[Indigsol] Reminder: Organizing For Justice, Nov. 20-22

[mattm-b at resist.ca]

You are invited to participate in the upcoming "Organizing for Justice"
conference that is being held in Ottawa from November 20th to 22nd 2008.
There is no cost to participate. Donations are welcome and useful but not
necessary.

This conference is open to people involved and/or interested in community
organizing. The four main themes of the conference are: social justice;
economic justice; environmental justice and healthy communities.

Organizing for Justice presents a space for community organizers,
activists and interested individuals to come together, develop strategy,
share vision, and work on skills and tools that will help them in their
efforts to effect change.

This conference* is brought to you by Common Cause Ottawa, OPIRG-Ottawa,
OPIRG-Carleton, the Students' Federation of the University of Ottawa, and
the Social Planning Council of Ottawa. Special thanks to CKCU-FM 93.1 and
CHUO-FM 89.1.

For more information visit or to register visit:
www.org4justice.wordpress.com
or phone: 613-656-5498


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ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE SCHEDULE
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*Thurs Nov 20*
Panel Discussion on "Organizing: Possibilities, Problems, and Priorities"
7-9pm at the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe St.

-     Ed Bianchi from KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
- Rob Rainer from the National Anti-Poverty Organization
- Anjali Helferty is the National Sustainable Campuses Coordinator for the
Sierra Youth Coalition.

*Fri Nov 21*
Launch of the Dominion Newspaper special issue on Mining
7-10pm Umi Cafe, 610 Somerset St. W (at Percy)

*Sat Nov 22 *

9:30-10:20am:

    * Opening Ceremony, featuring Dr. William Commanda

Ateliers en Francais: une atelier dans chaque temps

    * 10:30 - L’Audisme et la Dénonciation de ses Racines Colonialistes
    * 12:00 - Une Organisation Effective à l’aide de Technologie Créative
    * 14:30 - Qu’est ce qu’une société? Et comment peut ton la changer?
(Premières étapes)

10:30-11:50am

    * Organizational Approach to Anti-Oppression
    * Circle of All Nations, Culture of Peace
    * Healthy Activism and Preventing Burnout
    * Panel on Economic Justice (Anti-Poverty)

12:00-1:30pm:

    * Effective meetings & Consensus Decision Making
    * Panel on Environmental Justice
    * Survivor-directed, Survivor-positive Activism (*** for
self-identified people of colour only: includes indigenous,
racialized, and mixed race peoples ***)
    * The Anarchist Organization and Popular Struggles
    * Countering Israeli Apartheid

1:30-2:30pm: Lunch Break

2:30-4:00pm:

    * Accountability to Anti-Oppression Mandates
    * Labour Organizing
    * Justice For Indigenous Peoples
    * Best Practices and Challenges for Engaging People in Issues
    * Motivation for Activism

4:10-5:00pm: Open Space / Break-Out Groups

    * [These will be determined by conference participants on the day of]


7pm-midnight
Upping the Anti journal Issue #7 Launch Party
at Bar 1848, University Centre, University of Ottawa