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“We Naturally Got Hostile: Voices from the Kingston Penitentiary Riot of 1932.’

For four days in October 1932, during the height of the Great Depression, prisoners at Kingston Penitentiary revolted, protesting conditions in the prison until the guards and militia regained control. The shock of this event led to public calls for prison reform, changes within the prison system, and eventually the 1938 Royal Commission on the […]

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Ep. 20 St. John

“Time of Your Life for Dec.16 Episode 20 An organization with roots dating back to the Crusades 800 years ago remains active here in Kingston offering first aid training and other community services. Marion Evans finds out about St.John Ambulance from local volunteer board chair Gary Hayes. Contact : St.John Ambulance (Loyalist) 1292 Bath Road, Unit 1, 613-384-8062 […]

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Readings from a recent book launch and open mic

Broadcasted on Friday, December 13, 4-6pm ET on CFRC 101.9fm’s ‘finding a voice’ – In the first hour, from a November 7th event at Novel Idea Bookstore, you’ll hear Mark Zuehlke launch his latest book in a series, “River Battles: Canada’s Final Campaign in WWII Italy”. Following that, from the November 5th ‘and the journey continues’ open […]

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S.3 Ep. 5 Amy Wu & Xiaodan Zhu

Amy Wu, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Ingenuity Labs Research InstituteHelping robots learn to walk Host:Barry Kaplan Synopsis:Dr. Amy Wu is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University. She leads the Biomechanics x Robotics Laboratory (BxRL) and […]

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ILRR Podcast Introduction

Sekon, Aniin, Tanisi, and welcome to the Indigenous Land Rights and Reconciliation podcast, presenting six panel presentations hosted at Queen’s University in September of 2019. This introduction offers a traditional greeting from Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill), Director of Indigenous Initiatives at Queen’s University, acknowledging the land and territory upon which the following discussions were held and […]

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