Archive for February 11th, 2008
Death and Mourning
Author: Ams
Death is a weird thing. We all have to deal with it at some point in our lives, and we’ll all have to face it sooner or later. It’s inevitable and yet it usually always comes as a shock when it happens. Even when we are wanting someone to pass (hopefully to put them out of their suffering), we still feel pain when we have to let them go. Death goes hand in hand with mourning. If you don’t mourn right away it WILL wait for you. Sadly, it will hit you at an unexpected (and usually) and inconvenient time. Better to deal with it when it happens than let it linger. That’s what I think.
Jack’s grandfather passed away this weekend. It was expected, but it’s still hard to deal with. Did I like the man? I wouldn’t say I hated him. I didn’t really know him. Yet when I found out he died, I still cried. I don’t know if I was crying for him or for my grandmother that passed away almost at this same time last year. One of those quirky things about death I guess…it’s not always about the one who died.
read comments (0)Roméo Dallaire at WLU
Author: Ams
“Lieutenant-General Roméo Alain Dallaire,is a Canadian senator, humanitarian, author and retired general. Dallaire is widely known for having served as Force Commander of UNAMIR, the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda between 1993 and 1994, and for trying to stop a war of genocide that was being waged by Hutu extremists against Tutsis and Hutu moderates.”
- On March 7th, 2008, Romeo Dallaire will be coming to Laurier to speak to students and people from the KW area about his experiences working with the UN in Rwanda, and about his life now. This is going to be a huge event and volunteers are needed for:
Marketing
Volunteer Appreciation
Day of event/Lecture
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for this event, please fill out an application ASAP and you may either drop it off at the Laurier International Office (located in the DAWB on the first floor), or e-mail your application to:
dallaire2008@yahoo.ca
If you are interested in the event but don’t think you would be able to volunteer, tickets are on sale in the Laurier Bookstore for $5 for students (it does not matter what school it is as as long as you have a student id) and $15 for people from the community.
I got that description off the facebook group =P. So yes, Roméo Dallaire will be at WLU giving a talk on March 7. Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for the general public. My friend went to his talk previously and said it was amazing. So expect good things from this one as well. I already have my ticket. =D