We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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CBC Radio One host Jian Ghomeshi speaks at UOIT January 24

January 21, 2014

CBC Radio One personality and host of Q, Jian Ghomeshi.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Student Experience Centre (SEC) welcomes award-winning broadcaster, writer, musician, producer and activist Jian Ghomeshi to the Regent Theatre (50 King Street East, Oshawa) on Friday, January 24 at 7 p.m.

Ghomeshi is the keynote speaker leading into the SEC’s 2014 Leadership Summit weekend. The public is invited to attend this free* event. The general public can email studentexperience@uoit.ca and provide their full name, contact information and number of tickets they would like for the event (a maximum of four tickets may be issued). Your tickets will be held for you at the door and released to you with a valid government issued photo ID the night of the event (i.e. government-issued driver’s licence).

*In lieu of charging for tickets, the SEC will be accepting donations, including non-perishable food items, at the door. All proceeds will go to support the Campus Food Centre). Further information is available at the UOIT Student Experience Centre’s website (https://studentexperience.uoit.ca).

Entitled Challenge and Transform: Exploring Leadership, Ghomeshi will speak about his leadership journey over the years, his experiences as a university student, the importance of being open to many different life paths and challenging oneself to take risks when exploring their leadership potential.

Jian Ghomeshi is the host and co-creator of the national daily talk program, Q, heard daily on CBC Radio One, and seen on CBC Television. On Q, he has interviewed an array of prominent international figures from prime ministers to sports stars and cultural icons. Including Woody Allen, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Barbara Walters, Tom Waits, William Shatner, Jay-Z, Al Gore, Margaret Atwood and – in a television world-exclusive – Leonard Cohen.

Media contact:

Scott Dempsey
UOIT Student Experience Centre
905.721.8668 ext. 3834
Scott.dempsey@uoit.ca

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