Hart House Social Justice Committee
Speakers Series: Working in Social Enterprise
Are you about to graduate? Looking for a career that combines a passion for social justice with the pursuit of profit? If so, come join us for discussion on working in social enterprise.
What: Two young leaders will share their experiences of working in the emerging field of social enterprise – how they got started, what they are doing now and why they are doing it. Social enterprise revolutionizes the way companies conduct their businesses by combining a passion for managing social ills with the pursuit of profit. Free fair trade coffee and treats will be served.
Who: Nogah Kornberg, co-founder and Executive Director of the Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada
Anshula Chowdhury, President of Social Asset Measurement
When: Thursday, November 18th, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Where: South Sitting Room, Hart House
Please contact us at hhsocialjustice@gmail.com for further information
What: Two young leaders will share their experiences of working in the emerging field of social enterprise – how they got started, what they are doing now and why they are doing it. Social enterprise revolutionizes the way companies conduct their businesses by combining a passion for managing social ills with the pursuit of profit. Free fair trade coffee and treats will be served.
Who: Nogah Kornberg, co-founder and Executive Director of the Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada
Anshula Chowdhury, President of Social Asset Measurement
When: Thursday, November 18th, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Where: South Sitting Room, Hart House
Please contact us at hhsocialjustice@gmail.com for further information
V-Day 2011: Get Involved!
Then join our V-Day 2011 production team!
If you are interested in any of the roles listed here (or just want to get involved in any way possible), please submit a brieft cover letter to vdayuoft@gmail.com explaining why you would like to be involved. Male and female volunteers are encouraged to get involved, as well as those with and without experience. Go here to review opportunities. We look forward to working with you!
Hart House Committee Social
Mingle, meet new friends, and talk about Hart House! All Hart House Committee members are invited to the Thanksgiving Social hosted by the Hart House Social Justice Committee. The social will take place from 5:30-8:30pm in the Debates Room, and food will be provided. Please bring at least one non-perishable food item to to donate to the U of T Food Bank.
Come one, come all to the first Community Kitchen!
Don't miss out on the first Community Kitchen of the year! Join the Hart House Social Justice Committee as we work with talented Hart House chefs to create a delicious meal, based around the theme of "local harvest." Sign-up is at the front desk of Hart House, and costs $10. The kitchen will run from 6-9pm...three hours of cooking, eating, and building community! Menu features include:
Roasted chicken with white beans, radicchio and leeks in lemon vinaigrette
Rosemary potato pancake with tomato relish
Succotash - sweet potato, corn and romano beans
Roasted chicken with white beans, radicchio and leeks in lemon vinaigrette
Rosemary potato pancake with tomato relish
Succotash - sweet potato, corn and romano beans
Meeting this week!
Come on down to the North Dining Room in Hart House at 5:10pm this Thursday if you want to be a General Member of the committee, or if you have applied to be an executive. Also, check us out at Hart House's Wide Open House this Wednesday from 6-9pm! There will be lots of fun activities, food and fun going on, so don't miss it.
Calling all graphic designers!
We are looking for a graphic designer to help us design our committee t-shirt. Please contact hhsocialjustice@gmail.com if you are interested. Your work will be on display at all of our events, reaching hundreds of U of T students and members of the general community!
Portfolio Positions open on the Executive Committee
Please send your application to hhsocialjustice@gmail.com to apply for one of these positions, or submit it in person at one of our introductory meetings (see times/dates below).
1. Internal Partnerships - Contact all Hart House Committees about collaborations
- Create a database of social justice oriented clubs on campus
- Distribute and collect all internal partnership applications
- Find out about volunteer opportunities at U of T clubs/committees and advertise them
- Contribute to Events calendar
2. External Partnerships
- Seek out partners in the community that relate to our programming (businesses, universities, non-governmental organizations)
- Figure out ways to link our programming to outside events/organizations/businesses
- Create a database of external partners
- Mediate the relationship between the partner and the committee
3. Sustainability
- Run sustainability sub-committee
- Create a sustainability presentation for all clubs/committees
- Work to ensure all events are sustainable
- Do a sustainability review of all events and create one for other clubs/committees
- Run at least one event related to sustainability
4. Public Relations – Social Media
- Regularly update facebook
- Regularly update twitter
- Regularly update website
- Post photos, events etc
- Sending out emails to other clubs/committees/student groups
5. Public Relations – Print and Advertisement
- Working with Hart House marketing to develop posters
- Contacting school newspapers to get ads
- Delegating poster/flyer duties
- Creating promotional activities to promote events
6. Communications
- Record all minutes at meetings
- Emailing committee about meetings
- Organizing and updating committee binder
- Sending out emails to the committee about meetings, events etc.
7. Community Kitchens
- Please see our community kitchens section for more info. Great for someone with an interest in food ethics/food security!
1. Internal Partnerships - Contact all Hart House Committees about collaborations
- Create a database of social justice oriented clubs on campus
- Distribute and collect all internal partnership applications
- Find out about volunteer opportunities at U of T clubs/committees and advertise them
- Contribute to Events calendar
2. External Partnerships
- Seek out partners in the community that relate to our programming (businesses, universities, non-governmental organizations)
- Figure out ways to link our programming to outside events/organizations/businesses
- Create a database of external partners
- Mediate the relationship between the partner and the committee
3. Sustainability
- Run sustainability sub-committee
- Create a sustainability presentation for all clubs/committees
- Work to ensure all events are sustainable
- Do a sustainability review of all events and create one for other clubs/committees
- Run at least one event related to sustainability
4. Public Relations – Social Media
- Regularly update facebook
- Regularly update twitter
- Regularly update website
- Post photos, events etc
- Sending out emails to other clubs/committees/student groups
5. Public Relations – Print and Advertisement
- Working with Hart House marketing to develop posters
- Contacting school newspapers to get ads
- Delegating poster/flyer duties
- Creating promotional activities to promote events
6. Communications
- Record all minutes at meetings
- Emailing committee about meetings
- Organizing and updating committee binder
- Sending out emails to the committee about meetings, events etc.
7. Community Kitchens
- Please see our community kitchens section for more info. Great for someone with an interest in food ethics/food security!
Introductory Meetings!
Come on out for the first two Social Justice Committee Meetings of the year! If you are interested in being an executive member, a general member, or just learning more about the committee, please come to one of our meetings this week.
Thursday, September 16th, 9:00 @ Hart House
Friday, September 17th, 4:00pm @ Hart House
For room locations, go the the HUB (front desk). Hope to see you there! Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, September 16th, 9:00 @ Hart House
Friday, September 17th, 4:00pm @ Hart House
For room locations, go the the HUB (front desk). Hope to see you there! Refreshments will be served.
Welcome Back!
Call for Executive Position Applications
Welcome back to school on behalf of the Hart House Social Justice Committee! Applications for Executive positions for the 2010-2011 school year are now open. If you would like to apply for a position, please email hhsocialjustice@gmail.com by Friday, September 17th. Also, make sure to come and check us out on Clubs Day this Friday from 10-2 in King's College Circle!
Pho From Scratch!
Community Kitchen #2
* Theme: Pho from scratch (and other vietnamese delights)
* Menu: is largely vegetarian
* Cost: $10
* Date/time: Tuesday, Feb 23, 5:00-9:00pm
* Where: Hart House - Great Hall catering kitchen
* YOU MUST: register in advance at the Hart House front desk (aka "hub") starting in Feb
essentially, you cook for ~2hours with 10-20 oth
* Theme: Pho from scratch (and other vietnamese delights)
* Menu: is largely vegetarian
* Cost: $10
* Date/time: Tuesday, Feb 23, 5:00-9:00pm
* Where: Hart House - Great Hall catering kitchen
* YOU MUST: register in advance at the Hart House front desk (aka "hub") starting in Feb
essentially, you cook for ~2hours with 10-20 oth
Write for Rights!
The Hart House Social Justice Committee would like to invite you to a letter-writing/petition circle on February 9th from 5-6pm in the Meeting Room of Hart House. Come out and raise your voice about pressing social issues!
Who Cares About Social Inequality?
Title of Event: Who Cares About Social Inequality?
When: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Hart House (7 Hart House Circle) South Dining Room (Second Floor).
A multidisciplinary panel discussion on social inequality and social
justice. The goal of the panel event is to promote awareness,
discussion, and responses to social inequality and its various
manifestations in Toronto and in contemporary Canadian society. Light
refreshments will be served. Prospective attendees must RSVP in advance by e-mailing bid@utoronto.ca.
Moderator
John Duncan, Assistant Professor & Director of the Ethics, Society & Law
Programme, Trinity College, University of Toronto.
Panelists
Gordon Anderson, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto.
Frank Cunningham, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Political
Science, University of Toronto.
Melissa Williams, Professor of Political Science & Director of the
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto.
The event is being organized by BID student politics and philosophy
discussion and activist club in collaboration with the Hart House Good
Ideas Fund, the Centre for Ethics, and the Hart House Social Justice
Committee.
When: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Hart House (7 Hart House Circle) South Dining Room (Second Floor).
A multidisciplinary panel discussion on social inequality and social
justice. The goal of the panel event is to promote awareness,
discussion, and responses to social inequality and its various
manifestations in Toronto and in contemporary Canadian society. Light
refreshments will be served. Prospective attendees must RSVP in advance by e-mailing bid@utoronto.ca.
Moderator
John Duncan, Assistant Professor & Director of the Ethics, Society & Law
Programme, Trinity College, University of Toronto.
Panelists
Gordon Anderson, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto.
Frank Cunningham, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Political
Science, University of Toronto.
Melissa Williams, Professor of Political Science & Director of the
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto.
The event is being organized by BID student politics and philosophy
discussion and activist club in collaboration with the Hart House Good
Ideas Fund, the Centre for Ethics, and the Hart House Social Justice
Committee.
Events Coming Up This Semester!
Here is a preview of some exciting events coming up this semester!
January 26th: Child Sex Trafficking in Cambodia Coffee House
February 3rd: Beyond Gender Injustice - Re-envisioning Sport Round Table Workshop, 10am, please RSVP to david.pereira@utoronto.ca
February 8th: Coffee House with Right to Play about the Vancouver 2010 Olympics - stay posted for more details!
February 9th: Letter Writing/Petition Circle 5-6pm in the Meeting Room. Coffee will be provided!
February 10th: Panel and Lecture on Social Inequality with the campus group Beyond Intellectual Discovery - RSVP needed, Starts at 6pm in the South Dining Room
February 23rd: Pho From Scratch Community Kitchen, 5-9pm
March 1st: Book Reading and Food Tasting Event presented by the SJC, the Hart House Literary and Library Committee, and Coach House Books - Reading of "The Edible City", more information to come
Check out the book at Coach House's website: http://www.chbooks.com/catalogue/edible-city
March 9th: Nuclear Awareness Event: Lecture and panel discussion on nuclear non-proliferation, Debates Room
More events and information to come!
January 26th: Child Sex Trafficking in Cambodia Coffee House
February 3rd: Beyond Gender Injustice - Re-envisioning Sport Round Table Workshop, 10am, please RSVP to david.pereira@utoronto.ca
February 8th: Coffee House with Right to Play about the Vancouver 2010 Olympics - stay posted for more details!
February 9th: Letter Writing/Petition Circle 5-6pm in the Meeting Room. Coffee will be provided!
February 10th: Panel and Lecture on Social Inequality with the campus group Beyond Intellectual Discovery - RSVP needed, Starts at 6pm in the South Dining Room
February 23rd: Pho From Scratch Community Kitchen, 5-9pm
March 1st: Book Reading and Food Tasting Event presented by the SJC, the Hart House Literary and Library Committee, and Coach House Books - Reading of "The Edible City", more information to come
Check out the book at Coach House's website: http://www.chbooks.com/catalogue/edible-city
March 9th: Nuclear Awareness Event: Lecture and panel discussion on nuclear non-proliferation, Debates Room
More events and information to come!
Child Sexual Trafficking in Cambodia: Fair Trade Coffeehouse and Film Screening
When: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm
Presented by the Hart House Social Justice Committee
Come join us for a screening of "Holly", a film about child sexual trafficking in Cambodia, while enjoying delicious fair trade coffee and tasty vegan treats. "Holly" is a 2007 film about an American stolen artifacts dealer who tries to save a young girl from child traffickers. The film was shot on location in Cambodia and includes many scenes shot in actual brothels in the notorious red light district of Phnom Penh. A discussion which follow the film. For more information, please contact: hhsocialjustice@gmail.com. Look forward to seeing you all there!
Holiday Magic - The WATCH Holiday Dinner
On December 16th, WATCH welcomed elementary students to a festive holiday dinner to Hart House. WATCH (Words, Actions, Thoughts, Character, Heart) is a student volunteer organisation that tutors daily at Lord Dufferin elementary school, the Kiwanis after-school club, and volunteers at a local soup kitchen.
WATCH’s annual holiday dinner is an event that brings together approximately 150 children between the ages of 6 and 12 years old, along with approximately 50 family members and staff from the community centers and schools where WATCH members volunteer. This event comprises a dinner and gift-giving to all the children, as well as a magician, facepainting, and various other forms of entertainment throughout the evening. The holiday dinner allowsWATCH volunteers to show how much we value the children and their families, that they deserve special occasions and memories during the festive season.These children come from Regent Park, an area in downtown Toronto where over 68% of the families live below Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Off rate. Almost 7 in 10 families in Regent Park live in poverty. On December 16th, these children can celebrate the holidays just like any other privileged child.
We at WATCH owe the Social Justice Committee a huge thanks for making it possible through partnership funding to cover entertainment like the DJ and magician. These aspects of the dinner are purely for the joy of the kids, and are integral to the spirit of the event. The families don't come because it is a "charity event" and because they are from Regent Park, which demographically puts them in a category to receive charity. WATCH seeks to treat everyone as a guest of honour, inviting them to the most beautiful building U of T has to offer. So, while on the surface spending SJC budget on such entertainment may not seem cognate to its principles, the two are very well aligned in that they offer exactly the equity we seek to achieve.
WATCH’s annual holiday dinner is an event that brings together approximately 150 children between the ages of 6 and 12 years old, along with approximately 50 family members and staff from the community centers and schools where WATCH members volunteer. This event comprises a dinner and gift-giving to all the children, as well as a magician, facepainting, and various other forms of entertainment throughout the evening. The holiday dinner allowsWATCH volunteers to show how much we value the children and their families, that they deserve special occasions and memories during the festive season.These children come from Regent Park, an area in downtown Toronto where over 68% of the families live below Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Off rate. Almost 7 in 10 families in Regent Park live in poverty. On December 16th, these children can celebrate the holidays just like any other privileged child.
We at WATCH owe the Social Justice Committee a huge thanks for making it possible through partnership funding to cover entertainment like the DJ and magician. These aspects of the dinner are purely for the joy of the kids, and are integral to the spirit of the event. The families don't come because it is a "charity event" and because they are from Regent Park, which demographically puts them in a category to receive charity. WATCH seeks to treat everyone as a guest of honour, inviting them to the most beautiful building U of T has to offer. So, while on the surface spending SJC budget on such entertainment may not seem cognate to its principles, the two are very well aligned in that they offer exactly the equity we seek to achieve.
First Meeting!
There will be a meeting for all interested in joining the Social Justice Committee for the winter semester at 9:45 am on Monday, January 11th. Please go to the front desk at Hart House before the meeting to find out the room location. This will be a brief meeting, just long enough to get you up to speed on what the committee is all about and how you can get involved!
The First Community Kitchen of 2010!
First Nations Foods - Community Kitchen at Hart House Come to a Community Kitchen to learn to create a 5-course meal of authentic First Nations recipes! Hosted by the Hart House Social Justice Committee, the evening will also include a brief speaker session to talk about First Nations issues. $10 for a 5-course meal is inexpensive and meant to be accessible to most people, as well as providing space for discussion and meeting new people! Hart House does not make a profit from this event.
* January 13th, 2010
* 5:00-9:00pm at the Great Hall's Catering Kitchen (ask Porter's Desk)
Sign up is required at the Porter's Desk in advance: PLEASE GO TO HART HOUSE'S FRONT DESK TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE (HART HOUSE is located at 7 Hart House Circle)
* Cost: $10 (for a 5 course meal, see description above)
* Contact: karenj.cao@live.ca - YOU CANNOT SIGN UP BY EMAILING Karen, YOU NEED TO GO DIRECTLY TO HART HOUSE TO SIGN UP
* January 13th, 2010
* 5:00-9:00pm at the Great Hall's Catering Kitchen (ask Porter's Desk)
Sign up is required at the Porter's Desk in advance: PLEASE GO TO HART HOUSE'S FRONT DESK TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE (HART HOUSE is located at 7 Hart House Circle)
* Cost: $10 (for a 5 course meal, see description above)
* Contact: karenj.cao@live.ca - YOU CANNOT SIGN UP BY EMAILING Karen, YOU NEED TO GO DIRECTLY TO HART HOUSE TO SIGN UP
Shop Till You Drop at Hart House!
Do you love shopping and social justice? Come out the Fair Trade and Sustainable Shopping Fair in the Great Hall on November 25th from 12-3pm. As part of "Dare to be Fair Week", the Hart House Social Justice Committee brings you an afternoon with some of Toronto's finest socially conscious consumers and organizations. Don't miss out on this chance to indulge in chocolate, jewelry , tea, coffee, crafts, clothing and more!
Some vendors/exhibits for this year:
Ten Thousand Villages
Me to We Style
Simply Soap Company
Grassroots
Oxfam U of T
The SWEET Project Scarf Company
Chocosol
Aramark
Alternative Grounds
Some vendors/exhibits for this year:
Ten Thousand Villages
Me to We Style
Simply Soap Company
Grassroots
Oxfam U of T
The SWEET Project Scarf Company
Chocosol
Aramark
Alternative Grounds
The Future of Food
Come out for the first Fair Trade Coffee House of the year! We will be showing the film "The Future of Food", and then having a discussion about the impact of genetically modified foods. Fair trade coffee and yummy snacks will be served! The event will take place on Wednesday, October 28th from 7:00-10:00pm in the Board Room of Hart House. Don't miss your chance to enjoy FREE food, coffee, and conversation!
Dare to be Fair: The Hart House Social Justice Committee presents Dare to Be Fair Week!
November 23rd-27th is Dare to Be Fair Week at U of T, hosted the by Hart House Social Justice Committee!
Monday, November 23rd: Come out for fair trade coffee and vegan snacks while interacting with a speaker from the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
Tuesday, November 24th: Fair Trade Trivia time in Hart House! Come out for some great prizes.
Wednesday, November 25th: Fair Trade and Sustainable Shopping Fair in the Great Hall from 12-3pm.
Thursday, November 26th: Fair Trade Film Screening and discussion in the North Dining Room at Hart House from 7:009:00.
All week: Buy a fair trade product at food vendors across U of T and enter a draw to win some great prizes!
Monday, November 23rd: Come out for fair trade coffee and vegan snacks while interacting with a speaker from the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
Tuesday, November 24th: Fair Trade Trivia time in Hart House! Come out for some great prizes.
Wednesday, November 25th: Fair Trade and Sustainable Shopping Fair in the Great Hall from 12-3pm.
Thursday, November 26th: Fair Trade Film Screening and discussion in the North Dining Room at Hart House from 7:009:00.
All week: Buy a fair trade product at food vendors across U of T and enter a draw to win some great prizes!
A Just Price: Five Buck Lunch at Hart House!
Come out to the Great Hall on Wednesday, September 23rd for a fabulous lunch prepared by the Catering and Events team at Hart House. For five dollars, you will get the chance to eat delicious, locally sourced food while interacting with different social justice groups on campus. The lunch starts at 11:45am, and runs until 2:00pm.
The Menu:
Mixed Greens with Pears, Sherry Vinaigrette
Grilled Chicken Breast with a Corn Salsa
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Vegetarian Ragu
Fresh Fruit Cup
The Menu:
Mixed Greens with Pears, Sherry Vinaigrette
Grilled Chicken Breast with a Corn Salsa
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Vegetarian Ragu
Fresh Fruit Cup
Hart House Social Justice Presents: A Tomato Canning Community Kitchen!
Come on down to the Hart House Kitchen to cook a meal, cans some tomatoes, and interact with a guest speaker about local food issues! Our first community kitchen of the year takes place on Tuesday, September 29, from 1:00-4:00pm. The cost is $5 for students, $20 for non-students. Sign up at the front desk at Hart House to reserve a space.
