[Indigsol] ISW continues - Fri evng, all-day Sat

[ipsmo at riseup.net]

Indigenous Sovereignty Week in Ottawa successfully kicked-off last night
with a screening of the film 'Schooling The World' followed by a post-film
sharing circle.

There are six more events coming up through Nov4 (one that was just added
to the schedule yesterday) - you can see full information at
http://www.bit.ly/iswottawa - all events are free/by donation

Here are the next two events, Friday evening and all-day Saturday.
They are both in Lamoureux Hall at University of Ottawa - for a map,
please see http://www.uottawa.ca/maps and look for the LMX building




SEEKING JUSTICE: A National Call for an Public Enquiry for the Murdered
and Missing Women
... Featuring speakers: Sharon McIvor, Laurie Odjig, and Yasmin Jiwani
Friday Oct 29, 7:00pm
Lamoureux Hall room 122, University of Ottawa

Are Canadians complacent and complicit on the issue of the Indigenous
Murdered and Missing women? Does Media play a role in perpetuating
stereotypes about Indigenous women? Do media cultivate indifference
because of the lack of critical and investigative reporting? What are the
International Human Rights violations of Indigenous women? What are the
challenges families, mother’s face when police do not take the
investigations seriously? Are Indigenous women merely a political
scapegoat by politicians because they do not believe a National public
enquiry is necessary? Seeking Justice; A National Call for a Public
Enquiry on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women will be a lively
discussion that will provoke you to action to support Indigenous women in
their plight for a National Call for a Public Enquiry in Canada .

FULL INFO (INCLUDING SPEAKERS BIOS):
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/oct29-seeking-justice-for-murdered-and-missing-women/



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INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY SYMPOSIUM
Sat Oct 30, 9:00am-5:30pm
Lamoureux Hall 1st floor, University of Ottawa

The Indigenous Sovereignty Symposium is the main focus of this year’s
Indigenous Sovereignty Week. In it, we will focus on the experiences and
histories of a number of Indigenous communities, and look to create a
better understanding of the situation across Canada for Indigenous
Peoples. Additionally, two special sessions will focus on practical
actions that we can undertake. Other sessions focus on Indigenous culture,
decolonization and sexuality for young people and the history of Barrierre
Lake.

9:00am – Registration and refreshments
9:30am – Opening ceremony and welcome
10:00am – plenary: Climate Justice – An Indigenous Perspective
(with Ben Powless, Bob Lovelace, and Marcelo Saavedra-Vargas)
11:45am – concurrent sessions:
* Indigenous Peoples Space: A space for Indigenous community members to
gather and talk (facilitated by Bob Lovelace and Ben Powless)
* Working as an Ally (facilitated by Corvin Russell and Pei-Ju Wang)
1:00pm – Lunch
1:45pm – concurrent sessions:
* Reclaiming Indigenous Youth Self-Determination
(Krysta Williams of Native Youth Sexual Health Network)
* An Oral History of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake (Tony Wawatie)
3:15pm – plenary: Defending the Land
(with Clement Chartier, Russell Diabo, and Tony Wawatie)
5:00pm – Closing ceremony

FULL DESCRIPTION OF SESSIONS AND BIOS OF PRESENTERS:
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/oct-30-isw-symposium/