Title: Cinema Politica – The Experimental EskimosLocation: Galileo’s Gallery, Students’ Union BuildingLink out: Click hereDescription: The Experimental Eskimos
The story of the social experiment conducted by the Canadian government that played with three Inuit lives.
Barry Greenwald / Canada / 2009 / 70 min
SHORT SYNOPSIS
In the early 1960s the Canadian government conducted an experiment in social engineering. Three 12-year-old Inuit boys were separated from their families in the Arctic and were sent to Ottawa to live with white families and to be educated in white schools. The consequences the experiment would have …

Title: Cinema Politica – A Jihad for LoveLocation: Galileo’s Gallery, Students’ Union BuildingLink out: Click hereDescription: A Jihad for Love
Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma risks personal safety to tell the stories of queer muslims all over the world.
Parvez Sharma / USA/ UK/ France/ Germany/ Australia / 2008 / 81 min
In a time when Islam is under tremendous attack from within and without, “A Jihad for Love” is a daring documentary filmed in twelve countries and nine languages. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has gone where the silence is loudest, filming …

Title: Deadline for Nominations for LPIRG Board of Director ElectionsLocation: Students’ Union OfficeLink out: Click hereDescription:
Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group (LPIRG)
Board of Directors Elections
The Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group (LPIRG) will hold elections for 7 Board of Directors positions in conjunction with the University of Lethbridge Students’ Union elections. LPIRG’s Board is elected annually and is composed of 7 undergraduate students and 1 graduate student appointed by the GSA. All undergraduate students who have not opted-out of the LPIRG fee are eligible to vote and to run for an …

Title: Dialogue on Democracy: Should Voting be Compulsory? Location: TH241, Turcott Hall, U of LLink out: Click hereDescription: Dialogue on Democracy: Should Voting be Compulsory?
Speakers – Heather MacIntosh, Dan Shapiro and Dr. Gordon Campbell
Moderated by Keith McLaughlin
In some countries, voting is an obligation or legal responsibility. Mandatory voting is promoted as a means of addressing low voter turnout and ensuring election results reflect the will of the majority. In Australia, which has an established tradition of compulsory voting, recent polls show ¾ of the population supports the practice. In …

Title: Cinema Politica – Poor No MoreLocation: L1050, LINC Building, U of LLink out: Click hereDescription: 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. …

Title: Cinema Politica – The Yes Men Fix the WorldLocation: Galileo’s Gallery, Students’ Union BuildingLink out: Click hereDescription: The Yes Men Fix the World
– A story about about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, pull off the world’s most outrageous pranks.
Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr / France-UK-USA/ 2009 / 87 min
They have an unusual hobby: posing as top executives of corporations they hate. Armed with nothing but thrift-store suits, the Yes Men lie their way into business conferences and parody their corporate …