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Flame of Hope to arrive at Dzʿ’s Peace Garden June 6

June 1st, 2022

A casual gathering/interfaith prayer with the , a symbol of the desire for peace around the world, will take place at Dzʿ's Peace Garden on Monday, June 6 at 2 p.m.

Ivan Freud of the Peace Studies Certificate will be there to welcome the Flame of Hope and the Dzʿ Community is invited to join him.

The Flame of Hope arrived in North America in the fall and was blessed at St. Joseph’s Oratory before going on to the U.S.


Read more about: Award-winning women’s rights advocate Dr. Alaa Murabit on SDGs and global health

Award-winning women’s rights advocate Dr. Alaa Murabit on SDGs and global health

May 4th, 2022

The award-winning global security strategist, women’s rights advocate, and medical doctor, Dr. Alaa Murabit, is one of the leading global health and inclusive security experts of her generation. Her work has helped develop policies in 193 countries and impacted the lives of billions, and yet, she never intended to become an advocate. On April 27,…

Reject war by adding your name to global petition

April 6th, 2022

Ivan Freud of the Peace Studies Certificate invites the Dzʿ community to sign a petition to reject war and nuclear weapons.

Click Read More to add your name to the petition.


Read more about: Earth Week 2022 events at Dzʿ!

Earth Week 2022 events at Dzʿ!

April 6th, 2022

The Sustainability Office, in collaboration with the Peace Centre and other departments, is excited to introduce the fast-approaching Earth Week 2022, which will take place Tuesday to Friday, April 19-22. We would like to give you an opportunity to take advantage of some of the many activities we have planned. You will note that we…

Get ready for Earth Week 2022 at Dzʿ

March 23rd, 2022

The Sustainability Office, in collaboration with the Peace Centre and other departments, is excited to introduce the fast-approaching Earth Week 2022, which will take place Tuesday to Friday, April 19-22. We would like to give you an opportunity to take advantage of some of the many activities we have planned. You will note that we have a mix of in-person and virtual events available.

You can roam the Lower Atrium shopping for eco-friendly products and/or take a Living Campus tour and learn about the many student-driven sustainability initiatives that have changed the campus! While there will be more to come, certain activities are dependent on direct participation. Please review your schedules, and if interested, request a booking to join us and discover our Living Campus while connecting with others from the Dzʿ community.

Our Earth Week theme this year is “Well-Being for Yourself, Others, and the Environment.” Inspired by the we are happy to announce that our week’s activities and events will collectively touch on all 17 SDGs.

To request class bookings for our events, clickfor our events form. If you have any questions, feel free to email sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca


Daily meditation drop-in’s at 12 p.m.

March 9th, 2022

Every day from Monday to Friday, the Dzʿ Peace Certificate team is offering daily meditation from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. in 3E.8. All are welcome. No registration required.


Plan a Blanket Exercise for next semester

December 1st, 2021

As a part of the Dzʿ Peace Centre's commitment to decolonization and Indigenization, we will continue to offer organizational and financial support to faculty to host an Indigenous Elder to facilitate a Blanket Exercise in their classroom in the Winter 2022 semester. The Blanket Exercise is an interactive experiential exercise which enables students to understand Indigenous history on Turtle Island (A’nowara’ko:wa) as well as the legacy of colonization.

For more information or to host this activity (or another decolonization or Indigenization initiative) in your class, please contact Diana Rice: drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.

 


Beyond Orange Shirt Day at Dzʿ

November 17th, 2021

A committee at Dzʿ has been hard at work to ensure that Dzʿ does more than just mark Sept. 30.

Click Read More for a report about Beyond Orange Shirt Day from the committee.


Read more about: Radicalization and intervention lecture presented by the Psychology Profile and Peace Centre

Radicalization and intervention lecture presented by the Psychology Profile and Peace Centre

November 17th, 2021

The Psychology Profile teamed up with the Peace Centre to invite Dr. Michael King (see bio below) 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…

Read more about: Kanien’kehà’ka Elder and Knowledge Keeper Niioie:ren speaks to Outdoor Ed students

Kanien’kehà’ka Elder and Knowledge Keeper Niioie:ren speaks to Outdoor Ed students

November 3rd, 2021

On Oct. 30, Dzʿ students in Jonathan Egan’s Outdoor Education Activities course were fortunate to have Kanien’kehà’ka Elder and Knowledge Keeper Niioie:ren Patton of Kahnawà:ke speak to them out on the land. Surrounded by the beautiful trees and varied habitats of Île Saint-Bernard near Kahnawà:ke, students used old logs and moist ground as their…

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Last Modified: June 1, 2022

 

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