4D Study Day

Date

Thursday April 13, 2023
8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location

144 Barrie St

Come to Four Directions for quiet study spaces, breakfast, lunch and snacks! We will have campus partners on hand from SASS, and optional self-care activities. 

4D is here for you during this stressful time!

When: April 13th, 8:30-4:30

Where: 144 and 146 Barrie St.

For Queen's Indigenous Students Only!

March Social Feast

Date

Tuesday March 14, 2023
11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Location

144 Barrie St

Come to 4D and enjoy a meal from our caterer Terri, the 4D team and your peers.

Where: 144 Barrie

Time: 11:30-1:30 PM

Open to Queen's University Indigenous Students  

SAGE Indigneous Grad Student Social Feast

Date

Thursday March 23, 2023
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Location

Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre

Attention Indigenous Grad Students!

Come to 4D for a catered lunch and conversation. This is a great chance to meet other Indigenous grad students and celebrate all you have accomplished!

For more information, email Jessica at jessica.parks@queensu.ca

Housing and Career Support Drop-In

Date

Thursday March 16, 2023
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Location

4D living room

Join our Indigenous Advisor Jessica, as well as our friends Adam and Jenny for a drop-in meal. You can learn more about the housing and career supports available to you - a perfect opportunity for students moving out of residence or planning on looking for work!

For more information, contact Jessica at jessica.parks@queensu.ca

Visits with Al

Date

Thursday March 2, 2023
9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location

Tipi at 4D (144 Barrie St, Kingston ON) 

Join Allen Doxtator at Four Directions for a visit! Al is one of the Elders at the OII, and will be on-site at 4D to hang out, socialize and answer any questions you may have

Where: Four Directions

Time: 9:00-12:30 PM

Open to Queen's University Indigenous Students  

1-1 Family Tree Building with KFPL

Date

Thursday March 23, 2023
10:30 am - 2:15 pm

Location

Hybrid - Zoom / computer set up at 4D

Sign up for a 1-1 session with Jacob from Kingston Frontenac Public Library. 

Sessions will be held on Zoom, but space will be available at 4D for students to work with two monitors, if they wish!

Timeslots available: 10:00-10:45 AM, 1:30-2:15pm.

Registration for this week's session required by 9:00am, March 17th.

Contact Shannon to register: shannon.beckstead@queensu.ca

Open to Queen's University Indigenous Students  

4D Movie Night

Start Date

Friday March 17, 2023

End Date

Tuesday January 17, 2023

Time

6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Location

Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre

Join Lisa at Four Directions for a movie night!

Register here: https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yJ7tCl9ioJqa0u 

*For Indigenous students only* 

Sweatlodge Ceremony

Date

Saturday March 25, 2023
7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location

Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre

Registration for this event will open soon - watch our social media for updates

Join Lisa and Elder Betty for a sweatlodge in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Refreshments provided! Transportation available.

HREO Presents - Disability and Indigeneity Accessibility Cafe

Date

Monday February 27, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Location

Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre

Join the ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ Human Rights and Equity Office for a lunch and learn.

accessibility cafe - disability and Indigeneity. Feb 27, 2023 In this presentation, we will explore how to decolonize our strategies and pathways to a more accessible future. We will learn about shifting our views about disability being an individual problem, to creating interdependent communities of care and the necessary steps to integrate accessibility as individuals, families, workplaces, and communities. Presenter: Gabe A’tugwewinu Calderón BSW/MSW.  When:  Monday, February 27, 2023  Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm EST.  Where:  via Zoom   Please RSVP to  accessibility.hub@queensu.ca  by Friday, February 24, 2023. Upon confirmation you will be sent a Zoom meeting invite for your calendars.  ASL interpreter and captioning via CART Captioning will be available.



In this presentation, we will explore how to decolonize our strategies and pathways to a more accessible future. We will learn about shifting our views about disability being an individual problem, to creating interdependent communities of care and the necessary steps to integrate accessibility as individuals, families, workplaces, and communities. 

Presenter:
Gabe A’tugwewinu Calderón BSW/MSW (they/them) is two spirit, mixed white settler, Anishinabe & L'nu, currently living in Treaty 6 territory's Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) as an author, poet, mixed media artist, activist and educator.

When:  Monday, February 27, 2023
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm EST.
Where:  via Zoom 

Please RSVP to  accessibility.hub@queensu.ca  by Friday, February 24, 2023. Upon confirmation you will be sent a Zoom meeting invite for your calendars.
ASL interpreter and captioning via CART Captioning will be available.

Job Interviewing Skills Workshop

Date

Tuesday February 7, 2023
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Virtual

Join Career Services staff to build on practical skills, to help you ace your interviews!

5-6pm on Zoom

Register for this virtual workshop by logging into MyCareer ( 

For more information, please email Jessica Parks at 4D jessica.parks@queensu.ca or Roberta Bighetty in Engineering  - roberta.bighetty@queensu.ca 

For Indigenous Students Only