CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2002


An Invitation
As usual, the Brown Bag Series offers an eclectic menu: a bit of this, a bit of that, something for everyone, and something for you!
From the wide range of topics in the Fall 2002 Calendar of Events, travel emerges as a theme. When you come for lunch, you’ll be hearing from jet-setters, globe-trotters, accidental tourists, and people who are at home in different parts of the world. The Brown Bag Series speakers are scholars, students, writers, teachers, health workers, artists, and consultants. Whether their travel was motivated by work, research, or recreation, they acknowledge that the travel, itself, transformed both their enterprise and their outlook on life. Upon reflection, they explore the question:How does travel enhance the journey of life?
There is an African proverb: They who are carried, do not know the distance of the town. But, by attending the Brown Bag Series, even those who cannot leave home this instant will be able to learn from the speakers’ unique experiences something of what a journey brings: the joys and frustrations, the peaks and valleys, the adventure and the tedious details, the culture shock, the re-examination of values, and the resulting self-awareness. Come to the noon hour talks and let the gifts gathered on the road less traveled inspire, provoke, and delight.
SEPTEMBER
Day / Date / Time / Event / Program
Fri / 13 / 10:30-
noon / BRUNCH / OPEN HOUSE It's a new school year with new classes, new faces, and new dreams. Come to the Ban Righ Centre to meet staff and make or re-new friendships with other mature women students. Take a tour of the house with its two comfy lounges, quiet study places, new library, and computer lab. Learn about other services at the Centre. Enjoy tasty muffins with coffee, tea and beverages from the fountain of juice at 32 Queen's Crescent.
Wed / 18 / Noon / Michelle Teixeira
(Concurrent Educ. '02) / From Ms. to Bitch: A Girl's Guide to New Feminist Magazines New alumna and Peer Advisor at the BRC (Summer 01/02), Michelle Teixeira launches the Fall 2002 Brown Bag Lunch Series with a review of what's on magazine racks for today's feminists. With analytic skills honed from her work in English and Women's Studies, she will examine (and show samples of) Ms., Bust, Bitch, and more. She'll also discuss the role of 'zine publications in 3rd wave feminism. Come to this fun and incisive session!
Fri / 20 / 12:00 -
1:30 pm / Prof. Perry Bamji
School of Business / WHAT WORKS WHEN WORKING IN TEAMS? As team settings become more prevalent in the 21st century work place, more professors are designing projects that require students to work in teams. Professor Bamji examines basic questions: How is the team process different from working individually? How can we work with a variety of learning styles and personalities? How do we share the workload? This talk, which will be supplemented by a video on teamwork, should help you succeed in team-based projects in class and in life.
HOMECOMING WEEKEND EVENTS - 27-29th
Fri / 27 / Noon / Margaret Gibson
(Arts '46, Honours '47) / Bake Sales, Bookkeeping, and Ban Righ Hall - QUEEN'S WOMEN AND THE FOUNDING OF THE BAN RIGH CENTRE Margaret Gibson, editor of the 1992 re-publication of A Generous Loyalty: The Queen's Alumnae Memory Book (authors Mary Chown, Melva Eagleson and Thelma Boucher) will talk about how Queen's women raised money to build Ban Righ Hall and how women over the years managed this residence with skill. The money saved in the operation of the women's residences by the Ban Righ Board provided the seed money for the Ban Righ Foundation when in 1974 the operation of the men's and women's residences was amalgamated. Copies of A Generous Loyalty will be for sale and signing. Sarah Gibson-Bray, Adjunct Professor (Drama) will introduce her mother.

Sat / 28 / 10:00-
Noon / OPEN HOUSE
BAN RIGH CENTRE / COME FOR TEA, CONVERSATION AND SHARING MEMORIES Drop by and visit the Ban Righ Centre at 32 Queen's Crescent. Share stories, past and present, of women supporting women at Queen's. Staff will happily guide visitors through the elegant, cozy house which is home to mature women students. Tour includes the Ellen Merrin Kitchen, the Jean Royce Lounge, the Martin Reading Room/Computer Lab, many study spaces and a newly-organized resource library and student lounge. Light refreshments will be served.
OCTOBER
Tues / 1 / Noon / John Pringle
Graduate Student in Community Health &
Epidemiology / CAMP LIFE IN THE HORN "The Korokon refugee camp is one of the many camps that fall along the disputed border of Eritrea and Ethiopia. The camp is sweltering in the hot sun. Long lineups of women, children and donkeys wind around the water stand again today as we struggle to fix the pump. A dust-devil appears out of nowhere, whipping up a column of sand, crashing over the tents. There is nothing fun about living here. Our Medecins Sans Frontieres health station consists of a few dusty tents and cots. It seems pathetic considering the large refugee population and its health care needs. But in just a few months, I can see some of our positive influence." John Pringle, currently a graduate student in Community Health and Epidemiology, wrote these words in a letter home. He will show slides and talk about humanitarian efforts and his time in Eritrea.
Thurs / 3 / Noon / Jorica Perryman
Artist and
Printmaker / Meet the Artist Jorica Perryman Jorica Perryman does printmaking and watercolors. Originally from Europe, she started taking art courses at the University of Manitoba School of Fine Arts. She later joined the Manitoba Printmakers Association and, since coming to Kingston, has been involved with the Kingston School of Art. Currently she is also a language instructor at Queen's University. Jorica will talk about the development of her art and the themes that interest her. Lately, she has also produced computer-generated prints and she will elaborate on incorporating technology into her printmaking.
Her work will be displayed at the Ban Righ Centre from September 3 to October 15.
Thurs / 10 / Noon / Susan Lord
Associate Professor
Film Studies / WHAT'S IT LIKE TO PURSUE AN "ICON?": RESEARCH ON CUBAN FILM MAKER SARA GOMEZ In the past year, armed with inspiration, grant money, and a Spanish-English dictionary, Prof. Susan Lord made several trips to Cuba to commence research on Cuban film maker Sara Gomez (1943-1974). Susan will talk about the complications of researching in a different language and culture. Moreover, she will discuss the complexities of interpreting someone who is a cultural icon, valued for different, even competing, significance. The more she researched, the more she discovered the need to negotiate ground that was/is constantly shifting.
Wed / 16 / 12:00 -
1:00 / Murray E. Allin, M.A.
Psychoanalyst / A Pathway to Maturation: Using a Jungian Approach with Fairy Tales Murray E. Allin will discuss two fairy tales which reveal obstacles in the path to maturation. A father and therapist, he will examine the symbolism of the weak and the overbearing father in Hansel and Gretel and in Goldilocks and the 3 Bears.
Thurs / 17 / Noon / Dorothy Lele
CIDA Consultant / The Challenges and Rewards of Working for Gender Equality in International Development Dorothy Lele is a self-employed, home-based consultant applying her Queen's BA in Sociology and Carleton MA in Development Studies to specialize in the social and gender dimensions of international development projects. She will talk about her experiences working with Canadian engineering companies in countries such as India, China, Pakistan and Nepal, where her job was to integrate gender aspects into projects funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.
Tues / 22 / Noon / Helen Cooper
Consultant
Early Years Centre / THE EARLY YEARS PROJECT: GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START Founded on the notion that the journey of a lifetime begins with steps taken in childhood, THE EARLY YEARS PROJECT is dedicated to giving every child a healthy start. Helen Cooper, Consultant for the Ontario Early Years Project, will speak about the Project's mandate, its history, the provincial plan for Early Years, and Kingston's needs and goals vis a vis the Project. Ms. Cooper offers unique insight based on her experience and perspectives as former Mayor of Kingston, feminist, mother and community planner.
Fri / 25 / Noon / Dr. Patricia McFadden / MEET PATRICIA MCFADDEN Sociologist, scholar, consultant, education administrator, feminist, activist, writer and publisher, and recipient of the Hellman/Hammet Human Rights Prize in 1999, Dr. Patricia McFadden has changed the intellectual, social, and political landscape through her life's work. She will give an informal talk ON THE STRUGGLE AGAINST APARTHEID AND PROSPECTS UNDER POST-COLONIAL REGIMES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, followed by a question/answer period.
BON VOYAGE TEA FOR SUZI WONG - October 28 - 1:00 - 3:00 (See Newsletter Page 4)
NOVEMBER
Thurs / 7 / Noon / Linda Baker
Photographer / AFTER YOU FIND THE IMAGE: SOME TECHNIQUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Journey with Linda to Cuba, the American Southwest, and other landscapes/cityscapes through her award-winning photographs. Linda will also discuss some of the creative techniques she uses, such as transfer prints and Polaroid SX-70 photography, to make her work more "painterly."
Photographs will be on display in the Ban Righ Centre October 21 to December 6, 2002.
Tues / 12 / Noon / Betty-Anne Howard,
Money Concepts &
Mary Ann Higgs, Lawyer and Sole Practitioner / ESTATE PLANNING: THE BASICS AND BEYOND Our last wills can be a testament to our values and our hopes for the future. Let Certified Financial Planner Betty-Anne Howard and Lawyer Mary Ann Higgs guide us through the basics and beyond of estate planning. They will focus on a range of opportunities and options for planned giving. In the question-answer period, tap into their expertise in two different but critically related aspects of estate planning, the financial and legal.
Wed / 20 / Noon / Andrea C. Cole
Director of Communications and Marketing
Routes to Learning Canada / TRAVEL LEARNING: Where Minds and Experience Meet Learning is a lifelong pursuit that never ends, enriching and enhancing one’s life and spirit. Join Andrea Cole for a discussion of the new horizons that learning travel can bring to you. We’ll look at the history of lifelong learning and travel in Canada. Discover the possibilities that learning travel programs can offer for your personal journey. Brochures and handouts will be available.
DECMEMBER
Thurs / 5 / Noon / Mary Alice Downie
Writer / MEET THE WRITER: MARY ALICE DOWNIE, Kingston's acclaimed writer (Canadian Who's Who, World Who's Who Women) will read from And Some Brought Flowers (co-compiled with Mary Hamilton). This unique anthology of travel writing by explorers and early settlers captures the magic of their first encounters with flowers and plants in Canada. Author of historical fiction, children's literature, plays, reviews, and other essays, Mary Alice will answer questions about travel and its connection to her writing as well as talk about her life as a writer. Copies of some of her most popular titles (many no longer in print) will be available for sale and signing.

Sharing the theme of travel in Ban Righ Centre's Brown Bag Lunch Series this Fall, the Feminist Book Club (in its 3rd lively year) is announcing three titles for community reading and discussion. Each of these popular, but very different, books explores the transformative nature of migration and provides insight on social and personal issues. Students, staff, faculty and Kingston community readers are invited to the Ban Righ Centre for a noon hour of conversation and invigorating book talk. Simply drop in with your thoughts; there is no registration or participation fee. By the way, past experience has shown that everyone contributes and partakes, even those who haven't quite gotten around to finishing the book. Bring a bag lunch or enjoy nourishing soup/beverages at cost from the Ban Righ Centre kitchen. We look forward to seeing you for the following Feminist Book Club meetings on the last Tuesday of each month:
September 24: The Concubine's Children: Portrait of a Family Divided by Denise Chong (Viking, 1994)
October 29: The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (Knopf, 1985)
November 26: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart, 1985)
Bonus: These books are 20th-Century "classics" and easy on the budget. They are widely available at libraries and in several editions, including used paperbacks.
Alison Welsted (Psychology) will facilitate discussion
GET TOGETHER WITH FELLOW GRAD STUDENTS:
Ban Righ Centre Opens Door to SGPS Series
In conjunction with the Ban Righ Centre, the SGPS Student Advisors are pleased to announce a series of workshops tailored to graduate and professional students, with an emphasis on issues affecting mature students and women. The Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) Student Advisor program assists graduate and professional students with any questions or concerns regarding life as a grad student. The program has been designed for students by students with the hope of making your time easier by acting as advocates, facilitators, mediators, advisors and resource people. The get-togethers at the Ban Righ Centre offer a safe, friendly space for sharing concerns, no matter how large or small. We encourage you to drop in and talk to the Advisors and fellow students. Snacks and refreshments provided!
Monday Sept. 30, 3-5pm: Finding your way around the Queen's and Kingston communities: Come and learn about all the resources and services available to you as a student and a member of the community...even pick up a free calendar listing pages and pages of Kingston resources!
Monday October 28, 3-5pm: Balancing school with your social and family life: Brainstorm and talk about ideas for a guilt-free experience as a grad student while still finding time for social activities, family, partner, kids, and so on.
Monday November 25, 3-5pm: The many dimensions of your relationship with your professors: Discuss the challenges of establishing relations with faculty as mentors, colleagues, and evaluators in the graduate and professional learning environment.
YOGA AT THE BAN RIGH
Back by popular request, Jackie Adams returns to the Ban Righ Centre with classes tailored to the needs of participants.No matter the state of your body or mind, yoga is an accessible, safe and gentle form of exercise. You will learn to improve your health through safe and relaxing yoga stretches and postures. Learn to breathe naturally, calming your nervous system. Practice systematic relaxation skills to relieve mental tension, aid concentration and achieve an inner sense of well being. Yoga mats are provided. Loose, modest, comfortable clothing is recommended.
October 10-Dec.12 , Thurs. 4-5p.m
Course of ten classes costs $100, plus GST (total=$107)
EVERYONE IS INVITED, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED! PRE-REGISTRATION with Jackie is required. Call 549-5564.