[Org4j-announce] Upcoming events and funding deadline

Fri Mar 4 13:33:40 PST 2011

Happy Smarch!

We have an upcoming O4J event on Wed March 16

and there are a lot of other things coming up, including a deadline for
funding applications. See it all after the O4J event notice...

~~ O4J event ~~

*EDGE-U-CATION*
Wed March 16, 7pm (doors at 6:30pm)
PSAC building 1st floor boardroom, 233 Gilmour (at Metcalfe)

What does a truly liberating education look like and how do we engage with
it? Come and share your thoughts and experiences.

This event will offer the opportunity to explore ways of learning - based on
our experiences and our aspirations - and discussing what is being done (or
could be) in the community to facilitate an ongoing connected process of
individual and community learning.

Full info: http://organizingforjustice.ca

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NOTICE:

*PROMdemonium Fund - applications due by March 14*
http://www.promdemonium.ca/fund.html
* Note: PROMdemonium itself is on the evng of April 9th at the NAC

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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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VARIETIES OF SOCIALISM, VARIETIES OF APPROACHES*
Sat March 5 - all day (8:30am-6:30pm w/ reception afterwards)
at Carleton University (Dunton Tower 2017)
http://www.csrcproject.ca
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=190265197661351

*SEEDY SATURDAY IN OTTAWA*
Sat March 5, 10am-3pm
Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre
http://www.seeds.ca/ev/events.php
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195029410524485

*SOLIDARITY RALLY FOR LIBYA*
Sat March 5, 1-3:30pm
Parliament Hill
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189631351071597

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** INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY in Ottawa **
*
Celebrating 100 years of IWD; 1911-2011 How Much Has Changed?*
The Women’s Market Place
Sunday March 6, 12 Noon – 4 PM
The Bronson Centre, Mac Hall
211 Bronson Ave
http://www.octevaw-cocvff.ca/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123728007698925

*International Women's Day: Free Brunch and Workshop!*
Tues March 8, 11am-3pm
University of Ottawa: Women's Resource Centre, rm 220 University Centre
11am-1pm: Free Brunch at the WRC
1pm -3pm: Workshop with renowned blogger from Je Suis Féministe, Isabelle
Miron. Join us for an in depth discussion on the role of social media and
the internet in feminist activism.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150287558365007

*I might be a feminist, but ...*
Tuesday March 8, 7-10pm (doors at 6pm)
National Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington
- Artwork Display/Presentation
- A short (and hilarious) film
- Femmy Awards Ceremony
- Mingling
- A Light Snack
- Cash Bar
- and presenting the MAIN EVENT "Canada's Next Top Feminist"
The event is free and bilingual (donations accepted)
Free childcare: svaw at amnesty.ca
http://www.octevaw-cocvff.ca/sites/all/files/feminist-but-2011.pdf
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128195750581243

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*ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK IN OTTAWA*
Mon March 7 - Fri March 11
at U of Ottawa and Carleton U
http://ottawa.apartheidweek.org
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196409767043508

*CAMPUS PRIDE WEEK*
Mon March 7 - Sat March 12
at University of Ottawa
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132382866832259

*DIVERGENCE MOVIE NIGHT PRESENTS 'TRAINING RULES'*
Fri March 11, 8pm
Raw Sugar CAfe, 692 Somerset St W
http://divergencemovienight.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201044579907617

*DEMONSTRATION AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE*
Tues March 15, 6pm
Human Rights Monument, Elgin at Lisgar
This march is part of a series of events that also includes the Forum on
Police Violence, Incarceration and Alternatives and the International Day
Against Police Brutality.
This is a family-friendly demonstration.
We will meet at the Human Rights Monumnet and then march to the Ottawa
Police Station.
Contact: opirgrc at gmail.com, 613-230-3076
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198203326874426

*EDGE-U-CATION*
Wed March 16, 7pm (doors at 6:30pm)
PSAC building 1st floor boardroom, 233 Gilmour (at Metcalfe)
What does a truly liberating education look like and how do we engage with
it? Come and share your thoughts and experiences.
http://organizingforjustice.ca

*THIRD ANNUAL SEXUALITY STUDIES SPEAKER SERIES*
Thurs March 17, 8pm
at Carleton University, Azrieli 301
Judith "Jack" Halberstam Talk
will be giving a public talk entitled:
"The Killer in Me is the Killer in You: Homosexuality and Fascism"
http://www.carleton.ca/~jevans/jevans/Events.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184220244953227

*OPENING PANEL ON POLICE VIOLENCE, INCARCERATION AND ALTERNATIVES*
Fri March 18, 7pm
at University of Ottawa, room 205 Morriset Building
In this opening panel the panelists will speak about their various
experiences with and analysis of the police, prisons and alternatives to
both.
Panelists: Ashanti Alston - Bridget Tolley - Julie Matson - Jaggi Singh
Contact: opirgrc at gmail.com, 613-230-3076
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128854827187121

*FORUM ON POLICE VIOLENCE, INCARCERATION AND ALTERNATIVES*
Sat March 19, 11am-5pm
at University of Ottawa, Morisset Building rooms 219-221-250-256
All day panels and workshops, speakers include: Sara Falconer – Gaetan
Heroux – Anne K Abbot – Sunny Marriner – Karl Kersblebedeb – Ottawa Movement
Defence – POWER – ASTTQ – COBP – Matthew Morgan-Brown – and many more…
More info: opirgrc at gmail.com, 613-230-3076, www.opirg-gripo.ca
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110054145735732

*PUMP UP OUR NON-PROFIT PASSION*
Thurs March 31, all day
$99 registration: http://www.passionworks.com
http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/news/communitygarden.aspx?iIDArticle=21324

*DAY OF DISSENT*
No to war. No to Harper. Yes to democracy.
Sat April 9, 1pm
Human Rights Monument (Elgin and Lisgar)
http://ottawapeace.org/

*PROMDEMONIUM*
SAt April 9
at the National Arts Centre
http://promdemonium.ca
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