[Indigsol] UMi Café!!!!- solidarity space needs support!

[Angela Schleihauf]

UMI café is located at *610 Somerset St. W, Ottawa
*To visit their website, please go to: http://www.umicafe.org.

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Angela Schleihauf <aschleihauf at gmail.com>wrote:

> Umi has played a huge role in our fundraising activities this year, not to
> mention the invaluable benefits of having a space to merge art, activism,
> and community!
>
> ***PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY***********
>
> Hey'all!I'm sure all of you are aware that due to several circumstances,
> namely the bus strike and looming recession, business has been tough lately,
> especially on local enterprises.  Unfortunately, this means that the
> marvelously magikal UMI café Coop on Somerset is facing such hard
> difficulties that it is threatened to shut down.
> For the past while, all the workers of UMI have been working without pay so
> that any income can go directly to staying afloat.
>
> For those of you not familiar with Umi Café, it is a worker-run local coop
> that opened just last summer. It serves fair-trade & organic coffee and
> products and has become an important nest of warmth for the community to
> come together and learn, celebrate, and support solidarity amongst
> grassroots organizing. It features a fabulous open-mic art-jam every friday
> night, and holds various fundraisers, film screenings, workshops, and other
> events on a regular basis.   It is a place that encourages multicultural
> diversity, where everyone is welcome, and can always expect to be greeted
> with fond hugs, and are likely to find interesting art & conversation...
>
> Right now it has an urgent goal to raise 5000$ before next week if it
> wishes to keep their space.
> Various fundraisers are being held all week, starting with a
> Umi-appreciation Feast this Sunday.
> Tickets are 5$, and if anyone feels they would like to contribute more it
> is more than welcome.
>
> If anyone is interested in finding out how to help UMI keep its community
> blossoming, Sunday's feast will also be an important meeting for all Umi
> members to discuss its future and design the most efficient plan of action
> for what needs to be done.  So far people from all over have been
> demonstrating an incredible support, offering to donate their time, skills,
> and dollars to help the cause.
>
> Whether you are able to attend or not on Sunday( I realize it is very
> last-minute!) please take the time to pass this on to anyone you know...
> Lets take the time and energy to come together to help keep one of Ottawa's
> most vibrant homes alive!!!!
>
>
> Muchos gracias! Vielen dank! Merci beaucoup!
>
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> upcoming this week......
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> *Sunday, January 25: Umi Café appreciation Feast, 6pm, 5$
> *Tuesday, LOCKING is GREAT-dance class, offered by Vanessa Gamble,
> suggested 10$ donation
> *Wednesday, Spoken word (Hyfidelik) and CD Release (Musk Ox) show at the
> East African Restaurant 317 Rideau St.
> *Thursday, fundraiser show at Umi with Soul Journey (Balaam and others)
> playing lovely, lovely music
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