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Resources at Queen's

The Student Wellness Center

Location: Mitchell Hall, 69 Union St. Kingston, ON. K7L 2N9

Contact: (613) 533-2506 or wellness.services@queensu.ca

Student Wellness Services supports the personal, academic, and social development of students at Queen's University by providing a range of programs and services. Our mission is to provide a welcoming, confidential, and integrated service that is responsive to the needs of students.

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The Peer Support Center

Location: Currently Relocating main office.

Contact: 613-533-6000 ext. 75111

The Peer Support Centre is a group of dedicated student volunteers who provide welcoming, confidential, and empathetic peer-based support to students at Queen’s University. Students are encouraged to come and speak with our volunteers who will listen and offer support for any and all issues. As well, we can suggest resources available on campus and in the Kingston community.

AMS Food Bank

Location: Rideau Building, 207 Stuart Street, K7L 2V9, Room 105

Contact: (613) 533-6000 ex. 32737 or foodbank@ams.queensu.ca

The AMS Food Bank serves confidential and non-judgmental food service to members of the Queen’s community. We are a non-profit organization, which aims to provide our clients with food services in the most comfortable environment possible. We operate mainly on donations as well as an opt-outable student fee from both the AMS and the Society for Graduate and Professional Students. As a non-profit organization, we aim for our funds to be put towards the upkeep of the Food Bank itself in the purchasing of fresh fruits, vegetables, milk and other items on a weekly basis.

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Walkhome

Location: Main Level of the Athletic & Recreation Centre

Contact: for a walk: (613) 533 9255, for questions: (613) 533-6000 ex. 75061 or walkhome@ams.queensu.ca

Walkhome is a student-run safety service at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. We provide safe walks to students both on campus and within the Kingston community. We are a completely anonymous and confidential service, so our staff members do not wear any clothes identifying them as a Walkhome team.

Campus Observation Room (COR)

Location: Victoria Hall A010

Contact: corqueens@gmail.com

The COR is a friendly, safe, non-judgemental place where students who have had too much to drink can come sleep it off. It is a completely confidential non-medical detox service run by Student Wellness services and is aimed at reducing the risk of alcohol-related injury by assessing and monitoring intoxicated students, and referring them to a medical facility when warranted. 

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Yellow House

Location: 140 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2V8

Contact: yellowhouse@queensu.ca

Yellow House is a safe, comfortable and accountable space for queer, racialized and marginalized students to create community, to feel empowered, to empower others, to celebrate and to honour their histories. We seek to engage students in initiatives that actively dismantle oppressive, racist and colonial ideologies and practices. Clubs currently in the House include: The African Caribbean Student Association (ACSA), The Levana Gender Advocacy Centre (LGAC), Queen's Black Academic Society (QBAS), and Queen’s University Muslim Students’ Association (QUMSA). Each of these Clubs contribute to the campus community by striving to advance social justice, anti-racism, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator - Barb Lotan

Contact: bjl7@queensu.ca

As SPVR Coordinator, Barb works closely with the Human Rights Office and other campus partners on coordinating training and education related to sexual violence and

developing the University’s central sexual violence policy and other related policies on the Queen’s campus. Additionally, Barb serves as a point of contact to provide information to students who have experienced sexual violence about the services and

supports available both on and off campus. Barb is also able to provide students with information on reporting options including the University’s non-academic misconduct system.

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples, known as Katarokwi or Akadanakwig, or colonially as “Kingston.” The Alma Mater Society and Queen’s University seek to recognize the importance of these lands to the Indigenous peoples who have existed since time immemorial. The unjust acquisition of these lands occurred through the Crawford Purchase of 1783, a land treaty upheld by the First Peoples but later undermined by the British Crown and the “Canadian” government. This history of numerous broken promises and treaties continues to impact Indigenous communities today.

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As settlers on this land, we acknowledge our continued benefit from systemic structures that marginalize Indigenous peoples. Recognizing systemic oppression, it is our duty to actively listen to and amplify Indigenous voices, addressing both past and ongoing injustices for meaningful, positive change. We are grateful to these lands for sustaining us and giving us the gift of life. This acknowledgment is a call to action, committing us to understand and respect the history and ongoing struggles of Indigenous peoples. We recognize that words alone are not enough; our actions must reflect our commitment to justice and reconciliation.

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We have immense gratitude for the privilege to live, learn and play on these lands through learning and growing in orientation to make connections to new people. I encourage you to further your learning through Queen's Encyclopedia, Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre, and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives.

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Our words have power; through this acknowledgment, we aim to honor life. The resurgence and self-determination of Indigenous peoples inspire us to act with humility and in consideration of the future generations. We look to the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which perpetually teaches mutual understanding of shared land and resources, as a guiding principle in our journey toward reconciliation in Katarokwi/Akadanakwig and on Turtle Island. We are dedicated to creating an environment where Indigenous students, faculty, and staff feel valued, heard, and supported.

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