Dawson College will be hosting the Winter School (\u00c9cole d\u2019hiver) in partnership with the Institut du Nouveau Monde on March 4, 5 and 6. The Winter School will bring together students from colleges and secondary schools to discuss and exchange on social and political topics, and to develop their abilities to be active members of society, under the general rubric of Without Limits. This is the first time the \u00c9cole d\u2019Hiver will be held in Montr\u00e9al and the first time it will be at an Anglophone cegep, with all activities in both French and English.<\/p>\n
At the \u00c9cole d\u2019Hiver will be round table discussions on the Refugee Crisis, on First Nations after Idle No more, on Radicalisation in Qu\u00e9bec, and on the link between our society and mental illness. Students will then chose what are termed \u201cprofiles\u201d from among Young Women and Involvement, Identities and Dialogues, Democratic Reform and a special profile for secondary students called Initiation. More information can be obtained in the attached document.<\/p>\n
Some of those that have already confirmed their participation in the \u00c9cole d\u2019Hiver are Denise Otis from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (who will also be speaking at Social Science Week), \u00c9milie Gauthier-Par\u00e9 from the Red Cross, Widia Larivi\u00e8re from Qu\u00e9bec Idle No More, Geoff Kelley Qu\u00e9bec Minister of Autochthone Affairs, Jean-Guy Lacroix philosophy professor CEGEP Vieux-Montr\u00e9al and Youssef Shoufan founding member of Syrian Eyes of the World and Art for Syria.<\/p>\n
Students will be exposed to many interesting ideas, interact with many active, engaged members of Qu\u00e9bec society and politics, and work together to develop their own abilities to be active members of our society. At the end of the \u00c9cole d\u2019Hiver, we are planning that each of the profiles produce a statement or product to be sent to decision makers in society that reflects their discussions and perspectives.<\/p>\n