For the first time this year, QCRED will be hosting a Survival 101 Series for incoming students of colour and Indigenous students. The series aims to introduce students of colour and Indigenous students to community initiatives on campus that can assist them through their time at Queen’s. Revisit the website for locations and more info to come !
September 21st
Mythbusting
Where have all the people of colour and Indigenous folks gone? Our presence is marked by our absence in the history of our university. At least the version you get from Queen’s.
Get ready to disMantle the myths of Queen’s recruitment, admissions, and Orientation Week!
It’s time to smash the walls of lies and learn about the not-so-happy history of our school. This workshop will highlight some of the historical experiences of racialized members of the Queen’s community, from the 1800s to today. We will learn about the experiences of past students as well as the histories of resistance to the everyday violence unleashed by the university. It will also explore how Queen’s operates locally and globally to steal land, exploit labour, and extract resources from the Global South and Indigenous peoples around the world.
October 1st
When the Tri-Colour Flag is Not Enuf, Where Do We Go?
Really? Did that person REALLY just say what you think they just said?
Instead of leaping through the line at Common Ground to shake them, screaming in the middle of your tutorial or bursting into tears at the Cafeteria by yourself, why don’t you figure out some of the safer places on campus to recover in? Often times at Queen’s it is these everyday encounters with blatant ignorance and racism both in and outside of the classroom that begin to tear us down. Instead of letting it, we need to support each other in getting through the daily traumas inflicted by this school.
This session is about introducing students of colour and Indigenous students to some of these spaces and some of the people in them. Here you will encounter food, friends, Boondocks, Margaret Cho, and a variety of resources including people to assist with healing.
Come hang out in the QCRED office, a safe space for you to claim whenever you need it, and learn about how safe spaces can help you survive your time at Queen’s.
October 12th
Breaking the Silence – Racism at Queen’s
Come out for what promises to be an amazing panel series as racialized students and alumni speak out about their experiences at Queen’s, their struggles to survive racism and violence at the university, and their triumphs in resisting violence and building strong, supportive, and loving communities of resistance. Have your experiences validated, learn about what you can expect and draw strength from fierce students of colour who have survived and resisted the violence so prevalent at Queen’s before you.
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Community Building
The importance of community and building strong networks of support and solidarity cannot be underwritten, especially when struggling against the racist systems of oppression that permeate our university. This evening is designed to be a basis for building community across university boundaries to unite racialized students, staff and faculty in survival as well as dis-Mantling racism at Queen’s. We hope to break students, staff, and faculty out of the often cold and isolating environment that is the larger Queen’s community in order to create a supportive anti-racist network.
We hope for attendees to be able to make connections that can help you survive your years at Queen’s while fighting back against the racism and oppression so prevalent on our campus.
Consider inviting a speaker to your next meeting. Email noii-van@resist.ca and we would be happy to attend or suggest speakers, as well as provide educational materials.