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 Welcome from your Students’ Association!    |   March 2010
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March is Native Awareness Month!

Native Awareness Month

March is Native Awareness Month here at SAMRU – and we’re looking forward to a month packed with activity!
You don’t need to be a student with an aboriginal heritage to get involved either – everyone is welcome at the different events happening to celebrate Native Awareness Month – from movies to concerts to readings and demonstrations, this is a great opportunity to explore your own heritage, share it with others, or learn about local culture.
March is also jam-packed with other events from the Sustainability Centre weekly workshops to club events and also the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. March 8th is the deadline for both E-Awards and the SAMMIES video contest, and make sure to check out XXX Hypnotist Tony Lee at the end of the month. Keep reading for all the details and even more information about stuff you just shouldn’t miss!

E-Award deadline extended!

If you haven’t already applied for an E-Award, or nominated a staff or faculty member who has made a positive difference, the deadline has been extended – so there’s even more time to do so!
The application and nomination deadline is now March 8th – so head on up to the Wyckham House reception on the 2nd floor, or visit http://www.samrc.com/studentOpportunities/awardsBursaries.htm for the complete booklet, along with the forms. There are awards for lifelong learners, advocates for a greener planet, athletes and more!
Apply now >>

FREE Movie Mondays 

Movies that matter explore important topics themed monthly. These movies are always free to attend, and are held from 4-6pm in the Art Gallery on the second floor of Wyckham House. Upcoming movies include:

Mar 1, 2010

The Business of Fancydancing (fic)
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Indian poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend.
  Mar 8, 2010

Rabbit Proof Fence (fic/based on true story)
The title refers to a 1,500-mile fence separating outback desert from the farmlands of Western Australia. It is here, in 1931, that three aboriginal girls are separated from their mothers and transported to a distant training school, where they are prepared for assimilation into white society by a racist government policy. Gracie, Daisy, and Molly belong to Australia’s "stolen generations," and this riveting film (based on the book by Molly’s daughter, Doris Pilkington Garimara) follows their escape and tenacious journey homeward, while a stubborn policy enforcer demands their recapture
  Mar 15, 2010

Pow-wow Highway (fic)
For the Northern Cheyenne tribe of Lame Deer, Montana, the American Dream has taken a grim detour. Here, Buddy Red Bow is a committed activist battling a suspicious land-grab. Philbert Bono is a serene spiritual warrior guided by sacred visions. But when Buddy’s estranged sister is framed and jailed in New Mexico, the two men take Philbert’s rust-wrecked ’64 Buick ‘war pony’ on a road trip that makes some very unexpected stops along the way.
 

Mar 22, 2010

Hank Williams First Nation (fic)
Set in a quiet rural Native Athabascan community in northern Alberta, seventy-five-year-old Martin Fox decides to make a pilgrimage to Nashville to visit the grave of his hero, Hank Williams. Together with his 17-year-old great-nephew, the two board a Tennessee-bound Greyhound in search of the truth about Hank. As the two travelers’ misadventures gain story-of-the-week status in the American press, the news trickling back home unifies the little community, and highlights the dramas of the people who stayed at home.

  Mar 29, 2010

Johnny Greyeyes (fic)
The powerful story of a native american woman struggling to maintain strength love and spirit. Since the shooting death of her father Johnny has spent most of her life in prison. There she forms a new family and falls in love with her cellmate Lana.


These movies are always free to attend, and are held from 4-6pm in the Art Gallery on the second floor of Wyckham House. For more Free Movie Mondays visit our Movies page >>

Film buffs wanted! 

March 8th is the deadline to enter the SAMMIES – the Students’ Association video contest! If you haven’t already picked up your filming permit, head into our reception office on the second floor of Wyckham House to grab one along with a copy of the rules. Then get filming! There are great prizes to be won, all just for showing off the SAMRU on camera!
Get more information >>

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

by Feiven G – Cultural Mosaic Centre volunteer

On March 21st 1960, a large group of students took to the streets to peacefully protest against the apartheid laws of the South African government. Tragically, the students fighting for equal rights were gunned down by police in what is now known as the Sharpeville Massacre. The uproar was great and results significant, as it shone an internationally visible spotlight on inequality. Women, men and children all stood up for their rights against racial injustice, and we now recognize this day as The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
In many situations, locations, and facets of our lives, many of us experience racism and/or discrimination in one form or another. What we don’t always realize, is how often we are either inadvertently or direct witnesses to it too. It baffles me to hear a Caucasian man or woman (especially professors) tell me racism hardly exists in Canada like it does in the U.S., when they haven’t been subjected to my experiences, let alone of a new immigrant to the country. Racism has somewhat become the new “n” word, but the truth is when we try to ignore it, we give it power to continue, and Canada’s institutionalized racism makes many people unknowing participants.
As students here at Mount Royal University, we are the next generation to take the lead and stand up for our beliefs. If you witness an injustice, speak up. If you are subject to it, speak up. Speak up. You can make a difference.

Learn more about sustainable living with the Sustainability Centre workshops

The Sustainability Centre on the second floor of Wyckham House is hosting regular workshops where you can find out just how easy it is to be green! Workshops are held in the Sustainability Centre (unless otherwise noted) and run from 12:30pm – 2:00pm. Upcoming workshops include:   

March 8, 2010 – Democracy and participation

March 22, 2010 – International Water Day!

April 5, 2010 - Sustainable Transportation, with Amy Thai, Sustainable Transportation Coordinator 
 
It’s easy being green >>

Keep in touch with the SAMRU! 

Enhance your University experience by keeping on top of all the things that your SAMRU offers!  Take advantage of social media and find out about music, movies, contests, events and more this month.  

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SAMRU Event Highlights

March
Native Awareness Month

March 1-31
GO GREEN Campus Competition
Sustainability Centre

March 1
Native Awareness Month Opening Ceremonies, Welcome and Prayer
Featuring They Say Stories, Curt Young, Stevie & Marshal
Wyckham House Main Stage, 12pm

March 1
Four Directions Club Recruitment Party
Native Student Centre, all day

March 1
Native Awareness Month Kick-Off Open House
Native Student Centre 11-4pm

March 1
Movies that Matter – The Business of Fancydancing
Art Gallery, 2nd Floor Wyckham House, 4pm

March 3
Good Food Box pickup
Peer Support Centre

March 4
Info Design Club Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 5
Psychology Club Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 5
ASIST registration deadline

March 6
Interior Design Students’ Society Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 6 & 7
Volunteer Training – ASIST
9am

March 8
E-Award application and nomination deadline

March 8
The SAMMIES video contest deadline
Get your video in to Z222 by today!

March 8
Sustainability Centre Workshop - Democracy and participation
12:30pm

March 8
Movies that Matter - Rabbit Proof Fence
Art Gallery, 2nd Floor Wyckham House, 4pm

March 10
Native Student Alumni Mixer & Red Words kick off
With special guest Marie Campbell reading
Student author readings
Four Directions Club Mixer
Local Aboriginal Art show
Lincoln Park Room, 7pm

March 11
SMRU Club Event – Recycled Funk
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 11
Métis Youth Dancers Jig Demonstration
Wyckham House Main Stage, 12pm

March 11
Bottled Water Free Day
Sustainability Centre

March 12
Joli Fou Club Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 13
Broadcasting Society Event
Liberty Lounge , 8pm

March 15
Movies that Matter - Pow-wow Highway
Art Gallery, 2nd Floor Wyckham House, 4pm

March 16
Aboriginal crafts day with Four Directions Club
Native Student Centre, 12-5pm

March 17
St. Patrick’s Day
Liberty Lounge

March 17
IDSS St. Patrick’s Day Face Painting
Wyckham House Main Stage 12pm

March 18
Traditional Native Dance Demonstration
Wyckham House Main Stage, 12pm

March 18
IDSS Club Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 20
Native Awareness Month Hip-Hop Show
Featuring Mr. Work, Shadow, Yellowfly, Little Smokey, Sheena Shaydee
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 21
Good Food Box order deadline
Peer Support Centre, 12pm

March 21
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 22
Sustainability Centre Workshop – International Water Day
12:30pm

March 22
Movies that Matter - Hank Williams First Nation
Art Gallery, 2nd Floor Wyckham House, 4pm

March 24
Rotaract Club Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 24
Fashion show
Featuring local aboriginal designers
Wyckham House Main Stage, 12pm

March 25
Amara Club Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 25
Native Student Centre Film Festival
Jenkins theatre, 6-9pm

March 26
SIFE Club Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 27
Snowboard Club Event
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

March 26
Volunteer Training – More anti-oppression
2pm

March 29
Movies that Matter - Johnny Greyeyes
Art Gallery, 2nd Floor Wyckham House, 4pm

March 30
Native Student Centre and Sustainability Centre Tar Sands panel discussion
Wyckham House Main Stage, 12pm

March 30
XXX Hypnotist Tony Lee
Wyckham House Event Centre, 9pm

March 30
Volunteer Training – More anti-oppression
12pm

March 31
Good Food Box pickup
Peer Support Centre

March 31
Native Awareness Month Wrap-Up Concert
Four Directions Club Fundraiser
Featuring Groove Cycle, Mia’s Matic, and Chief Mountain
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

April 1
Daniel Packard’s Flirt Fest
Liberty Lounge, 8pm

For the latest updates on what’s happening with your Students’ Association, check out our event calendar!

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SAMRU & MRU in the News

What is being said about MRU and SAMRU?

SAMRU in the News - The Reflector’s Edward Osborne asks “Election apathy – what is it good for?”

SAMRU in the News -  An article looking at what the Executive Council at the SAMRU has done lately for the students of MRU.

SAMRU in the News - VP External Robert Jones quoted in article about Alberta government budget and it’s affect on PSE.

SAMRU in the News -  MetroNews coverage of the Day of Action and the giant fortune cookies.

SAMRU in the News - Your SAMRU President and VP External visited the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

MRU in the News - Abortion play author hopes work provokes thought, not backlash

MRU in the News - With a proposed tuition hike, UofC students consider MRU instead

MRU in the News - Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on the books for Mount Royal University

MRU in the News - Red Deer Advocate story about “Our Fortunes, Our Futures” protest with a list including MRU of participating students.

MRU in the News - Calgary Herald article about a play being staged at MRU.

MRU in the News - Calgary Sun article about traffic congestion around MRU.

MRU in the News - An express route planned for SW Calgary will make attending MRU easier if coming from Woodbine or Downtown.

MRU in the News -  MRU’s planned additional student spaces stalled with provincial budget

MRU in the News - Calgary Herald article about MRU's new logo, with quotes from SAMRU VP External Robert Jones.

MRU in the News - Better On Paper's comments about MRU's new logo.

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