Cultural Appropriation Archives

Students and faculty are responsible for addressing racism at Queen’s

Written on October 29, 2019. Posted in Opinions.

Every year, the school is host to hateful acts that touch every person within our student body, especially the racialized students they target. Issues of race at Queen’s have always shadowed my experience here—an underlying reminder of otherness and misplacement, bringing on a feeling that I’m on...

“Racist party” organizers attempt to revive event despite condemnation from community

Written on October 30, 2017. Posted in News.

Last November, photos of a party at Queen’s garnered national media attention for its display of offensive cultural costumes, earning itself the label “racist party.” Last week, the organizers attempted to restore a similar party for another year. The revived event emerged amidst a campaign launched...

Letters to the Editors: December 1

Written on December 1, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Responsibility lies in allyship The students who wore culturally appropriative costumes at Beerfest last week have been labelled as racists or bigots. Whether or not they are, is not for me to say. However, I think that it is inexcusable that they did not understand the implications that their choices...

Issues on race and cultural appropriation at Queen’s attracts national attention

Written on November 23, 2016. Posted in News.

Updated Nov. 25 at 2:37 a.m. with additional AMS comments. Early this week, photos from a ‘Beerfest’ party last Saturday at a house in the University District appeared on Facebook, subsequently gaining national attention. The photos show party-goers dressed up in costumes based on racial or cultural...

More than a dreamcatcher workshop

Written on March 4, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

There’s been a change among young people in Canada. They’re taking a stand against cultural appropriation and it seems there’s a growing trend of genuine interest in a more meaningful understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories and ways of being in the world. But while the interest in having...

uOttawa’s yoga class isn't cultural appropriation

Written on November 27, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

The recent cancellation of a free yoga class through the Centre for Students with Disabilities at the University of Ottawa has raised a number of issues in the media and within the yoga community. Issues such as the legacy of colonialism, oppression, cultural appropriation, cultural sensitivity, capitalism,...

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Students and faculty are responsible for addressing racism at Queen’s

“Racist party” organizers attempt to revive event despite condemnation from community

Letters to the Editors: December 1

Issues on race and cultural appropriation at Queen’s attracts national attention

More than a dreamcatcher workshop

uOttawa’s yoga class isn't cultural appropriation

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