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Come on Feb. 24 to be both inspired and provoked, engaged and enraged by that tireless fighter against injustice, Michele Landsberg.  Hamilton’s Grandmothers of Steel and Dr. Karen Balcom, of McMaster’s Faculty of Humanities and Program in Gender Studies and Feminist Research, are bringing this iconic Canadian journalist and social justice activist to McMaster.

Michele Landsberg confronts the issues that matter.   Articulate and persuasive, the award-winning former Toronto Star columnist fearlessly advocates for women and children.  She attacks oppressive power structures and champions the cause of human rights, gender equality, peace and pluralism.

Grandmothers of Steel raise funds and awareness for African grandmothers at the front line of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.  All proceeds from this event will go through the Stephen Lewis Foundation to grassroots projects in sub-Saharan Africa helping to turn the tide of HIV/AIDS.  Like Michele Landsberg’s columns, these projects have clout.

WHAT

Lecture entitled Feminism Forward

WHO

Michele Landsberg

Co-sponsored by Grandmothers of Steel and McMaster University’s Faculty of Humanities and Program in Gender Studies and Feminist Research

WHERE

Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery (MDCL),  Lecture Hall 1305, McMaster University

WHEN

Friday, February 24, 2012
6:30 – 7:30  Marketplace (cash or cheques only)
7:30  Michele Landsberg – ‘Feminism Forward’
Q & A and book signing to follow

TICKETS

$40.00
Theresa 905-765-5487  or  in person at Bryan Prince Booksellers online at Eventbrite http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2493219286

CONTACT

Lisbie Rae   905 659 7213  lisbie123@gmail.com

Parking

Enter McMaster campus from Main St. entrance and park in Lot I.
Free parking pass issued upon entering parking lot.
Free disabled parking in front of MDCL; enter campus from Sterling Street.

www.grandmothersofsteel.com
www.grandmotherscampaign.org
www.stephenlewisfoundation.org

St. Paul’s Anglican Church presents the Annual Pancake Supper “Mardi Gras-style”

Featuring pancakes, sausages, real maple syrup & real fun!

Tickets available in advance at the Church, or at the door.
$7 for adult admission;
$5 for children aged 6 – 16 (and McMaster Students with ID);
Children aged 5 & under are free (with an adult);
$25 maximum for a family.

Feb. 7, Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. with a reception to follow:

Student Open Circles seeks community members to help tutor and mentor at-risk children and youth by volunteering alongside McMaster students in weekly groups that serve throughout Hamilton.  Short-term-project opportunities area also available.  To find out more, please join us for an evening at the McMaster planetarium for a tour of the universe and to hear from students how their involvement in Student Open Circles has affected them.  Meet them and our board of directors during the reception.  The event is free and will not include a financial appeal.

W. J. McCallion Planetarium, Burke Science Building, Room B149.  RSVP:  905-528-1221, ext. 4, or cva@mcmaster.ca

Panel discussion featuring winners of the President’s Awards for Teaching & Learning:
Student Learning, Instructor Experience & International Learning Opportunities

The McMaster Seminar on Higher Education: Practice, Policy, and Public Life is a new lecture series presented by the Office of the President. The aim of the annual series is to encourage dialogue and inspire critical thought within the McMaster and the broader Hamilton communities. It is intended that the topics will be timely, interdisciplinary, and far-reaching, guided by the key questions and challenges facing higher education institutions and the communities they serve. In considering and challenging current paradigms, the series will be both thought-provoking and imaginative. It will emphasize the importance to the academy, and to society as a whole, of thinking critically and engaging in meaningful discussion of challenging issues. The series is intended to be of relevance for a wide audience and all members of the community are welcome and encouraged to attend.

This year, the series will feature speakers presented by The Public Intellectuals Project, the Centre for Leadership in Learning, and the Office of the President.

PLEASE NOTE:

Parking reimbursement for this lecture is available for those who park in LOT H or in the underground parking lot under the stadium. Please see the campus map for parking lot locations.

David Theo Goldberg: The Afterlife of the Humanities

The McMaster Seminar on Higher Education: Practice, Policy, and Public Life is a new lecture series presented by the Office of the President. The aim of the annual series is to encourage dialogue and inspire critical thought within the McMaster and the broader Hamilton communities. It is intended that the topics will be timely, interdisciplinary, and far-reaching, guided by the key questions and challenges facing higher education institutions and the communities they serve. In considering and challenging current paradigms, the series will be both thought-provoking and imaginative. It will emphasize the importance to the academy, and to society as a whole, of thinking critically and engaging in meaningful discussion of challenging issues. The series is intended to be of relevance for a wide audience and all members of the community are welcome and encouraged to attend.

This year, the series will feature speakers presented by The Public Intellectuals Project, the Centre for Leadership in Learning, and the Office of the President.

PLEASE NOTE:

Parking reimbursement for this lecture is available for those who park in LOT H or in the underground parking lot under the stadium. Please see the campus map for parking lot locations.