[opirgyork] Lots Happening- Get Involved! + Conflict Resolution Rescheduled to April 16th + Mayworks Funding & Schedule!

Tue Apr 7 08:53:28 PDT 2015

Hey everyone!!!

The weather is warming up and so are multiple events in and around the
community! Take a look below to see whats happening and how you can get
involved!

If you're interested in volunteering at OPIRG York, or have any questions,
please get in touch with Victoria, at victoria.opirg at gmail.com. We always
need volunteers! And stop by the OPIRG York office anytime -- Room 449C
Student Centre!

-- OPIRG York

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*TODAY'S DIGEST:*

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1. *April 15th**: *JFAAP General Meeting
2. *April 6th: *RSM Presents: Push the Struggle Forwards! 2nd Special
Meeting of the RSM
3. *April 16th: *OPIRG York & Tools for Change Present: Conflict Resolution
101
4. *ONGOING:* Environmental Justice Global Divestment Day

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5. *April 7th: *TBLGAY Presents: Queer Craft Sale!
6. *April 7th**:* Global Solidarity, Common Future
7. *April 7th*: Water is Life: Indigenous Communities & Mining in the
America's
8. *April 8th: *Silence is Violence: Roundtable #2 Eradicating Violence on
Campus
8.1 *April 9th:* Ableism Action Group Meeting
9. *April 12th:* Green Cities Against Neo-Liberal Urbanism: Urban Planning
& Toronto Politics
10. *April 17th: *There Is No Map! Virtual Walks in A Vanishing Landscape
11*. April 17th:* #416RISE: 3 Year Anniversary
12. *April 18th:* Day of Action Against Bill C-51 (Part 1 & 2)
13. *ONGOING*: 30th ANNUAL MAYWORKS FESTIVAL + GIVE $30 FOR 30 YEARS OF
ART, LABOUR & SOCIAL JUSTICE!
14. *ONGOING*: Jane Finch Mother's In Motion Fitness FUNDRAISER

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*1. **JFAAP General Meeting*

*JFAAP* general meeting will be on *April 15th at 6pm at Seneca College in
Yorkgate Mall (North West corner of Jane and Finch) Room 218/219 (2nd floor
of the mall) *on the *1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month*;
new members are always welcome!
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*2. Push the Struggle Forward! 2nd Special Meeting of the RSM*

We are in the middle of an upswing both in popular mobilization and in the
emergence of revolutionary ideas among the working class. Between the new
student strike in Quebec – already bringing students in their tens of
thousands out of the classrooms and into the streets – the unprecedented
simultaneous labour disruptions at York and U of T, and the pan-Canadian
Day of Action called by the Revolutionary Student Movement, which mobilized
as many as 11,000 students in 13 cities across Canada, there is a palpable
momentum sweeping through the class struggle in across the country.
This is a momentum we have to make the most of, and we do that by
consolidating ourselves, as a class, into revolutionary organizations that
can push the struggle forward both during and between popular upsurges like
this one. If the outpouring of undergrad support for the strike shows one
thing, it's that working class students understand themselves as future
workers and know that the future offered to us by capitalism is bleak. We
owe it to ourselves to get organized and start shaping that future.
The economic problems highlighted by this recent wave of struggles –
unprecedented debt, increased exploitation masquerading as “austerity”,
precarious work – have no permanent, long-term solution under capitalism.
Any gain we make on one front will be attacked on another, with the
struggle becoming more and more acute each time until the economic question
demands a political answer: revolution against capitalism and a world where
the working class runs the show. Such a revolution requires revolutionary
organizations, which in turn require that each of us takes a leap into
building them.
That’s why the Revolutionary Student Movement is inviting you to a special
meeting this *Monday, April 6 at 6:00*, at the *Ontario Institute For
Studies in Education - 2198 on the second floor*. The meeting will include
a de-brief on the March 27th Historic March from York to U of T and from
the March 24th day of action across Canada.
History is worth a push, and we're the ones who have to push it.

*Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/701004546688495/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/701004546688495/>*

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*3. OPIRG York & Tools for Change Present: Conflict Resolution Training 101*

The purpose of this workshop is to provide techniques for resolving
conflict within our groups, as well as long-term strategies to build a
climate of equity, constructive debate and internal cooperation. This
workshop will provide participants with space to discuss and practice
de-escalation and conflict strategies.

*PLEASE REGISTER HERE:*
http://bit.ly/1BggAkB
*York students can choose the "I am a member of a sponsoring organization"
option!

*Date: Thursday, April 16thTime: 1-4pmLocation: *
*Snacks to be provided. For any access needs, please email
*victoria.opirg at gmail.com
<victoria.opirg at gmail.com>*.

Trainer: Brook Thorndycraft

Trainer: Brook Thorndycraft has taught Interpersonal Communication and
Restorative Justice at George Brown College, and has been involved in
resolving conflicts in a number of community, personal, and work settings.
She sees conflict as an important part of communication, and enjoys
figuring out how to make it constructive, rather than destructive.

Please contact Victoria, *victoria.opirg at gmail.com
<victoria.opirg at gmail.com>*, for more information about the workshop.

*Facebook Event Page: **https://www.facebook.com/events/1547047432236087/*
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1547047432236087/>
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*4. Environmental Justice Global Divestment Day*

In order to avoid dangerous climate change, the world needs to redirect
investment from fossil fuels to alternative forms of energy that are
compatible with climate safety and social justice.

York University is invested in the fossil fuel industry. Governments and
organizations around the world have recognized that we are approaching the
threshold where climate change will become dangerous and irreversible.
Investment in fossil fuel corporations drives the consumption of fossil
fuel reserves, which must remain underground in order to avoid dangerous
climate change. In addition, the detrimental effect that extraction of
fossil fuels takes on the environment and surrounding communities cannot be
ignored. York plays a direct role in facilitating violent and dangerous
extraction techniques by funding
these fossil fuel companies.

York has divested before from companies for supporting investments contrary
to the mission of the University, and must do it again.

The York community plays a crucial role in the fight for fossil fuel
divestment. I call on York University to:
1. Freeze new fossil fuel investments immediately.
2. York University to commit to full fossil fuel divestment within five
years.
*https://divestyorku.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/fossil-free-york-petition*
<https://divestyorku.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/fossil-free-york-petition>

*https://www.facebook.com/fossilfreeyork*
<https://www.facebook.com/fossilfreeyork>

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*5. TBLGAY Presents: Queer Craft Sale!*

TBLGAY's Craft Sale is finally happening!

On *Tuesday April 7th from 2-6pm in Rm 307 of the Student Centre!*

We have some awesome vendors selling homemade stuff so come check it out!

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please contact Toby
at *mayer90 at yorku.ca
<mayer90 at yorku.ca>*

*VENDOR SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE! *If you are a crafter and want to sell your
items at our sale, we have some last minute vendor spots still available.
Contact Toby at the above email address to sign up!

*Facebook Event Page: **https://www.facebook.com/events/1564989837112110/*
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1564989837112110/>

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*6. *

*Global Solidarity, Common Future*
Making the connections to movements around the world against the
neo-liberal agenda and envisioning a way forward. With speakers from around
the world and here at home.

Also showing Red Square on a Blackboard (Carré rouge sur fond noir) - a
film documenting the Quebecois student struggle.

Organized by Students from MES 2016
Supported by CUPE 3903 FREE SCHOOL

For more information please contact:
*3903freeschool at gmail.com <3903freeschool at gmail.com>*

*Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/552090884932686/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/552090884932686/>*

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*7. Water is Life: Indigenous Communities & Mining in the America's*

*Location: Trinity St. Paul United Church 427 Bloor St West*
*Toronto M5S*

*Time*:
*7:00pm - 9:00pm*

*Speakers:*
JOHN CUTFEET from the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation (KI) who
has been doing solidarity work in El Salvador and Mexico.

SHEILA GRUNER is an Assistant Professor of Community Economic and Social
Development at Algoma University, has been involved in environmental and
community development work in Latin America for over twenty years.

MANUEL ROZENTAL a medical surgeon, long-time international solidarity
activist, was a member of the Association of Indigenous Councils of
Northern Cauca and Tejido de Comunicación, founder and participant of
Pueblos en Camino, organization aimed at weaving peoples and processes in
resistance and autonomies facing capital and global destruction for greed.

ELDER JOSEPHINE MANDAMIN (water walker), A First Nations Grandmother,
Anishinaabekwe from Manitoulin Island, made a sacred walk around each of
the Great Lakes over a period of five years.

Event organized as part of the LACSN's 7th Solidarity Month
*http://lacsn.weebly.com/lacsns-7th-solidarity-month.html
<http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flacsn.weebly.com%2Flacsns-7th-solidarity-month.html&h=pAQHCCXzg&enc=AZNz3Duv_cjbvgyDGzBnmSIkcvT8ApsPA-wHbvfpZlq0lLq-2ZVmbHM3jN-FJyT1RSw&s=1>*

*Facebook Event Page: **https://www.facebook.com/events/1580676855513574/*
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1580676855513574/>

<https://www.facebook.com/events/1580676855513574/>
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*8. Silence is Violence: Roundtable #2 Eradicating Violence on Campus*

Our first women's round table to discuss gendered violence on campus was a
success. We wish to open up the dialogue to include men in our next
roundtable to strategize how we can begin moving forward to eradicate all
forms of violence occurring at York University.

While our organizing at this time is centred around violence occurring at
York - we welcome students/faculty/staff from other universities to also
attend as we recognize this issue is not isolated.

We have booked space at the York University Graduate Student Association
Conference Room (Student Centre 430)

*Light snacks will be provided
**We are currently working to book a space - if you know of any open and
accessible spaces on campus, please let us know. We will update the page
when we have more information.

*Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/447103735457158/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/447103735457158/>*

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*8.1. Ableism Action Group Meeting*

*Date*: Thursday, April 9th
*Time*: 2-4pm
*Location*: HNES building, RM 402

*On FB:* https://www.facebook.com/events/459558577531396/
General description: Grassroots disability advocacy group created in
response to the issues brought up during the strike.

AGENDA
(1) Introductions and how the meeting will be run (facilitators,
minute-takers, speakers’ list taker, active listeners, ASL interpreters,
consensus decision-making). A quick go-around the room.

(2) Introduce three possible initiatives (organizer-generated and open to
input)

Brief description of three initiatives
i) Establish a disability/accessibility-focused and funded CUPE 3903
caucus: putting forward a notice of motion.
ii) Direct responses to ableism and human rights violations during strike:
different forms of action (e.g., collective human rights
complaint/petition; complaint/petition through Accessibility for Ontarians
with Disabilities Act (AODA); through local to national).
iii) Grassroots student-led disability movement: external to York and
Union; inter -university -organization and -association; outreach and
communication.

(3) Timeline for action and next steps: Group brainstorming.

ACCESSIBILITY
-The HNES building has an accessible entrance with an Automatic Door Opener
(ADO).
-The meeting room (HNES 402) is accessed via an elevator. It is on the
fourth (4th floor).
-Furniture is movable in this room and the room can easily house 30-40
people.
-There is a 2 stall bathroom and a one-person accessible bathroom with no
ADO on the 4th floor.
-There will be a few (at this point one confirmed but more to come)
active-listeners that people can talk to during and directly after the
meeting as needed.
-ASL interpretation is being arranged and will be confirmed once
interpreters are booked: Funds for this meeting have been provided by
Students for Barrier-Free Access (University of Toronto), and OPIRG York
and YUGSA (to be confirmed).
-We ask people to refrain from wearing fragrances.
-The meeting will be recorded digitally and the minutes will be made
available to attendees afterwards.

*Contact*: Please send emails to ableism.actiongroup at gmail.com

*9. *
*Green Cities Against Neo-Liberal Urbanism: Urban Planning & Toronto
Politics*

*When: Sunday, April 12, 2pmWhere: Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St, Toronto
(Bathurst & Bloor)*

Canada's municipalities are collapsing, from both fiscal austerity and
ecological pressures. Toronto, in particular, has been dealing with the
enormous challenges of rapid population growth, amalgamation, crumbling
infrastructure, and the federal and provincial offloading of costs. The
chronic underfunding of municipal projects is negatively impacting
affordable housing, public transportation, social services, green
initiatives, and public spaces.

Instead of an increase in public investments in our decaying city, we have
seen a process of 'neoliberal urbanism' characterized by the privatization
and elimination of public goods and services. Lost in this process is
attention to poverty, social services, good jobs, and the protection of the
environment.

Please join us to hear about the track record of neoliberal urbanism and
its deregulation of greenbelts, expansion of capital developments,
resulting housing inequalities, and 'green-washing' of planning and urban
design, with comparative analyses to cities like Berlin and Seoul. Our
speakers will also address paths to building people-centered and
environmentally friendly cities through initiatives like democratic
planning.

*Speakers:*

Kanishka Goonewardena, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Stefan Kipfer, Associate Professor, York University
Laam Hae, Associate Professor, York University

The talk is free. The space is accessible by mobile ramp upon request in
advance. Washrooms are downstairs and not accessible, unfortunately.

Sponsored by: Centre for Social Justice, Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly,
Socialist Project

This is the fifth talk in the series:

Capitalism vs. Ecology: We Need to Change Everything!
Discussion series on ecology, economy, and social justice

1) Discussion of Naomi Klein's new book "This Changes Everything:
Capitalism vs the Climate"
• Assessment of book and ideas on addressing climate change
• January 11

2) Environmental Justice, the Tar Sands, and Indigenous Rights
• The tar sands, Treaties, impact on Indigenous communities and climate
• February 1

3) Green Jobs: The Newest Challenge for Workers and Unions
• The green work debate and how to move towards sustainable jobs
• February 22

4) Climate and Capitalism: Climate Change Impacts on the Global South and
Inadequate UN Agreements
• Overview of the global climate agreements and impacts on the Global South
• March 15

5) Green Cities Against Neoliberal Urbanism? Urban Planning and Toronto
Politics
• Urban ecology and urban planning
• April 12

6) We Need to Change Everything: Resistance and Alternatives
• Overview of resistance movements in the Americas and a look at
alternative models
• May 24

Please check our Facebook page *Centre for Social Justice
<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Centre-for-Social-Justice/127402100676085> *for
final dates and times.

*Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/750161555102750/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/750161555102750/>*

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*10. There Is No Map: Virtual Walks in A Vanishing Landscape*

A solo exhibit by: Linda Elshami

There Is No Map is a body of work that contributes to an ongoing
investigation of the Israeli occupation in the West Bank. The work is
manifested in optic and haptic modes of representation; it embodies a
geopolitical struggle using critical and methodological graphic design
praxis and an interdisciplinary approach that integrates cartography and
architecture.
The production of occupation hinges on the Israeli spatial practices that
continuously shift, construct, deconstruct, segregate, and shuffle the
landscape of the West Bank. These practices are present in the continuous
building of settlements, gates, checkpoints, and separation barriers;
pouring concrete becomes an act of casting political ideologies and a
condition for the expansion of Israel. The exhibition examines these
spatial practices close up and at a distance. As such, the work examines
the geography/landscape of the West Bank as a (site) through performing
virtual tours (sight) using Google Earth to render a landscape in
transition.

Linda Elshami and Goodfellas Gallery would like to formally invite you to
join us for the opening reception of THERE IS NO MAP, *Friday April 17th at
6pm*.

The exhibit runs from *April 15th - 22nd *

About the Artist:

Linda Elshami launched her creative career as a portrait artist and art
gallery owner prior to establishing her graphic design practice. She holds
a BSc in Visual Communications from the American University of Sharjah
(United Arab Emirates) and is currently an MFA candidate at OCAD
University.

In recent years, Linda has made a transition from corporate designer to
independent design practitioner. This shift in focus has allowed her to
broaden her exploration of diverse media, informed by theory and design
research methodologies. Her work acts as a commentary on social, cultural
and political themes through critical graphic design praxis. Having lived
most of her life in the Middle East before moving to Toronto, has allowed
her to view her own culture as an outsider for the first time. This
cultural, intellectual and visual shift has engendered a series of
experimental projects that deal with notions of identity, diaspora and
displacement and allow her to look at her being from the perspective of
intellectual exile.

*Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/813164988750014/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/813164988750014/>*
<https://www.facebook.com/events/813164988750014/>

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*11. #416RISE: 3rd Year Anniversary*

416RISE is a celebration Toronto's urban arts and culture. The event marks
the annual celebration of RISE's continuous impact to youth and emerging
artists in the city.

*416RISE will take place at Daniels Spectrum inside the Ada Slaight Hall
(585 Dundas St. East)*

The event will involve intimate interaction with our city through positive
engagement, cultural expression and live performances.

*Facebook Event Page:  <http://goog_260076740/>*
*https://www.facebook.com/events/737093186406600/*
<https://www.facebook.com/events/737093186406600/>

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*12. Day of Action Against Bill C-51 (Parts 1 & 2)*

*Part 1:*Canadians do not have to make the choice between security and
their rights. The NDP has taken a principled stance against Stephen
Harper's fear-mongering as he pushes Bill C-51 through the House.

Join Linda McQuaig and the Toronto Centre NDP for a community canvass and
stand in the fight against the Conservatives new "anti-terrorism" law.

Help us build the movement against this dangerous legislation by speaking
to our neighbours and getting out the word about how Canadians can oppose
this frightening new bill.

*Meet at: **Parliament Street Public Library (Parliament & Gerrard)*

RSVP at: :action.ndp.ca/toronto-centre-c51]

*Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/612608562207859/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/612608562207859/>*

*Part 2:**Part of the Toronto Week of Education from the Toronto Coalition
Against C-51:*
*https://www.facebook.com/events/424480314385162/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/424480314385162/>*

The Committee has recently passed Bill C-51 with only 3 additional
amendments, and now it will move to the house for third reading. The
government has failed to address citizens concerns.

In solidarity with other cities across the nation, we will be supporting a
day of action on April 18th educating people on the bill, canvassing
communities, postering and holding a fundraiser to cap off the day.

Keep coming back as events will be added

*Confirmed April 18th Events:*
Linda McQuaig Community Canvas:*
https://www.facebook.com/events/612608562207859/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/612608562207859/>*

Matthew Kellway Community Canvas:

*https://www.facebook.com/events/1564949997125957/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1564949997125957/>*
#Rejectfear
Toronto Community Page: *https://www.facebook.com/groups/1404483709864512/
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/1404483709864512/>*
Petition/information:* http://StopC51.ca/
<http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FStopC51.ca%2F&h=PAQEz_S9K&enc=AZMeaczPXorhmndYs-Z1pC58UvFYABCOfkxGxdNnfUGYS5AVURD6X4PnLWkhxVlymt4&s=1>*
Message your MP tool: *http://StopC51.ca/mp
<http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FStopC51.ca%2Fmp&h=AAQHmiqkS&enc=AZNU_5plEtBHRh6KV4miD7mRn52Ylt1nzpq-y4iH8gtC4SDSlFNT9CeMzb9BHs6mSKg&s=1>*
Letter to the Editor tool: *http://OpenMedia.org/SecretPolice
<http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FOpenMedia.org%2FSecretPolice&h=QAQFRfWP-&enc=AZOlqdTzL0SR5zj6k9PEIFb2DFo_qUG92cT5QC2a65_9-B9TXLdloLhCBBr78Nl3cKo&s=1>*
More resources:* https://stopc51.ca/resources
<https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstopc51.ca%2Fresources&h=oAQFw_F-M&enc=AZPvT5sekAr4sDWOjnxEg9aaKwP3P-Z739d8lk9Gq4dBePy7Mul11PuZjyKoL4-lu48&s=1>*

*Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/782935238442867/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/782935238442867/>*\

*13. 30th ANNUAL MAYWORKS FESTIVAL*

*MAY 1 - 14, 2015 | TORONTO*
Festival Program: On Website
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zbgrszGWc4Qu_J3bbnEj-zZG0fJ653ME8idqRAT-ugXGFyZ339zFw-J_usGasGXk8vmjCUcPmmb5qiChuyK54-CnKadqIXa38KlxwRLvPo3UTJ9QhTZ57eMjCZ7YWBXqL5ctRFKBqbnKTeMwXgQBDFaxq5_9LSo4F47dTN-QtJOf8sYUY5dP6VDDixazvr_s&c=hzNhb-Gkq4aQe-7qotH25-d9A3GCSUJWkfWR7QjnHZvmneUSjCSX6w==&ch=3PguTHW4kMn0vNZOytnqjO-cbVzuq8QnywkMDMK7XjSzGNv0Riw1wg==>

 Festival Program: On Facebook
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zbgrszGWc4Qu_J3bbnEj-zZG0fJ653ME8idqRAT-ugXGFyZ339zFw-J_usGasGXk_0UMBshcCzU-nmtlgGncvs5jQUBdO4_QjWpScF3FFCzdJNyS-PCKfk6S3Ag0W5dTvDv0m6pcdhnV1JLv6hR_5ekxRupfYUvKHDur0UP8G3R1OBYqZZFzrCpTpfFIhOYxowy7e4emeVbKD2rZZf8G7Zz4cR5BYpZoBdIgk7i5_jlU7J4etmksOZmKiRtOZnExAhtOQ7PkWf9sV1S8qYFnB2sXcf1kmrLnDXblQvLOQyh6WdtUZKRv0ZtuZJWuQuyu&c=hzNhb-Gkq4aQe-7qotH25-d9A3GCSUJWkfWR7QjnHZvmneUSjCSX6w==&ch=3PguTHW4kMn0vNZOytnqjO-cbVzuq8QnywkMDMK7XjSzGNv0Riw1wg==>

Aiming to provide a forum where arts-positive unionists and union-positive
artists can create and dialogue, Toronto's Mayworks Festival has held its
ground as an independent, grassroots, and community-oriented festival for
thirty years. Mayworks continues to carve out a space for artists, cultural
workers, and trade unionists working in a range of mediums to engage with
the common struggles of artists and labourers.

The 30th annual festival launches with silkscreen printing workshops
facilitated by members of the Justseeds Artists' Collective. At these
workshops participants are encouraged to print materials for Toronto's
annual May Day rally. The evening of the rally, we are celebrating with the
United May Day Committee at a concert featuring worker-positive
performances. Later in the festival we are presenting the Toronto premier
of the album Work Songs about an activist and organizer's struggles to
remain hopeful while attempting to reach personal and political goals.
Closing our festival Mayworks Rising: 30th Birthday Party and Concert - is
a musical co-presentation with BOLD As Love, a series dedicated to uniting
racialized and Indigenous artists and communities.

We are featuring three visual arts exhibits exploring a range of themes.
Portrait of Solidarity is showcasing how five artists with a rich history
with Mayworks have taken up the issue of migrant labour; Like Flesh and
Blood draws on the historic figure Joseph Emin to speak to the similarities
of indentured labour in the 18th and 19th century and global migration
patterns of contemporary, and often racialized, labour forces; and the
research-heavy Do what with less? visual arts exhibit highlights challenges
faced by over thirty interviewed workers in the cultural sector.

We are also presenting three theatre performances: including What Ails Your
Soul - a culminated performance of a series of theatre workshops in which
Jane Finch Action Against Poverty members, community artists and residents
share the stories of their lived experience of poverty; the one-woman
multidisciplinary play The Erasable Woman takes up the issue of invisible
labour and transgenerational trauma; and the theatre piece Life on the Line
- recounts the six-month women's strike at Eatons in the winter of 1984-85.
Along with these theatre works, we are excited to be screening Deux Jours,
Une Nuit (Two Days, One Night) - a 2014 Oscar-nominated film about a female
worker fighting to keep her job.

Our co-presentation with Jane's Walk, is featuring a walking tour of
downtown Toronto that informs participants about the labour movement's
anti-war positions against World War I. And our co-presentation with Turtle
House Art and Play Centre, an art-based organization programming activities
primarily for children and families from refugee backgrounds, is providing
a free drumming workshop open for all. Another workshop we are proud to
host is Co-Creating Images For The World We Want To See, teaching
participants how to design images that reflect the significant work of
artists, social justice organizers, and labourers.

Reflecting on the festival's artistic direction over the years, one can see
that Mayworks' programming reflects the diversity of our city's unionized,
migrant, un-waged, and precarious workers while building links between
precarity in the art world and broader patterns of precarious work in the
city, and globally. We hope you enjoy the the 30 annual Mayworks Festival!

*GIVE $30 FOR 30 YEARS OF ART, LABOUR & SOCIAL JUSTICE*

As part of the 30th year celebrations, Mayworks has launched its first-ever
crowdfunding campaign.  We are asking Mayworks' friends and supporters to
"Give $30 for 30 years of Art, Labour and Social Justice".

   Your crowdfunding donation will help preserve:
A space where artists, workers and community members gather to share
creative labour and struggles
Artists being fairly paid for their work
Opportunities for young, diverse, marginalized and emerging artists
Good wages & benefits for unionized Mayworks staff
Partnerships with unions, community groups & artists' organizations
A festival where most events are free or pay what you can
Community-based, accessible venues

How to support the #Mayworks30 anniversary campaign:
Please visit our crowdfunding site and make a donation to join our 30 for
30 campaign:
https://fwyc.ca/campaigns/mayworks-festival-working-people-and-arts
Please share the link on social media and over email with friends, family,
co-workers and encourage them to join the 30 for 30 campaign.

*14. **Jane Finch Mother's In Motion Fitness FUNDRAISER*

*FUNDRAISING LINK:*
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jane-finch-mother-s-in-motion-fitness

There are two ways to help:
1. Contribute - $15 is a hour of childcare for the women in the program
2. Share- the more people hear about the campaign, the more we are likely
to meet our target.
3. The first person to donate $100 will receive a free family portrait from
Errol Young - Professional Photographer.
4. the first 2 people to donate $50 will receive 2 free movie tickets.

We are a group of mothers with children of various ages who want to improve
our health and that of our children through increased physical activity and
healthy eating.

The Jane Finch Mother's In Motion (MIM) fitness program was started by
mothers in the Jane Finch Community. It started in 2012 and currently has
over 45 women registered. It runs Tuesdays and Fridays mornings at Oakdale
Community Centre. The program is coordinated by the participants with
support from Black Creek Community Health Centre (in kind staff support)
and City of Toronto Parks and Recreation (space). Initially, The Canadian
Association for the Advancement of Women and Sports and Physical Activity
provided some funding for childcare and instructors.

According to statistics Canada, Jane Finch has one of the highest rates of
diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Many of the women who
participate in the MIM fitness program get access to dieticians,
instructors, free childcare and personal trainers.

Our funding will come to an end and so we are looking for new partners to
assist us in sustaining this program. Your donation to the MIM fitness
program will provide childcare and instructors for the fitness program.

For more information please contact Ama Amponsah at 647-787-7291 or email
at leticia.boahen at yahoo.com

*FUND ONLINE:*
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jane-finch-mother-s-in-motion-fitness

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