[ October 31, 2009 10:00 pm to November 1, 2009 2:00 am. ] Soul Shakedown
Saturday, October 31st, 10pm – 2am
Time to Laugh Comedy Club

Soul Shakedown parties aim to bring the best in rare dance grooves from funk, soul to Latin, Brazilian, Pan-African, Arabic, Asian Dub, Bhangra and more. The party also raises funds for organizations doing social justice work. We strive to construct a safe space where diverse [...]

[ October 30, 2009 9:00 pm to October 31, 2009 1:00 am. ] HARS Halloween Fundraiser Dance
Friday, October 30th, 9pm – 1am
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, 53 Yonge St.

Prizes for best costumes…be creative…be kooky…be ghoulish…be glamorous….be someone you have always wanted to be. This is a fundraiser for HIV/AIDS Regional Services; all proceeds go to services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Kingston and area.
Cost: $10 at the door.
For Further [...]

[ October 27, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] KINGSTON ISLAMIC HISTORY MONTH

For the third year in a row, the Kingston city council has proclaimed October as Islamic History month.  Inaugurated in 2007, Islamic History Month is a nationwide celebration that seeks to share the history, heritage and culture of Muslims with fellow Canadians.  This years local highlights include two major lectures, a film [...]

[ October 21, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] KINGSTON ISLAMIC HISTORY MONTH

For the third year in a row, the Kingston city council has proclaimed October as Islamic History month.  Inaugurated in 2007, Islamic History Month is a nationwide celebration that seeks to share the history, heritage and culture of Muslims with fellow Canadians.  This years local highlights include two major lectures, a film [...]

[ October 28, 2009; ] October 28 - EQuIP Bake Sale - Mackintosh-Corry Hall, 9am - 4pm.
Drop by and get some delicious baked goods! Proceeds will go to EQuIP to help fund events during the year!
http://sites.google.com/site/equipqueens/events/queerientation for more information.
October 31 - Halloween DanceThe Grad Club @ 9pm(162 Barrie St at the corner of Union and Barrie) Cost: Sliding Scale [...]

[ October 26, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] October 26 - EQuIP Meeting - Grey House @ 5:30pm (51 Bader Lane beside Victoria Hall).
You know the drill - Find out what’s new with EQuIP and join us at the QP afterwards!

For more information check out http://sites.google.com/site/equipqueens or email equip.queens@gmail.com

[ October 21, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Queen’s Amnesty presents “Turtles Can Fly”!
Wednesday October 21, 6:30pm
Dunning Hall, Room 14, Queens Campus

Set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraqi-Turkish border, “Turtles Can Fly” presents a poetically disturbing look at life in northern Iraq just before the US invasion.
The film is written and directed by the Kurdish Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi in 2004.
Thirteen-year-old [...]

[ October 21, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Delhi Bound For Work: A film by Reena Kukreja
Wednesday, October 21,  7pm
Chernoff Hall, Room 117, Queens Campus

An intimate look at the lives of rural women migrating to work as domestic
workers in urban centres of India. The complex nature of their migration, trafficking, exploitation and abuse by placement agencies and employers and
treatment by their families and [...]

[ October 19, 2009; ] International Day of Climate Action
Monday, October 19th, All day!

If you have only hour to spare or if you have days to contribute there are some important steps you can take to give the upcoming United Nations Climate Change negotiators in Copenhagen, Denmark the best opportunity of success.

Have 1/2 hour? Oct 19th at 5pm join the [...]

[ October 19, 2009; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] OPIRG Presents: Alternative Frosh 2009
Monday. Oct.19th, - Queens Queer History Night
Ever wonder what Queens was like for Queer students before you got here? How about the roots of Kingston’s Queer community? With this event, two of Queens Alumni will be talking about their experiences at Queens!
5:30 - 8:30pm, Grey house, 51 Bader Lane. Free! Co-hosted [...]

[ October 20, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] FEMINISTING IN KINGSTON: PANEL AND DANCE PARTY
Tuesday, October 20th, 7-9pm
Room 102, Humphrey Hall, 62 Arch St.

The Women’s Empowerment Committee (WEC) has managed to get Feministing.com (the largest feminist blog and online community with over half a million readers a month) to come to Queen’s on their Fall Campus Tour!  Feministing is a wonderful news resource, [...]

[ November 7, 2009; ] Meditation daylong retreat November 7th 9:15 to 3:30

Introduction to Meditation: Series of 4 sessions:
Feb. 7, Mar. 7, Apr. 4, May 2
9:15 to 3:30

$80 for the series before Jan 22, $90 after. Register with Lila Centre

[ October 25, 2009 to October 26, 2009. ] There will be a nuclear conference in Ottawa on October 25 and 26 at the Hampton Inn at Vanier Parkway and Coventry Road. It’s supposed [...]

[ October 26, 2009; ] The Big Idea - Democracy In Crisis

An event at the Ottawa International Writers Festival With Elizabeth May and John Ibbitson
Hosted by Alison Buchanan

How democratic is our democracy? In Losing Confidence, Canada’s Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, shares her perspective on the problems and the solutions. In Open and Shut, Washington correspondent John Ibbitson compares [...]

[ October 24, 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] The Mighty Popo - School For Girls in Uganda

Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:00 PM

African musician and Juno Award winner, The Mighty Popo will be performing October 24th at the third annual Dance Africa evening in support of Omwaana Ono International. Also performing will be Carole Anne Burris with the dynamic women�s drumming group, Get [...]