Queer Research Day celebrates LGBTQ research at UNB and STU
Communications
Posted: March 31, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick and Saint Thomas University faculty and students have collaborated to host Queer Study Day on Friday, March 31, 2017, coinciding with International Transgender Day of Visibility. Queer Investigate Day is a one-day conference, hosted by the UNB faculty of arts, designed to provide a unique opportunity for faculty and students to divide their LGBTQ+ analyze and...
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Askomiw Beyond 150 Celebration of Resilience theme of UNB Powwow
Communications
Posted: March 30, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
On Wednesday April 5, 2017, the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre at the University of New Brunswick will host the third annual UNB Powwow, Askomiw (Beyond) 150: Celebration of Resilience, at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER, UNB Fredericton from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a free public event, and everyone is invited to attend. The UNB Powwow celebrates the resiliency of Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqey and...
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UNB students show work at 2017 Engineering Design Symposi
Moosehead Breweries is giving its family of beers a new design.
Moosehead Lager, Moosehead Pale Ale, Moosehead Radler and Moosehead Light all have new looks courtesy of Toronto-based design rigid Art and Mechanical. For the first time in Moosehead history, its four core brands will contain a consistent look and feel.
Featuring an updated moose (He’s bigger! He’s older! He’s wiser!) and a more subdued colour scheme, the two-toned labels all feature distinct colours that distinguish them from one another: pale ale is dark brown, light is blue, lager is forest green and the radlers are a brighter pink, cerulean and green for their respective flavours. The moose no longer lives on the crest but is larger and more prominent within the logo.
“The moose is an incredible symbol of resilience,” said Deanna Lichty, senior director of marketing at Moosehead Breweries. “It isn’t just part of our name, it’s an icon that truly represents who we are as a brewery.”
The brand-new look for the beers comes on the heels of Moosehead’s 150-year anniversary celebrations last year and just a few months before the planned opening of its small batch brew
It’s Pride Month in Maine and LGBTQ Folks Are Calling All Allies
A recent Reddit post asked for a favor.
Equality Maine has a list of events throughout Maine. From parades to cookouts to dances with the grand poobah of them all Pride Portland. This year there acquire been more threats to the Queer community. The rhetoric is loud. The hate is not shy, it's not hidden and it's spreading. Groups that may have lurked in the shadows before are now feeling confident to be just as loud and satisfied as those this month is supposed to celebrate. So the request was as follows:
If you are an ally, this is a critical time to show that endorse . There are lots of different ways you could undertake that, so I'll leave the "how" bit up to you, but that's my ask.
There are no specific threats...it's just in the air and it can be scary, especially for those that may be participating in identity festival events for the first time. I want to give a couple of options. First for allies. Did you know you guys have a flag? Yes! Here is the symbol!
We all appreciate our allies! Thanks for having our backs.
Now, I'm calling all Queer strays. Do you want to arrive to th
Half of America's bestselling beers have partnered with Queer groups or advocates according to an analysis by Newsweek, as conservative activists launch a boycott of Bud Light over its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
On Sunday Mulvaney shared a video promoting Bud Light to her 1.7 million Instagram followers, as part of a partnership with the organization, which she thanked for sending over a personalized beer can to honor her "day 365 of womanhood," after transitioning.
This infuriated some right-wing commentators, including writer Matt Walsh and podcast host Mike Crispi, who announced they will boycott Bud Light in response. Musician Kid Rock posted a video of himself shooting Bud Brightness cans, while country painter Travis Tritt said he was taking the beer off his tour rider.
Over the past few years, a fierce debate has developed over transgender rights, with a particular center on whether trans women should be able to access women's only spaces and take part in women's sports. Republicans include moved to ban gender-affirming care for children in 26 states across the U.S.
While conservative campaigners are focusing on Bud Glow, Newsweek found that
O Canada!
However, that is not why I love Canada. As I write this latest addition to my Ouch compendium, sitting in a hotel room in Toronto and gazing out at a sky that desperately wants to snow but seems to be waiting for permission, it occurs to me that Canada is - to use the vocabulary of a schoolboy crush - really cool. The Canadian government refused to back the Joined States in the war in Iraq; the majority of Canadian people are bilingual; and although fiercely proud of their nation, Canadians fall short of the aggressive flag-waving related with its more ostentatious neighbour.
But that's still not the main reason why I love Canada. I fell in love with this wonderful country over a silly, tiny thing; one of those minute things that can be missed by some people, but to enamoured eyes can make all the difference. I fell for Canada because of one small act: Canada recently added Braille to all of its bank notes.
I was told this tidbit of information late at night over a not many Moosehead beers. In arrange , my responses were as follows:
1. Brilliant! 2. Do any other countries do this? And ... 3. If not, why not?
