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OTTAWA, November 20, 2015  —  Here are some of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from November 20 to 29, 2015.

Friday, November 20

• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Theatre Criticism in the Changing Digital World
  Department of Theatre

• Noon to 1:30 p.m.: Soup & Substance (S&S): Building an Inclusive and Respectful Community — “I want to sponsor a refugee, now what?”
  Human Rights Office

• 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Money for Nothing? Revisiting the Effect of Campaign Spending on Votes in a Floating Two-Party System
  Department of Economics

• 7:30 p.m.: Nexus Concert Series
  School of Music

Monday, November 23

• 4 p.m.: The Israeli “One State/Two States” Alternatives and Their Consequences
  Centre for International Policy Studies

Tuesday, November 24

• 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.:Cardboard Boat Races
  Faculty of Education

• 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Thinking about the Body as Territory and Liminal Space
  Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies

• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Importance of Statistical Data in Our Democracy
  Department of Economics

• Noon to 1 p.m.: Margaux Williamson — Artist talk
  Department of Visual Arts

Wednesday, November 25

• 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Telfer Alumni Breakfast Speaker Series — James Yersh (BCom ’96), CFO, Blackberry
  Telfer School of Management

• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Jigsaw Day. Let's Play! THE UNIVERSAL GAME — One Flag to Connect Us All
  Human Rights Research and Education Centre

• Noon: Russia’s Endgame in Donbass
  Centre for International Policy Studies

• 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: How the Social Sciences Help Us Understand Homelessness and Precarious Living
  Faculty of Social Sciences

Thursday, November 26

• 2:30 to 4 p.m.: Lecture — L’accès à la justice en français Ontario : Un défi de taille (in French)
  Faculty of Social Sciences

Friday, November 27

• 11:30 a.m.: A New Peace in South Sudan? Ground-Level Realities and Options for Canada
  Centre for International Policy Studies

• Noon to 1:30 p.m.: The Law and Politics of Voter Suppression
  School of Political Studies

• 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: OLBI Research Forum — Cameron Montgomery: Anxiety and Perceived English and French Language Competence of Education Students
  Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI)

For more information about upcoming sports events, visit the Gee-Gees website.

Media inquiries:

Mila Roy
Media Relations Officer
University of Ottawa
Office: 613-562-5800 ext. 2529
Cell: 613-762-2908
mila.roy@uOttawa.ca