[opirgyork] OPIRG Open House + DisO Success!

[aruna at opirgyork.ca]

Greetings all!

Thanks to all the amazing volunteers, organizers and participants that
took part in this years DisOrientation 2010! It was a success and we are
looking forward to a year full of events, actions and research. There is
lots coming up, and A LOT of ways to get involved in OPIRG!

We would like to invite everyone to our open house this Wednesday October
6th from 230pm to 530pm in the OPIRG office (Rm. 449C) in the student
centre for FREE FOOD, MUSIC, and a chance to visit the office, meet the
staff and figure out what you would like to get involved in!

There is SO much to do! Lets make it happen!

Also - on monday please be sure to check out/forward a very important
event, a walk for Justice called by the Sisters and Brothers in solidarity
coalition.

On October 4, 2010, Sisters and Brothers in Solidarity is asking all
Canadians to come together to honour our over *500 missing and murdered
Indigenous women on Turtle Island (*We recognize that the number of
missing and murdered Indigenous women is probably much higher)

(Read below for more details)

Hope to continue seeing everyone out this year for events/actions, etc!
Please feel free to stop by the office and/or email Aruna
(aruna at opirgyork.ca) for feedback on DisOrientation, how to get involved
or to discuss future collaborations!

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Sisters in Spirit -- Walk for Justice
Organized by the Sisters and Brothers in Solidarity Coalition
Monday October 4, 2010
Toronto, Ontario / The Mississaugas of the New Credit
Start: 5:00 pm at Queen’s Park (College Street and University Avenue) End
with candle light vigil: 7:00 pm at Allan Gardens (Gerrard Street and
Jarvis Street)
Please bring a drum and a strip of white cloth for our walk.
Contact: Lisa Currier (Sisters and Brothers in Solidarity)
Phone: 647-230-9850
Email:  l.currier at hotmail.com
On October 4, 2010, Sisters and Brothers in Solidarity is asking all
Canadians to come together to honour our over *500 missing and murdered
Indigenous women on Turtle Island (*We recognize that the number of
missing and murdered Indigenous women is probably much higher)
First Nations communities across Canada have been carrying the burden of
this sadness for generations as they have walked this trail of grief. They
are stepping out of the shadows and coming forward to tell the truth.
According to the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), "Aboriginal
women and girls are facing the most pervasive human rights crisis in
Canada today. As of March 31st 2010 NWAC has found 582 cases of missing
and murdered Aboriginal women and girls."
The slow, insidious disappearance of these women not only robs communities
of their important women but also robs them of all the wisdom these women
held and all the potential for future generations.
This further damages First Nations communities already struggling to heal
from the effects of the residential school system, systemic racism and
sexism and the neglect and wilful ignorance perpetuated by the federal and
provincial government and the police.
Along with other Sisters in Spirit vigils being co-originated across
Canada, we are asking that people gather on October 4, 2010, to honour our
missing daughters, mothers, sisters, aunties, grandmothers and friends. At
the Walk for Justice, we will address the crisis and provide meaningful
background information into the causes and solutions. For we have had
enough and demand that Canadian society act with both compassion and
justice – and include both men and women – to stop the violence.
Sincerely,
Sisters and Brothers in Solidarity.
**
Monday October 4, 2010
Queen’s Park – 5:00 pm start.
Please bring a drum and a strip of white cloth for the walk.
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