[IPSMO] Events: Claiming Anishinaabe + What is Anti-Fascism?

[IPSMO]

Two great events are coming up very soon in Ottawa, Algonquin Territory!


1. Claiming Anishinaabe Book Launch with Lynn Gehl (Thurs. October 12,
7pm)
2. What is Anti-Fascism? (Thurs. October 19, 7pm) 

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* CLAIMING ANISHINAABE: DECOLONIZING THE HUMAN SPIRIT -- BOOK LAUNCH
WITH LYNN GEHL *

Thursday, October 12, 7 PM
251 Bank St. 2nd floor 

Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/338516499941794/

Denied her Indigenous status, Lynn Gehl has been fighting her entire
life to reclaim mino-pimadiziwin--the good life. Exploring Anishinaabeg
philosophy and Anishinaabeg conceptions of truth, Gehl shows how she
came to locate her spirit and decolonize her identity, thereby becoming,
in her words, "fully human." Gehl also provides a harsh critique of
Canada and takes on important anti-colonial battles, including sex
discrimination in the Indian Act and the destruction of sacred places.
Claiming Anishinaabe is one woman's personal journey of moving deeper
into Indigenous knowledge and working to resist the racist and sexist
legacy of the Indian Act.

Sponsored by University of Regina Press, KAIROS Canada, Free the Falls
and the Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies, University of
Ottawa

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Lynn Gehl, PhD, is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe from the Ottawa River
Valley. She is the author of The Truth That Wampum Tells. She lives in
Peterborough, Ontario.

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* WHAT IS ANTI-FASCISM? * 

Thursday Oct 19th, 7pm (doors at 6:30) 
Room 31, Dalhousie Community Centre 
755 Somerset Street West

Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1569114413152314

In the past year, we’ve seen the rise of emboldened white supremacist
groups and networks globally. In response we're also seen a resurgence
of anti-fascist organizing. To help us make sense of these developments
in the context of recent, and not-so-recent history, Punch Up Collective
is very excited to be bringing organizer, historian, and writer Mark
Bray to Ottawa. 

Mark will be speaking about his new book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist
Handbook. He will focus on the history of anti-fascism, exploring its
development from resistance to Mussolini and Hitler in the 1920s and
1930s into contemporary struggles against white supremacists. Based on
interviews with anti-fascists from around the world, Antifa details the
tactics and ideas of the movement, offering insight into the growing but
little-understood resistance fighting back against fascism in all its
guises.

We’ll also hear a presentation from a former member of Toronto
Anti-Racist Action (ARA), a group that actively organized against white
supremacists in the Toronto area and in Ontario more broadly during the
1990s and early 2000s. This speaker will share recent regional history
of anti-fascist and anti-racist organizing in our context, drawing out
lessons for today’s struggles.

Following the speakers, there will be lots of space to think and talk
together about how these histories are relevant to our lives today.

WHO IS MARK BRAY?

Mark Bray is a historian of human rights, terrorism, and political
radicalism in Modern Europe who is currently a lecturer at Dartmouth
College. He was one of the organizers of Occupy Wall Street, and is the
author of Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street, and
the co-editor of Anarchist Education and the Modern School: A Francisco
Ferrer Reader. He has published widely, and he has appeared on major
news programs, including CNN and NBC News, to speak about radical
politics and movements. You can find out more about Mark at his website:
markmbray.wordpress.com.

WHO IS PUNCH UP?
 
Punch Up is a small anarchist collective based in Ottawa, Ontario, on
unceded Algonquin land. You can find out more about Punch Up at our
website: http://punchupcollective.tumblr.com/

Endorsed by IPSMO, CUPE 4600, COPE 225 and Ottawa Against Fascism 

ACCESSIBILITY INFO: 

-There is an elevator up to the 3rd floor.
-ASL translation and French whisper translation is available. Please
email us (punchupcollective at gmail.com) if you require translation by
October 6th. 
-Childminding is available. Please email us if you require childminding
by October
6th. 
-The ground floor has a gender neutral wheelchair accessible
washroom. The washrooms on the 3rd floor are wheelchair accessible but
gender-segregated. 
-Bus tickets will be available for transportation. 
-We request all participants refrain from wearing scents to better allow
people with chemical sensitivities to attend. 
-This event will not be recorded. 
-If you have other accessibility needs not listed here, please get
in touch. 


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Love and Solidarity,
IPSMO - Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement - Ottawa
On stolen Algonquin land
—
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Love and Solidarity,
IPSMO - Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement - Ottawa
On stolen Algonquin land
—
IPSMO's Facebook page, Website and Twitter:

http://www.facebook.com/ipsmo
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com
twitter: @IPSMO1
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