[Iswg3906.organizers] Fwd: Saturday, December 7: Language and Decolonization Workshop, location update

[Indigenous Solidarity Working Group]

Hi again all,


Just a friendly follow up to let you know that we now have a location for
the December 7th Language and Decolonization workshop. We will be meeting
at the James Street Bookseller from 2-5pm (134 James St. South). A reminder
that The Truth About Stories is available in the library or in audio
format, read by the author,
here.<http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey-archives/2003/11/07/massey-lectures-2003-the-truth-about-stories-a-native-narrative/>


Back in August we had a chance to share our initial thoughts and intentions
for the workshop series with you. These included a desire to focus on local
histories and landscapes, and strategies to make these histories of
struggle present as a way to contest current colonial structures and
imaginaries. Broadly, we hoped these workshops could be a space to think
more about decolonization and decolonial practice.


In our last workshop, members of the Knowing the Land is Resistance
collective took the group on a small walking tour of the area around
Dundurn castle to discuss some of the specifics of how colonization has
played out in the Hamilton area. Getting out onto the land and learning to
read the stories that are written on it is a powerful first step in
confronting the colonial legacies that are all around us. This was followed
by a discussion where participants visioned what kinds of work they would
be excited to take on in future workshops.


We are looking forward to picking up these conversations again. On the
7thwe’ll have a chance to check back in about what folks want to focus
on and
to plan the topic of the next workshop.


Again, please feel free to send this along to people you know who are also
engaged in this work and who might be interested.


 Finally, if you’re planning to attend, *please RSVP by Friday, Nov. 29th*to
iswg3906 at gmail.com. We want to make sure the space is large enough and that
we have enough snacks/refreshments for everyone. Bus tickets will also be
available.


If you have any questions/concerns, please let us know. Otherwise, hope to
see you on the 7th.


jessica,

on behalf of the iswg




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From: Indigenous Solidarity Working Group <iswg3906 at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 8:27 PM
Subject: Saturday, December 7: Language and Decolonization Workshop; The
Truth About Stories
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*Saturday, December 7: Language and Decolonization workshop; The Truth
About Stories, by Thomas King*


Hi all,

First off, sorry we didn't follow up on the announced workshop back in
September. Some members of the working group had personal issues come up
that cut into our capacity. But for the fall and winter, we’re really
excited to pick back up the idea of a series of workshops delving further
into issues of decolonization and Indigenous solidarity.


As we’d planned before, the next workshop in this series will deal with the
theme of *Language and Decolonization*, using Thomas King’s book, The Truth
About Stories, as a starting point. This text is available in the library
or in audio format, read by the author,
here.<http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey-archives/2003/11/07/massey-lectures-2003-the-truth-about-stories-a-native-narrative/>


We’re sending this callout to people who have either attended the
solidarity and allyship workshop in the summer or who are also working on
issues of decolonization. Please feel free to send this along to people you
know who are also engaged in this work and who might be interested.


We’re planning this workshop for 2-5pm on December 7th, at a location to be
announced. Early next week, we’ll be sending around another note to confirm
the location and to refresh ourselves on some of the intentions of this
series.


Looking forward to seeing you soon,


jessica,

on behalf of the iswg
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