Activism

100 people gathered in McBurney park on June 6 to bang their pots and pans for the second Casseroles night.
  • 10 years 9 months ago

Protests come to Kingston

As the Quebec student protests continue to gain international attention, Queen’s students and Kingston residents have taken to the streets to show their support.Continue...

Queen's Does Kony 2012 posters could be seen around Princess St. on Friday night.
  • 10 years 11 months ago

11 participate in Queen’s Kony 2012

Queen’s group puts up over 100 posters on Princess Street Friday night.Continue...
  • 11 years 6 days ago

Politician pushes for student action

For Ralph Nader, power comes in numbers.Continue...

Thirteen Law students camp out on campus to bring awareness to youth homelessness in Kingston. All proceeds will be going to the Kingston Youth Shelter.
  • 11 years 1 week ago

Homeless for five days

Once youths turn 16, the government of Canada is no longer obliged to provide them with financial aid. It’s one reason why 13 Queen’s law students have chosen to live outside without any resources to take part in the national campaign dubbed 5 Days for the Homeless.Continue...

Participants in the Kony 2012 Cover the Night event recieve posters like the one above which they will use to plaster their towns in an effort to raise awareness about Joseph Kony.
  • 11 years 2 weeks ago

Kony 2012 hits campus

Within 10 hours of its creation on Tuesday, more than 1,200 Queen’s students had joined a Facebook event that hopes to raise support for Joseph Kony’s arrest.Continue...

Kingston Animal Trust member Shawna Robinson said Tuesday's demonstration was the first time the activist group came to campus.
  • 11 years 1 month ago

Animal rights group rallies

The popularity of Canada Goose jackets on campus resulted in an anti-fur demonstration on Tuesday afternoon.Continue...

Stuart Clark, ArtSci ’14, wants OPIRG to lose its opt-outable student fee.
  • 11 years 1 month ago

NOPIRG plans to stop student fee

A ‘no’ campaign has been launched against the Ontario Public Interest Research Group’s opt-outable student fee. It’s the first time in the organization’s history at Queen’s.Continue...

Matt Shultz (centre) leads members of the Occupy Queen’s movement in a planning session yesterday.
  • 11 years 2 months ago

Occupy Queen's movement in the works

Occupy Kingston was evicted from their space in Confederation Park last month, but the movement is moving to Queen’s.Continue...

Occupy Kingston protestors march at a rally held on Friday.
  • 11 years 5 months ago

Protests progress

Though they’re in violation of a city bylaw, Occupy Kingston protestors continue to camp in Confederation Park.Continue...

Connor Edington, ArtSci ’12, says he hopes the Occupy Kingston movement that begins tomorrow will educate people about global injustices and bring about tangible changes.
  • 11 years 5 months ago

Plans for Occupy Kingston protest

Occupy Wall Street movement is scheduled to come to Kingston tomorrow.Continue...

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