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September 26, 2011
Curve Lake Pow WOW
Photos by Anthony P. Gulston
TCSA’s double standard on ads By Brett Throop By Anthony P. Gulston
Last Saturday’s Curve Lake Pow Wow celebrated the coming together of nations in a spirit of collaboration and recognition. The outpouring of culture amazed me and I was humbled to see all sorts of amazing drumming, singing, dancing, regalia, food, crafts, and even puppets. The view of the lake from Lance Woods Park was inspiring. Kids were fishing and adults were bartering, all to the sound of the beating drums. The Smoke Trail drummers were the host drum. They played all of the traditional Pow Wow tunes and would even come up with songs on the spot when the MC would say: “Throw out a song, play these dancers your best.” Many dignitaries were there to kick off the celebrations at Grand Entry, including Jeff Leal, our Liberal MPP. He was there long enough to shake hands and give a speech to the other dignitaries -- he is campaigning after all. The intertribal dances were an opportunity for everyone to get up and dance around the arbour, while the feather, grass, hoop and chicken dances were an opportunity to see the best of the best get out and dance in their regalia. The jingle dancers were a bit of a solemn occasion; people were encouraged to give the dancers some tobacco to put down as prayers for their loved ones. One of the vendor booths that I stopped by was Chad Solomon’s, where he had puppets he had created for his graphic novel characters Rabbit and Bear Paws. The series is set in 1750’s colonized North America and features the comical adventures of two brothers, Rabbit and Bear Paws. The graphic novel that caught my eye was one called
“Voyageurs.” It had everything I liked about Voyageur tales - flying canoes, trapping, and ghosts - except this Voyageur tale was actually funny. Another notable vendor was an older man selling his handmade knives and tomahawks. Sheaths were made out of beavertail leather with knives that doubled as spears if need be. Peterborough local and Trent student Matt Baril was there as well, selling “traditional and contemporary art in a variety of forms: beading, carving, sewing, woodwork, and many others,” as part of his up and coming business Dee-Deen’s Creations. Matt and his mentor, Susan King, are part of the Nogojiwanong (the place at the end of the rapids) Friendship Centre’s Youth Entrepreneurship Program. The program provides business planning, portfolio development, vending space, and a mentorship program for its participants. The Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre is on George Street and was at the Pow Wow distributing healthy living pamphlets and spreading the word about their many programs in the Peterborough area. Programs are targeted at people of all ages and are generally there to “enhance the quality of life for Aboriginal People(s) in the Peterborough County by supporting selfdetermined activities that will strengthen our community.” The Curve Lake Pow Wow was a positive experience for all those who were present for it. Even when you started to feel tired, the drums and the singing picked you right back up and gave you the energy to keep dancing. The delicious fry bread and corn soup also kept my spirits up! No matter who you are, a celebration is the best way to experience culture.
Corporate advertising is not welcome on campus, according to the Trent Central Student Association, unless it and not the administration is pocketing the profit. Despite upholding a resolution opposing the University leasing space to advertisers since 2000, the TCSA has been profiting from allowing companies to solicit in designated areas on Symons campus for almost as long. The resolution was passed in the same year that marketing firm Zoom Media bought rights to post advertisements in Trent washroom stalls, hallways and cafeterias. It opposes any contracts with Zoom Media and “any other similar corporate or leasing agreements on Trent University’s campuses.” But the resolution says nothing about the TCSA itself contracting advertisers to solicit in space it is granted control of by the University. The TCSA has been doing so “for about a decade,” Vice President Student Issues Brea Hutchinson informed Arthur. When advertisers approach students to sign up for credit cards, phone plans and other products and services outside Wenjack Hall or Biko Library (aka Bata) it’s the TCSA that reaps the profits. They also run “vendor day” every September on Bata podium or the Great Hall. The money is a major cash source for the organization. Hutchinson said that already so far this year they have secured about $25,000 in advertising contracts. That money goes toward student services through the TCSA’s general operating budget. “I don’t like corporations on campus,” Hutchinson said, “but having the vendor
space program lets us offer more services without hitting up students for more [money].” It is up to the TCSA executive board of directors yearly to decide which advertisers it will and won’t contract with. This year’s board has decided not to contract with corporations which support “Israeli Apartheid.” But Hutchinson wants to go further by crafting an advertising and corporate relations policy which sets out stricter guidelines about which companies should be allowed to advertise at Trent. “It’s something I will be doing. It’s something I can put my name to,” she said. It costs major corporate advertisers like Fido, Bell, and Bank of Montreal $150 a day to solicit in front of Bata and at two locations in Otonabee College. It costs the same for local businesses. Student groups can book the space for free. International student Jiyoung Park was outside Biko Library last Monday September 19 where Fido representatives were soliciting for most of the day. She suggested that having advertisers on campus might be helpful to other international students who arrive without a Canadian cell phone and who may not be easily able to get to Lansdowne Mall. “There’s so much of [advertising] everywhere that it doesn’t phase me that it’s here,” third year Nursing student Catherine Navarro said of Fido’s presence. “I don’t really care. I don’t pay attention,” another student, Chris Gray, said. “But it’s annoying [when people try to] suck more money out of you.” Note: Zoom Media pulled down its advertisements permanently in 2004 because of persistent vandalism by students.
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Are We Troy Davis? By Iris Hodgson
Troy Davis was to be executed last Wednesday, September 21 at 7pm EST in Jackson, Georgia. At 7:02pm, he was still alive. Rumours that Davis had just been granted his fourth stay of execution since 1997 began to circulate online. I flipped on the live feed from Democracy Now – Amy Goodman was broadcasting live outside the prison where Davis was held. She was standing in front of a roped-off area, speaking to some of the 700 supporters who had gathered that day, hoping that someone – the Georgia Parole Board, the Supreme Court, President Obama – would save Davis’ life. Davis was convicted in 1991 for the 1989 murder of a white off-duty police officer named Mark MacPhail. Davis has spent the last 20 years appealing this conviction, alongside a global movement of activists. An online petition in support of Davis generated nearly one million signatures. High profile supporters included former US President Jimmy Carter, Pope Benedict XVI, a former FBI director, the NAACP, and Outkast’s “Big Boi” and many others. Davis’ conviction was based solely on witness testimony. Davis’ lawyers say that 7 of 9 main witnesses have since recanted their testimony, claiming that the police officers investigating the case intimidated them into pointing the finger at Davis. There is no forensic or DNA evidence against Davis. No murder weapon was ever found. Davis’ family and his supporters argue that these circumstances present much more than a “reasonable doubt,” but Davis’ appeals have been unsuccessful. False witness evidence has proven to be a critical factor in three-quarters of cases where convicted prisoners are found to be innocent. At 7:30pm, Davis was still alive, but a stay was unconfirmed. Forty thousand people were watching the Democracy Now feed along with me. NAACP President Ben Jealous was being interviewed by Goodman, saying, “We came here prepared for a miracle or a funeral. And we’ve heard that we just got a miracle.” But no miracle came. Police presence at the prison increased. Police helicopters flew overhead. Cordons of police in riot gear with tear gas rifles closed in on the area where protesters were gathered. News came that Davis had been granted a reprieve, not a stay, which lasted only a few hours. The Supreme Court declined the appeal for a stay without comment. Davis was pronounced dead at 11:08pm. Thomas Ruffin, one of Davis’ lawyers, witnessed the execution. He said, “That’s not just a legalized lynching, that’s a threat to all innocent life in this society.” Protesters had taken up the chant, “We are Troy Davis,” implying that Davis’ experience is a harrowing example of how any American could be killed even if there is reason to doubt their guilt. This case isn’t just about the death penalty or the possibility that innocent people die on death row. It’s about the willingness of the police and the courts to criminalize, prosecute, and convict people of colour, especially men. Davis is a poor Black single man convicted of killing a married white police officer with young children. Around the time of MacPhail’s death, a local reporter commented that the police wanted to have a sus-
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pect behind bars before the funeral took place. Ruffin claims that nearly half of the people on death row in Georgia are black men, even though black men represent only 15% of the population there. The truth is that Davis probably died because he was not able to afford the representation he needed, and because of legislation that limited his ability to get a fair trial. Davis appealed his conviction in 1995. That year, Congress cut $20 million in funding to “post-conviction defender organizations” such as the Georgia Resource Center, who represented Davis. The Center lost 70% of its budget, which meant that it was unable to afford to examine witnesses that would have helped Davis’ case. In 1996, a year after the Oklahoma City bombing and seven months before an election, President Clinton introduced the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). The act prohibits appeals that are based on evidence that would have been available at the time of the trial, such as additional testimony of the witnesses that the Georgia Center couldn’t afford to examine. This includes testimony from the man who originally accused Davis of killing MacPhail, a man who some say confessed to killing MacPhail himself. Davis died, not because of evidence of his guilt, but because systemic barriers prevented him from being able to establish his innocence. Davis’ case is infuriating, and it is also part of a larger injustice happening in the American prison system. Michelle Alexander made headlines in March when her book, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colourblindness” was released. She claims, “There are more African American adults under correctional control today – in prison or jail, on probation or parole – than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the civil war began.” There are more African-American adults in the correctional system than there were slaves before 1850. Alexander claims that this is largely a result of the war on drugs, which is disproportionately waged in communities of colour, even though drug use is present in white communities at about the same rates. Once convicted, these people of colour are “denied denied the right to vote, automatically excluded from juries, and legally discriminated against in employment, housing, access to education and public benefits.” How are you supposed to advocate for your community if you can’t vote? How are you supposed to be represented by your peers if they can’t serve on juries? How are you supposed to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps if you can’t find work and can’t access social programs? There are more African-American adults in correctional control than there were slaves before 1850. I keep repeating it because this is unfathomable to me. On the night Troy Davis died, his sister, Martina Correia, said: “Sometimes, just because a movement grows, and the truth comes out, we still have people who are not willing to change their old ways. I’m here to tell you that no matter what happens this evening, the old South will fall.” She had better be right.
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Almost-all-Candidates Debate Low attendance at TCSA speeches, even from by-election candidates By Matt Rappolt
With college cabinet elections just wrapped up and Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) by-elections just beginning, it seems as though democracy is inescapable at this time of year, which is a good thing, of course. And last week, candidates for the TCSA by-elections made that clear as they gathered both Tuesday night on campus, and Thursday night off campus to pitch their platforms to the student body. Thursday’s speeches were held in the Sadleir House lecture hall in front of a disappointingly small crowd of about twenty, consisting mainly of fellow candidates and a few interested students. The size of the crowd, however, seemed to have no bearing on the candidates as each one delivered a strong speech that laid out their respective positions on how they would create change if they were elected. TCSA President Sheldon Willerton began by welcoming everyone to the event, speaking not only on the regulations and rules or the night (candidates had three minutes to speak and could answer two questions from the audience) but also on the “rich history” of Sadleir House and the role that it has played, and continues to play, within the university community. First to take the floor were Ben McColl and Kolby Kehr, the candidates running for the position of Students
with Disabilities Commissioner. McColl spoke first, arguing that “Trent is one of the most inaccessible universities in Canada,” and that if he was elected he would push for initiatives to increase both physical and mental accessibility. He also stated that starting a committee to openly discuss matters related to disabilities at Trent would be a main priority, regardless of whether he wins the vote. Kolby Kehr also spoke in favour of increasing accessibility, but his speech focused in particular on the need to fight the stigmatization of word “disabled”. He told of a friend who refuses to go to the Disability Service Office (DSO) because he does not want to be labelled as a person with disabilities. “The word disabled could mean you’re flawed,” argued Kehr. He said that if he were elected he would work to change the name of the Disability Services Office and raised the idea of possibly incorporating it into the Academic Skills Centre. Answering a question from the audience, McColl and Kehr both affirmed their commitment to working together to advance their cause, regardless of the outcome of this week’s vote. Next to speak was Edrees Amiri, a second year Environmental and Resource Science student running uncontested for the position of Environmental Sustainability Commissioner. Edrees said that he
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Will Trent’s Catholic College Limit Intellectual Freedom?
was attracted to a position at the TCSA because the organization “is regularly involved in environmentalism.” Responding to a question from the floor, he mentioned that he wants to see all plastic bottles eliminated from campus and that every student should have metal reusable one. He did not say whether or not that means expanding the current ban on bottled water to other beverages. Also running uncontested is Matthew Baril for the position of Indigenous Students Commissioner. Baril stressed that, as Commissioner, he would serve as a voice for Indigenous students at Trent and when asked about his ideas for integrating Non-Indigenous students and Indigenous students he said that he wants to build community through student events such as a social or a PowWow. The most hotly contested position of the night was that of the International Students Commissioner, which saw three candidates take to the microphone to pitch their ideas. Mohemmed RazaSheik, the first speaker, argued that “it is essential to eradicate the prejudicial views against international students,” and called for the TCSA and Trent International Students Association (TISA) to work more closely together. He also said that communication and outreach are the keys to bridging the gap between international and domestic students. Chanel Christophe also spoke of the need to build bridges between international and domestic students. “I want to be the vehicle that fosters communication and promotes a greater understanding of traditions,” he said. Christophe noted that he would work with college cabinets as well as the other candidates to make sure all issues are addressed. The final candidate, Ariel Salmon, identified herself as a negotiator who would not remain complacent
about the way things are. She said that instead, she would fight for increased employment opportunities and scholarships for international students. Caitlin Currie, running for Gender Issues Commissioner, and Lindsey Musclow, for Mature and Transfer Students Commissioner (both unopposed), could not be present Thursday and sent speeches that were read by President Willerton. The remainder of the candidates, including those for both first year positions did not attend. Inclusivity and community building were the themes of the night, themes that were highlighted by the presence of a Sign Language Interpreter, the initiative of Students with Disabilities candidate Ben McColl, who translated everything said for the benefit of the hearing impaired. Almost every candidate touched on the need to both build relationships between students and extend those relationships to the wider Trent and Peterborough communities. This was was a marked and welcome departure from current divisive political tactics, especially those of the ongoing provincial campaign. Candidates pledged to work together, even if they are not elected, and after the speeches many stayed around and spoke to their competitors. It was great to see that politics doesn’t have to be about name-calling and spreading fear. All candidates offered their own unique visions for the way things should move forward and seemed to respect that others could have competing visions. In the end, it will be up to Trent students to determine the results. Voting for the TCSA by-elections will be held Monday and Tuesday outside Wenjack Theatre, and Wednesday and Thursday in the Library.
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I am concerned about the link Trent has approved in regard to a churchsponsored Catholic College. With all due respect to the leaders and negotiators of this move, I think they have not done due diligence about the implications regarding the limits on freedom of inquiry and on dissent that pontifically approved institutions bring with them. I am a progressive, Vatican 11 Catholic reformer from the sixties, a graduate of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. I have watched with distress the retrenchment from the ideas of that Council, the appointment of compliant and conservative bishops worldwide, the silencing of 150 theologians and thinkers, the inadequacies of the church’s response to the sex abuse of minors by clergy, and the imposition of a hard line sexual morality. Such is the Roman Catholic institution today. I ask the negotiators at Trent to reveal to the public the source and amount of funds for this college. I ask if they have had real discussions about the issues I raise above. Have the courses been vetted for rigorous academic content? Are they apologetic, devotional? I think Trent may be risking its reputation as a place of unrestricted intellectual inquiry in a gesture of misplaced tolerance. Certainly we need dispassionate inquiry into the world religions at all levels of education. I ask if this move serves that end. Rosemary Ganley Peterborough
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Future of Our Space Still in Question
A student’s thoughts… By Jacob Speck
On Monday September 12, Peterborough City Council extended Our Space’s contract until April 2011. Our Space will receive $58,000 in city funding – just over half of the $100,000 one-year contract extension that had been recommended by city staff. The non-profit local community drop-in centre, located at 574 George St at The County Orange Hall, is a place where people may come for food, shelter, clothes, to do laundry, shower, socialize, and to seek out opportunities for jobs and skill development. The centre is known to be welcoming of those who are ineligible for or barred from similar services at other locations. The staff and volunteers of Our Space work collectively to create a space that aims to be safe, respectful, and inclusive. It is a cool place during the summer and a warm place during the winter. Mayor Bennett asked that A Request for Proposal (RFP) be struck prior to April 2012, inviting other community organizations who could provide the services that Our Space currently provides. Our Space is welcome to submit a proposal at this time, and council members speculated that they might be the only organization willing to provide these services. A review of Our Space’s everyday operations will also be held in January 2012. A summit of community stakeholders and concerned citizens will be held before the final RFP is issued. In the meantime, Our Space’s fate hangs in the balance. During the meeting, representatives to spoke passionately in support of Our Space as an important part of the Peterborough Community. Joanne Bazak-Brokking, a staff member/volunteer for Our Space quoted Muhammad Yunas, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: “All human beings have the inner capacity not only to care for themselves but also to
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contribute to increasing the well-being of the world as a whole. All society needs to get people out of poverty is for us to create an enabling environment.” Only two people, Rosemary and Bruce Finn, who own property neighbouring Our Space, argued against it. Rosemary Finn complained that Our Space’s clients were loitering and smoking outside of Our Space’s property. The city needs to become a lead in the formation of a newly found centre of understanding, of reconciliation, of hope and of vision. Our current leaders need to elevate us all to work as a team and we all need a place to do that. Is Our Space that place? If we develop a place to over come bureaucratic burden, and the various fears of some, we can thrive. Can we do that? At the meeting, Joanne went on to say “There is more and more evidence from all corners of the world that empowerment of the people who are living in poverty enables them to change the course of their lives for the better.” Our political leaders need to take a moment and figure out how to get beyond the idea that we can only do what we can with the budget we have. They need to be true leaders and inspire us all to put aside our fears and take a moment to walk in the lives of the other stakeholders so that the beginnings of understanding and respect can be fostered for the strengths and weaknesses of each other. Today, the Our Space Community Centre plays a unique and vital role in our community with a model of empowerment, participation, and contribution. What it offers today is just the beginning of what is possible for a fully functioning community centre. Our Space needs the opportunity to realize this potential through the stability of core funding and a secure location. This also requires the support of the community working collaboratively as a whole.
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Com-missing in Action By Iris Hodgson, with files from Chanel Christophe
Trent Central Student Association Fall byelections begin this Monday, but the TCSA has failed to attract candidates for two commissioner positions on its Board of Directors. There are no names on the ballot for the Queer Issues Commissioner position or the Women’s Issues Commissioner position. It is still possible for representatives to be found and appointed by the TCSA Board after the by-elections. However, these commissioners will not be able to vote since they won’t have been elected by Trent students. TCSA President Sheldon Willerton notes that “this is the second year in a row that most of the equity commissioner positions have not been filled.” He acknowledges that empty seats on the Board can mean that the TCSA’s services “may not reach as many students because those perspectives are absent when discussing the implementation or improvement of our services.” He added that, when commissioners are lacking, the TCSA can lack relevance especially in the eyes of the students that those commissioners would represent.
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Spoon-worthy Make your own (chocolatey, bike-powered) tortillas By Robyn Smith
What a terribly exciting, and extremely overwhelming, month September can be. Coming back from a summer of travel and sun and figuring out classes, work schedule, readings, and OSAP, is busy. Plus there’s always a million things you’ve promised yourself that this year, you’ll join. Between trying to do your readings, and bopping
around town for Artseek, Pride, and DisOrientation, things get lost in the shuffle. However, there is one thing that you cannot, must not, forget to do- visit the Seasoned Spoon Café. I am always shocked by how many people in my upper year classes will nod vaguely at its mention and say, “Oh right, that place! I’ve never been, but I’ve heard it’s amazing. I’ll have to go one of these days.” Well, in the shuffle described above,
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“one of these days” sometimes turns into one of these weeks, months, years! Especially if you tend to inhabit that other side of the bridge, tucked into an Indigenous Studies office or in front of a microscope in the Chem Lab, it’s really easy to just stay there. But it’s not worth it. Trust me. Even in the winter, that bridge is not insurmountable and you might even find the brisk air doing your lungs some good. The Spoon is a pretty unique entity on campus, and even in Ontario. It is the only place at Trent where you will be able to eat a healthy, affordable wrap made with vegetables grown by students right here on our very own lovely property. We are so lucky to have it- while it is easy to take it for granted, it was not always here and we owe a lot of gratitude to the fine and firm folks who fought so hard to establish an alternative eatery on campus. The Spoon serves a very important purpose- not only do we serve up delicious, affordable food on a daily basis, we also provide educational opportunities through student work and volunteer placements, workshops, lectures, conferences and other events. We strive to be an open and welcoming student space where you can meet with friends and profs, learn new skills, or hang out and study— even if you you just buy a coffee or bring your own lunch, all are welcome. Part of our mandate is to ensure that all people in the Trent community have equal access to delicious, healthful food. We do this in part by doing our very best to keep
costs low, and we also give folks the chance to learn sweet skills so that they, in turn, can cook up Spoon-worthy food at home. In the past, we have held workshops on canning, fermentation, bread baking, sprouting, yoghurt making, herbalism, home gardening, indoor herb growing, gluten free baking, and so much more! We are open to ideas and if you have knowledge to share we invite you to let us know. So don’t wait until your fourth year- you’ll be kicking yourself. Swing by Champlain College (follow your nose past the book store, TCSA office, and Great Hall) and give your taste buds a treat! We are open Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 3:30pm. We always have a variety of wraps, soups, salads and mains featuring anything from savoury vegan shepherd’s pie to the most decadent mac and cheese you’ll ever try. We also have the best coffee around, a wild assortment of teas, and a team of fabulous bakers skilled at vegan, gluten free, and of course traditionally wheaty/buttery delights. Join us at the Spoon, and bring your friends too! Our next workshop is not to be missed- on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 4:30pm we will host a Traditional Tortilla Making party where we will create and share Mexican tortillas (with chocolate!) hosted by Ivan of ChocoSol, a horizontal trading company that grinds their own cacao beans using bike-pedalled power. Like all our workshops, it is $5 or PWYC, and we will definitely be eating well. So what are you waiting for? See you at the Seasoned Spoon!
By Caileigh Morrison
On Monday September 16, a new season began at Trent Radio. Although the first week saw the return of many Trent Radio veterans, about sixty percent of programmers had their first ever show. To celebrate these neophytes, I have reconstructed the events that occurred during my first show to help readers gain a better understanding of what it’s like to be a first-time Trent Radio programmer. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:00 - 4:00 Write script for first ever radio show 4:29 Run from residence room in Lady Eaton to bus stop at Bata Library to catch the Trent Express 4:30 - 4:40 Frantically continue writing script for first ever radio show on the bus, fighting off motion sickness and panic 4:41 Successfully arrive at Trent Radio House 4:42-4:54 Unsuccessfully try to play it cool in the Trent Radio kitchen 4:55 Begin lurking outside the door to Studio A, waiting for the other show to WRAP. IT. UP. 4:58 Scuttle in to Studio A and set up laptop, headphones and microphone 4:59 Die of fear 5:00 Come back to life just in time for first ever radio show to begin 5:00-5:03 Read stiffly from script as whole body sweats 5:04 Dead air 5:04-5:07 First ever music break, joyous dance in honour of first few minutes on air 5:08 Dead air 5:08-5:23 Cycle of speaking, dead air, music, dead air continues 5:23-5:25 Read the poem America by Allen Ginsberg; realize that it has far more inappropriate words than should ever be said in a public radio broadcast at the dinner hour; continue regardless 5:26 Final round of dead air before final song (it was definitely shorter this time. Right?) 5:30 Emerge from Studio A, sweaty and shaking but triumphant 5:31 Say goodbye to James, the Programme Director, and scuttle out the door 5:40 Catch the Trent Express back to campus 5:41-5:50 Reflect on first ever radio show; grin smugly at all the nobodies on the bus whose voices have never been broadcast before; decide to do it all again next week And here I am two years later, doing what feels like my kajillionth show and consistently resisting the urge to barf beforehand. Heck yes! You can listen to programs - old and new - today and most every day of the academic year at 92.7 CFFF FM or online at trentradio.ca. Want to be in the know about exciting Trent Radio happenings? Join the Facebook group or follow @trentradio on Twitter.
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ask Environment and Sustainability Commissioner
Students with Disabilities Commissioner
I’m Edrees Amiri and I am a second year Environmental Science student here at Trent. My name is Kolby Kehr and I am a third year honours student. This year I am running for
My involvement in extra-curricular activities goes back to when I was in high school. I served as Executive Assistant, Lieutenant, and Patrol leader in different organizations such as East York Student Government Council. When I moved to Peterborough last year, I began searching for the groups that had been involved in Environmentalism and Sustainability. I found Trent Central Student Association (TCSA), an amazing organization continually works to improve and expand the scope of its advocacy, activities and programs for the students. I deeply care about the environment and that’s one of the main reasons that I would like to be the Environment and Sustainability Commissioner at the TCSA. As an Environmental Science student, I am confident that I can make an effective contribution to Trent University’s environment. Working with the TCSA will allow me to work on issues that I am passionate about. I feel enthusiastic to work with the people that are currently part of the TCSA.
International Students Commissioner My name is Chanel Christophe. I am a third year International Development and Hispanic Studies major and I am presenting myself as a candidate for the position of International Students Commissioner in this year’s elections. As Commissioner I want to be the vehicle that fosters communication, and through that communication hopefully promote a greater appreciation of our diverse cultures and traditions. I want to build on the work that organizations like TISA and the regional groups do here on campus so that the voice of the international student body is represented and heard not only by the administration, but by other students as well. For all intents and purposes, Trent, and more inclusively Peterborough, is our home and by working together in a spirit of collaboration and mutual respect, we can make it the best home that it can possibly be. Hello! I am Ariel Salmon, a second year international student pursuing a major
in biochemistry. My extracurricular activities have ranged from Debating and Student Council to Creative Dance and Tennis. As a fellow international student I have a deep awareness of the issues faced by our international group here at Trent as well as the efforts by various organizations on campus to help meet our needs. There are, however, improvements in our policies and representation that must be made in order to facilitate our growing demands and concerns. I am here to represent you and to negotiate on your behalf.
Students with Disabilities Commissioner. I have been a member of Disability Services since first year. Accordingly, I will take a personal interest in fulfilling every aspect that this position requires. I will go above and beyond my immediate duties to ensure that YOU, the student body, are fully satisfied with opportunities, accessibility, and overall accommodations. My mission includes raising more awareness for students with disabilities as well as providing students with “barrier-free education through advocacy, [leadership] and representation” (TCSA). If elected, I will make sure that all ideas, questions and concerns will be thoroughly entertained. This will be done by means of critical discussion between the board of directors and I. All students are welcome to send me e-mails regarding any questions, ideas and/or issues to kolbykehr@trentu.ca. Vote KOLBY KEHR for Students with Disabilities Commissioner! That’s my name in Braille.
Here it is again in Sign Language:
For those of you who haven’t figured it out yet my name is Ben McColl. I am a Queens-Trent Concurrent Education Student here at Trent and I’m in my last year. Some of you know me and a lot more of you have probably seen me around. Those of you who have talked to me know I am very passionate about disability rights. I’ve had a disability since the day I was born…so why shouldn’t I be? I walk with a cane and spend a lot of time on campus. More accurately, I spend a lot of time getting around campus. Trent has one of the most inaccessible campuses in Canada and I’ve decided it’s time to do something about it. The present time for the Disability Rights Movement is what the 1960’s was for the Civil Rights Movement. It’s time for changes. Radical ones. That’s why I’m running for Students with Disabilities Commissioner… because together we can make those changes happen. It’s my personal philosophy that everyone has a disability in some way, shape, or form, whether it’s visible or not, and I’m sure we’d all love to see a change or two around here. Let’s make those changes happen. Together. Let’s slash through the red tape. Together. Trent, let’s get things done.
Gender Issues Commissioner
My name is Muhammad Raza Sheikh and I am running for the TCSA International Students Commissioner! If elected I intend on working toward the following: - achieving a greater working relationship between the TCSA and TISA - providing greater transparency for International Students with respect to the services provided by both TCSA and TISA - to develop and work toward a campaign along with the anti-racism commissioner to eliminate misunderstanding with respect to International Students - develop a system of feedback that would allow international students to provide direct insight as to how they feel about their Central Student Association and what they would like see improved Along with a new approach of working with TCSA and TISA, I bring forth past experiences with student associations, as I was the Vice President of the South Asian’s Association at Trent in 2009-2010 & and as the President of the Trent International Students’ Association in 2010-2011. I was also the TISA representative to the College and Student Services Committee (CASSC).
Hi! My name is Caitlin Currie and I am running for the position of TCSA Gender Issues Commissioner. The topic of gender is firmly centred in my life as I examine, critique, discuss and live the complexities in all facets of my day. As a fourth year Gender and Women’s Studies student I engage theoretical and feminist perspectives to better understand the construction of gender and the ways in which our identities intersect with other forms of oppression. As a member of various Trent and Peterborough groups and committees, I actively aim to build communities through gendered experiences while educating the general populace on gender issues. As the Gender Commissioner of the TCSA, I would hope to continue the conversation of gender neutral and accessible washrooms on campus, build networks with Trent and Peterborough organizations working to fight gender oppression and other forms of marginalization and seek to create space in which gender minorities can represent themselves and build safe, meaningful relationships. Additionally, I’d like to continue to build allyship with the Gender and Women’s studies department to ensure agency and gender content across all disciplines.
Mature and Transfer Students Commissioner
First-Year On-Residence Commissioner
Hi my name is Lindsey Musclow and I am running for the position of Mature
Hello there fellow Trent students, my name is James Abbott. I have decided to run for the position of First-Year On-Residence Commissioner. Being that this is my first year studying at Trent, I hope to get involved as much as possible while also being the voice of other first years living on residence. Before asking for your vote I should tell you a bit about myself. I’m here studying Business Administration. In the past I have been very involved in my school and community, including being the Vice President as well as Treasurer for my high school, Port Dover Composite School. Outside of school I also enjoyed volunteering for various community groups. Event planning and school politics come naturally to me, and I hope you all give me the opportunity to work for the TCSA, showcasing my talents while getting to know as many of you as possible.
and Transfer Students Commissioner. The reason I feel that I would be a good candidate is my experience in many leadership roles: I myself am a transfer student. When I made the decision to come to Trent University I had a difficult time orienting myself to the university experience. The difficulty I found being a transfer student living off residence was that I felt I was not made aware of the support from the university for mature and transfer students. I would like to be there to help advocate for those of us who are transfer and/or mature students to get involved and to make them aware of the support that is available to them.
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Who are you going to vote for? First-Year Off-Residence Commissioner
Good day Trent student body my name is Lucie Kawiche and today I am running for the post of First-Year Off-Residence Commissioner for your Trent Central Student Association. As a student not only living off-campus, but an international student as well, I know the feeling of being overwhelmed in a new environment and having to deal with the unique challenges that we face. In my capacity as first year student commissioner I hope
to be of assistance to the new student body, and to make you feel as welcome as the Trent community has made me feel. As your First-Year Off-Residence Commissioner I have every intention of putting forth the interests of those students living off-campus. First years offcampus are faced with a set of challenges unlike any other in the student body. Not only do we have the challenge of being in a completely new university environment, but we have to do it without the safety net of knowing that those around you are facing the same challenges. I hope to have the opportunity to put forth the concerns of my fellow students and bring them to the appropriate people. Remember that I myself am a new member of the Trent community, therefore feel free to come to me with any issues. I will try to address them in the most suitable fashion.
Retro Arthur
Don’t worry, students of the past didn’t care either
Flipping through Volume 33's Candidates for TCSA byelection is quite the experience. The first thing one notices is a lack of positions for students to run for. Among the positions that were elected those 13 years ago: Vice President Finance TCSA Senator International Issues Commissioner First-year Commissioner - Symons First-year Commissioner - Town Colleges Of those who ran, few wrote in, and those who didn't were excused with a "they weren't ready by press time," one line that commonly accompanies the TCSA Election introduction. But what always amuses is the amount of voter apathy that continues after 13 years of consistent student elections. The common reaction for students is to vote for a friend. The halls where speeches are held are never overbooked. However, the times they are a changin'. There are many more ways for the students of Trent to become involved in politics. As the titles have added up within past years, there has been an increasing amount of students who apply. The good news lies within the ability of people to find some sort of representitive on campus to talk to about their issues, and that's pretty awesome.
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[CMA] Federal Government Cuts 43%of Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Budget
Discrepancies between Provincial and Federal Assessments of Mining Projects By Natalie Guttormsson
On July 20, 2011 two announcements were made that suggest the persistence of Taseko Mines Ltd., regarding their gold-copper project near Williams Lake, British Columbia, is motivated by more than a bruised ego, and may in fact be part of a very strategic plan. The first announcement came from the Federal Government, announcing a plan to cut the budget of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency by 43% for the 2012-2013 year as well as eliminate one third of the fulltime positions within the Agency. The CEAA currently has two projects under review and 22 comprehensive studies in progress in BC alone. The environmental assessment is a key step in the project evaluation process, giving the environment some institutionally recognized worth compared to the minerals in the ground, as well as the opportunity for public input. Slashing the budget and personnel will make it impossible for thorough assessments to be done on every project that is assigned to the agency. This is a major concern for communities facing mining project proposals.
The “New Prosperity” project proposal was submitted to the Federal Government on June 6, 2011, but was officially received by Federal Government in September. The environmental assessment will begin on or before November 7, 2011. The duration of the project is one year, potentially being impacted by the planned budget cuts. The first project, known singularly as “Prosperity” was rejected on the basis that it would cause “adverse environmental effects” on the surrounding environment, fish habitat, grizzly bear population and the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation. The first proposal included the destruction of Teztan Biny, or Fish Lake, and although the new proposal no longer plans to use the lake as a tailings pond, the mine itself is in the same location and the potential impact is still a concern. The second announcement was a report released by the North West Institute in regard to a comprehensive, comparative study between the environmental assessment process conducted by the province of British Columbia and the process conducted by the Federal Government. Both levels of government conducted their own separate assessments of the same project and turned out dramatically
different results. While the federal government rejected “Prosperity” in November of 2010, the province approved it in June, several months before the Federal decision. The report further states that the BC Auditor General Office fails to follow up on projects that are approved and accuses the BC Environmental Assessment Office of rubber-stamping projects rather than thoroughly investigating. The Environmental Assessment is supposed to be a “neutral, objective fact-finding exercise to inform decision makers” says the North West Institute report, but instead, in the case of “Prosperity” it was “incomplete, hurried, flawed and less than objective”. The report calls for both governments to take the issue seriously that “two EA processes, examining the same project and with the same terms of reference, could produce such dramatically different results.” With the BC government heavily in favour of pushing “New Prosperity” forward, the federal assessment is increasingly important in order to stop the project through the official, government channels, but with cut-backs coming it could be a very contentious issue to watch.
TCSA News: Government Relations By Brea Hutchinson, Vice-President Student Issues
The provincial government is easily the most influential level of all governments when it comes to the postsecondary education sector. Recognizing this, here at the TCSA we strive to ensure every opportunity we have with provincial level decision makers is well utilized. At the beginning of the summer, the TCSA had the chance to have a conversation with the director responsible for overseeing and improving OSAP. In this meeting we brought up some of the most common concerns (debt is too high and support is too little) but we also made sure the director was aware that students have some of the highest unemployment rates in the province and here in Peterborough we have one of the highest general unemployment rates. This reality forces students to either
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leave the Peterborough community or remain under- or unemployed. During the month of August we had the opportunity to inform the Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities (the Ministry that oversees funding, OSAP, and some of the finer regulations within the sector), John Milloy, of some of the unique circumstances and consequences Trent faces in the current funding framework. We were able to tell him that with the status quo, a focus on growth, Trent has been forced to enter into agreements that provide a pittance of funds in exchange for damning our community relationships. And just a few days ago we had the Official Critic of Post-Secondary Education Rathika Sitsabaiesan come to our campus with the desire to talk about the role the federal government ought to play in the sector. After giving her a quick run around the campus, we discussed the room for
improvement in the federal transfers to the province which ought to be ear-marked for post-secondary education. And, as this is being written, the all-candidates debate on campus is about to happen, with almost all the candidates confirming their attendance. Students will have the opportunity to ask pointed questions about the candidates’ education platforms. Questions such as: “Why are nurses, teachers, and mature students denied access to the Liberal Party’s 30% tuition fee rebate?” As much as the TCSA can meet with politicians and decision-makers, what we need more than anything else is for students to be engaged with our representatives. We need to tell candidates, our parents, and anyone who will listen that education matters.
environment
Keepin’ Sustainability Real By Anthony P. Gulston
Jakub Misiek is known as Jakub the Polish Rapper to some and The Straw Bale Guy to others. This past weekend Jakub definitely earned his Straw Bale moniker. He is enrolled in the Master of Arts in Sustainability Studies program at Trent University and attended the IMPACT! Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership 2011 in Guelph. Jakub was at IMPACT! presenting his research. He has studied sustainable building techniques on site and in school. Sustainable building techniques are teachable, but the ethos behind the practice is uncharted territory. Many people, such as David Suzuki, and many organizations, such as Sustainable Peterborough, define sustainability in very practical, goal oriented terms without approaching the murky water of its theoretical implications. Jakub’s research is on the topic of sustainable builders. As
a sustainable builder himself, he is asking his colleagues, the “social entrepreneurs” in the field, why they are a specific sect of building and not the norm. In this pursuit, Misiek is examining what makes natural builders different: their vision for a better way to live is inherent in their building practices. The research is fruitful for Jakub because sustainable builders all go into this alternative to conventional building for very passionate, well thought out reasons. It’s not just a skill, but a will that drives these “social entrepreneurs” to make a positive difference with their work. What the reasons are and what that difference is varies from builder to builder. “Deriving a standard meaning of sustainability in modern times embroils significant controversy, where there is such heavy reliance on the economy,” says Misiek. “For me, sustainability goes beyond minimizing my own environmental footprint such as minimizing energy
consumption and reducing fuel use.” The first time I heard the word sustainability was from David Suzuki. Suzuki actually gave a guest lecture at the conference on the merging of ecology and economy. Suzuki said that “[t]he economy must support ecology” and that we need to focus on “steady-state economics” instead of a model of continuous growth. By collaborating with others in the production and consumption aspects of the student seminars, Jakub has expanded his own research and the research of others. “I am playing my part in addressing sustainability within the construction industry, one of the biggest polluters, which desperately needs a shift from standard ways of thinking and operating,” Misiek says. As Suzuki says, this is a burden upon youth and the solutions to many problems surrounding living sustainably are being solved by the young people, one conference at a time.
Campus Culture
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Home is where the toga parties are By Sarah McDonald
I’ve decided that the purpose of frosh week is to make you forget what an awful summer you had, and to wash away any feelings of uncertainty about moving away from home. That, and throwing toga parties for fun and dancing until 12:30 in the morning. Not to mention painting yourself from head to toe and cheering until your lungs feel raw, making a complete fool of yourself. It’s been a couple of weeks. It’s amazing how easily you can slide into the groove of another life. I don’t even think about home. The other day a couple of my friends had a big cry-fest in their room because of homesickness. I think it should be called “cry-sickness.” Because that’s all you do. Moan and weep. Personally, I’ve teared up once since I’ve been here. And that’s only because I just finished watching the Emmys and I was practicing a make-believe acceptance speech in the bathroom mirror. Not that missing family is a bad thing. I’ve Skyped them, I’ve called, I’m not totally alienating myself from my own flesh and blood. It’s just that everything is so exciting and the last thing a first year student
should be worrying about is whether or not everything is going smoothly back home. “Home” is now your dorm room. I’ve heard it slip a couple of times from some students’ mouths. Instead of “I’m going back to my room,” it’s “I’m going back home.” It’s just that easy connection: home is where you sleep, eat, and to throw in a little cheese, home is where the heart is. It’s funny how in only a matter of weeks it’s become an instinct to call this closet-space home, or in maybe a broader range, the college we live in. I love this feeling of community! I understand now the importance of living on residence the first year, even if it is a bit out of all of our budget ranges. To run into someone cute while wearing your most unflattering pair of pajamas, experiencing a horrible hair day - now that is bonding. One thing that stands out to me about Trent is the word “culture.” It’s everywhere. You see it all around campus. Culture is something I never got, coming from a small northern town of 18,000 people. My friend told me once she could count the ethnicities of everyone from our hometown on one hand. Being here is an experience I
think everyone should have; the opportunity to study culture, be immersed in it, and observe it independently without parents breathing down your neck. I know now that no matter what, I’m going to travel in my upcoming school years, because isn’t that what university is all about? Growing up and finding yourself? Or just getting away and
becoming your own entity, a self-sufficient being who wants to experience their own adulthood separate from all the baggage they left behind. For me it’s a little bit of both. I could never accomplish anything in my smothering small town. But being here opens an opportunity for everyone that we should all embrace.
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Loud music and Vespers By Scott Wannan
The Planet Bakery was packed on Friday as four bands put their own stamp on the night. There was something for everyone. It started off with singer songwriter Claire Ryan, followed by folk singer songwriter Jos Fortin. Tin Vespers linked the folk of the previous singers to the rock and roll of the Candle Cave Ensemble Pt. II and Cousins who finished the night. Claire Ryan started the night off with her heart on her sleeve. Her songs were sad and slow but had a good solid rhythm to them. The symbolism in her lyrics can be a little overwrought at times, but her words were also melancholy and filled with details. Think a deeper voiced Julie Doiron. The next artist, Jos Fortin, was very similar to Claire Ryan. Jos’s songs have more of a folk feel to them, with a little bit of country mixed in. His songs are more storytelling songs - I don’t know many songwriters who use words like
“tincture.” There was lots of volume variance in his songs and in a room where people won’t stop talking those softer parts tended to get lost. Tin Vespers were up next, the bridge between the singer songwriters that started the evening and the rock and roll that would finish it out. They are a fascinating five piece band including an accordion, drums, keyboard, a three stringed guitar and a cello. The lead singer, Meagh Culkeen, plays the three stringed guitar while both the accordionist and the cello player contribute to the lush harmonies. Their music is rather hard to explain. They have a majestic sound that reaches out and grabs you in a bear hug only reluctantly letting you go for the next song. They know exactly when to push forward and when to hang back. Either way they’re great and utterly captivating. After Tin Vespers the Candle Cave Ensemble Pt II made things a lot louder. They played a very straight ahead, danceable style of rock with surf and garage rock thrown in
to flavour the riffs. They had a great wall of sound, straight up with no frills to get in the way of dancing. Cousins closed out the night with their thumping brand of aggressive, noisy rock and roll. They are a reverb soaked two piece from Halifax with riffs going off in every direction. They have a sharp, pointy guitar tone that rips out of the speakers and a singer that never abandons his desperate, searching vocals that usually stay melodic. What they play is blues at its core; it’s very distorted and put through a noisy punk rock filter, but it’s still blues. The night had really was evolution. Claire Ryan and Jos Fortin were rather soft and Tin Vespers was not particularly loud though they had their moments. The Candle Cave Ensemble Pt. II were the loudest band and Cousins topped everything nicely with their rather unique primitive bluesy punk rock.
Rock and Roll is Dead. Steal from it. Daniel Jacobs thinks you should know when to quit By Daniel Jacobs
A friend of mine went to go see The Stooges at North by Northeast (NXNE) last summer at Yonge and Dundas Square. It was a free concert. I knew about it and chose not to go. My friend, on the other hand, seemed to have a great time. Good for him. He was quite pissed off when I told him that I thought it was the most pointless
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activity he could have done with his day. He reacted violently, “Why? But Dan, you love The Stooges!” Yes I do. And love isn’t a powerful enough word to describe how I feel about The Stooges. Some people go to church. Some people read books. Some people give a shit about other things. I listen to rock and roll. I love The Stooges’ records; I listen to
them too much. When I listen to them I think about what Jeffery Lee Pierce said to Kid Gongo Powers when he was trying to teach him how to play guitar. “Listen to Bo Diddly man, it’s all in there.” It’s one and the same. It’s all in there. It’s a feeling and it is not worth decrypting. Don’t try and ruin it, just get a little drunk and dance! Now back to my rant. The Stooges reuniting and shoveling out shitty music is utterly fucking pointless. Stop ruining everything, it was fine. Leave it the fuck alone! Know when to say enough and stop.
was at least admirable. Then he had to go and team up with the fucking kings of “not knowing when to stop,” Metallica. If you’re a metal head and you like Metallica from twenty years ago, fine. But what good are they serving us now? The pictures of Lulu look like someone dressed up grandma and sent her off on a golfing weekend where everyone decided to wear “black.” These acts of self-indulgent celebrity crap-a-roo need to come to an end. Now, like I said before, I am a modernist. I think music should evolve. I’d rather listen to something new that sucks
Yes, I am one of those guys who listens to rock and roll on his stereo too much, while possessing ass-backwards opinions about art. All my friends say that I am an opinionated jerk. I know I am, but who cares? I have high standards. The embracing of banality has lead us down the path ending with Metallica and Lou Reed. I didn’t care what people had to say about The Stooges new release “The Weirdness,” I am not going to listen to it, and I’m not going to listen to “Lulu,” Metallica and Lou Reed’s awful choice of band name. I’m a modernist! All the recycling of the old needs to stop! This might be funny coming from a guy who listens to mostly “retro” bands. But there is a difference here and it needs to be made clear. Let the past die. Bands like The Stooges need to be left in the past. Lou Reed’s portfolio up until this point was doing it right. Changing, interpreting, and making new works. In fact, I didn’t even like Lou after the Velvet Underground, but his output
then this no-heart dribble. It’s starting to really disgust me. That being said, there is hope! There are great rock and roll bands. Some are even in your home town. The times have never been more fertile to destroy and build up something new. It’s going on right now. Rock and Roll is dead; it feeds on the remains of its past. Which bring me to my last point. Don’t stop listening to your record collection. There’s gold in there. Somebody once said to me, “having a record collection is like having a library of magic.” I don’t want to discourage people from salvaging influence from the past. In fact I encourage it. Rip people off, become something you are not, steal. There are great ideas out there, all for you to mess with. Take them, make them your own. Some of the greatest music out there is being stolen, and then being twisted. Take something old and screw with it, try to make something “new.” Whatever that is. Just do something. Don’t give in.
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Listings The Fourth Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk is being organized by Peterborough Clicks Walking Photographers. This non-profit, community event is meeting at the Holiday Inn on October 2 at 8am. Critical Mass- We learned a lot about riding bicycles last Critical Mass. We learned that cyclists can overtake the roads in numbers and that drivers don’t like it very much. Meet at City Hall on Friday September 30 at 4:30. Bring some signs and whatever else - we’ll spend the next half hour stopping cyclists and asking them to join us. At 5:00 we’ll ride. Check out the first issue of Critical Mass Monthly (and think about being responsible for the second issue do it up however you want.) www. scribd.com Events at St Andrew’s United Church A Fall Rummage Sale Saturday October 1st, 2011 9am to 11:30am, fall/ winter clothes, household items, small appliances. At St Andrew’s United Church, 441 Rubidge St, Peterborough. For more information, call 705-742-8294. Also on Saturday, November 5th there is a “Dinner, live auction and theatre” at St Andrew’s United Church, 441 Rubidge St, Peterborough. The dinner is at 5:30pm, and the live auction is at 7pm, followed by entertainment “Cinderfella” The cost is $25/person. For more information, call 705-745-2722.
Traditional Tortilla Making Workshop Wednesday, Sept. 28th at 4:30pm at the Spoon! Join Ivan from ChocoSol as we take a journey through the history of Mexican tortilla making, and create a tortilla meal to share. Bring instruments, friends, and anything else you need to turn this workshop into a party! Cost is $5 or PWYC. St John Ambulance has Standard first AID/CPR courses on every weekend this fall and many weekdays. CPR renewals on Tuesday nights 705 745-0331 sja.ca Student discount on most courses. Fall Monday night Yoga Class! Prana Flow Yoga 12 week series. Yoga has proven to reduce stress, increase euphoria, and maximize health in body and mind. This is an all levels class. All are welcome! Instructor: Tiina Kivinen 50 hr certified. Dates: Mondays Sept 12 - Dec. 5. (not including Thanksgiving) Time: 7:30 - 9pm Cost: 12 weeks for $108 (commit to your practice!) or Drop in for $12 - 15 sliding scale. At Sadleir House Dining Hall 751 George St. N Peterborough. Introduction to Buddhism: “Travelling from Confusion to Original Sanity” A 10-week Study Group based on talks given by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and carefully compiled under his direction. Starts September 15 at Sadleir House. Whether you are new to Buddhism or already
have experience studying the Dharma, this is a great opportunity to engage in lively discussion of Buddhadharma. For more information, call 705-755-0063. Scottish Country Dancing at Trent: The twenty first year of Scottish Country Dancing at Trent begins Thursday, September 15th in The Gathering Place, Peter Gzowski College, on the Main Campus from 8.00 to 9.30 pm. Social dancing for all ages. FREE nine week introduction. If Thurdsay does not work for you the Peterborough Scottish Country Dance Society have a Beginners class on a Tuesday evening from 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm in the parish hall of All Saint’s Anglican Church. They offer a special reduced fee for students. For more information on either of these groups call John or Joan Reeves at 748-5255 or e-mail jfreeves@smpatico.ca. Transition Town Fall Curriculum 2011: Sadleir House, 751 George St. N. From 6:30 pm. to 8:30 pm and $5 or pay what you can unless otherwise specified. Pre-registration requested Contact Joan 705 743 8032 or joanttp@cogeco.ca. Oct. 4th: Heart & Soul – Episode 4 Sacred Balance Series facilitated by Jo Hayward-Haines. Meeting basic physical needs is just a beginning for human well-being. Like air and water, fire and earth, we need spiritual connection: we need to understand where we belong.
Oct. 25th: Raw Foods with Donna Williams. Donna will take us beyond salads while explaining the benefits of eating raw foods, showing a brief film and food preparation with dressings. Nov. 15th: Gasland Documentary. This film exposes the hazards of gas drilling. Dec. 6th: Touch for Health(TFH) with Linda S. Clarke: TFH is especially effective at quickly identifying and resolving muscle and joint pain, postural distortions and the physical/psychological effects of stress, accidents and trauma.
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