[Indigsol] Events: Fri, Sat, Tues, next Sat

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Friday April 29, 8:00pm
Families of Sisters in Spirit's 1st Annual Fundraiser
at Montgomery Legion, 359 Kent St
(with Memorial Vigil from 6-7pm at Victoria Island beforehand)
- details below, or https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194728613896587


Saturday April 30, 10:30am-4:30pm
Organizing For Justice - Community Consulta
at PSAC building, 233 Gilmour
http://www.OrganizingForJustice.ca


Tuesday May 3, 6:30-8:30pm
South March Highlands - Ottawa's Algonquin Park EVENT
with special guest of honour, Grandfather William Commanda
at All Saints HS, 5115 Kanata Ave, Kanata
- details below, or https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219454004735629


Saturday May 8, 8:00pm
Buffy Sainte-Marie in concert ($20)
at Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Ave
http://www.prairiescene.ca/en/events/event.asp?eID=487



~~~ DETAILS:


Families of Sisters in Spirit's 1st Annual Fundraiser

Friday April 29, 8:00pm-midnight
Montgomery Legion, 359 Kent Street (at Gilmour Ave), Ottawa, ON

(with/ Memorial Vigil 6-7pm on Victoria Island beforehand)

Support Families of Sisters in Spirit! Join us for a feast, stories,
music, art, and performances!!

Speaker for Families of Sisters In Spirit : Beverley Jacobs
MP for Ottawa Centre Paul Dewar & Trevor Hache, NDP candidate for
Ottawa-Vanier and Scott Bradley Liberal candidate for Ottawa Center will
also be saying a few words!

The event will feature traditional Aboriginal and non-traditional foods,
performances by 8 year old hoop da...ncer Theland and his mother drummer
and singer Elaine Kicknosway, Ms. Giselle, Bella Straight, Lady G and
David Finkle (http://www.myspace.com/davidfinkleflute) (with more to
come!), an art auction featuring the works of Aileen Joseph, Jessica
Pinto, Kristine Neglia, Theo Pelmus, and much more!

Admission by donation. Two-spirit and queer friendly.

Cash bar. Location is accessible. Parking is available.

The 1st Annual Families of Sisters in Spirit Fundraiser will take place
after a memorial vigil 6 -7 pm on Victoria Island, Ottawa. The vigil will
mark the nineth anniversary of the unsolved murder of Terrie Ann
Dauphinais, a young Aboriginal mother who was murdered in her home outside
Calgary. Terrie Ann is loved, missed, and remembered everyday by those who
knew her and those who are inspired by her life and her story. The vigil
will also be a space to honour and remember other victims of homicide,
disappearance, and violence across Canada. A fb group has been set up for
the vigil:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=94803888&ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=199288813439052

Families of Sisters in Spirit is a new grassroots non-profit led by
families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. We held a Day
of Justice rally on February 14th on Parliament Hill (footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TisOPhx9EPc&feature=channel_video_title ).
We also recently participated in the Shoe Vigil (footage:
http://www.cutvmontreal.ca/shows/cutv-news/397-cutv-news-ottawa-shoe-vigil.html
).

For more information email familiesofsistersinspirit at gmail.com



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South March Highlands - Ottawa's Algonquin Park EVENT

Tuesday, May 3 · 6:30pm - 8:30pm
All Saints High School Auditorium, 5115 Kanata Avenue, Kanata, ON

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
South March Highlands: Ottawa’s Algonquin Park

This forest is a unique wilderness is so special is has caused scientists
from the US to consider it a potential world heritage site, and it saw
warriors of peace tend a Scared Fire at the Beaver Pond this winter and
again at Queen’s Park, Toronto in –30 weather. Why was the SMH area in
Ottawa one of the top ten news stories for 2010 the Ottawa Citizen?

...For a fast paced, informative evening, join us on may 3rd to hear
special guest Grandfather William Commanda, founder of A Circle of All
Nations, and several other presenters.

WHEN/WHERE:
May 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 Come early for a pre-event slideshow to start at
6:1 in the Atrium of All Saints High School
5115 Kanata Avenue. Kanata, ON K2K 3K5

Special Guest: Grandfather William Commanda, an officer of the Order of
Canada, holder of the keys to Ottawa, caretaker of three Wampum Belts,
emissary of peace, who has presented awards with or to the Dalai Llama and
Nelson Mandela.

This event is sponsored by three dynamic entities:
The Coalition to Protect the SMH
A Circle of All Nations
All Saints High School

This educational outreach provides an opportunity for the general public
of all ages to visit the forest through pictures and presentations, to
view a professional movie segment, and to share an understanding of how
this special place in our city affects our daily lives. This land is
extremely interrelated with our past, our present, and our future.

This event celebrates education week, celebrates the many gifts of
Ottawa’s Great Forest and it just might provide a path for you to help
shape the future as you envision it should be.