10 Ryerson events to explore this November
Ryerson Image Centre lights up in purple, pink and blue in honour of Trans Awareness Month.
Fall foliage may be fading, but campus is still bursting with colourful events. Ryerson Positive Space kicks off Trans Awareness Month today, with educational opportunities happening throughout the month. For a full list of what’s going on, please visit the Ryerson Today website.
Canadian Muslim Identity
Friday, November 1
Come hear a panel discussion on Canadian Muslim identity, hosted by the Muslim Faculty and Staff community network. All Ryerson community members are invited.
A Knapsack Full of Dreams: Memoirs of a Street Nurse Book Launch
Monday, November 4
Be moved by the passion, grace and fortitude of homelessness advocate Cathy Crowe as she chronicles her 30 years as a street nurse. Presented by the Jack Layton Chair, the launch will feature a reading by the author.
Ryerson Rams Basketball vs. Windsor Lancers
Friday, November 8
Join us at the Coca-Cola Court to cheer both of our Ryerson Rams basketball teams as they take on the Windsor Lancers!
Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony
Monday, November 11
Remember those who gave their lives fighting for our freedom. Ryerson’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony will begin in the quad at 10:50 a.m. with welcome remarks from President Mohamed Lachemi.
Trans-Inclusive Practices at Ryerson, a Panel and Workshop
Tuesday, November 12
Learn how Disability Studies, Student Housing and Athletics & Recreation made changes to be more trans-inclusive. Discuss opportunities and challenges to removing barriers in your own program or department.
Special Tour of The Way She Looks
Wednesday, November 13
Join Gaëlle Morel, Ryerson Image Centre exhibitions curator, and Michèle Pearson Clarke, Photo Laureate for the City of Toronto, for a behind-the-scenes tour of The Way She Looks: A History of Female Gazes in African Portraiture.
How is the Public to Know? When Regulators Lose Sight of Their Public Role
Thursday, November 21
Are Canadian regulators allowing themselves to be captured by those they regulate – Health Canada by drug companies, Transport Canada by the airlines and the National Energy Board by the oil industry? What does this mean for our health and safety as well as our environment? Come and find out.
Techstars Startup Weekend: Toronto Women
Friday, November 22 – Sunday, November 24
Test an idea and take steps towards launching a startup. Women from both technical and non-technical backgrounds will get the opportunity to collaborate with people outside of their daily networks and receive feedback from local entrepreneurs.
Ryerson Rams Women's Hockey vs. York Lions
Saturday, November 23
Join us at Mattamy Home Ice to cheer on our very own Ryerson Rams women's hockey team as they take on the York Lions!
Christmas with Beethoven
Saturday, November 30
Come see Ryerson students, alumni, staff, faculty and other community members perform! Oakham House Choir's Christmas Concert will feature Beethoven’s Mass in C, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and other Christmas favourites.