Volume 46 Issue 9 by Trent Arthur

Volume 46

Issue 9

November 14, 2011

Major funding cuts force Community Based Trent mental health fair Education program to seek new funding sources

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By Brett Throop

Following a 30% funding cut from Trent University this year, the university’s Community Based Education (CBE) program has cut student projects and staff and is looking for new funding sources. The program is considering new fundraising strategies, including asking students for a levy, charging course fees, and offering a new consulting service to organizations for a fee. Trent students have been conducting CBE projects— which match students with underfunded community organizations to help them conduct research—since 1989. The program is operated by the Trent Centre for Community Based Education (TCCBE), which facilitates Peterborough area projects, and the U-Links Centre for Community Based Education, which facilitates research in Halliburton county. A Community Based Education (CBE) research project at Trent either counts as an independent course credit or is part of the work for a regular course. Last year, TCCBE and U-Links worked with 14 academic departments ranging from Forensic Science to Indigenous Studies, and 55 community organizations. Almost three times fewer students will conduct research in the Peterborough area through TCCBE this year than did last. Last academic year, 123 students completed a project. This year the Centre anticipates that number will be only 44. “We’re saying no to students, which is really difficult,” Todd Barr, TCCBE executive director told Arthur. Students can no longer complete research projects for a half course credit (only full credit) and there are currently 34 proposed projects that will go unmatched partly because of reduced staff capacity. TCCBE has had to let one project coordinator go and remaining staff have had to reduce their hours. The program is considering all of its options for raising more funds. Barr said a student levy campaign will only happen if students involved with the program decide to lead it. As for program fees, he speculated that were one to be charged, it could be around $100 per project. Another fundraising option being considered would see community organizations pay TCCBE staff to conduct similar research to what students currently do for free. This might mean fewer project opportunities for students. TCCBE has had some trouble diversifying its funding sources in the past. Barr said that funding for community organizations usually targets front line service delivery, such as shelters and meal programs. For instance, when TCCBE applied recently to become a United Way member agency, its application was declined because of the Centre’s focus on research instead of service delivery. “We were denied not because they think we aren’t doing good work. They think we’re doing amazing work in the

community,” Barr said. “But they only fund downstream service delivery. And what we are is an upstream service provider. We are helping build the capacity of frontline service providers and government agencies to do their work by helping do research and evaluation.” The City of Peterborough also declined to grant funding to TCCBE recently because of its close ties to the university and research focus. CBE is sometimes hard to sell to the academic community, as well. “In the university community generally, across Canada, sometimes this work is considered maybe a little bit outside the mainstream of what a university is supposed to do. Although that seems to be changing at some universities and colleges in Canada,” Barr stated. He added that community-based education programs are the “perfect marriage” of applied and academic pursuits. Despite this, and the funding cut, which Barr called “really substantial,” he is confident that Trent is supportive of its community based education program. “I think there’s a lot of good will,” he stated. “We’re on their radar at the administrative level and certainly in a number of departments people are valuing the partnership with us.” He also noted that university-community engagement, which is what the CBE program’s mandate is all about, was enshrined as one of the three pillars of Trent’s Integrated Plan, adopted last spring. (Barr has been in talks with University President Steven Franklin about a possible university-community engagement forum for some future date). Added to that, are some strong indications of support from students who have completed projects. The majority of students participating last year responded to a follow-up survey about their experience with the program. 90% called their experience “extremely” or “very” worthwhile. The vast majority also said they would highlight their experience on a resume and recommend the program to others. Sue Collis, a fourth year Canadian Studies student, completed a CBE project last year which documented efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages. “The CBE program challenges students to ground their academic pursuits in ways that are meaningful to the wider community,” Collis told Arthur. “Many CBE placements are with organizations and community groups that could not otherwise afford or free-up staff to do the research conducted by students. As such, CBE operates as a tangible bridge between the University and the public. I think it’s a program that Trent should be proud of and promote.” Barr was clear that the CBE program is not being singled out for cuts. “In many ways we’re doing our part,” he said, noting that all academic departments faced funding cuts this academic year. U-Links could not be reached by press time.

More photos by Andrew Tan on page 5

in the paper this week:

feature: Columbian Students Mobilize p. 3 - Peterborough Waste Management Plan in Progress • p. 4 - Ryerson Radio Hard Times p. 5 - Immigrant integration conference details • p. 7 - Cool Columns p. 8 - Harold & Kumar and Afrobana • p . 9 - Fictional stories to provoke thoughts p. 10 - Come to Arthur’s AGM! • p. 11 - Arthur’s budget information

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Photos or racism didn’t happen Dear Fuckups! I find it quite disturbing that a hippy would even set foot inside the Venue let alone that the fuck up who “reported” this story of a member of the public dressed as a KKK member can’t provide a photo of the event. I mean, besides myself, doesn’t the entire world carry cellular phones with cameras? SO what you couldn’t provide photographic evidence for what reason? Oh that’s right you’re slandering a business you recently frequented only to come to terms with the fact that you’re hypocritical. So I am gonna have to go ahead and call BULLSHIT. Bullshit on your “article”, bullshit on your reporting and bullshit on the fact that you put this on the front page of your “Newspaper” without ANY evidence whatsoever. Again, go fuck yourself, Arthur. Get a standard and stick to it. Even if the standard mimics The Examiner, at least they have one! Robert Veale

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correction In our October 31 issue, Arthur reported incorrectly that ancillary and levy fees for 2011-12 had declined. This nonexistent decline was attributed to cost savings from switching the administration of student transit services to the TCSA. The correct ancillary and levy fee total for incoming students this year is $1,371.33, up 3.04% from last. TCSA has saved considerable money on transportation services after a student referendum last year put the transportation portfolio under their control. TCSA President Sheldon Willerton said that money is being used to extend student transit passes through the summer.

[Trigger Warning] The importance of disordered eating awareness Disordered eating: easy for many of us to ignore, impossible to forget once we are impacted. A group project with the aim of increasing awareness about disordered eating has sparked my passion into spreading the message that disordered eating is real, it’s serious, and it’s something we should never ignore. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental health illnesses, yet are not something that we seem to address enough. Body dissatisfaction has a direct link to the onset of disordered eating. Dissatisfaction can stem from feeling as if we need to look like something else, someone else. Contrary to the pressures put on young people by media, beauty is not a size. Beauty is not a shape. Beauty is not a number. Beauty truly does come from within, from laughter and confidence and feeling good about yourself. My challenge to you: tell those you love that they are beautiful, just the way they are. Hearing this from someone else can make a world of difference to someone who is feeling insecure, and help further our goal that we all need to love our bodies, every single ounce. JOIN US ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 FOR PERIWINKLE BLUE DAY By wearing the colour blue on November 17, you can show your support for positive body image and self esteem for both men and women! Look us up on Facebook: “Love Your Body, Every Ounce of It” or the event page “Periwinkle Blue Day 17/11/11.” Disordered Eating Awareness Group 4th Year Trent Nursing Students

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S.A.D season is upon us Coming out about mental health

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By Iris Hodgson

Last week, Trent Nursing students and Trent’s Active Minds partnered up with a long list of community organizations to present the “People Not Stigma” mental health awareness fair. For me personally, the end of Daylight Savings Time marks the official beginning of Seasonal Affective Disorder season, and so, this week especially, it’s heartening to see discussions of mental health happening in prominent places on campus. Part of erasing stigma is about creating safer spaces for people to be “out” about their experiences. Part of undoing stigma is being “out” ourselves. In that spirit, I’m about to break a self-imposed rule and talk about myself in this editorial. I’m nervous! But here it goes: Two years ago, I got so sick of feeling like shit that I made an appointment to see a therapist. I was pretty sure that I was about to be laughed out of her office. I was convinced I didn’t deserve professional help because a) objectively, my life was awesome, and b) I was still having some good days, though there were less and less of them. As I sat in the waiting room, I expected to be told that I was selfish for asking for support; that I was stealing resources from others who had “real”, more severe problems, and that I should quit being such a procrastinator and get my damn homework done. What happened instead was that, for the first time, I was diagnosed with depression, not laziness. It was awesome. I was thrilled. I wished I had done it years ago. For the first time, I allowed myself to believe that I wasn’t

overreacting, and I wasn’t making everything up. There was real support out there for what I was dealing with, and it was okay to access this support. That was a revolutionary moment, and my first good day in a long while. Last winter, I made a further discovery. I read through some of my journals from when I was a teenager. I found out that all the “I can’t stop crying and don’t know why,” entries happened between November and March. I thought I was an emo kid, but actually, I’ve had seasonal depression for about a decade. How had I not known this about myself? Mental health stigma isn’t about just hiding our symptoms or diagnoses from others. Mental health stigma is about not being able to understand your own experiences; not having the information you need to make your life more awesome. Stigma means that you don’t feel entitled to get help, or perhaps you feel “less than” if you need it. Stigma is about how the services, resources, support, accommodations, and treatment for mental health issues can be so inaccessible, especially in Peterborough, where many of us don’t have family doctors or health insurance. It takes assertiveness and persistence to find adequate supports, and, at least for me, those are qualities that are crucially undermined when I’m most depressed. My life is easier when I can be straight-up about this, especially when I can talk about it with people who I know are going through the same shit. Some of the best treatment I rely on is being able to say “Bad anxiety day” to a friend, knowing that I know how to be there for them if they say “me too.” Talking about this stuff helps. Thanks again to everyone who put “People Not Stigma” together for continuing the conversation.

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Common prescriptions can Peterborough Waste Management Master Plan in progress now be filled on campus Electronic Touchpoint units use videoconferencing, not robots, to get you your meds By Matt Jarvis

Beginning this year, students needing their winter dose of antibiotics will be able to access them from the Touchpoint Pharmacy units located across from Trent security at Blackburn. The machines dispense non-narcotic prescription drugs and facilitate video consultation between clients and a pharmacist at the company’s Oakville offices. Trent will receive 1% of the gross sales generated by the machines. Stewart Engleberg, Director of the Wellness Centre, expects the units to gross around $2,000 a year with profits going towards health promotion and education. Engleberg told Arthur that access to the machines will be made available to the general public as well as to students. Arthur conducted an interview with Oakville Tele-Pharmacist Bonnie Lewis via the video conferencing function of the Touchpoint machines. Lewis told Arthur that Touchpoint machines are being installed in hospitals, clinics and schools, as well as commercial pharmacies across Canada and the United States. The machines are stocked with pre-counted medications, packaged and shipped from Oakville. Unlike at a brick-and-mortar pharmacy, which needs its own dedicated pharmacists, Touchpoint allows for prescriptions that are entered at multiple locations to be handled by one pharmacist working remotely. Receiving the wrong drug is a public concern in the industry, and this fear is perhaps compounded by the increased number of hands involved in distribution. Ms. Lewis explained that in the unlikely event of a mistake, liability would fall on whoever is involved at whichever level of the process where the error occurred. Touchpoint accepts the student drug plan with a dispensing fee of $9.99, which is slightly cheaper than local competitors. By comparison, Shoppers Drug mart has a standard $11.99 fee. The units are currently in demo mode, with a box of chocolate being “prescribed” to anyone willing to go try them out.

Peterborough’s average hourly wage lowest

By Jacob Bogaard

During reading week, the City of Peterborough and its consultant Cambium Environmental Inc. hosted hosted two public information meetings regarding the management of the City’s waste over the next twenty years. The Peterborough Waste Management Master Plan (PWMMP) will take another ten months to complete and may have a significant effect on taxpayer dollars. The information meetings were held to allow public input into the creation of the plan through the completion of a survey. The meetings, held at the Peterborough Public Library, attracted few members of the public. PWMMP representatives noted that of the more than 75,000 residents in the City, only 20 attended the meetings - less than 0.001% of the population of Peterborough. Approximately 150 surveys have been completed to date, mainly online, but this is far short of the target set by representatives. To date, the PWMMP has established a Guiding Principle, which reads as follows: “The Peterborough County/City Landfill Site is a valuable resource. The City of Peterborough needs to minimize residual waste and optimize the use of the City’s diversion and disposal facilities. The City of Peterborough needs to be a leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship.” From there, three main goals have been identified: 1 – Maximize diversion (the amount of waste kept out of landfill through the use of recycling and composting programs); 2 – Minimize Generation (encourage residents to find ways of not producing the waste in the first place); and 3 – To have a fiscally responsible Waste Management System. Under each goal, a set of objectives have been compiled, which will serve as a means to achieving the three fundamental goals. Finally, measurable targets where identified, which will allow the City to measure their success. The next stage of the WMMP study will be to flesh out the goals and objectives, to determine exactly how they will best be achieved. This is where your input is needed. Do you feel there needs to be more composting done? More recycling? Should incineration be considered? Or does diversion just cost too much money, and we should continue to throw garbage in a hole and bury it? Let your opinions be heard! PWMMP representatives noted the importance of reduction and reuse, and that they were looking into methods of increasing these two “Forgotten R’s”, especially among students. For example, a program hosted at other universities in Ontario that allows students or recent graduates to give away their furniture to other students sparked interest. City of Peterborough residents - especially students - are encouraged to read through the public presentation and to fill out the on-line survey. Input provided through the surveys will be taken into consideration when the City and Cambium Environmental Inc. formulate details for the Plan. See www.peterborough.ca/wmstudy.

By Brett Throop

In 2010, Peterborough had the lowest average hourly wage among 34 major centres in Canada. In a study released last month by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Peterborough workers made $17.78 an hour on average last year. Meanwhile, at the top of the list, Sudburians made $41.24 an hour. In the same year, Canada’s average hourly wages went up 2.1 per cent. Peterborough was one of only six centres where wages declined. In Peterborough, average hourly wages decreased by 1.7%, behind Gatineau at 3.1% and Sherbrooke at 5.6%. Barrie, London and Calgary all experienced slightly smaller declines. To afford rent without spending more than 30% of income, Canadians had to work 122 hours a month on average last year. This figure represents a small increase of about one hour over the 2009 rates. In Peterborough though, workers had to put in an additional 5.6 hours over 2009 to afford rent -the sharpest increase in the country. The city also had the distinction of being the centre where workers had to work the most number of hours a month to afford rent: 168. At the other end of the spectrum, workers in Saguenay only had to work 57 hours to afford rent. Peterborough also has the highest number of renters in Canada who are in “core housing need,” according to Statistics Canada. That means they are unable to afford housing that meets adequacy, suitability, and affordability requirements. Recent immigrants, at nearly triple the rate of all Canadians combined, are the most likely to be in core housing need in Canada, followed by lone parent families, single people over 65, and Indigenous people.

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Ryerson Radio’s Future Clearer, but still Uncertain By Anthony P. Gulston

On January 28 2011, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) revoked the license of the campus station CKLN, based out of Ryerson University. According to the CRTC press release, this action was a result of “numerous complaints about the station’s governance structure, day-today management and operations, programming and ability to remain on air.” The in-fighting amongst staff and volunteers became so severe that volunteers were locked out of Ryerson’s Student Campus Centre second floor studio. The CRTC website stated that “during the seven-month lockout, CKLN-FM broadcast an intermittent loop of programming without any ongoing community involvement or oversight by the licensee.” Once back on the air, the administrative structure and programming had “little involvement from the Ryerson University student body.” Since it was designated a campus station, the CRTC requires that there be representation from the faculty and students on the board of directors. So,

after continued violations of their license agreement with the CRTC (and since airwaves are public property of the Canadian people), they were stripped of the 88.1 frequency. “Holding a broadcasting license is a privilege that comes with responsibilities and regulatory obligations,” said Konrad Von Finckenstein, Q.C., Chairman of the CRTC. According to reports from Ryerson’s The EyeOpener, the students of Ryerson have voted to put in a bid for their old frequency, which is vacant for the first time in 27 years. The staff and students who put forth the referendum question of whether to apply for the frequency are not formally affiliated with CKLN, and the proposed new station will not bear the name or likeness of CKLN. The cost of the bid is around $50,000. Ryerson has frozen $250,000 in levy money from 2011-2012 tuition that would have gone to CKLN. Ryerson will put this money toward the new station if the application for the new station is accepted. The proposed board structure for the new station will be a nine person board consisting of three student representatives,

three faculty representatives, and three community members. Being the only non-commercial bidder amongst at least 10 other commercial bidders, the Ryerson students are confident that they have a good chance of getting their frequency back. “It’s hard to tell [what are chances are.] But I have confidence that, if we put together a good case for a studentled RTA-supported [Radio and Television Arts program] type of arrangement, with a strong board, we will be successful,” Ryerson student president Sheldon Levy told The EyeOpener. One of the other bidders is the Evanov Radio Group, which looking to relocate its Z103.5 station. Bill Evanov owns 3 radio stations in Toronto and 11 across Canada. He has pioneered interesting new commercial radio formats, including the 2007 launch of Toronto’s CIRR-FM known as Proud FM. The station “programs to Toronto’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) population,” and claims to be the first of its kind in the world. The 2008 CRTC diversity of voices by-law states that, “The Commission recognizes that a plurality of ownership does not

necessarily guarantee a diversity of programming in the system and that large corporate entities may have a greater ability to provide high quality news and entertainment programming.” So the CRTC is not necessarily looking to privilege a campus or community station, but wants “the Canadian broadcasting system [to] provide access to a diversity of voices through broadcasting

services from the public, private and community elements.” But, the diversity of voices bylaw clearly favours the Ryerson bid in that one of the definitions of diversity in programming is that “the airing of content [be] made by a variety of producers, including independent producers.” We’ll have to wait until next year to see whether Ryerson Radio is back on the air at 88.1 FM.

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People Not Stigma MentalHealthAwarenessFair

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Student give great response to Awareness fair held last Wednesday

Photos by Andrew Tan

Last Wednesday, Arthur Newspaper’s Andrew Tan visited the “People Not Stigma” Mental Health Awareness Fair hosted by Trent Active Minds and Trent Nursing Students. The mission of this fair was to inform students about various mental health resources in Peterborough, and to reduce the stigma of living with a variety of mental health challenges. A variety of booths were set up at the event from different community health groups such as the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Youth Emergency Shelter, the Alzheimer’s Society and Trent Health Services. The Alzheimer’s Society gave students the chance to experience dementia with their dementia simulator. Those who attended the fair thoroughly enjoyed the information given and the presentations given later that evening.

Together We Prosper

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immigrant integration conference Thursday By Mathieu Lachapelle

This Thursday, the Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration is hosting its second Together We Prosper conference. To find out more, Arthur spoke with Jason Stabler, organizer of the event and Partnership Council Coordinator of PPCII. Arthur: What is the purpose of presenting this conference in our community? Jason Stabler: The organization that I coordinate is called Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration, and we are a program, here at the New Canadians Centre, that works to promote support and advocate for integration of immigrants into our community. We do that because integrating immigrants is essential to our prosperity as a community. Canada, and especially Peterborough, has a population that is growing older, and we aren’t replacing our population through births. That means we need to look for people coming from other countries for a source of labour as well as creators of businesses. What will probably resonate with most of us is a tax base. We need people that will continue to enable social services by paying taxes. A: What are the main issues affecting the integration of immigrants in a community like Peterborough? JS: Helping people to become certified to work in an area that they find meaningful is certainly something that we

need to do. In fact, a lot of newcomers have credentials in their own countries that are not recognized in Canada. Often, newcomers find themselves working in other areas and that can sometimes lead to anxiety and to other mental health problems. This is another issue our organization is trying to prevent. English language training is for other newcomers is an important service that we need to provide. A: Why is the conference named Together We Prosper? JS: What we believe in our organization is that through all of this working together, we will have a more prosperous community. For us, there is a sort of two-sided coin. In fact, we think we need to help the newcomers and then help the existing community to overcome the barriers and challenges that they face. At our conference, people will hear about the reasons that we need to attract and retain newcomers in our community, but also, they will hear about some tools and about some strategies other communities are using to work actively with newcomers, as well as some successful stories here in Peterborough. A: What can people expect to learn during the conference? JS: Well, many themes will be approached. The opening session will be about creativity and diversity and their importance for the economy. In fact, we believe that it’s by doing creative work that the economy can grow. And a way to bring more creativity is to bring more diversity.

A session will also be on engaging with young immigrants. Young people who grew up in Peterborough will share their experiences. People from the school board will also be talking about the work that they do in the school system, with people from the New Canadians Centre working on a program called “Settlement Workers in the Schools.” We have a session on newcomers’ health with a particular focus on mental health. Newcomers will talk about their own experiences, and about how we can overcome these challenges. People will also come from other cities to talk about what they are doing in their own communities. A: Where in our community should integration happen? JS: Immigrant integration needs to happen at different levels in our community. First, that needs to happen in the education sector in order for people to know about how we can benefit from newcomers. Integration also needs to happen in the social service sector which has to understand how to better serve a population that has people with different needs and values. That finally needs to happen at the economic level, where we need to learn how to attract people and keep them there, because they bring diversity and creativity, and creativity brings prosperity. The Together We Prosper conference will be held on Nov. 17 at the Holiday Inn. See ppcii.ca for details.

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Cornerstone blog calls for review of PCVS closure You can’t have a functioning neighbourhood without a school, because then there’s no point in living there,” he says. “People would move. I would move.” By Mya Rushnell

Brent Wood currently teaches at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus. He has been a resident of downtown Peterborough for 20 years, and his daughter, Caileigh, just graduated from PCVS. Wood is the author of PCVS Cornerstone, “An independent blog focusing on facts and arguments regarding Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School, the corner stone of our fair city, and KPR’s misguided attempts to remove it.” Wood started blogging about a week after the Kawartha Pine Ridge school board voted to close Peterborough Collegiate, the only secondary school still located in downtown Peterborough. Wood has been posting extensive and highly detailed arguments against the school’s closure ever since. Especially since KPR teachers have been barred from speaking about the decision, Wood’s blog has become a prominent resource for those hoping to keep PCVS from closing. Last week, Wood met with fledgling reporter and PCVS student Mya Rushnell to discuss this project. Wood says he is ideally positioned to be writing an independent blog such as this one. As an educator, but not an employee at KPR, he says he’s able to give an informed opinion, and has no professional obligation to stay silent. He’s not able to participate in the appeal process as a parent of a PCVS student, but, as the parent of a PCVS alum, he understands parents’ perspectives. Wood says that even though he no longer has a direct connection to the school itself, he is worried about the changes that would happen in the downtown if the school closes. “You can’t have a functioning neighbourhood without a school, because then there’s no point in living there,” he says. “People would move. I would move.” Still, according to Wood, PCVS is “one of the best

schools in Canada.” PCVS has an amazing atmosphere, [and] all the art makes it come alive. The vibe that you get when you walk through the doors is unlike anything else. The atmosphere is different from all the other “poured concrete boxes that are called schools.” PCVS’s history and architecture create an atmosphere of respectful behaviour and elevated intellectual standards. Most importantly, though, Wood recognizes that the pertinent facts regarding the ARC process weren’t accessible to the general public. Not everyone is able to sort through board reports, meeting minutes, and other information that gets buried on the KPR website, he says. One function of the blog is to sort through the legalese on the official documents and present information in a more straightforward format. Wood says that anyone with a connection to PCVS, and those who oppose school closures in Peterborough in general, have been appreciative of this endeavour so far. He says he gets letters saying, “We love this,” and “Thank you for writing this.” However, “the KPR board are less enthusiastic about it,” Wood said. This is unsurprising, considering Wood’s pull-no-punches style of argumentation. The most recent posts on the blog, as of press time, accuse KPR board member Diane Lloyd due to being the listing agent for several properties for sale that are located nearby to Thomas A. Stewart, another school that had been considered for closure. Wood says he feels his aggressive writing style is justified given the current situation. KPR Board Chair Rusty Hick “kept telling the trustees that a school had to close, but was telling the public that closing a school would be the last resort.” This “last resort” clause was the Accommodation Review Committee’s only substantial recommendation, Wood notes. But “our ‘last resort’ lasted 30 days. Hick wasn’t listening [to the community.] The decision to

close PCVS was already made,” Wood said. He called the decision a “sucker-punch.” Wood argues that the announcement of TASSS’s closure was never sincere. “If Hicks first said in June that he was closing PCVS then there would have been an entire summer of community protest,” he said. “The trustees might have given in to the pressure.” Instead, the decision to close PCVS was made by Hick three days prior to the Board meeting, which did not even leave enough time for community members to ask to speak at the meeting. If the ARC review had occurred in 2014, as originally scheduled, no school would have been closed. “Now is the only time that [Hick] could push this through,” Wood said. “Enrollment will level off.” In 2014, no one would support a school closure because people would just say, “we’ve gotten through the worst of it.” Wood also argues that the Board’s assertion that school closures must occur to improve programming is a red herring. Funding for programming is not based on the size of schools, but on the number of students, he said. In fact, “the KPR budget is increasing by about 2% each year” as enrollment has decreased. “No one has said anything about what’s wrong with programming now.” Wood says he is motivated to keep posting because he is “creeped out” by the silence from teachers and from their union. “If this was the Steelworkers, the union would be standing up against cuts,” said Wood. The [teachers’] union should “speak up and try and help.” He continued, “I’ve never seen PCVS teachers afraid. They’re always the ones to speak what they think. What was said to make them act like this?” He continued, “it reminds me of Harry Potter and how everyone is afraid to say Voldemort’s name.” For more of what Wood has to say, see pcvscornerstone. blogspot.com.

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Students in Colombia Mobilize Against University Privatization By Carolina Páez Garzón, Undergraduate History Major, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Medellín) Translated by David Sheinin

Colombians are mobilizing! Indigenous people have organized more than 30 marches in 2011. Miners launched some 70 protests. State workers have blocked the functioning of

government bureaucracies. Agricultural workers, Afro-Colombian communities, anti-corruption activists, health workers, as well as students and teachers have all mobilized in major cities asking that their dissenting voices be heard. The current student/teacher protests began when the Colombian government launched a reform of higher education that proposed supposedly better service for Colombians. In fact, what Minister of Education María Fernanda Campo Saavedra wanted was to transform public universities into for-profit organizations. This unprecedented move outraged university administrators, professors, and students. While the government initially backed down with the privatization proposal, it has surfaced again. Students are convinced this will stratify education in Colombia, making it inaccessible to many, reducing quality, and putting an end to university autonomy. One key concern is that the government plans to cut public spending severely on public higher education. The idea would be to have public universities generate their

own incomes, starting with sharp tuition increases. At present, public institutions have to find half of their budget on their own and without government help – this while the state spends an outrageous 3.7% of GDP on military expenses. Today in Colombia, students are in the midst of a weeks-long protest to defend high quality public education for all. There are strikes at 30 of 32 public universities in the country, and students at 15 private universities have joined the protests, as have dozens of professors, journalists, writers and others across Latin America. Social networks have been central to the mobilization of international support. Our protests have been peaceful marches, night vigils, meetings, conferences, lectures, flashmobs, campouts at universities as well as other activities to disseminate information about our goals. We have proposed the abrogation of the government’s privatization reforms and the substitution of a new reform that defends the strengths of our public universities and the right to an affordable education for all Colombians.

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The most exciting event of the year! Trent Radio AGM is coming up on Sunday, November 20

By Caileigh Morrison

If you’re a Trent Radio member (and all full-time undergrad Trent students are), remember the 20th of November. Why? Because it’s the TRENT RADIO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING! SHAZAM! KAPOW! WHOOPEE! SO MUCH FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN! Okay, perhaps that was a bit of a hyperbole. I know that lots of people would rather spend their Sundays practicing their religion/ nursing their hangover, but if you’re interested in how non-profit organizations are run or the governance of Trent Radio itself, this meeting will be worthwhile, I swear. Here’s the deal: believe it or not, Trent Radio is a corporation. That’s right. Like WalMart, McDonald’s or General Electric, Trent

Radio is legally considered a “person” that can own property (Trent Radio House!) and has paying members and a board of directors that is accountable to that membership. The difference between Trent Radio and those big, scary corporations that people like to make documentaries about is that Trent Radio is also a non-profit, charitable organization. Unlike a for-profit corporation, the responsibility of the board of directors is not to make the most profit for its members. Instead, the board must use all the money Trent Radio receives through grants, community membership fees, student memberships, and other fundraising initiatives to meet Trent Radio’s aims and objectives as a broadcasting licensee. These are to: -Maximize diversity of programming. -Inspire creative contributions to radio

programming. -Increase awareness of the power and potential of radio. -Encourage and inspire a positive use of radio. -Encourage empowerment and the politics of liberation and discourage protectionism and the politics of resentment. -Formalize its operations so as to promote fairness, clarity and efficiency in its decisions. -Encourage access to the facilities by both the Peterborough area and Trent communities. -Encourage the production of programming which reflects both of these communities. -Encourage co-operation, interaction, communication and understanding within and between these communities and fully reflect this radio community to the world beyond. I have learned from sitting on the board of directors at Trent Radio that the goal of all non-profits is to finish the year with no extra dollars in the bank. This means that the corporation isn’t in debt but that all of the money that it got a hold of has been used to meet its aims and objectives. Trent Radio rarely meets the zero mark (something always seems to come up that we don’t have enough money for), but we try as hard as we can to hover around it. Because Trent Radio is a corporation, it is required to hold an Annual General Meeting for its membership during which everyone

with a stake in the corporation is updated on what has happened that year and can vote on important decisions. During the meeting, we get to do exciting things like review financial reports, programme director’s reports, production manager’s reports, general manager’s reports, SEX reports (I’m kidding about that, just making sure you’re awake) and any other reports that may be brought forth. We also vote on the new board of directors, eat delicious snacks, and blame all of our problems on the Scapegoat (embodied by long-time member Paul Cleveland). Then we all say our goodbyes and head home to listen to Trent Radio from the comfort of our own kitchens and couches. As I mentioned earlier, all full-time undergraduate students at Trent pay a fee to Trent Radio, which automatically makes them members. Anyone from outside of Trent can also become a member if they pay a yearly membership fee. This means that approximately 6,000 people could show up to the AGM. In reality, this doesn’t actually happen (and who has enough hummus to feed that many people anyway?), but it would be great if you came out to have your say, especially if you are involved with Trent Radio in any capacity. The AGM will occur on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Sadleir House Dining Hall. Hope to see you there!

Mass consumption, Mass Extinction? By Yolanda Ajak, Kawartha World Issues Centre

“Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility” - E.F. Schumacher The environmental crisis of our time is accelerating at the rate of no return. If human beings do not rapidly enforce sustainable ways of life, humans face the possibility of destroying all life on earth including the human race itself. The increasing gap between the rich and the poor, spiking food prices, global warming, depletion of our natural resources, and wildlife extinction are all various components consequentially caused by our mass consumption behaviour. A United Nations report indicates that our current rate of consumption will ultimately use the resources of one and a half planets. Unfortunately, we are all consuming from one planet – planet Earth – and we are exhausting it. The population of the world's people has just reached 7 billion and continues to rise consistently. With that in mind, consumption patterns need to be reduced in order to create sustainability. Canada's sustainability report says, “Historically, rates of consumption and pollution have been rising faster than population, both in Canada and globally.” Yet the report notes that spending on low-carbon energy sources is less than 2% of the lowest required estimates. It is clear that there is much work to be done. In order to tackle the environmental crisis of our time, it is evident that people need to work collectively to overcome the deterioration of

our planet by confronting the main issue of mass consumption. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports that “Over 53% of the world's fisheries are fully exploited, and 32% are overexploited, already depleted, or recovering from depletion.” Statistics also show that up to 90% of the ocean's large fish have already been fished out. Moreover, environmental researchers state that Arctic sea ice is melting at a rate of 9% per decade, endangering the habitat and existence of arctic animals. The winter season is being cut short as ice is forming later during the year and melting earlier in the spring. As a Peterborough community – like all responsible communities – we need to drastically reduce waste, and alter our production and consumption habits, or Canada will have to take major environmental measures with no guarantee of positive results. This means making cautious decisions toward economic growth through environmental degradation reduction, renewable development strategies and sustainable means of survival. Canadians for Mining Awareness, a working group of the Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC), are helping to host a film event featuring the documentary, Gasland, about natural gas extraction. Otherwise known as ‘fracking,’ this resource extraction method has created catastrophic human, animal and environmental damage. Join us Tuesday, November 15th, 6:30-8:50pm, at Sadleir House, George Street Peterborough. $5 or pay what you can to support the Transition Reskilling Institute.

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arts

Memoirs of a Generation Afrobana is back

By Cornel Grey

It comes around but once a year, and is arguably one of Peterborough’s biggest displays of Caribbean and African culture. Afrobana is back again and the Trent African Caribbean Student Union (TACSU) is expecting yet another successful show with spectacular performances that represent the best in culture that students of Caribbean and African descent have to offer. The theme this year is “Memoirs of a Generation,” and one expects a look back in time, a reflection of events past and allusions to significant elements of each country’s culture. Of course, the performances will have elements of contemporary popular culture as well. Arthur spoke with Events Co-ordinator for TACSU, Shani Victorin, and she indicated that this year the show will chronicle the “journey through the life of two people,” showing highlights and the dark moments in their life as they move into a postcolonial world. She expects much from this staging as she says, “There is colour, there is splendour, there is excitement and there may be some tears, but all in all, it’s going to be an event that will definitely get you up on your feet dancing and singing to the beats of Africa and the Caribbean.” Having seen a preliminary list of the performances, attendees can expect singing and dancing, of course. There will be numerous dance performances actually, so for those of you who know Reggae and Dancehall moves, but can’t quite perform them just yet, Afrobana will certainly give you an opportunity to see how it’s done. The melodic beat will have you itching to get out of your seats. Exuberance is welcomed though; TACSU welcomes active participation as long as you do not impede the proceedings. Note, however, that if the Wenjack Theatre limits your ability to “go on with your bad self,” there is an after party that you can go to after to let it all out. Entitled “And the Beat Don’t Stop” and staged at 2nd Floor Lounge, the official after party gives attendees to the show the opportunity to hang out with your favourite performers and dance all night long. It’s a $4 cover so try not to spend everything on the ticket for the show itself. Afrobana is November 19, 2011 in the Wenjack Theatre in Otonabee College. Doors open at 6:30pm and the lights hits the stage at 7:30pm. Tickets cost $10 so come out and treat yourself to a fun night out with singing, dancing, acting and everything in between.

Photos from last year’s Afrobana

Photos by Sadiiq Ahmed

Harold and Kumar mocks, then perpetuates, gimmicky 3D effects 3.5/5 By Brian Lukaszewicz

Harold and Kumar movies are, shall we say... an acquired taste, and trying to explain one of them is like trying to explain Twitter to one of your grandparents – it’s not easy. So let me just try this: A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas is just as stupid, just as irrelevant as the first two instalments of the series, and that’s exactly what makes it so funny. Six years have passed since the events of Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, and sadly our two heroes (if you can call them that) are no longer friends. Kumar has been kicked out of medical school – naturally, for failing a drug test – and now just sits at home, doing exactly what you’d expect him to be doing. Harold on the other hand is a successful investment banker and has recently gotten married. For him life is sweet. There’s just one problem – his father-in-law (Danny Trejo) hates him and he, along with the rest of his wife’s family, are coming for Christmas. When a package addressed to Harold arrives at Kumar’s door, Kumar promptly delivers it and the two are finally reunited. Of course, as it always happens whenever Harold and Kumar get together, chaos ensues, and the two of them are sent out on a mission to replace Harold’s father-inlaw’s prized Christmas tree. The movie suffers from a slow start just setting up all these details, but once it gets going it’s a force to be reckoned with, moving from set piece to set piece at a blistering pace. Some of them are of course better than others, but rarely did I find a moment in the last hour of this movie where I wasn’t at least somewhat entertained. And that’s probably because the Christmas theme surprisingly suits this franchise. From an absolutely ridiculous run-in with Santa Claus, to a wonderfully destructive claymation sequence, to a cringe-inducing play on the classic A Christmas Story tongue-on-pole gag, this duo marvellously subverts many of the staples of the genre and yet still manage to keep the spirit of the holiday intact... well at least in their own little way. The highlight of the film though had to be Neil Patrick Harris’s cameo. It was as if the movie found another gear the second he walked into frame. It’s just hard not to love the man’s incredible self-awareness of his own public persona. While John Cho and Kal Penn may hold the film’s title roles, NPH is just as important to the franchise as any of them. As for the 3D aspect of the movie I was a little less impressed. At times Harold and Kumar does a great job of undermining the ridiculousness of the format, showing an astute awareness of how gimmicky the technology has gotten over the past few years. Other times though, it resorts to the same stupid sight gags that plague many of its counterparts and by doing so somewhat subverts its own message. In the end, I’m just not sure it was totally worth the effort or the higher ticket prices. But there’s a lot of life left in these characters and the Harold and Kumar franchise still has the same charm it debuted with some 7 years ago. It’s certainly not a movie for everyone – some will be offended – but the series has carved out a unique voice for itself and to me that’s something worth celebrating.

fiction

The After Party Christian Metaxis

We went through the motions, asking each other where we went to school, what kind of classes we took and whatnot. She was significantly older than me, by at least a few years. I was catching a serious buzz now, the room was vibrating and the Christmas tree lights were blazing. “You want to go somewhere else?” she asked me. This took me by surprise, here was a beautiful girl, several years older than me, asking if I wanted to ditch the party and hang out with her instead. I nodded and we got up, tiptoeing around wet ceramic tiles. I slipped on my sneakers and hopped out the front door after her. “So what’s with the shoes?” she asked as she zipped up her coat. The shoes were an enigma, even to me. One day I got bored and wrote a big L on the left one, and a big R on the right one. Every time someone asked me about it my answer changed. “When you dream,” I explained, “You’ll notice certain things that tip you off to the fact that you’re actually dreaming. You never turn lights on in dreams, they’re always just on, or how you can never really read a digital clock. Looking at your hands and feet can sometimes slip you into a lucid state, so I just made it easier for myself,” I bullshitted. “Oh, cool,” she replied, seeming genuinely interested. “Uh, aren’t you worried about your friend?” I wheeled around in time to see Zeke and Ramone at the kitchen table. They reminded me of a picture I had seen of Kanye and Jay-Z laughing their asses off at a table much like the

Last Dialogue with Self Ayesha Asghar

Disclaimer: This work of fiction addresses issues relating to mental illness and suicide. The content of this small monologue is taken from real time conversation amongst different people and put together as a work of fiction. Names and identities of folks have been changed for privacy reasons. The opinions presented in this story are not intended to promote one opinion or the other. She was thinking of writing about mental health since the topic was proposed by a dear colleague who was writing a zine. The title seemed very interesting -Coming out crazy -- but she didn’t know how to start working on it. She looked up some books and found Rumi. Rumi for some reason have always appealed to her in a surreal way and this caught her attention: “Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more — more unseen forms become manifest to him.” “Should I write about how I seem to be the queen of misfits,” she thought to myself. “No, scratch that. That topic sounds more like “Oppression Olympics” rather than the story of coming out crazy. But then you are a crazy person and everyone pretty much knows that. You don’t need to write a story to tell people how nuts you are,” she told herself sarcastically. She rolled her eyes and ignored her inner voice and moved ahead with her thought processing routine anyway. After unsuccessful attempts at coming out of her

one in the kitchen. “He’s a smart guy, I’m sure he’ll be fine.” We made our way outside and started walking toward town. We talked about music and movies and school as we approached a plaza. The orb of light that lit the street was glowing a faded yellow that illuminated the faintly falling flakes of snow. “Now what?” she asked me. I proceeded to walk her around to the back of the grocery store and helped her onto one of the storage racks. From there we scaled what was left of the cobbled wall, using mounted lights as foot holds until we made our way onto the roof. We walked across the roof of the storefront and leaned over the railing, staring at the traffic and falling snowflakes. “It’s beautiful,” she said, turning to me. “You come here a lot.” It wasn’t a question. “Yeah, if I get restless or depressed I usually grab my phone and walk around town listening to music. It’s given me a slightly more intimate knowledge of the buildings and streets.” “I’m glad we left the party,” she said, smiling, sliding closer to me on the railing. It was that strange moment where a socially inexperienced person’s brain goes blank. You know that you should say something but you don’t know what. I glanced out into the parking lot for the answer. The snow fell, the lights blazed and my heart was on fire. I panicked and pressed my lips to hers, closing my eyes and letting the night consume us. She leaned me onto the railing and pressed herself against me. I could feel her as she passionately sucked on my tongue. My senses came alive; I could smell her lilac perfume and taste the wine on her breath as she pulled in and out of my mouth. And suddenly all I could think of was Zeke throwing Ally onto his bed and pulling down her underwear while she smiled, with her elbows bent and her hands near her face, one index finger in her mouth and up against her teeth in the cutest way possible. All I could think of was him fucking her, and how he didn’t deserve her. About how she would scream and moan and how his hands would be everywhere. Zeke always did have better hands.

writer’s block, she asked myself again, “Is it too much to desire from oneself to fit into this misfit world, to be sane amongst insane, to be rad amongst conservatives...?” she asked again with innocence. “Will you just drop it? Stop being poetic and shit!” “Yup,” came the voice from within. “Unless you want to end up in some mental asylum amongst people who have REAL issues, I think you should stop fussing over it.” “But my issues are REAL issues,” she tried to argue worriedly. “They are the issues that so many people face everyday and they go ignored continuously.” “I think you didn’t listen to what our therapist said,” the voice in her head said very angrily. “You need to broaden your scope. You should stop focusing on it as a primary issue. Things happen and that’s pretty much it. Learn to deal with it. Don’t let it take over your life.” “But that is my life! It is what I live and breathe everyday. Why are you asking me to live in denial?” she asked, surprised. “Popping pills prescribed by some doctor is not going to make you better. People are not going to stop being passive, just ‘cause you have been yelling at the top of your lungs. YOU NEED TO WAKE UP FROM THIS FANTASY OF YOURS!” Tears ran down her cheeks and she didn’t know how to react or what to say. She knew that she was fighting a lost battle and after fighting it for so long, she had become tired beyond reason. So, she decided to let everything go, she wrote her last farewell note wishing her loved ones all the love and happiness in life. That night she divorced her consciousness from herself and walked out the door never to be seen again, leaving this message behind: “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” Rumi

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Arthur’s Annual General Meeting is Wed. Nov. 16 6pm, Sadleir House Lecture Hall Wheelchair accessible. Refreshments provided. Are you a Arthur Staff Collective member? Here’s how to become one. All past editors and current staff and Board members are considered part of the Staff Collective. As well, anyone who has contributed to 15% of issues (3 or more) in the current volume are also part of the Staff Collective. Letters to the Editor do not count as contributions. Past practice dictates that the previous volume’s Staff Collective is also eligible to vote at the AGM.

Are you an Arthur member? Here’s how to apply. All full and part-time undergraduate students at Trent University, and Consecutive Education students, are members. Past Arthur editors, and current Arthur staff and Board members are also members. All Staff Collective members are Arthur “members,” too. If none of the above applies to you, but you’d still like to be an Arthur member, you can be approved by Arthur’s Board. To request this, send a short email to editors@trentarthur. ca by 3pm on Nov 16. The Board will have a special meeting shortly before the AGM specifically to designate members – anyone wishing to apply in person to be approved for Arthur membership should arrive by 7pm sharp.

Who can vote at the AGM

How to run for the Board

All Arthur members may vote at the AGM. No proxy voting is permitted. Quorum at the AGM is 10 members. Motions require a mover and a seconder. Decisions are determined by a majority vote. The Chair has a second and a vote in the case of a tie. Voting may be done by a show of hands, or by paper ballot if requested. Voting for Board members is always done by paper ballot.

All members are eligible to run for positions on the Board. Nominations can be emailed to editors@trentarthur.ca, or can be presented during the AGM. It’s okay to nominate yourself. The Arthur Board meets monthly, and members are elected for a 1-year term. Candidates will be expected to give a brief introduction about themselves, tell the Membership why they want to be a Board member, and what they can contribute to the board. Voting is done by paper ballot. For full descriptions of Board Portfolios and structure, please see Arthur’s Bylaws and Policies and Procedures. These documents are available online at trentarthur.ca and can be obtained at our office. Or, email editors@trentarthur. ca to request electronic copies.

How to submit suggestions to the By-law Committee Arthur’s Bylaws and Policies and Procedures haven’t been thoroughly updated since most current Trent students were in elementary school. We need updates that acknowledge important changes, like the fact that email exists, and that we don’t need to use a darkroom to develop our photos. We need help bringing these important regulations up to speed with our current practices. We’re seeking a well-rounded and experienced group of people to form a By-law Committee, which could include Board members, Arthur staff, Trent students and faculty, loyal readers, and more. To indicate your interest, please email us, or let us know at the AGM. We will also pass along recommendations for changes or amendments to the committee once it is meeting regularly – feel free to email those to editors@trentarthur.ca.

Volume 45 (Previous Year) Staff Collective Sam Alexander Ki Alleyne Jonathan Alphonsus Colleen Baggaley Philip Benmore Emily Blondin-Doan Evan Brockest Chris Chapman Caitlin Currie Victoria Dickson Mary Dirmeitis Michael Duguay Kevin Elson Julia Fenn Nick Ferrio Karolyn Givogue

Natalie Guttormson Iris Hodgson Brea Hutchinson Meaghan Kelly James Kerr Ben Laurie Amanda Lickers Holly Norris Kate MacNeill Kama Maureemootoo Mason McColl Amanda Miller Heather MacDonald Caileigh Morrison James Onusko Sara Ostrowska

Chris Chang-Yen Phillips Tyler Prozeniuk Matt Rappolt Miranda Rigby John Rose Zach Ruiter Elisha May Rubacha Jes Sachse Tyson Shennett James Smith Elizabeth Thipphawong Brett Throop Esther Vincent Scott Wannan Sarita Worravitudomsuk Joel Young

For current copies of the By-laws, Policies and Procedures, and proposed Amendments, see the “About” section of trentarthur.ca.

Volume 46 Staff Collective To-date as of Issue 8 Chanel Christophe Wesley Collett-Taylor Andy Cragg Caitlin Currie Cornel Grey Anthony Gulston Natalie Guttormsson Andie Hartshorne-Pople Iris Hodgson Matt Jarvis James Kerr Mathieu Lachapelle Brian Lukaszewicz Sarah McDonald Christian Metaxis Carmen Meyette Caileigh Morrison Sara Ostrowska Matt Rappolt Miranda Rigby Chelsea Rodrigues Zach Ruiter Mya Rushnell

Agenda: Chair’s remarks Editors’ remarks Presentation of year-end financial statement for 2010-2011 Presentation of preliminary budget for 2011-2012 Election of new Directors to Arthur Board By-law amendment By-law committee call-out Adjournment

Hazilit Albert Sam Tyson Shennett Andrew Tan Kate Taylor Monika Trzeciakowski Brett Throop Joel Young 1 Contribution needed Yolanda Ajak Jonathan Alphonsus Matthew Davidson Brea Hutchinson Radz Mpofu Brianna Salmon Robin Smyth Scott Wannan Norah Winkelaar 2 contributions needed Sadiiq Ahmed Ki Alleyne Bridget Allin Ayesha Asghar Jacob Bogaard Jennifer Boon Bradley Boyle

Aaron Campbell Jeryn Daly Nick Ferrio Carolina Páez Garzón Rain Gill Karolyn Givogue Daniel Jacobs Yolanda Jones Gozde Kilic Jacob Speck Michelle Mackey Clifford McCarten Joan Michaels Zankhna Mody Hana Mohamed Catherine Monaghan Cara Moynes Janna Payne Kelsey Gordon Powell Elisha May Rabacha Vanessa Runions Alice Scott Kenji Tokawa Rebekah Watson Hilary Wear James Wilkes

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Need to know information for Arthurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AGM

Balance Sheet

Listings The Centre for Gender and Social Justice: Is hosting a film screening, potluck dinner and candle lit vigil in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance on November 21 at the lower level of Kawartha Endodontics Clinic, 425 Water St (@ Hunter St.) 5:30-7:30pm. We will be showing Screaming Queens. 7:30pm is the candle lit walk to City Hall where we will hold a vigil. Those wishing to speak at the vigil are strongly encouraged to attend the workshop “Exploring Trans Allyship” on Monday November 14, 7:30-9:30 also at Kawartha Endodontics Clinic (425 Water St.) The Trent Queer Collective will also be creating a zine in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance, those wishing to submit are asked to contact the TQC at trentqueercollective@gmail.com and are also encouraged to attend the workshop on Nov.14 Von Trier Series: Thursday, November 17th at 7:30pm come and enjoy the movie Manderlay (2005). At Hausu, 240 Murray Street. Come watch a film and discuss. The cost is FREE! For more information visit us at www.facebook.com/Hausu Film Screening: On Thursday, November 24th at 7:30pm come out and watch the movie Blue Valentine (2010). At Hausu, 240 Murray Street. Matt Harris, PhD student in Cultural Studies, will introduce us to the film. The cost is FREE! For more information visit us at www.facebook.com/Hausu Reading Group: Friday, December 2nd at 4pm, Wednesday, December 7th at 5pm and Friday, December 9th at 4pm. Deleuze and Guattari, Becoming-Woman event. What do Deleuze and Guattari mean by becoming, and further, how might we think about becoming-woman? How can a group of individuals create an event around this imperative in Deleuze and Guattari’s work? Hausu, 240 Murray Street. Info: troybordun@trentu.ca “The intoxication of narcotic modernity: addiction, the body, and the city”: On Thursday, November 24th at 7:30pm come out to 105 Scott House at Traill College (Trent’s downtown graduate college). To listen to a talk by Christopher Smith (ex-Trent student) on drugs, harm reduction and city space. Followed by discussion. Sponsored by the Cultural Studies Department and Cultural Studies PhD Program. Everybody welcome. No charge, free coffee. Gallery in the House presents its second annual Christmas show: “Electric City Lights” will feature the works of over 20 local artists and craftspeople. The opening is on Friday November 25th at 8pm, with a performance by video artist Lester Alfonso, the show will run every weekend until Christmas.11am-5pm. Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 26th & 27th, Dec. 3rd & 4th, 10th & 11th, 17th & 18th. Community & Race Relations Committee: Join us as we celebrate another year! The Annual General Meeting of the Community and Race Relations Committee of Peterborough will be taking place on Thursday, November 24th from 5:008:00pm at the Peterborough Public Library (345 Aylmer St. N) downstairs in the Auditorium. Free, everyone welcome. Peterborough English Country Dancers: Host a Community Dance on Saturday, November 19th at 7:30-10:30pm at St John’s Anglican Church Guildhall, 99 Brock St, Peterborough. Families (6 yrs and up), students especially welcome. English and American style dancing to live music with inspiring callers. Adults $8, students $5, children 6-12 $2, For info: 705-745-1630 The Natural Gas Fracturing Documentary: Hosted by Roy Brandy, Council of Canadians. Come out and view this documentary to learn of the environmental and health

hazards caused by fracking on Tuesday, November 15th at the Sadleir House from 6:30-8:30pm. This is a family friendly event, the cost is $5 or pay what you can. Registration requested, contact Joan (705) 743-8032 or joanttp@cogeco. ca Hope to see you there! AFROBANA 2011- “Memoirs of a Generation”: On November 19th at the Wenjack Theatre, Trent University come and enjoy an evening that showcase African and Caribbean culture through dance, song, drama, and all round entertainment. The door open at 6:30pm and show starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the TIP Office, Whistle stop, New Canadian center, Bata library and any member of the TACSU executive team. After Party @ Club 172. Doors open at 10:00p.m cover $4. For more information and ticket inquires contact any of the TACSU Exec! Food Handlers Course: Wednesday, November 16th and 23rd at St Andrew’s United Church, 441 Rubidge St, lower hall (use Kirk St door) 6-9pm If you spend any time in a kitchen, making anything for the church, you need to take the Food Handler’s Course, by the Peterborough City/County Health Unit. Right now it is free for the two nights and testing. One of these days, we will be charged for it! Get it while the price is right!!Register with church office 705-745-2722 Dilemma of Disability: Challenges of providing for children with disabilities with Peter Lillico, on Thursday, November 17th from 7-9 pm Information and discussion on Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and the Henson Trust. The workshop is being held at the Peterborough Public Library Auditorium, 345 Aylmer St. North. Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome. Amnesty International event: Monday, November 14 at 7 p.m. in the Hobbs Library, Sadleir House. Amnesty International Peterborough has invited Shirley Williams and Liz Osawamick to speak about the responsibilities of women to protect the water, and how they have been organizing walks around lakes in the Peterborough area in carrying out those responsibilities. Their talk is titled “Gchi-twaa-Nbi - Sacred Water”. All are welcome. For further information contact daphne.ingram540@gmail.com. Students helping students: Are you having trouble with a course? Are you an outstanding academic student? Check out www.trentu.ca/peermentoring or e-mail peermentor@trentu.ca for more information. TRI Documentary showing of Gas lands Fracturing for Natural Gas: Hosted by Roy Brandy, Council of Canadians on Tuesday November 15th at the Sadleir House 6:30-8:30pm. Come out and view this documentary to learn of the environmental and health hazards caused by fracking. This is a family friendly event, cost is $5 or pay what you can. Registration requested Joan (705) 7438032 or by e-mail joanttp@cogeco.ca Dilemma of Disability: Challenges of providing for children with disabilities: With Peter Lillico, on Thursday, Nov. 17th from 7-9pm. Information and discussion on Ontario Disability support program (ODSP) and the Henson Trust. The workshop is being held at the peterborough public library auditorium, 345 Aylmer St. North. Admission id FREE and everyone is welcome. Dance Your Bones presents Dance Free: a workshop for those who love to move freely,feeling unlimited, to music from around the world, knowing that its OK to dance whether we feel clumsy or graceful, open or closed. Saturday November 19, 11am-4pm Peterborough at All Saints

Anglican Church, 235 Rubidge For more info. and to register: Kate Huband (705)750-0411, and katehuband@ gmail.com Price: $45 (sliding scale available upon request) Trent Athletics Hosts National Coaching Courses: All courses held at the Trent Community Sport & Recreation Centre. The courses, which are suitable for coaches in sports at all competitive levels and all ages, are open to all coaches and interested members of the community. Introduction to competition B: This is on Friday, November 25 7pm-10pm AND Saturday, November 26 8:30am-5pm. The cost is $110/person+ HST (includes materials) Both courses will be taught by instructor Mary Stever. Registration is now open! Register online at www.trentu. ca/athletics. Previous coach training not required. Sadleir House circus art jam: Every Tuesday until April 10 except on Nov.22, Dec.20, Dec.27, Jan.3 @Sadleir house upstairs in the dining room 7pm-9pm. Bring some toys and come and play. If you don’t have any toys just bring yourself. All for the low price of FREE (however donations to help pay for the space will be greatly appreciated.) Need $ for your theatre activity? Theatre Trent’s funding proposal deadline this month! Apply @ www.theatretrent. ca. We are welcoming new executive members to write cheques for theatre-makers and gain non-profit Board experience: you are needed.You are welcome to borrow props and costumes from the storage space at Sadleir House - email theatretrent@trentu.ca. The Annual General Meeting of the Community and Race Relations Committee of Peterborough will be taking place on Thursday, November 24th from 5:008:00pm at the Peterborough Public Library (345 Aylmer St. N) downstairs in the Auditorium. Social and dinner starting at 5:00pm.

Business starts at 5:45pm. Chet Singh will be speaking and performing at 7:00pm. Free! Everyone welcome! 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 705755-0063.

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