Events Calendar
A university observed holiday.
A university observed holiday.
A university observed holiday.
Queen's Centre for International and Defence Policy, the Department of Political Studies, and the School of Policy Studies Present:
"Russia's War in Ukraine: Why it started, how it's going, what does it mean for the rest of us, Canada's role in comparison to others, and what might happen next"
A discussion with Lt-General (ret'd) the Honourable Andrew Leslie
Thursday, March 23, 2023 | 12:30-1:30 PM
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 202 | 138 Union Street, Kingston
A light lunch will be served - registration is not required.
Ontario Liberal MPP Kington and the Islands, Ted Hsu will have an open discussion: Declining Trust in Government.
Ted's diverse background of experiences help him to understand the biggest challenges facing the people of Ontario and the Ontario Liberal Party.
Please join us in welcoming Ted to campus and taking the time to meet with us.
Don't miss the 2023 Whalley Lecture! Jan Zwicky will be delivering her talk entitled "George Whalley's Contemplative Mind"
Jan Zwicky is the author of over twenty books of poetry and philosophy, including Lyric Philosophy and Songs for Relinquishing the Earth. She is an independent scholar who has held appoitments at Princeton, the University of Alberta, and the University of Victoria. Her honours include the Order of Canada and the Governor General’s Award.
For conspiracy theorists, and those in certain New Ageand far-right communities, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, the Metaverse, and Elon Musk’s Neuralink are evidence of a vast, global “transhumanist” conspiracy. Why has transhumanism, a relatively small philosophical, social, and political movement, become the focus of conspiracists like Alex Jones and public figures on the far- right? How does anti-transhumanist rhetoric relate to New Age visions of intergalactic apocalypses, Ascended Masters, and advanced extraterrestrial technologies? This presentation explores the complex relationships between science, technology, and religion through the conspiratorial responses to the transhumanist vision of technological futures.
This talk will consider the possibility of constructing an authentic environmental ethic from Buddhist sources. It will survey some of the recent philosophical critiques of such a project and will review the major points of tension between the Buddhist philosophical tradition and the kinds of environmental ethics found in the land ethic and deep ecology. Despite these critiques, this talk will show how these tensions can easily be relieved if we begin from Buddhist philosophical principles and construct an environmental ethic from the ground up. It will thus articulate this uniquely Buddhist approach to environmental ethics that centers the sentient being while also valuing rocks, waters, and other ecological phenomena.
Supported by the Inclusive Community Fund at Queen's University, the Department of Film & Media come together with Student Wellness in an effort to open dialogue about mental health in a way that is genuine and approachable, incorporating a panel, a filmmaker, and various participants in conversations about stigma and mental well-being.
We are hosting director Karina Garcia Casanova while we screen her autobiographical film Juanicas, which shines a light on rootlessness and mental illness. In this heartbreaking chronicle, Karina begins to film her brother Juan when he returns to Quebec after spending some time in their birthplace, Mexico. Her purpose is clear from the start: she is not interested in home movies, she is going to make a real film. And her project quickly takes a dramatic turn when Juan suffers a relapse into a desperate bout of depression and paranoia. It is not unusual for a first film to come out of a very personal journey, but rare are those that demonstrate such mature introspection. Here, cinema is nothing less than an essential tool for reconstructing the self (Bruno Dequen).
By screening this film, having the filmmaker speak, and engaging a panel from Student Wellness, we hope to help normalize the experience of mental illness while providing practical solutions that members of the Queen’s community can tap into. This project is a way to build up the inclusive environment Queen’s strives to attain, making it a safe place for everyone.
Attention Students with Disabilities!
Make sure you're in the spotlight during your job search—not your disability. Let's chat.
About this event
Looking for work is not easy. If you have a disability, you may encounter barriers related to job search, employment, and your disability. Does having a disability affect your job search?
The short answer is that it depends. There are a lot of factors to consider. Are you going to disclose any information regarding your disability? Are there optimal places to look for jobs? Do your job search tools need to be adjusted? Do you need an accommodation?
Join the Queen's Human Rights and Equity Office, and the Discover Ability Network for a discussion on disability disclosure.
Date: Monday, March 20th, 2023
Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm
Please contact Andrew Ashby at ashby@queensu.ca for inquiries or if you require an accommodation.
This session will have ASL and closed captions.
