[opirgyork] DisOrientation 2015 Schedule and Descriptions!

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DisOrientation 2015 Schedule and Descriptions!
*DisOrientation 2015 Schedule and Descriptions*

DisOrientation is a radically different, politically progressive, series of
events that will offer all students and community members access and
insight into the exciting political and social justice spheres that exist
at York University and in our city. By bringing together a wide range of
campus and community groups and services, we are trying to draw the links
between the many different kinds of political, environmental and social
justice based activism that exists on campus and in our communities.

We are committed to work that deals explicitly with, and confronts, racism,
imperialism, colonialism, sexism, misogyny, heterosexism, classism,
ableism, homophobia, and transphobia and all intersecting oppressive
forces. We are committed to anti-oppression politics and strive to raise
awareness and educate at all our events, but also to prepare and provide
the tools that we need in order to actively resist oppressive systems of
power.

*Monday, September 21st *
Anti-Oppression 101 Workshop

12-3pm, room 313
Description- This workshop will be an introduction to anti oppression
principles for folks new to these concepts and a refresher for those are
familiar. Expect to do some collaging, small group discussions and self
reflection as we all learn and grow together.


*Tuesday, September 22nd*
Retail Action! Workshop
12:30 - 3pm, room 313
Description - Are you a student working in retail? If so, you’ll appreciate
how undervalued, overworked and under-paid retail workers are. This
workshop is being sponsored by Retail Action! – a soon-to-be-launched group
of student retail workers wanting to join this growing dialogue for change
and make a difference in their working lives. Think retail work isn’t
important? Come learn about what retail means to Canada’s economy, and
particularly to women, students, racialized workers, and immigrants. Share
your experiences and stories with other retail workers. Learn the basics
about your rights at work. Lend your thoughts to how an innovative new
organizing model might reshape how student retail workers advocate for
their rights. Retail Action! is a project led by York students and
supported by York’s Global Labour Research Centre and Unifor, Canada’s
newest and largest union in the private sector.


Trans 101 Workshop
3 - 6pm, room 313

Description - This workshop is coordinated by the Centre for Women and
Trans People at York and designed for their volunteers, though OPIRG
members and community members are invited to attend. As volunteers at the
Centre for Women and Trans People, you will be interacting with diverse
populations. Through this workshop, you will gain knowledge on terms and
history related to trans people and will develop basic skills in respectful
interactions with trans people. This is a space designed to make mistakes
and learn, however we ask for a mindful approach to participation.

Art of Resistance
7pm, Grad Students Association
Description - OPIRG York invites you to a multi-media art and musical
presentation that blends together themes of food sovereignty, mining
justice, Indigenous resistance, the drug war & the war on terror, global
capitalism and water. The Beehive presentation will use their latest
graphic "MesoAmérica Resiste", in the form of two massive portable murals,
to guide the presentation. The presentation will be followed by a hiphop
and spoken word performance by Testament of Test Their Logik, that will
reinforce the same themes.


*Wednesday, September 23rd*
Fossil Free Divestment 101
1-3pm, room 313

Description - By investing in fossil fuels, York University is investing in
climate change. Come and learn about why the global fossil fuel divestment
campaign is taking off, and how you can get involved in making sure that
York's investments don't jeopardize our future.

*Thursday, September 24th*
Navigating Race, Racism and White Privilege in Academic Spaces
1:30 pm, room 313
Description - Spaces such as tutorials, labs, lectures, libraries, and
campus culture in general can be violent and reproduce racial violence,
however these spaces also have the possibility to be transformative. In
this soft launch event for the York Black Graduate Students Collective
through a combination of  a formal presentation and table talk style
conversations, folks will receive, discuss and reflect on strategies and
resources on how to navigate race, racism and white privilege in the
classroom and beyond.


*Friday, September 25th*
Ryled Up Counter Conference
9am - 5pm, University of Toronto, Location TBA

Black Creek Trail Walking Tour
12pm, meet outside Vari Hall
Description - The tour will cover a part of the Black Creek trail close to
York University going until we hit the entrance/exit from Tobermory Road.
For the most part the path follows the stream which is a sight to behold.
Also it is abundant in lush local flora with varied shades and textures of
green. Especially during fall, the area is truly magnificent and radiant
with it's lovely hues of leaves changing colour. Putting aside the physical
aspects of the trail, it is a fairly public route but yet it is not one
often used. It comes across as a liminal space, situated right between York
University and Jane and Finch but not really belonging to either. By going
into this space and observing its surroundings one could learn of the ways
this quaint trail could be seen as something that could bring both those
communities together. This is very much important when trying to bridge the
obvious gap that is formed between YorkU and Jane-Finch.

Rethinking HIV Risk Workshop
3 - 5pm, room 313

Description - This 2 hour workshop will look at the question, "what does
sexual health risk mean when we consider the impact of racism, sexism, and
queerphobia?"Join us for an interactive workshop on HIV biology,
transmission, stigma, and negotiating safer sex.
Event Date:
Monday, September 21, 2015 - 10:00am to Friday, September 25, 2015 - 5:00pm


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