[Org4j-announce] Upcoming events !!!

[Organizing 4Justice]

*>> Reminder: we are still looking for support in creating an interactive
online event calendar for Ottawa radical events. Please contact
org4justice at gmail.com if you would like to help out in any way <<*


*SOME UPCOMING EVENTS*
(vital info list; details for most events follow after)


Thurs Aug 19, 7pm
* Film Screening of Oaxaca: Between Rebellion and Utopia, followed by
Discussion with Director
PSAC building, 233 Gilmour (at Metcalfe)
Free / donations welcome

Thurs Aug 19, 9pm
* Shark pARTy: Sharkwater film, and more
Mayfair Theatre, 1974 Bank St
$12 general admission; $10 students and members

Fri Augt 20, doors 8:30 show 9pm
* QPOC Game Show and Spoken Word Event
Venus Envy, 320 Lisgar at Bank
Free / donations welcome

Sat Aug 21, 2pm
* Queers in Radical Struggles Panel Discussion
Ottawa Public Library, main branch auditorium, 120 Metcalfe at Laurier

Sun Aug 22, 11am-3pm
* Urban Agriculture Bike Tour 2010
starts at Vanier Community Garden
Free / suggested $5 donation

Mon Aug 23, 12 noon
* Support the Tamil Migrants! Say No to Racism!
corner of Kent and Laurier

Wed Aug 25, 5:30pm
* Indigenous Sovereignty Week planning meeting
email ipsmo at riseup.net for details or to get involved

Wed Aug 25, 7pm-11pm
* DyKe DraMa! (a Dykey Date Auction)
Mercury Lounge, 56 Byward Market Square
($3 or PWYC) 19+

Wed Aug 25, 8pm
* Fundraising For Freedom: Fundraiser for Movement Defence Committee
Bar 1884, 2nd floor Jock Turcot University Centre, University of Ottawa
Fundraising event - $10/PWYC

Thurs Aug 26, 7pm
* 5th Annual Reading Out Loud!
Venus Envy, 320 Lisgar at Bank
Free / donations welcome

Fri-Sun Aug 27-29 CUMPLETELY QUEER
tentative schedule:
Fri Aug 27, 9pm: CUMPLETLEY TRASHED: Queer Dance Party
Sat Aug 28, 3-7pm: CUMPLETELY INFORMATIONAL: Day of Workshops
Sun Aug 29, 1pm: CUMPLETELY POLITICAL: Queers Against Apartheid Contingent
in Capital(ist) Pride

Sat Aug 28, 12 noon
* Ottawa Dyke March 2010
meet at Human Rights Monument, Elgin at Lisgar
speakers to open, march starts at 1pm

Sun Aug 29, 12:30pm
* NO ONE IS ILLEGAL in the Pride Parade
meet at National Library and Archives, 395 Wellington

Mon Aug 30, 6pm
* Ottawa Planning Assembly
Tom Brown Arena (upstairs hall), 141 Bayview at Scott
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140889822615698
to get involved in the process: ottawaworkersassembly at live.com
*

AND COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER:*

Thurs Sept 23, 5:30pm
* TAKE BACK the NIGHT 2010
starts with rally at Parliament Hill
call-out for speakers, volunteers and participants, below

Sat Sept 25, 9am-4pm
* Ottawa Tenants' Conference, 4th annual
at Ottawa City Hall
http://ottawatenantsconference.ca/2010-conference/
Free registration (190 spots, deadline Sept 20)



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*DETAILED LIST OF EVENTS:*
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August 19: *Film Screening of Oaxaca: Between Rebellion and Utopia followed
by Discussion with Director*

Thursday, August 19, 2010, 7 pm
J. K. Wylie Board Room, of PSAC Building
233 Gilmour Street, Ottawa**

Free Admission
Donations are appreciated.
Everyone is Welcome!

** Coffee and snacks will be served.  Please bring your own cups!!! **

Presented by Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa
http://ipsmo.organd Ottawa Indymedia
http://ottawa.indymedia.org

Guest Speaker: Miriam Fischer, Director

*About the Film*

On the 14th of June in the capital of Oaxaca in the state of Oaxaca the
protest camp of the teachers' union was evicted. They were striking for
better salaries and better social conditions for their pupils. This brutal
eviction led to a broad solidarity of the population of Oaxaca, which
organized themselves in the APPO (Peoples' Assmebly of the Peoples' of
Oaxaca). The APPO not only claims the demission of the responsible governor
Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, but made several concrete proposals for a new
constitution.

The documentary *Oaxaca- Between Rebellion and Utopia* shows the struggle of
the APPO and the daily life in the camps, and let people from different
sectors talk about their reasons to join the struggle, but also about their
hopes and plans for the time after Ulises. But it shows as well the brutal
repression that the social movements in Oaxaca are facing and that cost the
life of several people.

In light of the state oppression displayed at the G20 Convergence in
Toronto, this film is an inspiring presentation of a Latin American
community whose passion, dedication and action built a self-determined
community.

*About the Director*

Miriam Fischer is an independent filmmaker from Germany. She has made
several award-winning films and she shows a special sensitivity and
understanding of indigenous struggles, especially in South America and
Oaxaca.  Her newest project focuses on the resistance of Aboriginal people
to Canadian colonialism and injustice, while exploring the themes of
sovereignty, resistance and freedom.

Between meetings with elders, healers, and activists for her current
project, Fischer has screened her films across central and eastern Canada.
We are honoured to have the opportunity to present her work in Ottawa.



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*Shark pARTy!*
Thurs Aug 19, 9pm-1am
Mayfair Theatre,
1074 Bank St (near Sunnyside)

Save our Sharks! This misunderstood and mysterious animal needs our help.
Humans are pushing sharks to extinction and in the process endangering us
all. Sink your jaws into incredible facts about one of the planet’s most
mysterious and misunderstood creatures, then dive into the amazing
Sharkwater documentary.

Sharks have been around for over 450 million years but in our generation
populations are being destroyed at a shocking ...rate and are faced with
possible extinction. Join a Marine Biology student and marine enthusiasts to
learn about the dangers sharks face and how their dwindling populations
affect our planet, our oceans and ourselves. Discover how we -as people of
Ontario- can help stop the slaughter of sharks, improve our oceans and save
the planet. Watch the astonishing film Sharkwater detailing Rob Stewart's
dangerous journey in an effort to save sharks from extinction.

Throughout the evening you are invited to have drinks and snacks in the
beautiful old theater as you view and bid on unique works of art. The list
of artists includes a wide array of talent. All proceeds from ticket sales,
artwork, refreshments, and donations will go to helping to save the sharks
and the oceans!

All proceeds of this evening go to Shark Savers, a charity dedicated to
raising awareness, educating people of the world, and taking action. Their
mission is to save sharks, and we can help. For more information, go to;

http://www.sharksavers.org/

As a student of Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences I am fearful that
our generation is going to have the most detrimental and irreversible impact
on our planet. Through diving experience around the world, I have had the
opportunity to witness the impact we are having on our oceans, and I have
vowed to help turn this around. Originally and ignorantly fearing sharks,
diving with them has allowed me to appreciate this phenomenal creature, and
understand the importance they have on our lives. Join me in the effort to
save sharks!

-Bailey Eagan


TICKETS

$12 admission general
$10 admission for students and Mayfair Theater members

Tickets can be purchased at the door or reserved in advance. Call to
reserve.
Bailey Eagan 613.720.7980


If you are an artist of any kind and are interested in donating art work to
this cause please contact Kiersten Eagan at;
kiersteneve at hotmail.com
Kiersten Eagan on Facebook
613.797.7980



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August 20: *QPOC Game Show and Spoken Word Event*

Agitate! Queer People of Colour and Venus Envy Present the QPOC Game Show
and Spoken Word Event!

Spoken word featuring Benni E (Philadelphia), Nik Red (Toronto), and
Festrell (Ottawa) followed by the QPOC Hero Gameshow!

Friday August 20th
...Doors at 8:30, performance at 9pm

Join Agitate! in exploring some of your favourite (in)famous queer people of
colour heroes, past and present. Celebrate our strength and history as we
bring to the forefront the various artists, rabble rousers, political
noise-makers, and freedom fighters of colour who have helped shape where we
are today. Make sure to pay attention though, as there will be a trivia
contest at the end for a sweet prize!

Everybody welcome!

Faye C. Estrella, aka Festrell, is a published freelance writer and
performance poet. As the artistic director of Voices of Venus, Festrell
hosts the monthly feminist showcase and has been called a community builder
and QPOC activist.

Nik Redman is an artist, activist and community worker who was born in
Montreal of Bajan parentage. He grew up in Toronto, Ottawa and Barbados. He
is influenced by the work of ancient griots, gender blenders, beat mixers
and cultural producers. Currently, living in Toronto expressing his art
through djayig, writing and organizing. He is part of the programming
committee and the Board of the LGBT Inside Out Film and Video Festival. He
also serves on the Board of Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP).
Nik is also an award-winning DJ and radio programmer. He can be heard every
Thursday 5-7 p.m. on CKLN 88.1 FM in Toronto.

Benni E, a powerhouse emcee whose socio-political party music rocks the
masses will be going back to her roots for this event to deliver an amazing
and unique style of spoken word and lyricism.
http://www.myspace.com/bennipanama

More info about Agitate! Queer People of Colour — http://agitateottawa.com/

Free! Donations accepted with all proceeds to the performers!

Accessibility note:
There is a 2-inch rise at the front door, we have a ramp if you require it,
the bathroom is not wheelchair accessible.



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August 21: *Queers in Radical Struggles Panel Discussion*


August 21 · 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Ottawa Public Library auditorium
120 Metcalfe
Ottawa, ON


On Saturday august 21st at 2pm NO One Is Illegal Ottawa invites you to a
panel discussion called “Queers in Radical Struggles”.

We have three panelists who will discuss queer involvement in contemporary
radical struggles. Jenny Peto will discuss the importance of queers in
organizing against Israeli apartheid. Robyn Maynard will speak about
migration and border issues and their intersection with queer liberation
movements the thi...rd panellist will speak on the fight against the
criminalization of HIV.

As Ottawa prepares to celebrate pride week, we believe it is important to
reiterate the political nature of pride parades and LGBT pride events. We
also take this opportunity to invite all supporters in Ottawa to march with
NOII and Queer fAction (who will be marching against Israeli Apartheid) in
this years Pride Parade, which will take place Sunday august 29th. We will
be marching in solidarity with queers actively involved in resisting all
form of oppression. Specifically we will be marching in protest against
Jason Kenney, minister of Censorship and Deportations. Kenney has a long
track record of anti-gay actions, as well as being one of the most racist
and xenophobic MP in recent history. To join the NOII and QF contingents
meet us at the National Archives (on Wellington) at 12:30pm, Sunday the
29th.

Jenny Peto is an organizer with the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid in
Toronto. In 2008, she helped launch Queers Against Israeli Apartheid. Her
activist and academic work focuses on exposing the 'pinkwashing' of Israeli
apartheid and encouraging other radical queer activists to join the global
campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.

Robyn Maynard is a radio journalist and community organizer based in
Montreal, focusing primarily on issues of migrant justice, police violence,
and racial profiling. Organizes with NOII-Montreal.

Third panellist TBA.


Accessibility note: There is an elevator available for wheelchair
accessibility. The washrooms are also accessible.



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August 22: *Urban Agriculture Bike Tour 2010*
11:00am to 3:00pm

Join Just Food for its third annual Urban Agriculture Bike Tour! The tour
will visit seven of Ottawa's community gardens on a leisure-paced bike ride.
It is an opportunity to meet garden coordinators and members, learn about
urban agriculture in Ottawa and issues such as a local sustainable food
system. The event is free (a suggested donation of $5 to food bank), and
includes local snacks - some straight from the gardens!

Bike Tour Route:
START : Vanier Community Garden11:00-11:30
(35minutes travel)
Sandy Hill 12:05-12:20
(5mins travel)
Strathcona12:25-12:40
(15mins travel)
Main St. Children's Garden 1:05-1:20
(5mins travel)
Old Ottawa East 1:25-1:40
(15 minutes travel)
Nanny Goat 1:55-2:20
(5 mins travel)
BUGs 2:20-2:45

Organized by Just Food http://justfood.ca
613-236-9300x301, info at justfood.ca



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Monday August 23: *Support the Tamil Migrants! Say No to Racism!
*
*CANADA: STOP JAILING AND DEPORTING REFUGEES, LET THEM STAY!*
...In Ottawa. Monday August 23 @ Noon.
Gather at corner of Kent and Laurier
(Citizenship and Immigration Canada)


Join No One is Illegal to call for the immediate release of detained Tamil
asylum seekers, and an end to racist and restrictive refugee policies.
Justice, Freedom, and Status for All!

Surviving a journey, 500 Tamil refugees, including women and children,
arrived in BC after fleeing war and persecution in Sri Lanka. When the ship
first neared Equimault Harbour, in the territories of the Songhees First
Nation, it was immediately boarded by the Armed Forces, Border Services, and
RCMP. Families are now being separated, with many children being taken by
the Ministry of Child and Family Development. The refugees now face the
threat of incarceration and eventual deportation.

Canadian government officials and media outlets are perpetuating false and
dehumanizing stereotypes of ‘illegals’, ‘terrorists’, and so-called
queue-jumpers. The earlier arrival of 76 Tamil migrants on Ocean Lady was
similarly sensationalized. This deliberately created hysteria appeals to
prejudices of refugees as undesirable.

This fear-mongering is just another tactic used to disguise the racist
policies that define Canada’s immigration and refugee system. The Canadian
government was recently forced to apologize for its “keep Canada white”
measures, such as the Komagata Maru incident. Yet Minister of Censorship and
Deportation Jason Kenney continues to increase detentions and deportation of
refugees and undocumented migrants, while bringing in more temporary
exploitable migrant labour. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews recently
declared that Cabinet is drafting new policies to clamp down on migrants and
“make this country less welcoming for future shipments of human cargo.”

No One is Illegal-Ottawa asserts the basic human right to safety, mobility,
and protection. It is well known that Tamils in Sri Lanka are fleeing
military atrocities and mass displacement. The only crime the migrants have
committed is transgressing this imposed settler-colonial border. We
encourage you to join us in rejecting repressive, racist, and exclusionary
ideologies and policies, and instead encourage compassion, solidarity,
respect for life, and justice for all refugees. Release Detained
Asylum-Seekers! Let the Boat Stay! Status for All!

LET THEM STAY

NO ONE IS ILLEGAL

No One is Illegal (NOII) Ottawa is a coalition of migrants and allies that
advocates and fights for the rights, dignity, and respect of immigrants and
refugees, as well as those living without status in Canada. we are against
capitalism and we believe in abolishing borders. We call for Status For All.
We also stand in solidarity with the struggles of indigenous peoples for
land, self-determination and sovereignty

Contact us: noiiottawa at gmail.com

For more information about No One Is Illegal visit
http://www.nooneisillegal.org



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*DyKe DraMa (a Dykey Date Auction)
*Wednesday Aug 25, 7pm-11pm
Mercury Lounge! ($3 or PWYC) 19+


DyKe DraMa!
(the only dyke drama you don't want to avoid!!)

a Dyke March 2010 Fundraiser.
Featuring D-iconic Queers and Rockalily Burlesque!

**

There is a ye' old' folk-tale
That somewhere far off in this here town
Between the parliament buildings, and experimental farm..
(well maybe not that far because queers tend to stay in Centretown,
let's be real here!)

There exists a truly unique specimen called:
Dykons!

What are these fancy creatures you may ask?
Well according to Urban Legend...

DyKon: Dyke- Icon!

Have you ever seen one? MAYBE!
Have you ever touched one? ALSO MAYBE! (consentually ofcourse)
Have you ever UHAULED WITH ONE!? very likely!
But.. have you ever ... dyked and dined with one!?


Likeliness.. NOT! (it's just not their style!)

So here is YOUR CHANCE!

Cause' at this Dykey Date Auction
YOU will you have the chance to bid on over a dozen sexy
Ottawa Queers that we have managed to coax out of Centretown.
(and other places too).

There will be a Queer for every taste!
Brazen femmes, Butches, Andros, Lipstick, Boi's, Bi's, and even some who
like to change it up and keep you guessing ..

STAY TUNED
We will be posting anonymous bio's this upcoming week so you can scout out
which dykey queer you'd like to bid on for a hot dykey-dining-date!

THIS COULD BE YOU!
just think about it.

ONE NIGHT ONLY! on Wednesday August 25th
Doors at 7pm, Mercury Lounge! ($3 or PWYC) 19+
Followed by HUMP Wednesday Pride Edition, Ottawa's Sexiest Night!

Don't miss out on this HOTT Dyke March 2010 Fundraiser!
Don't miss out on Ottawa's Dykey Queers!
Don't miss out on beautiful Rockalily Burlesque and DJ Grace!
AND especially don't miss out on Hump Night right after!

**

Disclaimer:

Please keep in mind that we operate within anti-oppression framework!
And even though this is a Dykey Queer event we encourage allies to attend
with the understanding that this is a date auction, but feel free to drink,
dance and donate money!

This fundraiser is meant to be fun, and comfortable for everyone! If you are
an ally, and plan on attending, know that this is a queer space which means
you are most likely to be thought of as queer, and if that makes you
uncomfortable so be it but respect the space you're in

And above anything else, you are guaranteed to end your evening with a few
new friends!

We also encourage playing it safe, and last but not least..
Consent is so Sexy!

Oh and our super apologies that this space isn't as accessible as we'd
like!!

InSol,
DykeMarch 2010.



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Wed Aug 25:* Fundraising for Freedom*

Fundraiser for Movement Defence Committee in support of the June 18th and
G20 arrestees

Come out for an amazing and inspiring evening of art, music, poetry and
dancing as we raise funds for legal costs of the Movement Defence
Committee's June 18th (Ottawa) and G20 (Toronto) cases.

In the face of police repression and brutality, our friends, families and
lovers need support and solidarity – how better to do that than through
music, art and poetry?

Wednesday August 25th at 8:00pm
At 1884 (campus bar),
University Centre, 2nd floor
Ottawa U Campus

There will be a silent art auction and several performances including
Ottawa’s Brad Morden, Free Will, the Three Little Birds and London’s
Testament.

Suggested donation: $10 - PWYC (nobody turned away) tickets available at
OPIRG-Ottawa (631 King Edward Ave, 3rd floor) and at the door.

http://www.myspace.com/testamenthiphop

http://myspace.com/thepoetfreewill


For more info, please email: organize2resist at gmail.com
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151880234826976

Solidarity with our friends who are not free!



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August 26: *5th Annual Reading Out Loud!*

Thursday August 26 2010 @ 7pm
Venus Envy, 320 Lisgar Street

Venus Envy presents Reading OUT Loud, a celebration of GLBT literature. Join
host Megan Butcher and other local famous and infamous queers as they read
some of their favorite passages at the fifth annual Reading Out Loud.

Readers this year include activist Shushan Araya, performer Mikki Bradshaw,
writer and artist Rob Friday, Sexual Overtones founder, Philana Dolin, and
local organizer Catherine Purdie!

Thursday, August 26th, 8pm
Venus Envy, 320 Lisgar Street

This is a free event but donations to the VE bursary fund are most welcome!

Accessibility notes:
There is a 2-inch rise at the front door, we have a ramp if you require it,
the bathroom is not wheelchair accessible.
ASL interpretation available upon request, please email shelley at venusenvy.ca



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August 27-29: *CUMPLETELY QUEER*
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116787761705783

A totally cute alternative to the gaystream! Happening at the SAW Gallery,
University of Ottawa Campus and Wellington St (map)

On this 25th Anniversary of Capital(ist) Pride it is time we act out against
the assimilationist agenda of "Ottawa's most colourful festival"! Cumpletely
Queer aims to create an accessible alternative to Ottawa's Pride Week, while
building coalitions amongst queers, radicals, and radical queers. In so
doing, Cumpletely Queer hopes to revive the radical roots of Pride.

Join us as we re...ject gentrification, corporate sponsors, apartheid,
assimilation and celebrate gender-bendin, sex positivity, queer histories,
and much more!

Note to Allies: Straight-identified allies are welcome to join us, but
please recognize that "Pride" is a queer space. Furthermore you should
expect to be perceived as queer at these events.

***

Tentative Schedule of Events:

Friday August 27th:
*CUMPLETLEY TRASHED: Queer Dance Party*
SAW Gallery
Doors 9PM
PWYC// $7 Suggested Donation

Saturday August 28th:
*CUMPLETELY INFORMATIONAL: Day of Workshops*
University of Ottawa Campus
UCU 301
3PM- 7PM
PWYC

Sunday August 29th:
*CUMPLETELY POLITICALl: Queers Against Apartheid Contingent in Capital(ist)
Pride*
Departing from Wellington St.
1PM-3PM
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149489425061959&ref=ts

**If you would like to help organize, have other ideas to bring to the
table, or have an event organized anytime from August 20-29th that you wanna
incorporate, give us a shout at queer.faction at gmail.com or just write on the
wall**



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August 28: *Ottawa Dyke March 2010
*
Ottawa Dyke March 2010
August 28 · 12:00pm - 10:30pm

Location: Human Rights Monument
Corner of Elgin and Lisgar
Ottawa, ON

The Ottawa Dyke March is an annual grassroots initiative organized by a
small group of womyn who are committed to providing a welcoming and fun
space for queer womyn, their families, friends and allies. This annual event
is an opportunity for womyn to participate in a grassroots initiative that
celebrates lesbian, bise...xual, queer and trans womyn.

Details:
Meet at the Human Rights Monument at the corner of Elgin and Lisgar for
1...2 p.m. There will be an introduction to this year's March with guest
speakers and we'll begin marching at 1:00 p.m.
Feel free to join in at the post-March picnic at Minto Park from 2-4pm with
live entertainment, including music and spoken word performances.
Food is being generously donated by Food Not Bombs, but please feel free to
bring our own fixings as well.

For more information, e-mail dykemarchottawa2010 at gmail.com



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August 29th *NO ONE IS ILLEGAL in the Pride Parade*


March:
Sunday August 29th
12:30pm
meet at the National Archives (on wellington)

Join us as we say:
TEAR DOWN THE WALL
PRIDE IS FOR ALL
STATUS FOR ALL

we invite all supporters to march with No One Is Illegal for queer pride and
migrant justice

we will also be marching with Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, in support
of Palestinian queers and the demands of BDS

QUEERS AND MIGRANT JUSTICE ACTIVISTS VS JASON KENNEY
...
why do we oppose Jason Kenney?

minister Jason Kenney appointed Doug Cryer, a known anti-gay activist to the
Immigration and Refugee Board, making it harder for queer refugees to get
status

queer refugees are forced to "prove" their gayness in order to be granted
refugee status by a "board" of one person who gets to decide their fate. if
they do not fit the stereotypical idea of gay or lesbian, they are denied
refugee status and are ordered to be deported.

Kenney oversaw unprecedented immigration raids in workplaces and women
shelters in Ontario. Under the Conservatives, deportations have skyrocketed
with 75 people being deported from Canada every day.

his office has removed all references to LGBT rights from a newly revised
study guide for immigrants applying for Canadian citizenship.

He Has opposed same-sex marriage, saying queer people could get
married...but only to members of the opposite sex

Join No One Is Illegal – Ottawa. We are a group of migrants and allies,
fighting for migrant justice, indigenous sovereignty and status for all

www.nooneisillegal.org

NO ONE IS ILLEGAL – STATUS FOR ALL



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*Call-Out for Take Back the Night
*

Every year, women in Ottawa come together to Take Back The Night, a
collective effort to assert safety for women in the streets of Ottawa and a
call to end violence against women.

This year more than ever, essential services offered to women across the
country are threatened by a conservative government who has, for years, been
attempting to erode sections of the women’s’ movement. This year’s theme
will then be Take Back The Night: Demand Our Rights.


Come March with us to Take Back the Night and Demand our Rights, Thursday,
Sept 23rd, 2010


Three ways to participate:

1) Call for Speakers
2) Call for Volunteers
3) Call for Participants



1) Call-out for speakers

To address this theme in a diversity of ways, we are inviting women to
express their interest in speaking at this year’s Take Back the Night rally
and to elaborate, in their own words, on the chosen theme.

To make a submission to this speaker callout, please send an email to
callouttbtn at gmail.com before August 31th, 2010 with the following:

·Your name
·Your contact information
·The organisation you represent (if applicable)
·A brief outline of the theme you would like to discuss at the rally (max 5
minutes)

In an effort to support a diversity of women to speak, we encourage women
who have never taken a speaking role at our events to come forward. Please
indicate in your submission if you have spoken at a Women's Event Network
event (TBTN, IWD, December 6th) before.  Priority will be given to women who
have not spoken before. Subsidies will be made available if needed.



2) Volunteers Needed for TAKE BACK the NIGHT 2010

In order for this event to be a success, we need the help of Volunteers!
Support will be needed for assisting in setting up the Rally, Marshalling
the March and assisting in setting up/taking down the info fair.

Thursday, Sept 23rd, 2010
5:30 pm  Rally at Parliament Hill (Famous Five Monument)
6:15 pm  March through the Market
7:15 - 9:00 pm  Info Fair- City Hall   (110 Laurier West)

If you are able and willing to support the Women’s Event Network in putting
on Take Back the Night in any way possible, please contact Julia McDonald at
613 325 0500 or email loquacious.julia at gmail.com



3) Call for Participation

Come March with us to Take Back the Night and Demand our Rights

Thursday, Sept 23rd, 2010
5:30 pm  Rally at Parliament Hill (Famous Five Monument)
6:15 pm  March through the Market
7:15 - 9:00 pm  Info Fair- City Hall   (110 Laurier West)


A MARCH FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Please bring Noise Makers (Pots and Pans, whistle, drum, horn, tambourine,
etc)

Accessible bus on site!

Presented by the Women’s Events Network

For more information, or to volunteer, please call (613)230-6700 or email
communityevents at wiseottawa.ca.

More information about the herstory of Take Back the Night is below.



Herstory of Take Back

The Night Take Back The Night, a march to protest violence against women,
began in Europe in the early 1970's. The United States began organizing
their march in 1977 and a year later, three Canadian cities, Ottawa,
Vancouver, and Halifax, held their first "Reclaim the Night" marches in
which women took to the streets to reclaim their right to walk alone at
night without fear of violence.

The Political Action Collective of the Ottawa Women's Centre organized the
first "Take Back The Night" march in Ottawa. They did not advertise or
officially take credit for the march. About 80 women marched simultaneously
down Rideau Street and Bank Street before meeting up at Confederation
Square. No permit was obtained, but the sheer force of these determined and
brave women forced the police to provide an escort. A party followed in
which everyone had a good time - celebrating the courage and spirit of women
in the first year of this 33-year battle against violence against women.

Each year we still meet to hold a rally at a specific location, attend and
info fair where we make available resources for women from the community,
network and share our experiences.  Of course, central to the whole night,
is the march!  Women marching together in solidarity - voicing our message
to demand safety on our streets, in our communities, our workplaces, and in
our homes.  Women should be able to live free from fear of violence!  We're
taking back our streets! And the night!

This year in particular, we are marching to also demand our rights. Years of
cutbacks to essential services has led to the erosion of sections of the
womyn's movement and womyn's basic rights. We demand for these cutbacks to
end, the return of services we require and the provision of basic rights and
freedoms to womyn from all communities!
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