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Dispossessed, but Defiant Photo Exhibit @ Queen’s

Name: Dispossessed, but Defiant Photo Exhibit @ Queen’s
Start: 2016-09-26T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2016-09-30T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Wallace Hall, JDUC, Queen’s University

September 26, 2016 @ 9:00 am - September 30, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Free

KINGSTON – The struggles of indigenous peoples is presented through a photo exhibit coming to Queen’s University this fall.

“Dispossessed but Defiant” is an international exhibition of over 120 photos highlighting the struggles of indigenous peoples for human rights, Canada, Palestine and apartheid South Africa.

Spanning almost 150 years, the images capture loss of land, expulsion from traditional lands, military occupation, destruction of homes and communities, restrictions on movement and residency, detention and imprisonment, cultural dispossession, discriminatory educational policies, pressures to assimilate, barriers to integration and the criminalization of peaceful resistance.

The exhibit aims to educate and open Canadians’ eyes to the agony of dispossession, and to the resilience of indigenous peoples in the face of oppression.

The Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East Foundation (CJPME) offers this exhibition with the conviction that art can awaken awareness of our common humanity, and enable us to envision a brighter future despite the bleakness of the past.

The exhibit is sponsored locally by CJPME, Muslim Societies, Global Perspectives at Queen’s, and PeaceQuest.

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Details

Start:: September 26, 2016 @ 9:00 am
End:: September 30, 2016 @ 9:00 pm
Cost:: Free

Organizer

: Muslim Societies, Global Perspectives
Website:: http://www.queensu.ca/msgp/home

Venue

Wallace Hall, JDUC, Queen’s University; 87 Union Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 2N9 Canada + Google Map
Website:: https://www.ecosia.org/maps?q=John+Deutsch+University+Centre+(JDUC)