The CCC book club returns to give students a chance to come together over literature. The Community Care Centre (CCC) relaunched From the Margins book club post-pandemic on Oct. 19. The book club was, and will continue to be, held in a hybrid setting with both in-person and virtual participants joining to discuss the…
A program aimed at helping everyone defeat their self-doubt. Statistics from the National Science Foundation in 2017, show around 80 per cent of our daily thoughts are negative. To help individuals manage their self-criticism and boost confidence in decision-making, Jennifer Slay, certified life coach and registered social worker, has started the Slay Your Inner…
GBC’s Indigenous Initiatives took staff and students on a historic tour around the city. During their latest event, the goal of the Indigenous Initiatives team of George Brown College (GBC) was to teach the stories of the city. The First Story bus tour took place Oct. 6, taking participants through major indigenous landmarks and…
Office of Student Advancement to get 75% of original ask. Students will have a chance to get ahead thanks to a new partnership between the Student Association (SA) and the Office of Student Advancement. At the Oct. 17 board of directors meeting, Sri Krishna Rajan, director of communications and internal, proposed a motion to…
Clubs give students a place to come together. The Student Association (SA) service has always offered the students at George Brown College (GBC) a place for collective minds to come together under the banner of their interests. There are different clubs for GBC students to join this year including academic clubs focusing on course subjects,…
The Dreamer Day gala was one of many events meant to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child. Build a Dream, a national non-profit organization hosted the event at Palais Royale, which was decorated in purple and pink – the traditional colours associated with femininity and the colour scheme of Build a Dream. Guests could…
Dr. Gervan Fearon reflects on his first year as GBC president. If you are looking for someone who exudes a passion for learning, you need not look further than Dr. Gervan Fearon, president of George Brown College (GBC). Born in England, he spent the first six years of his life there before moving with…
GBC honors Indigenous communities on the National Truth and Reconciliation Day. George Brown College observed National Truth and Reconciliation Day Sept. 30, by honoring the life and culture of residential school survivors and indigenous communities. The college marked the day with a Sacred Fire ceremony performed by elders and members belonging to indigenous communities….
Indigenous Initiatives of George Brown college (GBC) hosted Waneek Horn-Miller, Canadian water-polo Olympian from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, for their Indigenous Knowledge Keeper series this month. While protesting the Oka Crisis as a teenager, Horn-Miller was stabbed by a Canadian soldier, and almost died. She rose from that trauma and went on to lead the…
A return to in-person learning means SA events are back in full swing. Student Association (SA) run events are back and this year, they will be better than ever. Boat cruises, movie screenings and other new events are on the horizon for students to participate in-person this fall. Neil Cumberbatch, senior coordinator of Events…
Every year, Oct. 11 is observed as the International Day of the Girl Child. This year Build a Dream and Enbridge Gas inc. is hosting their largest celebration in honour of this day, starting Oct. 4 in Toronto. The Dreamer Day Fest 2022 will span two days with a gala on Oct. 4 and a…
Community Care Centre brings back overdose prevention training in virtual format. Overdose deaths have been on the rise in recent years. In fact, statistics from the Government of Canada show that in late 2019, just prior to the pandemic, overdose death numbers were just under 1,200. Once the pandemic started, overdose deaths rose and…
