[opirgyork] DisOrientation Week at York and University of Toronto: September 21-25

[OPIRG York]

*1) DisOrientation at York*Join us for this years installment of
DisOrientation Week! DisOrientation is our annual week long series of
events and workshops welcoming new and returning students and community
members while promoting and supporting critical thinking and activism in
our communities on and off campus. By bringing together a range of campus
and community groups, DisO aims to draw the links between the many
different kinds of political, environmental, and social justice based
organizing that exists on campus and in our communities.

This year’s DisOrientation is to be held on and around the York University
campus, from Monday September 21st to Friday September 25th. Throughout the
week, OPIRG and our community partners will put on a range of events,
workshops, and panels.

Schedule for the week:

TODAY

Trans* Anti-Oppression 101 w/CWTP
3-6pm, at CWTP Student Centre rm. 322

Art of Resistance with the Beehive Collective & Test Their Logik
7-10pm in the 4th floor GSA Room of the Student Centre
Event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/1666340493589082/

Wednesday September 23rd

Fossil Free York
Fossil Fuel Divestment 101
1pm-3pm, room 313 of the Student Centre
Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1048202095198668/

Thursday September 24th

Black Grad Students Collective - Navigating Race, Racism and White
Privilege in Academic Spaces
1:30-4pm, room 307 of the Student Centre
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 on Campus Sexual Violence
9am-5pm CB114, Best Institute, U of T. Register online http://goo.gl/forms/
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Event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/1629657513984611/

Black Creek Trail Walking Tour
12-1pm, Meet in front of Vari Hall
Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1475122922789048/

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 Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/514194828729164/



*2) DisOrientation at University of Toronto September 21-25*
Disorientation Week 2015 Presents....

Deconstructing Control | Reclaiming Power

An annual alternative orientation week focused on issues of social and
environmental justice.
All events are free, wheelchair accessible and open to everyone.

For the full schedule of events check out their facebook event page or go
to http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule
https://www.facebook.com/events/1144577668889566/


*3) Toronto, Baltimore and Beyond: Confronting Police Violence in
Communities *
SPEAKERS:
Alicia Garza, co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter
<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/blacklivesmatter>
Yusra Ali, Black Lives Matter-Toronto Coalition
Kimalee Phillip, Network for the Elimination of Police Violence

Wednesday September 23
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Location: Koffler House room 108, 569 Spadina Crescent
*This event is free
* This space is wheelchair accessible
*Please arrive scent free
* ASL Interpretation is confirmed for this event.
* Please contact opirg.toronto at gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

In the aftermath of the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his
killer, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi used the hashtag
#BlackLivesMatter to express their outrage over state-sanctioned violence
towards black people and black communities. In the wake of continued police
brutality and the killing of black people by police, communities in Toronto
and in cities throughout the world have organized to increase police
accountability through various means and build movements in communities to
fight back against police violence. What can movements learn from each
other while recognizing the differences they face? How can strategies be
shared across organizations?

Join us for a panel discussion with co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter Alicia
Garza, Yusra Ali of Black Lives Matter Toronto and Kimalee Phillip, an
organizer with the Network for Elimination of Police to discuss concrete
ways to support and be in solidarity with black led movements confronting
police violence.

https://www.facebook.com/events/764446980331332/
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