We had the great fortune to have one of the most inspiring brilliant change makers of our time, Dr. Alaa Murabit. She was the keynote speaker at the 2017 Peace Week, hosted by the Dawson College Peace Centre. If you missed her talk the first time, don’t fret you can relive it from the…
“Who am I?” Join Brad Warner as he discusses this perennial question from a Buddhist perspective. What do Buddhists mean when they say the “I” doesn’t really exist? (after all, if I don’t exist, then who got this parking ticket?!). Warner will invite us to contemplate this question through Zen meditation practice, which could result…
Dawson College Community, you showed up in a big way this year for our 2nd Annual Peace Week! Over 1,000 of you participated in workshops, speaker engagements, and our Urban Restoration Project part II. We will release the footage of the Keynote Address as well as our speaker Nadine St. Louis in case you missed…
In 2017 the Peace Centre is proud to renew Peace Week and phase II of Projects for Peace. All activities will be linked to the Dawson College Peace Centre’s 2017-18 theme: Sustainable Peace: The Future of Our Well-Being, Environment and Institutions. This year’s Peace Week Schedule includes: daily meditation & yoga; Keynote Speaker Dr. Alaa…
Everything is related. All the things of earth and in the sky have spirit. Everything is sacred. Confronted by the Alie Nation. The subjects and the citizens. See the material religions through trauma and numb. Nothing is related. All the things of the earth and in the sky. Have energy to be exploited. Even…
The DSU, Dawson College Peace Centre and Warren G Flowers Gallery are seeking submissions from LGBTQ artists for the 2018 exhibit Queer & Peace. All artists will be paid. The themes of the show will be peace & resistance, social justice and inequity. All media are welcome. Submission deadline September 30th. The DSU and Peace…
This Earth Week, Dawson’s Living Campus, Dawson Student Union and the Peace Centre proudly bring you our Acts of Green Campaign. #DawsonActsofGreen Our Goal: 10,000 Acts of Green in 7 days (1 act of green by each student would get us to our goal!) Why: We want to show you how easy it is to…
This year the DSU, Peace Centre & Sustainable Dawson have all teamed up to bring you a most excellent week dedicated to environmentalism. In particular don’t miss out on our Acts of Green campaign that will have daily prizes for those who participate as well a very coveted big prize (to be revealed soon) on…
Have you ever wondered how Peace & Sustainability connect? Check out the latest Sustainable Dawson News letter to find out more! https://www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/sustainable/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/sd-newsletter-spring-2017.pdf Also don’t miss out on Earth Week and all of the amazing activities that will be going on, including our Acts of Green campaign.
Do not miss the incredible line up of speakers for this year’s edition of Speakers for Peace, April 10th-13th Monday, April 10th at 10am in 5B.16 Adeela Arshad-Ayaz “Can new participatory media provide a transnational space for global civic engagement, social justice, and peace?” Monday, April 10th at 2:30pm in 5B.16 Jennifer Reynolds “Harnessing institutional food…
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