overcoming Chronic Food Insecurity
Conference at the University of Ottawa

Thursday, January 10 , 2013 – 12:30 – 2:00
Judging Social Rights
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
  
Friday, February 1, 2013
2013 Niagara Social Justice Forum
Brock University
 
January 30, 2013 and February 18, 2013
Disability, Human Rights and the Law
McGill University
 
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 12:30 – 2:00
Beyond Stigma and Exclusion: International Reforms for Mental Health in the Workplace
Chancellor Day Hall, Stephen Scott Seminar Room (room 16)
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 12:30 – 2:00
‘Mainstreaming’ Disability: Inclusive Education
Chancellor Day Hall, Stephen Scott Seminar Room (room 16)
 
Saturday, February 2, 2013 - 7:00 to 10:00
2013 Peace, Conflict, & Justice Conference: “The Urban Era: Comparing Challenges in the World’s Cities.”
University College, 15 King's College Circle
 
February 20, 2013 - 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm
Concert for Social Justice (World Social Justice Day)
Daniels Spectrum (Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre)
585 Dundas Street East, Toronto.