Concordia Religion Students' Association - CRSA

The department of Religions and Cultures and the Decolonial Perspectives and Practises Hub (DPPH) are working to develop a safe(r), inclusive and decolonial learning environment for the students and staff of the Religions and Cultures department. In order to do this we are working on a number of projects.

The first one is coming up September 30th 2020 from 1-3 pm. The Decolonial Hub is calling on student voices to develop an anti-racist, Decolonial, empathetic, QTBIPOC centered (digital) learning environment in the religions and cultures department. All Religions and Cultures students or students taking classes in the department are encouraged to join. No faculty will be present for this meeting in order to make students feel comfortable having this discussion. The zoom access code can be found by clicking here (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrd-iupz0jH9UkxDb8tD8SYHDsD_PeX1BA?_x_zm_rtaid=onTVPOQbRqiGJ1mQiRa41Q.1601312158376.a1dc9bf896bfb56e7ee49358e24d2a71&_x_zm_rhtaid=315 ) and passcode is 'RELIGION'.

The second is a survey, which is accessible by clicking this link ( https://forms.gle/xFTju9mj32o7g2Zw7 ). This anonymous survey is dedicated to student voices and experiences in class. This survey is our efforts to acknowledge and value your input in our process of developing new ways of teaching and learning, together. This survey is anonymous and will solely be used for teaching development purposes.

The data collected from the virtual meeting and survey may be used in a variety of ways to make internal recommendations. This may include (but is not limited to): creating workshops, toolkits, modifying syllabi, etc.

I encourage you all to participate (if you can)!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Call to Action: A Students' Guide to Decolonizing Their Department. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Call to Action: A Students' Guide to Decolonizing Their Department. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

The department of Religions and Cultures is looking for students to join our executive team! Gain experience hosting events, creating an undergraduate journal and so much more!
Contact: [email protected]

The Concordia Tibetan Language and Culture Summer Program at Shenten Dargye Ling offers students of all academic levels the unique opportunity to acquire Tibetan language skills and to learn about, and experience, Tibetan religion, history and culture firsthand as participants in an active Tibetan monastic community located in the scenic Loire Valley in France!

Students will be instructed in two courses by Concordia staff and world-renowned experts in Tibetan religion and society as well as by academically qualified, native Tibetan-speaking members of Shenten monastery. The monks of Shenten Dargye Ling are followers of the minority Bon religion of Tibet.

The Concordia Tibetan Language and Culture Summer Program consists of two, three-credit courses over a period of four weeks:

Program Dates and Courses:
June 20, 2020 (arrival date) to July 17, 2020 (departure date).

Both courses are offered at the undergraduate and graduate (Masters, PhD) levels:

Course A: Tibetan language (with focus on the grammar of Spoken Tibetan and Classical Literary Tibetan)

Course B: Alternative Voices from Tibet and the Himalayas

(history of Tibet told by non-Buddhist minorities, indigenous beliefs, and the performance of rituals)
Students will have the option of taking part in the activities that make up the daily routine of the monastery, such as early morning and evening meditation sessions, afternoon smoke-offering rituals, and teachings about aspects of spiritual practice, philosophy and Tibetan medicine delivered by Tibetan lamas as well as local cultural excursions in the Loire Valley.

Situated 15 kilometres from the town of Saumur, in France's Loire Valley, the Tibetan monastic community of Shenten Dargye Ling is recognized by the French Ministry of lnterior as a Religious Congregation; its community comprises lay practitioners as well as ordained monks and nuns.

http://www.concordia.ca/students/exchanges/field-schools/tibetan-language-and-culture.html

Contact:
J.F. Marc des Jardins
Associate Professor, Religions and Cultures (514) 848-2424 ext. 5732
[email protected]

Submit your art to the second addition of the Religions and Cultures student associations undergraduate journal, "The Forum!"

To kick off 2020, come join the CRSA for our new Theories Coffee House! We are pleased to introduce two sessions this January, featuring the department’s own PhD candidates Colby Gaudet on the topic Critical Indigenous Studies and Elliot Mason on the topic of Monster Theory. Tea and coffee will be served, and you are encouraged to bring your mug!

Sessions are held January 8th and January 22nd at 6:30 in R-03 in 2050 Mackay. All are welcome!

Check out this amazing Conference taking place at McGill. October 4-5th!

Check out the conference poster!

In celebration of this semester coming to an end, come share food and drinks at Moose Bawr with fellow undergraduate and graduate students as well as your professors. The event will take place this Thursday, April 11th, at 1817 Saint-Catherine St., from 6pm-9pm. Finger food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided by the CRSA. Hope to see you all there!

Hi all,
we are looking for someone certified in Safe Serving, who would be available to volunteer for our event this Thursday evening. The event starts at 7pm in the LB building, room 671, and is ending at 9pm. Serving will therefore stop at 8:30pm. If anyone is free during these times, it would be greatly appreciated.

Winter Storm Concordia closed on Wednesday, February 13 due to winter storm

Join our guests Dr. Leslie Orr and Dr. Carly Daniel-Hughes in an in-depth discussion on Women & Religion. They will be analyzing how women have worked within their own traditions to bring about social reform and increased leadership opportunities; focusing on Hinduism and Christianity.

Concordia Religion Students' Association - CRSA – Events 169 followers

Go vote today!
(November 28) and tomorrow (November 29) for CRSA VP Communications on H building mezzanine in front of The Hive Café from 10-6pm.
Hope to see you all there :)

Interested in running for the CRSA? Here is your chance!

Are you interested in getting involved in the CRSA? Well this is the perfect opportunity for you! The CRSA has 2 positions opening up on the executive team for January 2019. The positions are: VP Communication, VP Academic. If you have any inquires at all please email us at: [email protected] or message Kiah Ellis-durity, Alessia Inf or Stephanie Melanson.
Hope to hear from you soon!

Hey guya, anyone in arts and science at Concordia wanna be super spontaneous and come to Toronto this weekend??? We have four more spots on a bus leaving tonight at midnight. Here’s the basic info, message me if interested! Grad students are also invited 🙂

Trip to Toronto for the Parliament of World Religions Conference. 50$ includes a 2 way trip from meggabus leaving tonight at 12:15am, returning Sunday at 7pm. Accommodations (air bnb) are also included. As well as the ticket to the conference. Special topics this weekend are, Environmental Issues, Women Dignity and Indigenous Issues.

Don't forget to Apply to be a part of the Parliament of World Religions taking place in Toronto. This is a First come First serve basis and few spots left!! To Apply email: [email protected]

The Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference was supported by the CRSA and marked one of the highlights of 2017-18.

Concordia Religion Students' Association - CRSA updated their business hours.

Hi everyone!

Abu is a bio-documentary of Arshad Khan - a Pakistani-Canadian who grew up in Mtl. Watch the trailer!

There are only a few showings left - it closes
tomorrow. I encourage everyone to go see it. I'm going tomorrow to one of the early showings.

ABU - Movie Times in Montreal View all showtimes for the movie ABU playing in Montréal cinemas, for today and for upcoming days.

Mark Juergensmeyer will give his keynote address tomorrow at Concordia, as part of a 4-day conference organized jointly by McGill and Concordia.

Tom Cavanaugh will be speaking at Moise Hall tomorrow, as part of a larger 4-day Concordia - McGill Conference. Check it out!

CRSA Elections need 8 more votes! Religion students, MAJOR or MINOR can vote.

Elections are upon us! Get involved! And don't forget to Vote!!!

Nomination period has begun for CRSA ELECTIONS. Contact your CRSA TEAM for info!

Winter 2018
Thanks to everyone for coming! Please feel free to tag yourselves! :)

Welcome everybody! The image reveal is about to start! 🥂

Elections are done and ballots are counted!
Congratulations to our new executives!

Amanda A-Nyarko VP Academic.
Kristina Lummerding-Driedger VP Financial
Kiah Ellis-durity VP Communications.

Thank you to all those who came out to vote. The CRSA is going to continue to work very hard to bring the RELI UG more opportunities!

Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! Merry/happy Christmikah! The snow is falling which means it's time for another party!

Do you have any ugly Christmas sweaters that you can't wait to wear?! If you do this contest is for you! You have until tomorrow at 12:30 to submit A selfie of you in your craziest holiday stuff!

WE HAVE PRIZES TO BE WON! GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Concordia Religion Students' Association - CRSA updated their address.

Wow! The Religion Department has a Student Lounge? Food and Wifi -- COUNT US IN!

Concordia Religion Students' Association - CRSA added a button to help you learn more about them.

Concordia Religion Students' Association - CRSA updated their information in their About section.