[opirgyork] THIS WEEK: Facilitation Consensus Training + Jane-Finch AAP Celebration and Rally!

[Victoria Barnett @ OPIRG]

THIS WEEK:

We have a facilitation-consensus decision making workshop on Tuesday, and
will be celebration with Jane-Finch Action Against Poverty on Wednesday, as
they celebrate their 5 year anniversary! We will also be joining JFAAP and
OCAP dowontown at a Rally at the Ontario Ministry of Finance, on teh
International Day for the eradication of Poverty!

More information coming soon about working group opportunities, etc!
Please get in touch for more inforamtion!

-OPIRG York
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1. Facilitation Consensus Decision-Making Workshop

Date: Tuesday, October 15th
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: 307 Student Centre, York University
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/740394099310042/

How movement groups make decisions has a big impact on our politics, our
effectiveness, and the quality of our activist experience. It can be a
major challenge to find the model that has the right mix of inclusion,
accountability, and efficiency for your group.

Consensus decision-making is a group decision making process that seeks the
consent of all participants. The process of consensus is where participants
all agree to an acceptable decision, even if it does not meet the needs of
everyone. It is a perfect way to learn about negotiation, compromise and
solidarity.

Consensus decision-making helps people become better listeners, more
patient and gives people the opportunity to go in-depth into a
controversial issue. It may be hard, but the benefits are worth it!

This workshop will explore different approaches to consensus and different
tools to facilitate your way through even the hardest meetings!

About the facilitator:
Jessica Bell works as a campaigner, facilitator and trainer. She teaches
advocacy at Ryerson University, is a co-founder of the training program,
Tools for Change, and is the co-chair of TTCriders. You can find out more
about Jessica at www.jessicabell.org.

Please post/distribute widely:

2. Join JFAAP’s 5th anniversary and celebrate with us!

Date: Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Yorkgate Mall (Exact Space TBD)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/348317631970733

All community residents and organizations and our friends and allies
across the City are invited to join us for an evening of celebration.

Live performances, spoken words, story-telling

Dinner will be served

Childcare available

On October 17, 2008, a rally was organized at the corner of Jane
Street and Finch Ave. West in commemoration of the International Day
for the Eradication of Poverty, with 150 community residents and
members of local organizations participating. The event received
considerable attention by community residents. The positive feedback
from community residents encouraged the community members who were
involved with the rally to establish Jane Finch Action Against Poverty
(JFAAP) as an action-oriented, resident-led coalition in the Jane and
Finch community. JFAAP’s defines itself as a grass-roots group that
strives for elimination of poverty. The majority of its members are
community residents from different walks of life, ranging from high
school students to seniors. JFAAP works collaboratively with local and
city-wide organizations on a range of social and economic justice
issues, mobilizing against cut backs and austerity measures, as well
as, campaigns to increases social assistance rate, fair wages, housing
and food security among others.

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ALSO THE NEXT DAY.....

JFAAP Joins Rally at Ontario Ministry of Finance

When: Thursday, October 17 @ 12pm
Where: Corner of College & University, Toronto
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/185237854997539/

FREE BUS from JANE-FINCH: 11am at Yorkgate mall in No Frills Parking
Lot *Look for the Pink Bus* Returning 1:30pm

*Lunch Provided *ASL interpretation available

* Stop the attack on ODSP (Disability) benefits: no merger!
* Restore Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit
* Raise the Rates of Social Assistance 55%!
* Raise the Minimum Wage to $14 Now!

Jane Finch Action Against Poverty (JFAAP) joins OCAP and allies across
the City on Thursday, October 17, the International Day for the
‘Eradication of Poverty’, as part of a Province-wide Week of Action,
for a noon-time rally at the Ministry of Finance.

For more information, please contact JFAAP:

Contact information:
Blog: http://jfaap.wordpress.com/
Facebook: Jane Finch Action Against Poverty (JFAAP)
Phone number: 416 760 2677
email: janefinchactionagainstpoverty at gmail.com

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