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🎥 Join us for a special screening of “Karuara: People of the River” 🎥

This award-winning documentary follows Mari Luz Canaquiri and the Kukama women’s federation as they work to defend the Marañón River and have it recognized as rights bearing entity. The film, which combines hand-painted animation and documentary footage, was created through a collaborative process that saw co-directors Stephanie Boyd and Miguel Aráoz Cartagena working closely with Kukama artists, journalists, and community members, including Canaquiri herself. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Stephanie Boyd, facilitated by Dr. Rodrigo Narro Pérez and Andrea Vela Alarcón.

🎥 Karuara: People of the River
🌟 A Screening and Discussion with Stephanie Boyd
📆 October 29, 2026, 7-9pm
📍Robinson Memorial Theatre (Chester New Hall 103), McMaster University

“Mari Luz Canaquiri says her river is the ‘ɨa’ – the center, life force and mother. Her river deep in Peru’s Amazon provides fish to eat, a transport route and a place to swim and relax. But it is also much more. Underneath the surface live the Karuara, which means 'people of the river' in her native tongue.” (Karuara website)

Click on the link in today's IG story to reserve a seat.

This event is co-hosted and sponsored by the Arts & Science Program, the Department of Communication Studies & Media Arts, the Department of English & Cultural Studies, the Global Peace & Social Justice Program, the Latin American Network at McMaster University, the Mary Heersink School of Global Health & Social Medicine, the McMaster University Libraries, the School of the Arts, and the School of Earth, Environment, and Society at McMaster University.

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Wondering where you can get books for recreational reading on campus? Check out the Campus Store for 10% off our monthly books and Mills Library to borrow a wide selection of books! All links are in our Linktree in our bio.

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Submit your work for the Environmental and Climate Action Art Display! 🎨

Submission deadline: Monday Oct. 26
Submission link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/MiZhTAT5Rv

Art will be displayed in all libraries during Climate Action Week (Nov. 2-8) 🖼️

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Join us at the Seed Harvesting Workshop!!! 🌱

Register using this link: https://libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/4078024
You are also welcome to drop in! 🌿

🗓️ Thursday Oct. 8th
⏰ 2:30-3:30 PM
📍 Wong E-Classroom (Mills Library, L107)

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Spend the day with @andrewrouse__ and @___samy20 as they show us around the new McLean Centre for Collaborative Discovery! 👋🏽

Follow along as they take us to some key spots throughout the building and show you exactly how to get there.

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🎂 Joins us for the third Annual Birthday Party! 🎉

Did you know that the world’s largest birthday cake weighed over 128,000 pounds? 👀 Come enjoy a slice of cake and celebrate with us, even if your birthday is months away! We’ll have snacks, classic birthday games, prizes and more.

📅 Tuesday, October 6
⏰ 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
📍 The Nest @ MSU Hub, 1st Floor

Register on OSCARplus.

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Drop those photos and continue exploring the McLean Centre’s student spaces before the Grand Opening on Oct. 6!

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Are you procrastinating right now? Well, you might as well stick around for some tips from students who can relate.

If you’re struggling with procrastination, the Writing and Academic Skills team can help! Here’s what we’ve got upcoming:
📚 Midterm Prep Day (October 6) — back-to-back events focused on making sure you’re ready to take on midterm season
📚 Command Your Calendar Workshops — a time management workshop to help you get from overwhelmed to organized
📚 Pomo Café Sessions— a study and productivity group based on the Pomodoro Technique
📚 Studying in University Workshops — designed to help you study more efficiently with proven strategies

Head to OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Events to learn more and register.

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A little paper plane tour of the McLean Centre! ✈️

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“This residence means so much to me, to be able to pay forward to what I’ve received as a writer,” says Lisa Richter, the 2026-27 Mabel Pugh Taylor writer in residence. Learn about Lisa, the residency and how you can get support with your writing through our video and through the link in our bio!

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Ever wondered why you should attend a BIMR Seminar?
BIMR Seminars are more than just a research talk. They’re an opportunity to discover new ideas, meet researchers, expand your network, and gain insights that could shape your next project, or even your future career.
Whether you are an undergraduate student exploring research, a graduate student looking for inspiration, or a faculty member interested in the latest advances in materials research, there’s something to gain from every seminar.

Join us This Friday! Follow our social media for updates or check out our website for upcoming schedule (link in bio). We hope to see you at the next one!

#GradLife #UndergradResearch #McMasterU

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Meet Lisa Richter, an award-winning poet, writer, and educator. She is the Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence for 2026 and 2027 - a program that is supported by the Faculty of Humanities, McMaster Libraries and the Hamilton Public Library. Lisa is the author of three books of poetry, including Closer to Where We Began and Nautilus and Bone, winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry, among other honours. Her newest collection, Sublunary, now out with University of Alberta Press, was listed in 49th Shelf’s Most Anticipated Spring 2026 Poetry Preview.

Learn more about Lisa and how you can schedule to meet Lisa and discuss your writing through the link in our bio!

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