[Indigsol] 2 IPSMO workshops at Organizing for Justice and IPSMO's NEW Youtube channel

[Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement -Ottawa]

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The Organizing For Justice conference happens from Oct15-18 in
Ottawa/Gatineau. It is focused on social, economic and environmental
justice and healthy communities. This year’s theme is ‘Grassroots
Responses to the Economic and Environmental Crisis’.

IPSMO will be tabling as part of the Book/Info-Fair on Saturday Oct 17 at
440 Albert St, as well as helping to put on two of the workshop panels
that day:

12:30pm – ‘Queer Struggles in an Economic Crisis‘, with:

* Nadijah Robinson from Agitate! Ottawa, Agitate is a queer, Ottawa-based
organization for indigenous women, mixed race women and women of colour.

* Jeremy Dias from Jer’s Vision, Canada's Youth Diversity Initiative is
Canada's national organization to support and encourage the work of youth
to address discrimination in their schools and communities.

* Percy Lezard from 2 Spirited People of the 1st Nations, 2 Spirited
People of the 1st Nations is an AIDS Service Organization (ASO), that
supports Aboriginal, Metis & Inuit Community members living off reserve
either affected or effected by HIV/AIDS.

* Gary Kinsman, Author and Activist, is a longtime queer liberation and
anti-capitalist activist.
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2:30pm – ‘Indigenous Peoples and the Law‘, with:

* John Moore, a First Nations person from Serpent River First Nation
currently living in Sudbury who has been fighting for justice for nearly
23 years against racism in the Canadian Court System

* Romola Trebilcock from Circle of All Nations, who will be speaking on
the legacy of Donald Marshall Jr both in terms of the criminal system and
land rights issues

* Beverly J. Pyke from the Akwesasne Peoples Fire, who will be speaking
about the current community resistance to the border situation, as well as
some history
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Details about the conference can be found at www.OrganizingForJustice.ca
or by contacting org4justice at gmail.com or 613-656-5498

The conference consists of five different events:

* Thurs Oct 15, 6:30 pm – Keynote Panel Discussion, at the Ottawa Public
Library main branch auditorium (120 Metcalfe St)
* Fri Oct 16, 7:00pm-midnight – Music, Theatre, Spoken Word and Social
Event, at the Atomic Rooster (303 Bank St)
* Sat Oct 17, 10:00am-8:00pm – Full day of Workshops, Book/Info-fair,
followed by Community Dinner at 6pm, at 440 Albert St (the Old Ottawa
Technical High School)
* Sat Oct 17, 7:00pm – Table Ronde (panel discussion in French), at le
Dépanneur Sylvestre, 9 Fortier, Gatineau
* Sun Oct 18, 10:30am-4:30pm – Ateliers [workshops in French], at UQO,
Pavillon Lucien-Brault, 101 rue Saint Jean Bosco, Gatineau