[opirgyork] Weekly Digest - Jan 5th 2012

[aruna at opirgyork.ca]

Happy 2012 everyone!

Hope you all had a great holiday!
Make sure to come visit us in the office - RM. 449C in the student centre,
we have so many amazing things being planned this year!

Love,
OPIRG York

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1) Upcoming OPIRG York trainings and workshops
2) Anti-O for Grad students (TA's)
3) Cry of the Andes Film Screening
4) *FAIR TRADE FAIR @ York* (This thursday!)
5) Final Budget Showdown: Toronto vs Rob Ford!

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1) Upcoming trainings and workshops (SAVE THE DATES!):
To register please email aruna at opirgyork.ca

Anti-Oppression training (101 - The Basics)
Thursday January 19th 2012
1pm to 4pm
Location TBA

Facilitation and Consensus Training (How to facilitate meetings)
Wednesday January 25th 2012
5pm to 8pm
Location TBA

Anti-Oppression training (Part 2 - Check yourself and each other)
Wednesday February 15th 2012
5pm to 8pm
Location TBA

Anti-Oppresion training (Part 3 - Details to come)
Wednesday March 14th 2012
5pm to 8pm
Location TBA

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2) Teaching Development Workshop:

What: Anti-Oppression training specifically designed for and by graduate
students who work as teaching assistants.

When: Monday, January 9, 2012 from 11:30 - 2:30

Where: 2101 Vari Hall

This workshop is being conducted by OPIRG-York in coordination with the
Sociology Department. In this workshop, we will facilitate discusions on
how we interact and deal with power, privilege and oppression within the
classroom with students and our fellow TA's. This will be an interactive
workshop that will focus on self-reflection and strategies to use both
inside and outside of the classroom.

This workshop is open to all graduate students.

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Mining Injustice Solidarity Network and CERLAC invite you to:

3) Cry of the Andes Film Screening.

2 locations to choose from:

Wednesday January 11th at 6:30pm in the Nat Taylor Cinema (Ross Building)
at York University

Thursday  January 12th at 7:30pm in the Palmerston Library Theatre
560 Palmerston Avenue

***FREE***
Journey to the heart of the Andes Mountains where ‘Pascua Lama’ is poised
to become the world’s largest open pit mine. However, for the indigenous
people and farmers living in the valley below, Pascua Lama threatens their
only source of water in one of the driest places on earth. In a war between
corporate and social values two men are leading a fight to defend their
valley and way of life. Now, one election will ultimately determine the
true price of gold.

Learn about the personal journey and political fight of the Diaguita
peoples in defense of their territory as they travel to Toronto, the
corporate headquarters of Barrick Gold a company infamous for human rights
violations and threats to intellectual freedom.

www.solidarityresponse.net
http://cryoftheandes.com/wordpress/

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4) *FAIR TRADE FAIR @ York*
An annual fair dedicated in promoting accessibility of Fair Trade goods and
services. Stop by and meet the organizations to engage in open dialogue.
Support them by purchasing goods - vendors ranging from coffee to jewelry!

Where? Lower & Upper Bear Pit
When? Thurs, Jan 12 - 10am to 4pm

*Check out some of the organizations that will be present:
Fair Trade Toronto
www.fairtradetoronto.ca

Talis Jewelry
www.talis.ca

Hamro Village
www.hamrovillage.com

Las Nubas Coffee
www.lasnubas.org

Ten Thousand Villages
www.tenthousandvillages.ca

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5) Final Budget Showdown: Toronto vs Rob Ford!

http://www.facebook.com/events/294553420588331/
Poster:
http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jan17_color2.jpg
Web: http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/uncategorized/1114/
Invite EVERYONE you know!

Date: Tuesday, January 17th
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. West

On January 17th-19th, City Council will vote on the 2012 budget. Ford and
his buddies want to cut nearly $90 million in services, even though the
city has a surplus of at least $140 million. They plan to slash services,
hike fares and user fees, and lockout or layoff workers when there is
actually enough money to improve life in this city.

Toronto Stop the Cuts has been organizing in neighbourhoods across the
city to build powerful resistance against Ford and his cuts. On January
17th, we are all coming together for a Final Budget Showdown - a rally and
actions to oppose the cuts and demand an expansion of city services for
all!

Join us - together we can Stop the Cuts!

Organized by Toronto Stop the Cuts Network which consists of:

Etobicoke North Stop the Cuts Committee: tostopthecuts at gmail.com
North York Stop the Cuts Committee: northyork.stopthecuts at gmail.com.
Trinity/Spadina Stop the Cuts Committee:
trinity.spadina.stopthecuts at gmail.com
Parkdale Stop the Cuts Committee: parkdalestc at gmail.com
Downtown East Stop the Cuts Committee: TorontoDTE at gmail.com
Jane/Finch: janefinchactionagainstpoverty at gmail.com
St. Clair West Stop the Cuts Committee: stclair.stopthecuts at gmail.com
Riverdale/Leslieville Stop the Cuts Committee: eastendersps at gmail.com
Davenport/Perth Stop the Cuts Committee: davenport.stopthecuts at gmail.com
Beaches Stop the Cuts Committee: beaches.stopthecuts at gmail.com

To endorse, email tostopthecuts at gmail.com
Already endorsed by:
- CUPE Ontario
- Greater Toronto Workers Assembly (GTWA)
- Occupy Toronto
- OPIRG York
- Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
- CUPE Local 966
- Barrio Nuevo
- BASICS Community News Service
- http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/aboutus/

Learn more about the
cuts: http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/2012-budget-cuts-and-whats-at-stake/