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Academic Year 2002/2003
Academic Year 2003/2004
Link to SJC Constitution
Academic Year
2002/2003:
- A
New Beginning
- This year marked the re-emergence of the Social Justice
Club at King's. KCSC officially recognized the SJC at the
beginning of the year and gave the club their first budget.
- Social
Justice at King’s Presentation
- This was our first event of the year. Pascal Murphy
led a discussion about the future of the Social Justice Club. We
discussed with our members what they would like to see in the club
(Speakers? Events? Protests? Etc…) and allowed them to set the agenda
for the year. This was also a chance for our members to meet one
another and discuss what brought them to the Club.
- The
Power of Social Change
- Professor Ross Gibbons, who teaches Environmental
Politics, from the Political Science Department at King’s, gave a
presentation to the Social Justice Club on “The Power of Social
Change.” He discussed a number of influential people who had been
apart of social justice movements and we engaged in discussion on the
topic.
- Buy Nothing Day at King's
- The Social Justice Club set up a booth were information
about Buy Nothing Day and our levels of consumption were given to
students.
- Anti-War
/ Peace Protests
- The Social Justice Club members participated in a number
of protests against the war in Iraq. Some of us gathered at King's
and went to the protests together.
- School of the Americas
(Picture of Protest)
- Pascal Murphy (Club President) shared his experiences of
a protest against the School of the Americas in Columbus Georgia in
November 2002. The presentation raised issues of torture,
neo-imperialism, war and injustice. Donations were collected to
help keep youth off the streets.
- Inner City Walk in Toronto
(Picture of
Group, Picture
of Homelessness Display)
- This trip was the biggest event of the year. We
went to Toronto and were led around the streets by people who have:
previously worked in prostitution, struggled with transgendered issues,
lived on the street as single mothers and/or struggled with drugs and
alcohol. On the bus ride back to London some incredible
conversation and planning for the future of the club ensued. And
there was complete agreement that this trip should be done again next
year, hopefully in London.
- Homelessness in London
- Chuck Lazenby from the Unity Project in London came to
speak with the club about Homelessness in London at our wine and cheese
event. It was very informative as well as a great way for the club
to celebrate the year and start to think about future goals.
- Organizing Committee 2002/2003
- Pascal Murphy - President
- Katherine Molineux - Vice-President
- Lisa Ditchburn - Treasurer
- Aziel McKenna - Secretary
- Andrew Crosbie - Tech Support
- A Great Beginning
- We had an amazing year for a first year club with 40
members and 138 people on the email list. Everybody was very
encouraging and helpful. Thanks to all how participated!
Academic Year
2003/2004:
- Summer Meeting
- The SJC had a summer meeting in order to plan for the
coming year. We sent out an email to last year's members asking
them to send in their suggestions for this academic year.
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