Out & About On Campus
Register for MobilizeYU! Take part in a 6-part interactive course on knowledge mobilization. The course will be taught by leading knowledge mobilization professionals and researchers and take place from June 3-19 in Kaneff Tower. Participants can also attend online via Zoom. Register here by May 27!
Pride Community Quilt Event: Join SexGen York for a Pride quilt-making event! Decorate squares that will be used to create a large community quilt, which will hang in York Lanes in June and be used throughout Pride month celebrations. All members of the York Community are encouraged to attend this free event. Wednesday, May 15, 1 p.m. South Ross Room 802. Additional opportunities to participate in quilt-making are available throughout the month of May. Inquire here.
Get outside and find the Sakura Cherry Trees on Campus! More than 100 sakura cherry trees on campus are currently in bloom! The best display of these beautiful flowers is located adjacent to Calumet College. There are also pockets around Keele campus along Campus Walk, and small groups outside the Tait McKenzie Centre and the Schulich School of Business.
Keynote by Imogen Heap and Creative Passport Workshop: Join Grammy Award-winning musician Imogen Heap in the Transmedia Lab for a keynote talk and Q&A conversation! After the keynote, attendees are encouraged to stay for a Creative Passport workshop led by Imogen and the Mycelia group on digital rights management for artists. Saturday, May 18, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Transmedia Lab, 103 Accolade West Building.
Screening of Ali Kazimi’s Film Continuous Journey: Join the screening and discussion of York U Cinema & Media Arts Professor Ali Kazimi’s film Continuous Journey. The film is an inquiry into the largely ignored history behind an immigration policy called the Continuous Journey Regulation of 1908. Tuesday, May 14, 2 to 5 p.m. Nat Taylor Cinema