Third Annual Christie Bike Ride
Around CampusThe Third Annual Christie Bike Ride, an annual event organized by McGill law students to fundraise for and promote awareness of access to justice issues, is coming up on Sept.10. The Ride will bring together new and returning law students, professors and staff from the Faculty of Law as well as members of the broader community. The Ride is named in honour of Dugald Christie, a Vancouver lawyer who offered legal services to low-income people and set up several pro-bono clinics across western Canada.
Peace Through Religion
Around CampusInstead of standing for virtue and piety, and peace and harmony, the word religion was launched on a semantic trajectory which would make it a byword for evil, aggression and terror after the 9/11 attacks. On Sept. 7, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, will be joined by Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, author Deepak Chopra, Professors Tariq Ramadan, Robert Thurman, Steven T. Katz, Gregory Baum and Swami Dayananda Saraswati to speak on the theme “Peace Through Religion.
Annual Dentistry Outreach Run
Around CampusLace up your runners and get your pledge forms filled out because it’s that time again for McGill Dentistry’s Annual Run for Outreach. The student-organized event will be raising funds via a 10K run (or 5K walk) through Mount Royal Park to benefit the Faculty of Dentistry’s unique Outreach Program which coordinates with various local community groups to provide free basic dental care to those who can’t afford or access private clinics. Registration is $8 and includes a goodie bag, t-shirt and a free post-run BBQ.
Concert to benefit Montreal Chest Institute
Around CampusMusic for the Massive presents a night of music at Club Lambi on Saturday, August 20 in benefit of the Montreal Chest Institute. Music for the Massive is a new collective of music fans looking to bring something different to the DJ nightclub scene with a focus on giving back to the community. Founded by four friends who share a common obsession with music, Music For The Massive aims to bring together various communities and music genres. Industrial rockers theviolentdrag headline this event that will also feature DJs spinning synth pop, new wave, industrial, post-punk, electronic music, and more.
Putting TLC into practice
Around CampusThe somewhat clichéd phrase “tender, loving care” is often used to describe the compassion and consideration offered in hospice and palliative care settings. But, loving care is rarely acknowledged as an authentic clinical approach. Can loving care complement problem-based medicine? Can it be used to enhance our ability to respond to human suffering? On May 4, The Council on Palliative Care welcomes Dr. Ira Byock, an authority on ethics and practice of hospice, palliative and end-of-life care, to deliver a free public lecture on “The ethics and practice of loving care” that will explore these questions.
Understanding obesity: Seeing past the stigma
Around CampusObesity affects one in four Canadians. The World Health Organization estimates that 2.8 million people die each year, worldwide, due to complications of being overweight or obese. This is the epidemic of the 21st century but what do we really know about it? Come discuss and debate this issue at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre’s latest Café Scientifique – a free bilingual forum featuring a panel of scientific and medical experts working on different fronts to help put an end to this epidemic.
Deconstructing the Rocket
Around CampusDon Cherry, the bombastic, bellicose, Boston Bruins-loving “coach” from Hockey Night in Canada’s Coach’s Corner segment, never has anything good to say about the Montreal Canadiens. Well, almost never.
Mini-Science 2011: Better living through chemistry?
Around CampusRegister now for the Mini-Science 2011 series, presented by professors from the Faculty of Science. Starting with “Dr. Joe” from the Office of Science and Society, and concluding with a magical but meaningful chemical stage show, this series explores the controversial and vibrant nature of chemicals and the history of their use and development. Learn about chemicals in everyday life; nuclear power as a future energy option; brain chemistry and neurochemistry; biofuels and sustainable energy; chemicals, disease and resistance.
Come one, come all…to Town Hall
Around CampusAll McGill students, faculty and staff are invited join the discussion at the Town Hall meeting on the Downtown Campus on Fri., March 11 with Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heather Munroe-Blum. The meeting, which is part of an ongoing series of open forums with the Principal, will provide a special opportunity to discuss the recommendations of the Principal’s Task Force on Diversity, Excellence and Community Engagement.
Education matters
Around CampusThe Education Graduate Students’ Society presents its 10th Annual Conference, Education Matters: Theory, Practice, and Beyond, March 11-12. The conference will include individual paper presentations, posters, workshops and roundtable discussions, as well as three plenary speakers: David Bouchard, award-winning author and educator; Dr. Patricia Lamarre from the Université de Montréal; and Dr. Nosheen Ali from Stanford University. Registration includes two workshops given by Mr. Bouchard, lunch for two days and a wine and cheese event.