A classroom at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center.

Teachers Without Borders and War Child U of T present a documentary
screening of

Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear (2008, CBC)

Beyond the news headlines, this documentary surveys the state of a
wartorn nation, challenging the question: is Afghanistan advancing
towards stability?
Writer-Director Julian Sher (author of several bestselling non-fiction books such as One Child at a Time: the Global Fight to Rescue Children from Online Predators (2007) and “Until You Are Dead” : Steven Truscott’s Long Ride into History (2001) ) will be in attendance.
Webchat with The Afghan School Project, featured in the documentary. Refreshments will be served.

When: Wednesday, November 25th, 6PM – 9PM
Where: Woodsworth College, Room 120. 119 St. George Street
Price: Free, donations accepted to support The Afghan School Project (http://www.theafghanschool.org)
More Information: Facebook Event Page 1, Facebook Event Page 2, Teachers Without Borders – U of T, War Child @ U of T

As part of UTSU’s Expression Against Oppression Week, Teachers Without Borders – U of T Chapter has invited Marissa Izma of Same World Same Chance to showcase a documentary and have a talk about the education system in Zambia.

Marissa Izma, on behalf of Faith Orphanage Foundation, has dedicated herself to the development of a supreme high school in rural Zambia.

*Refreshments will be served*

For more information about the project, check out http://www.sameworldsamechance.org

What: Same World, Same Chance: Documentary and Discussion
Where: Sidney Smith, Room 2120
When: 3:30- 5:00pm, Friday, Jan. 30th, 2009
Cost: Free
Who: Everyone
Facebook event: here
Contact: http://twb.sa.utoronto.ca

Do you have what it takes to be U of T’s ULTIMATE Halo 3 champ? Can you take down last year’s Super Smash Bros. Melee ULTIMATE champ?

… then get your thumbs trained for this year’s edition of the ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN of ULTIMATE DESTINY gaming event hosted by the University of Toronto Anime and Manga Association (UTAMA)

The second annual gaming event promises to be bigger and more awesome in its ULTIMATENESS! In addition to playing fighting, rhythm and musical video games, check out the free Anime screenings while enjoying some delicious baked goods sold by cute cosplayers!

You have a week to train those thumbs!

When: Saturday March 8th from 10AM to 5PM
Where: Bahen Centre (40 St. George Street)
Details: Event details are posted on the flyer above, the facebook event page, and on the UTAMA forums

The Canadian Asian Student Society (CASS) is a large Asian post-secondary student network

with a large party happening at Afterlife tonight!

When: Tonight, doors open at 10PM.
Where: Afterlife (250 Adelaide St. W)
Details: No hats or runners. Jeans are okay to wear. $3.00 sweets all night long! Guestlist: $7 . Cover: $13. Contact Bao of Lifetime Entertainment for guestlist (647.896.8594 / info@enterlifetime.com). For more information check out the Facebook event page.

BlogUT is here LIVE at the UTSU University Festival working hard on our tans promoting our sexy site. Come by and say hi (we’re in front of University College).

For those Frosh out there who don’t know, the UTSU Festival is the best time to get FREE stuff (food, movie passes, pens, food), and find out about all the groovy clubs to get involved with on campus.

When: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Where: Front and Back Campus
Details: Free

The schedule for the day is after the break. (more…)

is happening TONIGHT.

Engineers, party your hard hats off before your class on Friday! EngSoc’s F!rosh Nite is one big party dedicated to frosh (and the frosh at heart – yes, that could be you!). EngSoc extends an invitation to this event to everyone, even those who don’t own a hard hat.

When: Wednesday, September 5 at 9:30 PM, ends at 2AM the next morning.
Where: Guvernment Night Club (132 Queens Quay East)
Details: $12 cover at the door. Doors open at 9:30 PM. This is an all ages event with 19+areas. Website. facebook group.

If you were on campus during summer session final exam period, you probably noticed chalked up sidewalks with the word

Okay, that’s not a sidewalk, but it’s visible!

At the St. George Campus on the Saturday after Orientation/Frosh/F!rosh/Welcome Week, this year’s oUTreach event promises to be huge – over 2000 students, faculty, and staff are expected to participate in this community engagement event.

This day-long opportunity for community-building underscores the importance the University attaches to community service, allows participants the exposure to wide varieties of service opportunities available throughout the Greater Toronto Area, and brings together the University of Toronto community and the community agencies with whom we work.

If you want to fill your Saturday with an activity to do, meet new people, network with community agencies, or want to feel that warm fuzzy feeling when you contribute to your community (you may never feel it again when you’re bogged down with readings over the next few months!), then sign up for oUTreach today!

When: Saturday, September 8th. Sign-in at 9AM. Volunteering activities run until ~4PM.
Where: Participants will meet their team leaders at Varsity Centre. Teams will be travelling to various agencies throughout the GTA.
Details: Sign up as a participant here! Participants get a free shirt, free lunch (choose your own lunch), and hopefully some insight about their role as a contributor to positive social change.