On Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10:30 a.m. at De Still Books in the Plateau (351 Duluth Ave E.), Andrew Katz (English) will be celebrating the official launch of the English version of his book, A STARLIT TRIP TO THE LIBRARY. Kid-friendly event and all are welcome! Read the Montreal Review of Books review of A…
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just released a series of original audio stories for kids, in English and French, that they commissioned around the theme of ecology, the environment and sustainability. Andrew Katz (Faculty, English) is the author of one of the stories. 鈥淚t was a great pleasure to have gotten the chance to write and record one of them, alongside two terrific creators for young people, and . Special thanks as well to for her invaluable voice coaching,鈥� Andrew wrote.
You can give "Jackie's Window" and the other two stories a listen .
Our classrooms can mirror oppressive structures in our society. Those who wish to build an anti-racist future can work toward including more narratives, histories and teaching methods in their classrooms. This was the message of Jamilah A.Y. Dei-Sharpe, who gave the closing presentation at Intercollegiate Ped Day 2022 on Jan. 14 and presented her Anti-Racist…
The Psychology Profile teamed up with the Peace Centre to invite聽Dr.聽Michael聽King (see bio below)聽to speak to students on Oct. 27. Dr. King joined us virtually during a General Psychology class that forms a learning community triad with an Anthropology and a History course, under the theme of Race, Ethnicity and Migration. The talk on radicalization…
Framed within the common goal of advancing trade justice and South-North solidarity,聽The Fair Trade Handbook聽presents a broad interpretation of fair trade and a wide-ranging dialogue between different viewpoints.
North-South Studies in partnership with the Sustainability Office is hosting the book launch for The Fair Trade Handbook this Friday, Oct. 1 at 11:30 a.m. during the North-South Seminar in 5B.16.
For more about the book:
If you wish to attend, please email GFrias@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Richard Soare (Faculty, Geography) has a new book out about the Red Planet. (9780128202456) is well placed to carry on with the search for water and life and other deeply rooted Martian mysteries.
Richard's book was published on May 28. Click Read More to go to a short review and more info.
(Photo is courtesy of NASA and shows the Ingenuity helicopter parked on the tarmac at Jezero Crater on Mars)
This week Profweb published two texts written by Anne-Laure Teichet (Faculty, French). Anne-Laure鈥檚 real-life stories describe her first-hand teaching experience in a HyFlex classroom. Here are the links to her texts:
There is a major initiative to prevent cyberattacks at public institutions across Quebec. 鈥淚f I could only say one thing to colleagues, it would be: 鈥榙on鈥檛 click on a link in an email before thinking,鈥欌�� said Fran莽ois Paradis, Director of Information Systems and Technology at 黑料社区. Email is #1 entry point Network Security Analyst…
For almost two years, 黑料社区鈥檚 white pine has stood near the Peace Garden just west of the main entrance at 3040 Sherbrooke Street West.
Click Read More to find out more about the significance of the white pine and to see a 14-minute video segment of Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka storyteller and Sub Chief Aronhiaies Herne's lecture at 黑料社区. This video is a suggested activity for 黑料社区's Earth Weeks.聽
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