https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/49c4a2396530a7212ab35bebafad577f.pdf?Expires=1785369600&Signature=Wfkw65Zv42UvEnjO4J8QldaHH4bxE-3AJR5aqH5xvdSFsolvQV2y0FuzJBTMRWOF1YL16vZtRbPMNyiD4WETtMzqpw6JIK3K2jnXpuJDFnXqg1WqbiVwTjL%7E3KXqBjI6449zKfmSGvropAXDEe-3CzHTTI5M7y1d5eXbZ5WLdQZP9xgpooXSluKqxPIdN2Ulvpn5iUiEYn1m3eVOFwNFUGWgpbaAZek3A%7E3zSq4tXJHRlUdBOquN4h7-7jR3FZpB2M%7EaIyjuqPxCpU5Xs1KukoAURqEaCoBbekuHa9PEL5I2woLkqxAHD%7EDP-gTpDvEbXd7bPdOEBlYuseW5TCWF4A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e3225089701ac32a94b2f323dc235999 PDF Text Text 26, 2005 ez kids get queer sensitivity training KALNNA them so openly "It's kind of reassuring to see NEWS WRITER that we fourth-yearstu&nt.s hoc* drir efforts Will make roi• and other such problems," said Amy dencø a cotnfottable foc queer stuients by get• lea)) Polgoycame up with the r02dents to talk about sues of assault, gemiet. ami tolerance idea for thc Rez Project several years ago, when she organized a group to lead small discussion groups in lugh schools around Montreal. The Rez Prorct aims to up and create a environfor all Mudents. program o:ssts of last year, under Boyce's leader ship, the project was launched at Gardner Hall, and involved eight one-hoursessions by student volunteers. volunteers and 200 participants "Illis year, the initiative has received support from Queer McGill, the Tans/Gcnder Alliance,and the Sexual Assault Centre of McGill Students' Society The number of volunteers has increased to Ø, and Facilitators break the ice by students in Wnes that are to allow them to open up voice any questiors or opinions have In one game at a DouglasHall students were split into groups, and given a series f flashcards depicting scenarios uch as hand-holdingor discuss- Han, all Upper Residence. and New Residence residents are required to participate. g Tansmitted Infections. udents were then asked to put the in order of intimacy. The Rez Projed workshops, like this one, hope to get kids to talk about sexualityopenly and resp«tfully. Leders also challenged common isconceptions about by Carly Boyce, one of the pro- says something negative or intoler pants to confront each other on questions such as "what do gram's coordinators,said that resi- ant and we, the facilitators,don't their negative stereotypes. think caused your dents have been very receptive to have to react to it because one Students, for their part, said that ality?" and "would you want your the trainingso far. of the peers will speak up," said even though they had previously children to be heterosexual knowing the problens they'd hce?' share each other's views on intolerance, sexual assault, Boyce hopes that the program will create a more welcoming resi• dence environment for all first-year students. "When a queer person is coming to a new environment, it's alwaysa concern how people are going to react to them. The project opens up dialogue and I think it makes "One of the cool things I've Boyce, adding that clear ground lerned about the bsues that were people feel more comfortable," said seen happen is when someone rules make it easier for partici- addressed, they never discussed Boyce Jesk:a ZÆtzrnan,CRU Prokient, Undergraduate representation defendai the club and insisted that its primary goal was to get people talking lacking on Board of Governors and about Christianity. SMUPresident wants 18-credit requirement lifted for SSMUrep was addressed last year by BOG requires the undergaduate repre- in an omcial motion —presented EDWARDJEUIAN of members from 45 to 25, and now NEWS WRITER amut issue surroundingspirituality SSMU BRIEFS SSMU approves guntoting crusaders by ex-SSMU•resprestativeMatthew Howatt —that would have permit- SSMUCouncil granted two new controversialdubs interim status on ted a student taking fewer than Thursday night. a roult, SSMU President Adam McGill's of Governors After a 30-minute &bate, the MIGiD the Conter, who is currently enrolled for 18 credits in a year to serve as the remains sure one ccnrse per sernster, is deerned SSMUrepresentative. The motion, CRU, a chapter of Carnpts SSMUProklent wants to however, was overwhelmingly Christ Canada, panted interim he is able to s— for urdergradu- unsuitable to repreent in a vote ot 12 to nine defeated. ates this yearhiØBt University's atß Max Reed, VP University Noah Billick, PGSS Boc, repre •At the moment, we have no for official undergrad representa- entative, believesthat there should spoke out strongly againstthe club's BCG will the first time this ndemk yar, don to the Board. can sit and be certain academic obljwtjons for approval, citing its goal of have an undergaduate attend, but I'm no different than student representatives sitting on ment to Christianityas fundamentally but vill reproentative Recent restructuring a homeless person wandering in," the Board. He said, however, that an objectionable. should be made for the the number he said has scakd of Conter, who daims a 12-hour SSMUProldent. "I would have argued that we workday as SSMU Preident, said given that he would not be able to fulfill should make an News Is looking for his presidential duties while taking the unique situation. Obviously,the three courses per semester. Some SSMUPresident is deeply connected of hts more time-consumingobli• to the campus and to the University," who like wriUng gations include managing leases, said Billick, Maria Ruocco, the BOG Non•aca• In thelr moms' represenung SSMUto internal and external press, and working on the dernic StaffRepresentative, said that Memorandum of Agreement, the although the smaller board is more comdrades In a agreement that regulates the rela- effective, she also believes that it tions}up between SSMU and the is important that the undergrad. uate representative be the SSMU University s the seat on sentative to be 18 credits a yar. for at last Tie McCord Rifle (MRA)apprwaJ prnered a much shorter discussion, and the vote for approvalof the youp not Arts Representative Max Silverrnan however, pass«i a motion stipulating conditk)rs the MRÆsapprwal and its continued dub status. The motion required that the MRAhold two information sessions every year in consultation with rel- evanccoups on campus.At least one of the sesions must be on gun vblerre apinst womenor on youth gun violence, and one must be held bef)re it can be upgradedto a fullstatus dub. —Lam Ototbill ATTENTION shy individuals late at night to become our evil plot to take over the "If I was responsiblefor three President "I believe that the Presidentof incapable of performing my repon• SSMU should have a vote." she classes every semester, I would be sibiliti«," Conter said. Conter can't serve on ffe Board beause hes taking only one mune per if BOGcontinues to uphold the In recent years, no SSMU president has taken more than nine cred- academic requirements for the its per serneter —the new required undergraduate seat. students may soon be voting for a new reproenta• level. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Title A name given to the resource Rez kids get queer sensitivity training Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Julia Kalinina Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Description An account of the resource An article discussing the Rez Project, a program designed to create a safer environment in McGill residences by encouraging discussions on topics like sexual assault, gender, and sexual diversity. queer sexual violence Sexuality