[opirgyork] OPIRG York Events Digest - November 23 - November 30

Mon Nov 23 09:42:04 PST 2015

Hey

This week's events digest includes some OPIRG York events including two art
builds that Fossil Free York is organizing this week.  We are also hosting
a film screening and discussion event with Juan Haro from the Movement for
Justice in El Barrio in New York on November 25.  If you would like to help
out with any of these events you can email me at naila.opirgyork 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) OPIRG York Space committee *

*2) Fossil Free York Art Builds – November 23, 2015 & Thursday November 26,
2015*

*3) Queer Lovers and Hateful Others:  Book Release and Reading at York U –
November 23, 2015*
4) Fifth Estate - Campus Sexual Violence - Online Tonight - November 23,2015

*5) Clubs Open House – Wednesday November 25, 2015*

*6) **Women Fighting for El Barrio, the Community and Another World: Film
Screening and Talk with Movement for Justice in El Barrio – November 25 and
26, 2015*

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*7) **Jane & Finch Political Conversation Café Presents:  Co-operative
Movement in Toronto Panel Discussion – Wednesday November 25, 2015 *

*8) The University of Toronto Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity
Studies SEX SALON presents:  "Asexualities, Hypersexualities, and Maximum
Visibility" – November 26, 2015*

*9) **The Toronto People's Assembly on Climate Justice** - November 28th*

*10) Tools for Change is HIRING a Coordinator – deadline extended to
November 30, 2015*

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*1) OPIRG York Space Committee*

The OPIRG York space committee is in the process of cleaning out the
office.  If you have any personal items in the office please come by and
pick them as soon as possible.  We are also creating policies around the
use of space at OPIRG.  If you have any input to provide you can email
Naila at naila.opirgyork at gmail.com.

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*2) **Fossil Free York Art Builds* - *Mon. Nov. 23rd 11-2 and Thurs. Nov.
26th 11-2*

*HNES (Enviro Studies building) 109, York University*

Join Fossil Free York in between classes to make posters, banners, etc. for
the Toronto and Ottawa climate marches on Nov. 29th. No artistic skills
required! Great opportunity to chat more about the campaign. Free snacks.
Drop-in anytime.

*100% Possible March for Climate Solutions and Justice*

*Sun. Nov. 29th 1pm*

*Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West*

https://www.facebook.com/events/904432022972636/

100% Possible: Marching for Climate Solutions and Justice is part of a
Global Climate March on November 29. Partners around the world are
organizing a series of actions in major cities, with the 100% Possible
March in Ottawa as Canada’s flagship event. We will march from 1:00pm to
4:00pm on Sunday the 29th at Parliament Hill, the seat of our government
and focus of our message.

You can get to the march by taking a bus going there and back the same day.

Fossil Free York members have signed up for the Greenpeace bus (Cecil St)

https://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50999/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=4652

Other bus info here: http://www.100possible.ca/march-2/#busses

General info: http://www.100possible.ca

*From Toronto Paris: Light the Way to Climate Action*

*Sun. Nov. 29th 4pm*

*Queen's Park, Toronto*

https://www.facebook.com/events/887864434654297/

At the end of this month, world leaders will meet in Paris to start
negotiating the next global climate deal. The Twenty-First Conference of
Parties (COP21), is our best chance to avoid catastrophic climate change
and set the world on a path to a more sustainable and equitable future.

On November 29th, communities and civil society groups are launching COP21
with a global day of climate action.

In Toronto, we are mobilizing in solidarity with communities in our city,
across the country and around the world! Together, we will call for real
action on climate change during and beyond COP21. Join us at Queen's Park!

*3) Queer Lovers and Hateful Others:  Book Release and Reading at York U –
November 23, 2015*

Please join us for an evening of food and discussion with Dr. Jin
Haritaworn (Assistant Professor of Gender, Race and Environment at York
University) as we celebrate the release of their latest book Queer Lovers
and Hateful Others: Regenerating Violent Times and Places (Pluto Press
http://tinyurl.com/pj8bvha).

Light refreshments will be provided.

Monday November 23

5:30 PM

HNES 140

https://www.facebook.com/events/948984631861750/
4) Fifth Estate - Campus Sexual Violence - Online Tonight - November 23,2015

A documentary with CBC’s fifth estate will *stream online* on *Monday,
November 23 2015 at 10pm EST. *

 The documentary will be exposing University of British Columbia and York
University for their inadequate responses to concerns of campus sexual
violence.

 The link to view the documentary is:
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/2015-2016/school-of-secrets

There will also be a preview of the documentary on tomorrow night’s
National on CBC.

 Please watch the documentary, share with your friends and family. *Write
the president of UBC and York, tell them that the lack of policy and
procedure is unacceptable.*

 UBC President Martha C. Piper: presidents.office at ubc.com

York U President Mamdouh Shoukri: mshourki at yorku.ca

* If you are a twitter user, please follow:*

*@SIVYork* and *@UBCSIV*  or tweet using the hashtags: #silenceisviolence
#SIVCanada #UBC #YORKU

 To learn more about the organizing we are doing on our respective
campuses, please refer to our website: www.silenceisviolence.ca

 Finally, if you are able to – we are currently seeking financial donations
to help cover the costs of our legal bills. Any money raised will be split
three ways and all money will go directly towards legal costs incurred by
this matter. If you are not able to contribute, consider sharing on social
media.To donate, click this link.
<https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/silence-is-violence-legal-defense-fund/x/10729593>

https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/silence-is-violence-legal-defense-fund/x/10729593

Thank you so much for your ongoing support.

Sincerely,

Mandi Gray

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*5) Clubs Open House – Wednesday November 25, 2015*

1:30-4pm

Founders Assembly Hall, York University

Don't know how to get involved at York? Well here's how.
The Peer mentor network at McLaughlin College presents our Clubs Open House
hosted by McLaughlin College.
This event will host up to twenty clubs from all across York University's
Keele campus. Come meet the representatives from these clubs and find out
what they have to offer in regards to involvement in the student body, the
community at large and learn about their current activities, social events,
campaigns and much more. Stay tuned for more updates. If you have any
questions or know an interested club/organization please contact Brandon at
brando.hart94 at gmail.com or Kim at knbf13 at mymail.yorku.ca
Clubs attending:
Amnesty International at York
York Model United Nations (YMUN)
Peace by Peace
Excalibur
Agents of Change Community
UNICEF @ York
CSY (Criminology Society at York)
Reach Out at York
OPIRG York
SAIA York
Lean in at York University

https://www.facebook.com/events/857962664323313/

*6) Women Fighting for El Barrio, the Community and Another World: Film
Screening and Talk with Movement for Justice in El Barrio – November 25 and
26*

Movement for Justice in El Barrio was founded in 2004 by immigrants and
low-income people of color of East Harlem to fight for dignity and against
neoliberal displacement. A majority- women of color organization, Movement
operates on a commitment to self-determination, autonomy, and participatory
democracy.

“For Movement for Justice in El Barrio, the struggle for justice means
fighting for the liberation of women, immigrants, lesbians, people of
color, gays and the transgender community. We all share a common enemy and
it's called neoliberalism. Neoliberalism wishes to divide us and keep us
from combining our forces. We will defeat this by continuing to unite our
entire community until we achieve true liberation for all.”
- Movement for Justice in El Barrio

MJB will be sharing about their struggle fighting against landlords,
corporate interests and the politicians who support them as they attempt to
displace us from our homes and gentrify our community. By sharing their
stories, we can build links with their movement and learn strategies to use
in our own struggles against gentrification and corporate interests in
Toronto. MJB will also be screening a new film on the work of the immigrant
women in El Barrio on local and transnational housing justice campaigns.
The film, Women Fighting for El Barrio, the Community and Another World (24
mins.) chronicles their door to door neighbourhood organizing to build a
movement against displacement in El Barrio, New York.

York University Campus: Wednesday November 25, 6:00 PM, Room 430 Student
Centre

https://www.facebook.com/events/913668212020993/

Downtown Toronto: Thursday November 26, 6:30 PM
Room 4414, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street
West
https://www.facebook.com/events/1702672599951990/

Sponsoring Organizations:

OPIRG-Toronto
OPIRG-York
Intersections, Department of Geography, University of Toronto
Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Events and Outreach fund, York
University

*7) **Jane & Finch Political Conversation Café Presents:  Co-operative
Movement in Toronto Panel Discussion – Wednesday November 25, 2015*

6-8pm

Driftwood Community Centre 4401 Jane St.

A follow-up to the talk by Kali Akuno from Co-operation Jackson (
http://www.cooperationjackson.org/intro/) on October 30th. In that talk,
Kali highlighted the history of the movement in Jackson, Mississippi and
their recent foray into municipal power (with the election of Chokwe
Lumamba to the mayoralty). In that spirit of movement-building and
political action we are bringing together some speakers to talk about the
potential for co-operatives in Toronto.

https://www.facebook.com/events/803985799710962/

*8) The University of Toronto Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity
Studies SEX SALON presents:  "Asexualities, Hypersexualities, and Maximum
Visibility" – November 26, 2015*

Where: University College Room 240

When: November 26 from 4:00pm - 6:30pm

*Penetrating the Female Body: Medical Imaging in/as Pornography*

Karly-Lynne Scott

*From the Obscene to the Mainstream: Interrogating 'Hyper' Sexualization
and the Pornography Blame-Game*

Olga Marques

*The Bed in Lesbian Bed Death, An Asexual Arotics?*

Ela Przybylo

ALL WELCOME!
This event is wheelchair accessible. For barrier free access, questions, or
more information contact us at sds.sexsalon at gmail.com

*9) **The Toronto People's Assembly on Climate Justice** - November 28th*

9:30am-6pm

WHERE: Haultain Building, University of Toronto (rear of 170 College St)
COST: Free!
ACCESSIBILITY: wheelchair accessible space; event will be live-captioned;
lunch and children's programming will be provided

As part of a global call for actions on climate justice, the Toronto
People's Assembly on Climate Justice 2015 will bring together activists,
organizations, people from all walks of life for an open forum to discuss
community-based responses to the climate crisis. This event is also a
direct response to the 2015 United Nations Conference of the Parties talks
on the climate in Paris (November 30th to December 11th), and seeks to find
alternatives outside of government and industry initiatives, which have
served the interests of the rich, rather than people today or our
collective future.

The Toronto People's Assembly on Climate Justice will feature workshops,
panels, and assemblies on themes include analyzing climate issues through
lenses of race, class, migration & war, gender, health & food justice,
local issues of municipal accountability, divestment, anti-capitalist
alternatives, and indigenous land rights, sovereignty & solidarity.

We are seeking broad and active support from organizations and individuals.
If your group would like to add your name to endorsements of the Toronto
People’s Assembly on Climate Justice, provide financial or other material
support and/or if you would like to volunteer to help with the event,
please email TOclimatejustice at gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/1031807740196950/

*10) Tools for Change is HIRING a Coordinator – deadline extended to
November 30, 2015*

Tools for Change is seeking an organized and collaborative person who is
committed to providing training and capacity building to activists and
building Toronto’s social movements.

*Position Description*

This position plays a key role in coordinating and managing the Tools for
Change program.

A project of Earthroots, Greenpeace Canada, OPIRG Toronto, OPIRG York,
OPSEU,the Centre for Women and Trans People at York, and the George Brown
Student Association, Tools for Change provides skills training to activists
across Toronto.

The program was founded in 2010, and has evolved into an efficient,
sustainable, practical, stable, and very useful one-of-a-kind training
program committed to strengthening social movements and campaigns across
the Toronto region.

The coordinator will report to the Tools for Change coordinating committee.

*Responsibilities*

   - Training Steering Committee on Tools for Change policies,
   responsibilities, and procedures
   - Coordinate the development of new policies, when necessary
   - Organize five to six coordinating committee meetings a year
   - Support committee members in completing their workshops so the program
   runs to a high standard
   - Coordinate process for selecting trainings and choosing training
   priorities for the year
   - Organize five to six trainings a year
   - Do media and social media work, including managing the facebook
   account, sending out occasional press relases, and sending emails via
   Mailchimp to our list of subscribers
   - Promote the program, including meeting one-on-one with organizations
   in the city and producing postcards
   - Manage the website at http://www.toolsforchange.net and the
   registration system at eventbrite.com
   - Manage finances, including managing the budget, and tracking expenses
   - Write grants, secure funding from partner organizations, and manage
   the fee-for-service workshop program
   - Recruit new organizational partners and members to the steering
   committee
   - Maintain and update documentation on how to run the Tools for Change
   program

*Desired skills*

   - Experience leading activist trainings
   - Organizing and event management experience
   - A background in social movement organizing
   - Knowledge of relevant software, such as MS Word, Excel, Google Docs,
   MailChimp, and WordPress
   - Fundraising experience
   - Enjoys collaborating and working with others
   - Organized
   - Strong writing, editing and communication skills
   - Commitment to anti-oppression practices

*Renumeration*

$20 an hour for 10 hours a week
***Please note, there is an opportuntiy to increase these hours for the
right person and approach*

*How to apply*

Send a resume and a one page cover letter to:
tools.change gmail.com*
by 5pm on November 30. Put “job application” in the subject line. Short
listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. We are not able to
respond to all applicants.
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