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UN WATCH Director discusses Human Rights at the United Nations

dhadad — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:39:09 +0000

UN Watch Director Hillel Neuer addressed the McMaster community on Thursday, Nov 26 at McMaster University in Hamilton. Neuer spoke about the human rights at the United Nations, in a talk entitled “From Eleanor Roosevelt to Qaddafi: The Rise and Fall of Human Rights at the United Nations”.

McMaster Israel On Campus hosted the event in partnership with :
the McMaster Political Science Students Association
Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND) McMaster
Amnesty McMaster
AIESEC
the Jewish Students Association.

120 students from diverse backgrounds attended the event.

Students groups join efforts with OneMatch and Marrow Network

dhadad — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:39:51 +0000

On Nov 9th, The JSA co sponsored “Got Swabbed” in conjunction with AEPI, Multicultural Youth Canada and Youth Donors of Canada, a group on campus who focus on volunteering for the Canadian Blood Services. The purpose of which was OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network. A family from Toronto who are desperately trying to find a bone marrow match for their daughter, was also present to encourage volunteers. In the span of a day the groups collected swabs from over 760 people. The event was headedr religious and cultural chair Dustin Shulman.

McMaster student groups host Ben Dror

dhadad — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:03 +0000

Ma’ariv Opinions editor, Ben Dror, spoke to a crowd of over 50 students and faculty. Dror’s presentation was titled “Israel and the New Antisemitism: Exploring the line between legitimate criticism and demonetization”. The event was s ponsored by: McMaster Israel on Campus, Jewish Faculty Association, the Jewish Student Association & UJA Federation of Hamilton. A dinner preceded the event.

McMaster hosts Jacques Gauthier

dhadad — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:39:36 +0000

The Jewish Faculty Association, IOC, JSA, co-sponsored by CIJA and the Hamilton Jewish Federation, hosted Jacques Gauthier at McMaster University. The topic of discussion was his 20 year research into “Who does Jerusalem belong to”

McMaster IOC gets new website

dhadad — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:36:42 +0000

McMaster’s Israel on Campus revamps its website. Visit their new website http://www.macioc.com