[opirgyork] DIS-ORIENTATION 2014: Fear Of An Active Campus! Schedule + Volunteer Opportunities!

[OPIRG York]

*DIS-ORIENTATION 2014: Fear Of An Active Campus!*

*Full Schedule: *http://diso2014.opirgyork.ca
*On Facebook: *https://www.facebook.com/events/1669755133250502
*Volunteer Opportunities/Training:* bit.ly/diso2014

York University has a long history of protest and social movements. Lead by
both student and community members there have been many successes, from
staying unjust deportations of students, to getting the University to
commit to stop selling bottled water by 2015. But along with these
successes, there have been student and activist repression, a fear on
behalf of the York administration.

York’s prohibitive actions of banning of student groups and individuals,
demonstrations and freedom of expression, along with the use of security
and increasing police presence contribute to racial profiling and further
restrictions of student rights and freedoms, stereotyping of the Jane and
Finch community and a continued denial of gender based violence issues
without making an effort to address and. At the same time, the University
invests its money (yes, student money) into war and occupation in other
countries and into fossil fuel companies that pollute and destroy
communities and the earth.

OPIRG York brings you “FEAR OF AN ACTIVE CAMPUS!” – DisOrientation 2014!
We call on York to be afraid – Fear our resistance, resilience and fear our
challenging of your policies and rules! This is an active campus, and
together, OPIRG York, community groups, allies, students and community
members will challenge you!

For years on the York University campus, OPIRG York, its allied
organizations and community members have put together an alternative
orientation week open to students and community members. By bringing
together a wide range of campus and community groups, DisOrientation aims
to draw links between the many different kinds of political, environmental
and social justice based organizing that exist on campus and in our
communities.

This year’s DisOrientation is to be held on and near the York University
campus, from Monday, September 22nd to Friday, September 26th. Throughout
the week, OPIRG York and partner organizations will be offering a series of
amazing workshops, panels and teach-ins, filled with storytelling,
skill-sharing and art-making. DisOrientation is fundamentally about sharing
skills, stories, and knowledge that demonstrate the vibrancy of our
communities.

Come be part of the response to York’s fear!
Fear…OF AN ACTIVE CAMPUS!


*VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIS-ORIENTATION 2014:*

OPIRG York's annual Dis-Orientation week is almost upon us! And we need
lots of help and volunteers for a variety of things. We are looking for
people for the following tasks:

*Event Logistics Team:*
Well organized? Think on your feet? Wanna watch magic happen?
- Assist Programming Coordinator with event coordination
- Be the go-to person on the day of for workshops
- Participate in the DisOrientation events
- Ensure that facilitators have what they need

*Promotion/Outreach Team:*
Wanna meet people and have lots of energy? This is the team for you!
- Promote and give out DisOrientation programs
- Help staff give class talks
- Poster and leaflet handing out
- Table Schmoozing/chilling

*Media Documentation Team:*
Love Media? Recording? Video? Wanna learn about these things?
- Audio recording each event
- Film/Video recording each event
- Photographing each event
*All equipment and training will be provided

And many, many, many more things!!!

If you’re interested, please follow the link and fill out the form here:
bit.ly/diso2014

******************

*VOLUNTEER & ANTI-OPRESSION Training FOR DIS-ORIENTATION 2014:*

*PLEASE REGISTER: *
http://bit.ly/ypirgVolunteer

*Friday, September 12th*
*1-5pm @ York University.*
*Room: TBD (*You will get an email confirming the location)*

Come to our volunteer training - we will have an hour of hands-on training
around event logistics, media and promotions and documentation, followed by
an anti-opression training from 2-5pm. Food will be available and any other
access needs please email:

*Schedule for the Training:*

1-5pm Food!
1-2pm: DisOrientation specific training - event logistics, media
documentation, promotion/outreach
2-5pm: Anti-Opression training

*Anti-Opression Training Details:*

Many of us are not aware that we live in a society that benefits certain
people at the cost of other people being denied these same benefits. In
this workshop, we will explore, define and unpack the terms Privilege and
Oppression and the different ways they affect us/and the society we live
in. We will also take a closer look at “Anti-Oppression” and the work that
it often includes – and excludes. Through collective strategizing and art,
we will examine and explore a more wholesome approach (one that includes
accountability, healing, creation and resistance) in the ways we navigate
our own personal journeys in grounding ourselves within these systems and
the different ways we can support each other.

*Please fill out a registration form so we know how many interested
volunteers to expect:*
http://bit.ly/ypirgVolunteer

****************
*Website*: http://diso2014.opirgyork.ca/

*For DisO Volunteering, please fill out the following form:*
http://bit.ly/diso2014


-OPIRG York
--
www.opirgyork.ca
416-736-5724
opirg at yorku.ca



*There are many ways to get involved at OPIRG. Apply to be a working
group: **http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups
<http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups>*
Contact victoria at opirgyork.ca for further information.

*We also have two collectives: *PrOPIRGanda Radio and the Radical Reading
Room. You can contact us about ways to get involved in these collectives:
opirgyork at gmail.com.

*Unsubscribe*: https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opirgyork
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.resist.ca/pipermail/opirgyork/attachments/20140831/fb350b0c/attachment.html>