[opirgyork] Weekly Digest - Feb/18/2010

[OPIRG York]

Greetings all,

Hope everyone is enjoying their reading week.
Just a reminder to PLEASE SIGN UP for our Anti-oppression and OPIRG 
Orientation trainings starting THIS UPCOMING MONDAY!

Anti-oppression training
MONDAY FEBRUARY 22nd - 2pm - Student Centre Rm. 430
WEDNESDAY MARCH 24th - 2pm - Student Centre Rm. 430

OPIRG Orientation (Consensus 101 + Facilitation meeting skills)
Thursday FEBRUARY 25th - 2:30pm - Student Centre Rm. 430
Thursday March 25th - 2:30pm - Student Centre Rm. 430

email - aruna at opirgyork.ca to register for any of the sessions!*

andddddddd...

"Remembering Howard Zinn"
OPIRG York presents...
"You can't be neutral on a moving train"
Wednesday February 24th
4pm - 7pm
Student Centre - Rm. 430

In these turbulent times, Howard Zinn is inspiring a new generation. 
This acclaimed film looks at the amazing life of the renowned
historian, activist and author. Following his early days as a shipyard 
labor organizer and bombardier in World War II, Zinn became
an academic rebel and leader of civil disobedience in a time of 
institutionalized racism and war. His influential writings shine
light on and bring voice to factory workers, immigrant laborers, African 
Americans, Native Americans and the working poor.

Featuring rare archival materials and interviews with Zinn and 
colleagues such as Noam Chomsky, You Can’t Be Neutral captures the
essence of this extraordinary man who has been a catalyst for 
progressive change for more than 60 years.

Narrated by Matt Damon • Featuring music by Pearl Jam, Woody Guthrie & 
Billy Bragg!

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1) URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Global Day of Action for the 254 Tamil Asylum 
Seekers stranded on a boat in Merak
2) DJ's for HAITI - Fundraiser for Haitian Women's organizations
3) Getting Organized: Community-Based Arts and Activism for Asian Youth
4) Words of Resistance: Land and Who's Nationhood? Open-mic Poetry
5) Women's ONLY Gym Time! - Launching Feb 22nd @ Tait McKenzie Centre
6) Third Community Mobilization Network Open Planning Meeting for G8/20 
Resistance in Toronto
7) Migrant Women in solidarity against imperialism: The Struggles of 
women here and abroad
8) Book Love - Sunday Family event - FUndraiser for the TWB
9) Go Back to where you come from! - USAY Discussion group
10) Les Blues Presents: Black History Month Remix
11) Venezuela Teach-IN
12) Call for submissions - "Other Tongues: Mixed Race Women speak out
13) DECOLONIZING OUR MINDS: RECLAIMING TORONTO!
14) Toronto Anarchist Assembly - April 9 - 11
15) Montreal Anarchist Fair - May 29th - 30th

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1) URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Global Day of Action for the 254 Tamil Asylum 
Seekers stranded on a boat in Merak

Feb 8th the IOM agreed to give some much needed medicine to the people 
on the boat with the pre-condition that people disembark
from the boat to pick it up. Four men came off the boat to get the 
medicine and were subsequently brutally beaten by the Indonesian police.
Another young child has boils all over his body and his parents are in 
utter desperation trying to get him medical attention which they are
continually denied. Another young boy fainted today. He hit his head a 
while ago and since then has been fainting. Each time he is taken to
the IOM doctor he is sent away without being examined and given only 
ibuprofen (advil for headaches). He is in desperate need of a CT
scan of his head. Today another woman fainted. It is most likely because 
of poor diet due to the inedible food the people are provided with from 
the IOM.

Manju, the woman who is pregnant, has a due date of March 5th and so far 
there has been no commitment from the Indonesian authorities that
she will be able to safely deliver her baby and be provided medical 
attention.

The Indonesian government is continuing to block humanitarian supplies 
to the boat and the authorities are becoming increasingly violent. The
people on the boat are slowly breaking down mentally because of the 
combination of lack of food, disease and fear.

For the last 3 months, there are 246 Tamil asylum seekers with 30 
children on board a boat in Merak Indonesia. They are presently being 
denied
asylum in Australia, their original destination. Over 100 of the people 
on board already have refugee documentation from the UNHCR. 24 are in
the final stages of refugee documentation, and the rest are waiting for 
the UNHCR process. They are suffering from ill health and are without
access to medical supplies and the basic amenities. One man has already 
died form lack of adequate medical attention. We are imploring Australia
to process their cases on Australian soil with medical treatment and 
supplies and adequate nutrition. Sending them back to Sri lanka, is 
condemning
them to torture and death.

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2) Witnessing through the media the situation in Haiti is truly 
devastating. Back in 2002 BWWAD (Black Women and Women of African Descent)
members participated in the IX Latin American and Caribbean
Feminist Encounter in Costa Rica, where we met some brave sisters from 
Haiti who spoke about their struggle and their resistance. One of them
was Myriam Merlet, one of the founders of ENFOFANM, the first Haitian 
Feminist organization. Sadly, Myriam died in last January's earthquake;
at the time she was the chief of staff of the Haitian Ministry of 
Women's Affairs.

BWWAD (Black Women and Women of African Descent) and CELSAN (Canada- El 
Salvador Action Network) are currently organizing a fundraiser to support
Haitian women's organizations (including ENFOFANM). Our event is called 
"DJs for Haiti" and will take place on Feb.19th from 7 pm. at the 
Steelworkers
Hall (25 Cecil Street). Donation: $10. See flyer attached.

 From our experience, we find that a high percentage of the funds raised 
by mainstream International Development efforts tend to be spent
in admin costs in the countries of origin. Additionally, we know that 
women's organizations, in this case in Haiti, experience particular
difficulties accessing funds as they have to compete with mainstream 
NGOs who may have a gender discourse but lack it when it comes to their 
work.

We would like to ask your support for our event helping spread the word.

Note: Please bring non-perishable food items to be shipped to Haiti.
DJ LINE UP

In Alphabetical order:

DJ Black Cat
DJ Claude Brown
DJ Jo-La
DJ Jonathan Shaw
DJ Kaushalya
DJ Memphis Sugar
DJ Nik Red
DJ Relentless
DJ Son of S.O.U.L.
DJ Unruly Twin
DJ Verlia

Equipment provided by DJ Unruly Twin

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3) This week at freedom school:

Workshop Developed and Facilitated by Mary Auxi Guiao

February 24, 2010
6pm food
6:30-8:30 workshop
ttc tokens available
Kapisanan
167 Augusta Ave. in the basement

Insight

“The white fathers told us: I think, therefore I am. The Black mother 
within each of us – the poet – whispers in our dreams:
I feel, therefore I can be free.” – Audre Lorde

Description

In oppressive environments, artists and activists have contributed to 
the growth and survival of marginalized communities.
In this workshop, we will discuss ways in which artistic expression has 
been used, and continues to be used, in Asian communities as
a means of getting organized and having our voices heard!

Pre-Workshop Reflection

What is community?
What is the shared history and culture of my community?
What is power?
How do the concepts of community and power intersect? What examples have 
I seen around me?
What is art?
How can we use the creative process to express the intersection of 
community and power?

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4) WORDS OF RESISTANCE: Land & Who's Nationhood?

This event is free and open to everyone!

Open Mic 7-9pm
email Kenji to sign-up to read
ki.tokawa at utoronto.ca

Thursday, February 25, 2010
563 Spadina Ave. Rm 100
The Centre for Women and Trans People at U of T
*this space and its washroom are wheelchair accessible

Come out and SPEAK OUT against oppression, with subjects right off our
shelves!

THEMES for February 25th WORDS: Land & Who's Nationhood?

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics displaces a lot of people in the
name of national sport.
This month's Words of Resistance asks;

- What kind of wars are being fought on 'Canadian' land?
- In who's name? What is the goal?
- Where do you find yourself in all of this? What's your relation to the 
land?
- What is the cost to your own human rights? What is the cost to the land?


The olympics in February is a troubling event for reasons of
perpetuating injustices to Indigenous folks and reinforcing the
violent relationships settlers have with the land and Indigenous
nations.
Our Words of Resistance in February this year is dedicated
to voicing resistance to the sentiment of the Vancouver olympics.

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5) Women’s-Only Gym Time

LAUNCHING FEBRUARY 22ND, 2010 at the Tait Mckenzie Centre


What is it?
The York Federation of Students (YFS) is proud to announce that we have 
been successful in winning Women’s-Only Gym Time
at the Tait McKenzie Centre. Women’s-Only Gym Time provides a 
comfortable and safe space for women to participate and enjoy
recreational activities and has become a growing trend in the 
recreational programming of many campuses and fitness companies.

Where is it?
Tait McKenzie Centre
Keele Campus
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M3J 1P3

Schedule
Studio 3:
The weight room, located on the bottom floor.
Monday 8:00am – 10:00am
Tuesday 9:00am – 11:00am
Friday 11:00am – 12:00pm


Swimming Pool:
Friday 9:00am – 10:00am
Please note: The YFS recognizes that the swimming pool area does not 
have curtains on the windows, which makes
it a non-inclusive space. We are actively in the process of working with 
the Tait Mckenzie Centre to put curtains on the windows.
We appreciate your patience in this matter.

Upper Gym:
Saturday 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Please note: That if the gym is in use for a tournament, then these 
times will be cancelled for that day only. We apologize for the 
inconvenience.

Calling All Volunteers:

In order to supervise the recreational space, we are looking for women 
volunteers to monitor the area. Once applications are
reviewed, volunteers will be provided with training by the Tait Mckenzie 
Centre staff. The next volunteer recruitment period will
take place in September 2010. Interested applicants should send their 
resume and hours of availability to vpcampaigns at yfs.ca .

For more information:
Contact: Darshika Selvasivam vpcampaigns at yfs.ca Phone: 416.736.2100 ext. 
77679 Cell: 416.841.8277
Please continue to check the WEBSITE www.yfs.ca regularly for the most 
updated schedule. Schedules may change throughout the year.

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6) ** February 21, 2010, 11:00am (meeting expected to run 2 hours) *
Third Community Mobilization Network Open Planning Meeting for G8/20 
Resistance in Toronto
25 Cecil Street (Steelworkers Hall)*

Community based organizers and activists from across Ontario and Quebec 
are invited to an open planning meeting
focusing on Toronto's response to the G8/20 Summits on February 21, 2010.

The Community Mobilization Network is organizing the community based 
outreach, independent media, convergence and days of
action leading up to and during the G8/20 Summits in Ontario (June 
25-27,2010)

If you are unable to attend but would like to participate in one of the 
committees, get more information or host a G8/G20 related event,
email community.mobilize at resist.ca <mailto:community.mobilize at resist.ca>

To join the announcements list, 
visit:https://masses.tao.ca/lists/listinfo/community.mobilize

Web: http://www.attacktheroots.net/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=236150947036

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7)** Sunday, February 21, 2010, 1:00pm - 5:00pm *
Forum on Women Organizing in Toronto
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, ROOM 2211*

We'll be holding a forum on February 21, 2010 will focus on current 
struggles of women organizing in Toronto.

Our second forum for this year will be focusing on women organizing in 
Toronto. Please join us as we have speakers from
Toronto highlighting their experience as women. Their struggles, actions 
and how they've been able to succeed, as well as continue
to strive for change. We will also be reflecting on our role, as 
settlers, to not only engage in our own issues and connect with each
other but to acknowledge the injustices happening to this day on this land.

Speakers include members from:
Justice for Carolyn Connoly, SAWRO, Thorncliffe Neigbourhood Office, 
CUPE, Migrante-Ontario & Many More

We are inviting members of the diverse community to join our struggle 
here in the diaspora of Toronto and beyond. We also
encourage male allies to attend be a part of this important forum. 
Please be on a look out for our cultural celebration for
International Women's Day on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the United 
Steelworker’s Hall, 25 Cecil Street. More details to come!

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8) ** Sunday, February 21st, 1pm – 5:30pm *
Toronto Women's Bookstore Fundraiser
At The Tranzac*

COME JOIN US FOR A SUNDAY OF FUN!
The Toronto Women's Bookstore is in crisis. They are one of the few 
non-profit feminist independent bookstores
left on this continent and as a store rely primarily on sales to sustain 
themselves. However, despite courses and workshops and
amazing community events and involvement, the existence of the TWB is 
threatened by the current economic climate.

We don't think we need to explain to you the importance of feminist and 
community spaces, but we do think you might
like to help us make sure they stick around.
THUS! We are putting on a fundraiser for the Toronto Women's Bookstore 
and are having a day filled with performance, music, art and food goodness..
Hosted by Dainty Smith

Performances by:
Aimee Bessada, Amai Kuda et Les Bois, Emma McKenna, Kay Pettigrew, 
MataDanZe, LAL, Lee Lee, Nico Rubesque, Sarah, Tompson, Stacey B

Arts and crafts vendors:
Brescia Bloodbeard, Mich Sutherland, Kasia Ulbin, Romy Cola, Ransack the 
universe, Sam Gorrie, and more..

Magical food treats by Erika P for Perrrrrfectly delicious and Dani 
Ellaaaahhh

All funds raised will be going to the TWB. For more information (or to 
make a donation directly if you can't make it to the event),
please visit www.womensbookstore.com <http://www.womensbookstore.com>

This is a family friendly event
Please spread the word

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9) Did you come to Canada as a refugee, immigrant, student etc.?
Have you ever experienced racism or violence because of your colour, 
language, culture, gender etc.?
Have you ever been told you are not "Canadian" enough?

If so, join us in initiating a dialogue about MIGRATION & RACISM

United South Asians at York
Wednesday Feb 24th
6pm - 830pm

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10) Les Blues Presents: Black History Month Remix
Wednesday February 24th
8pm - 11pm
Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St. West

Les Blues is hosting a Granny Boots during black History month.
Enlightening the crowd with performances, music and art.
Celebrating the people of Africa and the diaspora.
Its free at 8pm followed by fresh to def.

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11) Venezuela Teach-IN
Saturday Feb 27th
10am - 5pm
Sidney Smith Building, Rm. 2117, University of Toronto (north of 
Willcocks Street)
100 St. George St.

Topics of plenary sessions and workshops will include:

• Ten years of the Venezuelan revolution
• Women and the Venezuelan revolution
• Communal councils and the new state
• The military threat: U.S. bases in Colombia
• ALBA: An international Bolivarian alliance
• Workers’ control and Venezuela’s unions

Vegetarian Lunch at 1 p.m.
Registration at 9:30 a.m.-- $10 or sliding scale
To make your reservation, email: vzteachin at hotmail.com

LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Organized by: OPIRG TORONTO
Sponsored by: Centre for Social Justice
Barrio Nuevo
Hands Off Venezuela/Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle
Latin America Solidarity Network–Toronto
Socialist Project
Venezuela We Are With You Coalition / Coalición Venezuela Estamos Contigo
Co-sponsored by Toronto Bolivia Solidarity
Toronto Haiti Action Committee

For information on the event taking place on the previous evening (Feb 
26), with Federico Fuentes and Kiraz Janicke, see the facebook event 
page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=461134320369

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12) * Call for Submissions *
Other Tongues: Mixed-Race Women Speak Out
Deadline: April 15, 2010*

Co-editors Adebe D.A. and Andrea Thompson are seeking submissions for an 
anthology of writing by and about mixed-race women of Black/white heritage,
intended for publication, by Inanna Publications, in Fall 2010.

The purpose of this anthology is to explore the question of how 
Black/white mixed-race women in North America identify in the 21st Century.
The anthology will also serve as a place to learn about the social 
experiences, attitudes, and feelings of others, and what racial identity 
has
come to mean today. We are inviting previously unpublished submissions 
that engage, document, and/or explore the experiences of being mixed-race,
by placing interraciality as the center, rather than periphery, of analysis.
Please send one (1) submission of up to 2500 words of poetry, fiction, 
creative non-fiction, or spoken word as a SINGLE attachment to 
othertonguesanthology at gmail.com <mailto:othertonguesanthology at gmail.com>

Black and white images and artwork should be 300 dpi and sent as 
attachments in jpg. of tiff. format. Artwork and photography limited to 
three (3)
per applicant.

Please include your contact information, including your name, address, 
phone number, e-mail, title(s) of work submitted, type of submission, and a
short artist bio (50 words max) in the body of the email, with your name 
and the type of submission in the subject line (e.g. “Jazmine – Poetry 
Submission”).
All submissions are due April 15, 2010. Incomplete submissions will not 
be considered.

If you prefer that your contribution remain anonymous, please include 
this preference at the top of your submission. All personal information 
you provide
will be kept strictly confidential.

If you have any questions about this project, please contact the 
Editors, Adebe DeRango-Adem and Andrea Thompson, at 
othertonguesanthology at gmail.com <mailto:othertonguesanthology at gmail.com>

More info and Guidelines at: www.adebe.wordpress.com 
<http://www.adebe.wordpress.com> www.andreathompson.ca 
<http://www.andreathompson.ca>

We look forward to reviewing your submission!

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13)
*DECOLONIZING OUR MINDS: RECLAIMING TORONTO!*

The Equity Studies Students Union, Caribbean Studies Students Union, 
Diaspora
and Transnational Studies Students Union, Women and Gender Studies Students
Union, Transitional Year Program Students Association, R3 Artists 
Collective,
Moyo Wa Africa, Seven Directions and Night at the Indies are proud to 
present
the second annual DOM conference: "Decolonizing Our Minds: Reclaiming 
Toronto".
This edition of DOM will feature 5 panels consisting speakers from the
University of Toronto and community at large, with each focusing on distinct
facets of Toronto. The panels will critically engage instances of 
inequity and
oppression present in our city and discuss how these are or are not being
redressed. Decolonizing Our Minds: Reclaiming Toronto will also provide
individuals with an opportunity to liaise with numerous community groups and
experience performances by some of Toronto’s most gifted local artists. 
Also,
for the first time ever, DOM is proud to present an official after party!!!!
So come out and join us as we call on the community to band together and 
resist
neocolonialism and the suppression of dissent in an attempt to 
decolonize our
minds!

When: Saturday, Feb. 27th (10am-6pm)
Where: William Doo Auditorium, New College, University of Toronto
45 Willcocks (SW corner of Willcocks and Spadina. Closest Subway is Spadina
Station)

Schedule:
10:00am – Seven Directions and R3 Artists Collective: Opening Remarks on the
Process of Decolonization
10:30am – DTSU: Toronto Talks: Gentrification and the Diaspora of Regent 
Park
11:30am – Performance: Amai Kuda et Les Bois
11:45am – ESSU: Metaphors, Narratives, and Community Stories of 
Disability in
Toronto
1:00pm – Lunch by Afghan Women's Catering Group
2:00pm – CARSSU: The Haitian Community and Toronto
3:00pm – Performance: R3 Arts Collective and Moyo Wa Africa
3:15pm – WGSSU: Gender and Violence in Toronto’s Aboriginal Communities
4:15pm – Concluding Performance
4:30pm – TYPSA: Accessing Excellence in Education
5:30pm – Closing Ceremony

Speakers include: Dr. Rod Michalko, Dr. Rachel Gorman, Eliza Chandler, Keren
Braithwaite, Horace Henriques, Lindsay Foster, Liza Arnason, Dr. Robyn
Bourgeois and more!

***Lunch and Refreshments will be provided***
***Both the event and after party are accessible***
***There will be ASL interpreters present***

DOM: After Party Info

Have a couple drinks and unwind with music, words of resistance, dance, 
fun and
friends after a day of education and action!

Local Artists include: Amai Kuda et Les Bois, Pamela Levi, and local Toronto
DJs!!!

When: 8:00pm - 1:00am
Where: Hart House Arbor Room

DIRECTIONS TO HART HOUSE: The closest Subway Stop is Museum. Walk south from
the Museum stop on west side of Unversity Ave, cross Hoskin Ave and continue
south on Queen's Park Circle about 30m. Take the pathway leading to the 
right
into the campus. Go down the steps and you are right in front of Hart House.
The accessible entrance is located on the west side of the building south of
Hoskin Ave.

Join our facebook event!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=313092686116&ref=ts

Conference endorsed by:
Moyo Wa Africa
Seven Directions
Night at the Indies
R3 Artists Collective
Toronto Haiti Action Committee
BASICS U of T
OPIRG Toronto
Central Community Neighbourhood
Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA)
The Centre for Women and Trans People
U of T Arts and Science Students Union (ASSU)
Equity Studies Students Union (ESSU)
Caribbean Studies Students Union (CARSSU)
Women and Gender Studies Students Union (WGSSU)
Diaspora and Transnational Studies Students Union (DTSU)
Transitional Year Program Students Union (TYPSA)

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14) Toronto Anarchist Assembly - April 9, 10, 11

Friends,

It’s time for us to gather. To assemble and talk to each other. To bring 
together folks who secretly or not so secretly identify with anarchism,
and continue to build a larger and more vibrant community. Building on 
last year’s ‘Toronto Anarchist Gathering’ this will be a bigger and better
weekend of events including panel discussions, booktables, workshops, 
social events and more.

We need your help!

We’re writing to invite you to participate in a weekend of fun and 
anarchism at the Toronto Anarchist Assembly on April 9-11th. This will 
be a space
for a wide variety of anarchist individuals, radical political groups, 
and anti-authoritarian organizations to come together, meet, greet, 
educate,
skill-share, and hear about each other’s projects and plans.

Hopefully this will be an opportunity to educate some people about what 
anarchism is all about, to encourage people to get involved with some of 
the
organizing and organizations that exist in Toronto, and to provide a 
space for already-established groups to hear about each other’s work.

* On Friday April 9th, there will be an evening panel discussion on 
“Anarchism in the 21st Century”
* On Saturday April 10, there will be booktables, group tables, 
displays, and workshops from 11am-3pm. Then from 3pm-5pm there will be a 
giant
go-around so folks can hear what other people are up to. From 5pm on 
there will be a family-friendly social with food, games, and movies, 
followed
later by music, a bar, and all kinds of anti-authoritarian hijinks.
* On Sunday April 11, there will be more booktables, group tables, 
displays, and workshops.

PLEASE GET INVOLVED.


Want to have a table for books, literature, flyers? Or to sell buttons, 
shirts, or whatever else?

Send us an email at: torontoanarchistassembly at gmail.com

(priority given to folks with literature)

Want to put on a workshop? If so, send us an email with a short 
description of what you want to do. We’ll try to put on as many 
workshops as we have space for.

If you want to help out in any other way, for example, by making a 
donation, putting up posters, or volunteering to do childcare, that’d be 
awesome.
Give us a shout at torontoanarchistassembly at gmail.com. Also please let 
us know if you have any particular accessibility requests. We’ll do our 
best to accommodate.

The Toronto Anarchist Assembly is open to anyone who shares our 
anti-oppressive perspective against classism, sexism, racism, ableism, 
colonialism, homophobia,
and other hierarchical attitudes, practices and crap.

http://torontoanarchistassembly.blogspot.com/

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15) Mark your calendars …
MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2010
MAY 29-30, 10am-5pm
at the CEDA, 2515 rue Delisle
(a short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro)
FREE. Welcome to all!

No gods, no masters, no bosses, no borders.
Curious about anarchism?: check us out!

-> Participants from all over Quebec and North America, booksellers and 
vendors, workshops, films, discussions, kids activities, art exhibits 
and more!
-> Part of the month-long Festival of Anarchy held throughout the month 
of May at venues and locations all over the island of Montreal.
-> NOTE: During this year’s Bookfair, tabling will take place over TWO 
DAYS: May 29-30, between 10am-5pm.


The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair -- and month-long Festival of Anarchy -- 
bring together anarchist ideas and practice, through words,
images, music, theatre and day-to-day struggles for justice, dignity and 
collective liberation.

The Bookfair is for people who don't necessarily consider themselves 
anarchists, but are curious about anarchism, as well as a space for
anarchists to meet, network and share in a spirit of respect and 
solidarity. All are welcome.

The Bookfair is organized in a spirit of openness towards the different 
traditions, visions, and practices of anarchism. Together we share a
commitment to promoting anarchism through the values of mutual aid, 
grassroots democracy, direct action, autonomy and solidarity, while 
opposing
oppression in all its forms.

The Bookfair and Festival of Anarchy provide an important gathering and 
reference point for anti-authoritarian ideas and practice in North America.

-> What Happens at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair? Read more here: 
http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/en/node/3
-> Accessibility Statement: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/en/node/6

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