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University 1 Orientation welcomes 4,000 new students to campus Sept. 5 & 6 and requires hundreds of volunteers. Student volunteer recruitment is beginning around campus this month. Applications: http://umanitoba.ca/student/u1/images/orientation_application_form.pdf. Info: 474-8567 or Tina_Riggs@umanitoba.ca.

Beside the closet: discussion and support for those affected by someone else’s coming out. Fridays in March, 2:30-4, 474 U Centre. Register: 474- 8592.

Native Studies Colloquium Series: Mar. 15, Debbie Grimes, “Self-determination in health,” 307 Tier. Mar. 22 - Jac-LynnWasyliw, “Looking the part: trans-cultural adoption in the works of Richard Wagamese.” 125 St. John’s. All 12:30-1:20 p.m. Info: 474-9899.

Hemispheria Action Group with icePIRG, U of M Womyn’s Centre and UMREG, present a hemispheriffic film/ discussion series: Mar. 16, The Bottom Line, Rm 176 Helen Glass; Mar. 23, As Long as the River Flows, with guests from Grassy Narrows, Rm 207 U Centre; Mar. 30, The 4th World War with David Camfield, Rm 176 Helen Glass. Discussion to follow each film.

Public lecture: David McNally, “From the Zapatistas to Venezuela: The Struggle for Global Justice Today.” Thur. Mar. 16, 7 p.m. IL04 U of W. “African Vampires in the age of globalization: historical materialism and cultural responses to neoliberalism.” Fri. Mar. 17, 12:30 U of M Dining Room, U College. Info: winnipeg@newsocialist.org.

Public lecture: Sheila Wilmot, “Anti-racist theory and practice: bridging the gap between the academy and the community,” with Dave Brophy, Fri. Mar. 31, 1:30- 2:30. U of M Dining Room, U College; and “White anti-racism in Canada: strategies for action.”Fri. Mar. 31, 7 p.m. Buchald Rm. Millennium Library; Keynote address. UWSA colloquia, Sat. April 1, 12:30. U of W. Room TBA.

Modern Raidersopening: works by multi-media artist Hekla Dogg Jonsdottir and painter Jon Oskar from Iceland. Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Gallery. Mar. 19, 3- 5 p.m., with artist in attendance. The Icelandic Collection, 3rd floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library.

Colour Your World: Destress through spontaneous art. Thursdays, 2-4 p.m. 474 U Centre. Space is limited. Please register: 474-8592 or drop by the counselling centre at 474 U Centre.

VOLUNTEER LANGUAGE PARTNERS needed at the English Language Centre, U of M. Call Grace at 480-1447 to sign-up. References and interview required.

Join us for CRU - the weekly meeting of Campus Crusade for Christ. Every Wed. 5 p.m. in 200 Education. Inspiring worship, challenging speakers, awesome fellowship, equipping for ministry.

Clothing Drive: Social Work Students’ Association is collecting clothing for the Elizabeth Hill Counselling Centre. Drop off clothes at 508 Tier or 101 U. Centre. Info: umswsa@gmail.com.

Live and Learn

International day against police brutality: March starting at the legislature, 3:30, today! (Wednesday, March 15).

Winnipeg’s first transgender survey. Aimed at providing health care and safety for transgender and two-spirited people, this survey is for anyone who experiences problems associated with any social expectations of gender. Surveys are anonymous and approved by the ethics committee at the U of W. Surveys available at www.transgendercafe.com or call 940-6000 (confidential cell).

Aqua books: Idea exchange, conversation series: Three Minute Tragedies and Musical Catharsis: Rock Songs, Religion and Emotional Release. Sat. Mar. 18, 8 p.m. All FREE!

The 11th Annual Manitoba Robot Games Saturday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The finals begin Sunday March 19 at 12 noon. Tec Voc High School. FREE Admission. For more information on the games, visit the Science Council of Manitoba website at www.scmb.mb.ca or contact Herb Reynolds at 668-3315 or herb@scmb.mb.ca.

Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba Fundraiser Social. Dance show, music, dancing til the wee hours. Sat. Mar. 18, 8 p.m. The Local, 110 Market Square. $10, $5 for a Cuban meal. Info: 783- 9380 or 947- 1745 or manitoba_cuba@hotmail.com.

Hiroshima Diary, Mayors for Peace: art and education exhibit. Opening launch, featuring choirs, greetings from Hiroshima, paper crane folding. Mon. Mar. 20, 7 p.m., Carol Sheilds Auditorium, Millennium Library, 251 Donald St.

Amnesty International human rights workshops: Organizing an event, Tue. Mar. 21, 7 - 9; Staying energized and focused in groups, Tue. Mar. 28, 7- 9; Letter writing, Tue. April. 4, 6-9, 27 Dundurn, free food; Public speaking and presentation skills, Tue. April 11, 7 & 9. FREE! All at Rm. 113, Menno Simons College, 520 Portage Ave. except where noted. Registration required: lsimba@mts.net or 475- 4565.

What’s Your Passion? The Manitoba Museum Wants To Know! In 250 words or less, tell us about your passion. Email entries to hmoncrieff@manitobamuseum.ca or mail to: The Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, R3B 0N2 before March 31.

Endless opportunities

Frontier College is seeking volunteer tutors to work with children, youth and adults who want to improve their literacy skills. One hour per week, Jan. to April. Training and on-site support provided. Contact: 253-7993 or wpgcoordinator@hotmail.com.

The Rady Jewish Community Centre offers weekly drop-in Israeli Dance sessions on Monday evenings, 7 p.m. Everyone welcome! Info: 477-7510 or join us at the Asper Jewish Community Campus - 123 Doncaster St.

Manitoba Artists in Healthcare is looking for musicians willing to volunteer to play in hospitals. For details, please call Shirley Grierson at 475-8085 between Noon and 6 p.m.

The Bike Dump is seeking volunteers in bike maintenance and repair and is willing to train. New volunteers would start in the spring. Contact bikepunks@bike-dump.ca.

Seven Oaks General Hospital seeks daytime volunteers for the gift shop, lobby, visiting and clerical work. Interested? Call: 632-3179 or www.sogh.mb.ca.

Youth Drop-In Program, Keewatin Community Resource Centre - Connect to the Internet, play pool and more. 1880 Alexander Ave. Mon., Wed. and Fri.: 4 - 8:30 Sat: Noon - 5 Info: 632-4660.

DREAM KEEPERS: Confidential support for female and transgender youth 12 - 20. Klinic Community Health Centre, 870 Portage Ave. 4-5:30, Every Thursday. Info: Angie at 784-4029 or Carie at 931-0981.

ATTENTION WINTER CYCLISTS: The Bike Dump will be open all winter, providing FREE help fixing your bike and FREE recycled parts. Stop by any Sunday between 12-6 p.m. at 594 Main St., access through the back lane off King or Logan. Info: http://bike-dump.ca.

Art for the People

Kalpana-Just Imagine! An evening of East Indian dance presented by India School of Dance, featuring Kathakali, Bharatnatyam and Kathak. Pantages Playhouse, Mar. 18, 7:30 p.m., tix $15, Ticketmaster.

WAG exhibits: supernovas, Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955, Ione Thorkelsson, Into the Collection, Through the eyes of a child (opens Mar. 19). Cannes Lions: World’s Best Commercials: Mar. 14 - April 2; 7 & 9:30 nightly. 2 p.m. matinees daily starting Mar. 25. Folks $8 / students $7/ seniors $6 / kids $5 / pets $4 / imaginary friends $3.

World Poetry Day: Readings by Susan Olding and Maureen Scott Harris and local writers Paula Denbow, Bridget Eyolfson and Katherena Vermette. Thu. Mar. 21, 7 p.m. McNally Robinson, Grant Park. FREE!

The Game: Dancing for human rights: dance performance in support of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Fri., Mar. 31, 7:30 p.m. Pantages Playhouse. Tix: $15. Call 837-3757 or Ticketmaster.

Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival: Mon., Mar. 27 to Wed., April 5. Berney Theatre. Asper Jewish Community Campus. 123 Doncaster Street. Info: 477- 7537

Shake it

Mondragon fundraising Wobbly Wednesday: Ian laRue and the 1919 Insurrectional Orchestra. Wed. Mar. 15, 8 p.m. Mondragon. $4.99.

Mondragon fundraising rock and roll show: the Bomb Sniffing Dogs, Absent Sound, Slattern, Prague. Collective Cabaret. Sat. Mar. 18, 9 p.m.

Free Ham! The Cavern. Sat. Mar. 18, 10 p.m.





Volume 93 • Issue 25	The Official University of Manitoba Students' Newspaper Website	March 15, 2006

Home About Us Advertise Contact Staff Current Issue PDF Employment Letters to the Editor Meet the Staff Online Archives Personals Volunteer	Font Size Respond Email Print-Friendly Events Listings Campus Events University 1 Orientation welcomes 4,000 new students to campus Sept. 5 & 6 and requires hundreds of volunteers. Student volunteer recruitment is beginning around campus this month. Applications: http://umanitoba.ca/student/u1/images/orientation_application_form.pdf. Info: 474-8567 or Tina_Riggs@umanitoba.ca. Beside the closet: discussion and support for those affected by someone else’s coming out. Fridays in March, 2:30-4, 474 U Centre. Register: 474- 8592. Native Studies Colloquium Series: Mar. 15, Debbie Grimes, “Self-determination in health,” 307 Tier. Mar. 22 - Jac-LynnWasyliw, “Looking the part: trans-cultural adoption in the works of Richard Wagamese.” 125 St. John’s. All 12:30-1:20 p.m. Info: 474-9899. Hemispheria Action Group with icePIRG, U of M Womyn’s Centre and UMREG, present a hemispheriffic film/ discussion series: Mar. 16, The Bottom Line, Rm 176 Helen Glass; Mar. 23, As Long as the River Flows, with guests from Grassy Narrows, Rm 207 U Centre; Mar. 30, The 4th World War with David Camfield, Rm 176 Helen Glass. Discussion to follow each film. Public lecture: David McNally, “From the Zapatistas to Venezuela: The Struggle for Global Justice Today.” Thur. Mar. 16, 7 p.m. IL04 U of W. “African Vampires in the age of globalization: historical materialism and cultural responses to neoliberalism.” Fri. Mar. 17, 12:30 U of M Dining Room, U College. Info: winnipeg@newsocialist.org. Public lecture: Sheila Wilmot, “Anti-racist theory and practice: bridging the gap between the academy and the community,” with Dave Brophy, Fri. Mar. 31, 1:30- 2:30. U of M Dining Room, U College; and “White anti-racism in Canada: strategies for action.”Fri. Mar. 31, 7 p.m. Buchald Rm. Millennium Library; Keynote address. UWSA colloquia, Sat. April 1, 12:30. U of W. Room TBA. Modern Raidersopening: works by multi-media artist Hekla Dogg Jonsdottir and painter Jon Oskar from Iceland. Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Gallery. Mar. 19, 3- 5 p.m., with artist in attendance. The Icelandic Collection, 3rd floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library. Colour Your World: Destress through spontaneous art. Thursdays, 2-4 p.m. 474 U Centre. Space is limited. Please register: 474-8592 or drop by the counselling centre at 474 U Centre. VOLUNTEER LANGUAGE PARTNERS needed at the English Language Centre, U of M. Call Grace at 480-1447 to sign-up. References and interview required. Join us for CRU - the weekly meeting of Campus Crusade for Christ. Every Wed. 5 p.m. in 200 Education. Inspiring worship, challenging speakers, awesome fellowship, equipping for ministry. Clothing Drive: Social Work Students’ Association is collecting clothing for the Elizabeth Hill Counselling Centre. Drop off clothes at 508 Tier or 101 U. Centre. Info: umswsa@gmail.com. Live and Learn International day against police brutality: March starting at the legislature, 3:30, today! (Wednesday, March 15). Winnipeg’s first transgender survey. Aimed at providing health care and safety for transgender and two-spirited people, this survey is for anyone who experiences problems associated with any social expectations of gender. Surveys are anonymous and approved by the ethics committee at the U of W. Surveys available at www.transgendercafe.com or call 940-6000 (confidential cell). Aqua books: Idea exchange, conversation series: Three Minute Tragedies and Musical Catharsis: Rock Songs, Religion and Emotional Release. Sat. Mar. 18, 8 p.m. All FREE! The 11th Annual Manitoba Robot Games Saturday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The finals begin Sunday March 19 at 12 noon. Tec Voc High School. FREE Admission. For more information on the games, visit the Science Council of Manitoba website at www.scmb.mb.ca or contact Herb Reynolds at 668-3315 or herb@scmb.mb.ca. Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba Fundraiser Social. Dance show, music, dancing til the wee hours. Sat. Mar. 18, 8 p.m. The Local, 110 Market Square. $10, $5 for a Cuban meal. Info: 783- 9380 or 947- 1745 or manitoba_cuba@hotmail.com. Hiroshima Diary, Mayors for Peace: art and education exhibit. Opening launch, featuring choirs, greetings from Hiroshima, paper crane folding. Mon. Mar. 20, 7 p.m., Carol Sheilds Auditorium, Millennium Library, 251 Donald St. Amnesty International human rights workshops: Organizing an event, Tue. Mar. 21, 7 - 9; Staying energized and focused in groups, Tue. Mar. 28, 7- 9; Letter writing, Tue. April. 4, 6-9, 27 Dundurn, free food; Public speaking and presentation skills, Tue. April 11, 7 & 9. FREE! All at Rm. 113, Menno Simons College, 520 Portage Ave. except where noted. Registration required: lsimba@mts.net or 475- 4565. What’s Your Passion? The Manitoba Museum Wants To Know! In 250 words or less, tell us about your passion. Email entries to hmoncrieff@manitobamuseum.ca or mail to: The Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, R3B 0N2 before March 31. Endless opportunities Frontier College is seeking volunteer tutors to work with children, youth and adults who want to improve their literacy skills. One hour per week, Jan. to April. Training and on-site support provided. Contact: 253-7993 or wpgcoordinator@hotmail.com. The Rady Jewish Community Centre offers weekly drop-in Israeli Dance sessions on Monday evenings, 7 p.m. Everyone welcome! Info: 477-7510 or join us at the Asper Jewish Community Campus - 123 Doncaster St. Manitoba Artists in Healthcare is looking for musicians willing to volunteer to play in hospitals. For details, please call Shirley Grierson at 475-8085 between Noon and 6 p.m. The Bike Dump is seeking volunteers in bike maintenance and repair and is willing to train. New volunteers would start in the spring. Contact bikepunks@bike-dump.ca. Seven Oaks General Hospital seeks daytime volunteers for the gift shop, lobby, visiting and clerical work. Interested? Call: 632-3179 or www.sogh.mb.ca. Youth Drop-In Program, Keewatin Community Resource Centre - Connect to the Internet, play pool and more. 1880 Alexander Ave. Mon., Wed. and Fri.: 4 - 8:30 Sat: Noon - 5 Info: 632-4660. DREAM KEEPERS: Confidential support for female and transgender youth 12 - 20. Klinic Community Health Centre, 870 Portage Ave. 4-5:30, Every Thursday. Info: Angie at 784-4029 or Carie at 931-0981. ATTENTION WINTER CYCLISTS: The Bike Dump will be open all winter, providing FREE help fixing your bike and FREE recycled parts. Stop by any Sunday between 12-6 p.m. at 594 Main St., access through the back lane off King or Logan. Info: http://bike-dump.ca. Art for the People Kalpana-Just Imagine! An evening of East Indian dance presented by India School of Dance, featuring Kathakali, Bharatnatyam and Kathak. Pantages Playhouse, Mar. 18, 7:30 p.m., tix $15, Ticketmaster. WAG exhibits: supernovas, Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955, Ione Thorkelsson, Into the Collection, Through the eyes of a child (opens Mar. 19). Cannes Lions: World’s Best Commercials: Mar. 14 - April 2; 7 & 9:30 nightly. 2 p.m. matinees daily starting Mar. 25. Folks $8 / students $7/ seniors $6 / kids $5 / pets $4 / imaginary friends $3. World Poetry Day: Readings by Susan Olding and Maureen Scott Harris and local writers Paula Denbow, Bridget Eyolfson and Katherena Vermette. Thu. Mar. 21, 7 p.m. McNally Robinson, Grant Park. FREE! The Game: Dancing for human rights: dance performance in support of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Fri., Mar. 31, 7:30 p.m. Pantages Playhouse. Tix: $15. Call 837-3757 or Ticketmaster. Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival: Mon., Mar. 27 to Wed., April 5. Berney Theatre. Asper Jewish Community Campus. 123 Doncaster Street. Info: 477- 7537 Shake it Mondragon fundraising Wobbly Wednesday: Ian laRue and the 1919 Insurrectional Orchestra. Wed. Mar. 15, 8 p.m. Mondragon. $4.99. Mondragon fundraising rock and roll show: the Bomb Sniffing Dogs, Absent Sound, Slattern, Prague. Collective Cabaret. Sat. Mar. 18, 9 p.m. Free Ham! The Cavern. Sat. Mar. 18, 10 p.m.


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