Protest
  • 1 year 9 months ago

Extinction Rebellion comes to Kingston

Fake blood pools underneath the bodies of protestors heaped on top of one another as a eulogy for planet Earth echoes out over the spectating crowd—letting them know the world will soon be taking its last breath.Continue...

Queen's Climate Strike 2019

On Sept. 27, hundreds of students, faculty, and members of the Kingston community marched through campus to demand climate action from Queen’s administration.Continue...
  • 1 year 11 months ago

Through Hong Kong protests, social media has become a battleground

For the last five months, Hong Kong has experienced some of the largest protests in its history. Now, the battle is no longer taking place solely in the streets of Hong Kong—it’s moving onto social media.Continue...
  • 2 years 5 months ago

Club to hold climate rally next week

Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change (QBACC) has organized a community rally on Mar. 15 to show support for action on climate change in Kingston.Continue...

Queen's Students for OSAP Protest, Image of man with megaphone protesting

Queen's Students for OSAP Protest

On Tuesday, Jan. 22, Queen's students gathered at University Avenue and Union Street to...Continue...
  • 2 years 6 months ago

Students to protest OSAP changes on campus

Last Thursday, Ontario’s government released sweeping changes to OSAP—and on Tuesday Queen’s students will take to University and Union to protest the decision.Continue...
  • 3 years 4 months ago

University to discuss drafting freedom of expression guidelines

Early in March, McMaster University released drafted guidelines for freedom of expression and acceptable protest on campus. The guidelines followed controversial University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson’s speech on campus from the year before.Continue...
  • 3 years 4 months ago

My experience at the Jordan Peterson protest

“I am not going to give this guy with his hand raised like in a classroom the megaphone because I do not care what he has to say.”Continue...

Protesters outside Grant Hall on Monday.
  • 3 years 5 months ago

University, Kingston Police respond to Jordan Peterson protests

While Jordan Peterson and Bruce Pardy engaged in “The Rising Tide of Compelled Speech in Canada” lecture inside Grant Hall on Monday, around 150 protesters outside the building rallied against the talk with signs, shouts and distractions. The next day, Kingston Police released a statement confirming the arrest of one protester.Continue...

Jordan Peterson addresses audience at Liberty Lecture in Grant Hall on Monday.
  • 3 years 5 months ago

Jordan Peterson lecture continues despite disruptions by protesters

With protesters present both inside and outside of Grant Hall, Jordan Peterson was quick to address the disruptions to Monday’s lecture. “Mark my words, that’s the sound of barbarians pounding at the gates,” Peterson told the audience.Continue...

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