Events:
- Mahatma Gandhi Peace Festival
- Distinguished Lecture in Economics - "Good Jobs: The Importance of Who You Work For"
- Re-Imagining Borders Technologies; Designing New Political Forms
- What's Next for NAFTA... and North America? A Panel Discussion
- Visible Yet Invisibile: The Disciplinary Mechanism of Self-Surveillance Among Undocumented South Asian Men in Rural Greece
- "North Korea: Towards Peace and a new Beginning" - Register for MCC UN Student Seminar
- Volunteer Fair in SLC
- ANC Conference Call for Papers
- Policy Analyst Recruitment and Development Program Information Session
Disclaimer: Events and opportunities above are not all endorsed by the PACS department; this bulletin includes opportunities that we think PACS students may be interested in but are not sponsored by PACS. Please use your own discretion to determine if an opportunity is right for you.
Events
Mahatma Gandhi Peace Festival
When: September 29th, 2018, 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: City Hall, Hamilton
Cost: Free
The 26th Annual Mahatma Gandhi Peace Festival is taking place this month! Enjoy a music performance, lunch, and the Peace March to celebrate Gandhi's birthday on October 2nd. The festival is twinned with the Annual Mahatma Gandhi Lectures on Nonviolence sponsored by the Centre for Peace Studies. The theme for this year's festival is "Preventing Violence Against Women." All are welcome to come and partake in this event!
Note: this festival is wheelchair accessible!
"Good Jobs: The Importance of Who You Work For"
When: Wednesday, September 26th, 4pm
Where: Hagey Hall Humanities Theatre
Cost: Free
David Card, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkely, will lecture about the notion of whether or not there is not such a thing as a "good job." In the labour market, there is evidence that suggests that different firms do, in fact, often pay higher or lower wages and that this gap is wider than ever. Professor Card will review this evidence and discuss the importance of a firms' pay, the gender pay gap, understanding wage inequality, and several other phenomena.
What's Next for NAFTA... and North America? A Panel Discussion
Where: Balsillie School of International Affairs, Room 1-42
Cost: Free
Since August, the renegotiation of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) has been ever-present in headlines. This panel discussion will focus on shedding light on the talks and their implications for Canada, North America, and the world. Panelists include experts from the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Wilfred Laurier University, and the University of Waterloo.
Re-imagining Borders Technologies; Designing New Political Forms
When: September 27th, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Where: Balsillie School of International Affairs, Room 1-42
Cost: Free
Should borders be open or closed? This is a question that has been pervasive in both academic and political dicussions around borders and border walls. Speaker Miriam Ticktin will argue that the answer lies beyond the 'open/closed' dichotomy by tracing various political movements that re-articulate the meaning of borders while pushing anthropological methods of designing possible alternate political forms.
Visible Yet Invisible Lecture
When: October 4th, 12:30-2:00pm
Where: Balsillie School of International Affairs, Room 1-43
Cost: Free
Undocumented male migrants from India and Pakistan are visible as agricultural workers during the day, but become invisible from the rural landscape come evening. In this talk, Reena Kukregja dicusses the bio-politics of power and the disciplinary mechanism of self-surveillance in relation to these racialized labouring men as they exist under the invisible coercive power of the Greek state's gaze.
When: October 25th-27th
Where: MCC UN Office in New York City
Deadline to Register: October 12th
Deadline to Reserve Lodging: September 23rd
The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) invites you to attend their 23rd Annual Student Seminar! MCC has been involved with North Korea since 1995, working with the Canadian Food Grains Bank during a famine to provide food and material resources to the people and have facilitated many new projects since then. This seminar will explore the history and context of North Korea, MCC's involvement over the years, and the role that the UN has had in the country's current situation. Attend to contribute to the discussion!
Note: Travel to New York will be arranged and paid for by MCC Ontario!
Jobs and Opportunities
Volunteer FairOn September 25th, from 11am-2pm, you will have the chance to connect with 40 local community organizations at the the Volunteer Fair in the Student Life Centre (SLC). This is a great opportunity to look for placements as part of an experiential learning opportunity, a great way to develop skills and gain new experiences, or simply just to give back to the community!
ACN Conference Call for PapersThis multi-disciplinary conference focuses on the future on nonviolence and whether or not the past successes of nonviolent movements are adequately remembered and celebrated. The goal of this conference is to enhance the discussions around nonviolence. To do so, they are seeking presentations from a variety of academic disciplines! Abstracts are due November 10th, 2018. Presenters should plan on a thirty-five minute presentation. Contact Kim Chartier at kchartie@ashland.edu for questions or more information.
Policy Analyst Recruitment and Development Program Information SessionThrough its Policy Analyst Recruitment and Development Program (PARDP), Natural Resources Canada is creating opportunities for creative, passionate, and talented Canadians to make a contribution to the sustainable stewardship of natural resources at home and overseas.The department is looking to recruit motivated and analytically minded people at the Master's or PhD level for its 2017-2018 campaign. There will be an information session on September 25th, from 4-5pm, at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, room 142. The deadline for applications is October 8th, 2018.
Notes
Kelly Brown FarewellMPACS students are welcome to join the rest of the Grebel community on Tuesday, September 25th at 10:30am in the atrium to wish Kelly Brown farewell and say thank you for her four years of service as the Grad Coordinator for PACS.