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[26 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

Title: Cinema Politica – Poor No MoreLocation: Lethbridge Public LibraryDescription: Poor No More
A film that offers solutions to Canada’s working poor
Bert Deveaux / Canada / 2010 / 53 min.
We were always told, “If you work hard, things will get better.”
But many hard-working Canadians have only seen things get worse.
Corporate profits soared, but only the rich got richer. The recession
took away more jobs and piled up more debt, leaving more people poor or insecure.
Poor No More offers solutions to Canada’s working poor. The film takes three Canadians to a world …

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[26 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

Title: Global Justice Student Speaker Challenge – Session 4Location: Ballroom A, Students’ Union BuildingDescription:
2011 Student Speaker Challenge – “What is global justice and how can it be achieved?”
1st Round Match-Up – ALEX MASSE vs. RORY TARANT
WEDNESDAY FEB 9 – 12:15 – 1:30
The fourth head-to-head match-up of the 2011 Student Speaker Challenge takes place Tuesday, February 9th in SU Ballroom A and features Alex Masse and Rory Tarant. The pair will debate the question, “What is global justice and how can it be achieved?”
The contest begins at 12:15 pm; a …

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[26 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

Title: Global Justice Student Speaker Challenge – Session 3Location: Ballroom A, Students’ Union BuildingDescription:
2011 Student Speaker Challenge – “What is global justice and how can it be achieved?”
1st Round Match-Up – CHANNING STENHOUSE vs. SARA ORTIZ OSPINA
TUESDAY FEB 1 – 12:15 – 1:30
The third head-to-head match-up of the 2011 Student Speaker Challenge takes place Tuesday, Feb. 1st in SU Ballroom A and features Channing Stenhouse and Sara Ortiz Ospina. The pair will debate the question, “What is global justice and how can it be achieved?”
The contest begins at 12:15 …

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[26 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

Title: LPIRG’s New Year’s RevolutionLocation: The ZooLink out: Click hereDescription:
Join us for drinks, live music, and lively discussion!
To bring in a New Year, and to highlight social justice projects, campaigns and initiatives in 2011, LPIRG — your campus-community link for social change presents a New Year’s Revolution.
Featuring:
…Button Making
Funding Info
LPIRG Action Groups
Live Music
Drinks
Lively Discussion
This event aims to introduce U of L students to LPIRG and all the
exciting things that LPIRG does in the university community. There will be a few short presentations on topics such as how to apply for …

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[26 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

Title: Global Justice Student Speaker Challenge – Session 2
Location: Ballroom A, Students’ Union Building
Start Time: 12:15
Date: 2011-01-26
End Time: 13:30
2011 Student Speaker Challenge – “What is global justice and how can it be achieved?”
1st Round Match-Up – BRITTANY KOCKEN vs. TAYLOR WEBB
WEDNESDAY JAN 26 – 12:15 – 1:30
… The second head-to-head match-up of the 2011 Student Speaker Challenge takes place Wednesday, Jan. 26th in SU Ballroom A and features two competitors with distinctly different styles – Brittany Kocken and Taylor Webb. The pair will debate the question, “What is global justice …

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[11 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

Title: 2011 Global Justice Student Speaker ChallengeLocation: SU Ballroom A, University of LethbridgeLink out: Click hereDescription: 2011 Student Speaker Challenge – “What is global justice and how can it be achieved?”
1st Round Match-Up – ROBBIE ROLFE vs. THOMAS FOX
TUESDAY JAN 18 – 12:15 – 1:30
The first head-to-head match-up of the 2011 Student Speaker Challenge takes place next Tuesday, Jan. 18th in SU Ballroom A and features a battle of intellectual heavyweights, Robbie Rolfe and Thomas Fox as they debate, “What is global justice and how can it be achie…ved?”
Robbie Rolfe …

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[11 Jan 2011 | No Comment | ]

Title: You Don’t Like the Truth: Canada’s Role in the Trial of Omar KhadrLocation: PE 261 – University of LethbridgeLink out: Click hereDescription: ***SPECIAL PRESENTATION***You Don’t Like the Truth: Canada’s Role in the Trial of Omar Khadr
Featuring Dennis Edney Lawyer for Omar Khadr in PE261 at 7:00pm.
This Lecture is hosted by the University of Lethbridge, the Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs and the ULSU.
… Omar Khadr was captured by American Forces in July 2002 in Afghanistan following a firefight between Afghani insurgents and …