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Resisting Dispossession and Displacement

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In cities throughout the nation and the world, people are facing powerful economic and political forces that lead to evictions from their homes and displacement from their communities. In response, people are organizing, resisting, and developing their own plans and policies as alternatives. Resisting Displacement and Dispossession is a two-day, multi-city conference organized by Planners…

Tired Students

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Tired Students is a sculpture of 26 seats made of end-of-life recycled tires. The grouping of seats will be based on configurations derived from an architectural study of how positioning affects the way humans interact with each other. The sculpture will be situated on the Concordia Visual Arts Courtyard at 395 René-Lévesque Blvd.  For a…

Connect Concordia

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Connect Concordia is attempting to bridge the divide between staff and student bodies at Concordia University and cultivate mutually beneficial dialogue between the two parties while also giving students a chance to improve their workplace literacy by gaining insight into the nature and range of staff positions at the university. Connect Concordia is a project…

ConcordAI

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ConcordAI / Artificial Intelligence Concordia organizes free AI Research & Development Mentorship Programs that provide participants from all backgrounds the opportunity to work with exceptional mentors, acquire real-world experience and skills in AI, and to push the boundaries of AI in environmentally sustainable research and development and open innovation projects. In addition to providing experiential…

BOLD Science

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The Science College is organizing a conference on understanding and communicating sustainable research and science. This conference aims to educate both University and CEGEP students in all STEM fields to become enlightened on sustainable ideology. This would allow for the future generation of scientists to come up with creative and applied research. This is crucial…

We Ask More Questions Than We Can Answer

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“WE ASK MORE QUESTIONS THAN WE CAN ANSWER” (or WAMQTWCA) is an ongoing effort on behalf of the Master of Design 2019 graduating student cohort to bring research-creation into an accessible and public facing environment through the development and deployment of a “non-exhibit” exhibit. Rejecting the traditional hierarchies of historical curation practice and embracing a…

Take Heed

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Take Heed is a set of wearable vests that use moving panels and haptic feedback to create an intimate and immersive experience that opens a discussion on mental health. The interdisciplinarity of Take Heed involves programming, electronics, a web database, and experimental fashion design. Take Heed is a year-long medium-term project that encourages female and…

There’s Something in the Water- Book Launch and Panel

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A launch of Dr. Ingrid Waldron’s book, There’s Something in the Water, based on her Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health Project (ENRICH), which is addressing the social, economic, political, and health effects of environmental racism in Nova Scotia. The book launch was followed by a panel of speakers from communities impacted by environmentalism…

From the Source

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The goal with this project that came out of classwork, was to advance sustainability in its curriculum by directly including Indigenous perspectives in the course “Indigenous Peoples and the Environment (GEOG 407/607)”. The instructor was able to include 5 guest speakers and 2 field trips which greatly enhanced the course. YEARS FUNDED 2018-19 AMOUNT ALLOCATED…

Digital Democracy

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Awakening of Digital Democracy is a bilingual panel emphasizing the paradigm shifts imposed by the growing and highly influential digital sphere. Canadian’s increased usage and reliance on the digital sphere forwards important questions regarding the veracity of online information. Focusing on different issues such as the “Fake News” epidemic to the current Democratic Deficit, this…
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