[Org4j-announce] Events this week!

Sun May 15 15:20:46 PDT 2011

UPCOMING EVENTS
week of May 16-22 (plus May 25)

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*Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and
Ecological Decay*
Book Launch & Discussion with authors Yves Engler and Bianca Mugyenyi
Mon May 16, 7pm
at 116 Third Ave: Octopus Books
In Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and
Ecological Decay, authors Bianca Mugyenyi and Yves Engler argue that the
automobile's ascendance is inextricably linked to capitalism and involved
corporate malfeasance, political intrigue, backroom payoffs, media
manipulation, racism, academic corruption, third world coups, secret armies,
environmental destruction and war. An anti-car, road-trip story, Stop Signs
is a must-read for all those who wish to escape the clutches of auto
domination.
To get in touch with the authors: (514) 618-2253  or e-mail stopsignsbook at
gmail.com
For more info:
=> http://stopsigns.fairtrademedia.com

*Nowar-Paix meeting*
Mon May 16, 7pm
at 91A Fourth Ave
- All are welcome to attend
Tentative Agenda:
* CANSEC update * Report on discussion with Dewar re: NDP platform * Action/
letter of support for Abdelrazik
Letter of support for CUPW * Diab Petition * Coming up this fall --
nowar-paix will be 10 years old! * Announcements
ALSO:
Spring Nonviolent Action Group (SNAG)
Putting a nonviolent SNAG in CANSEC 2011, Canada's largest weapons bazaar
==> www.nowar-paix.ca/snag
ENDORSE: ==> snag.cansec at gmail.com

*IDAHOT - International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia*
Tues May 17, 11:30am-12:30pm
- As an organizing committee, we decided that whatever was organized should
be celebratory.
And so …(drumroll please)… I am happy to announce that on MAY 17 there is
going to be the hottest, queerest, most fucking awesome flashmob ever to
take place in the history of the world. We would like to invite you to come
to our top secret meeting dressed to the nines and ready to get down for
what we are calling the “five minute blockparty flashmob against homophobia
and transphobia.”
Location for the FlashMob will be disclosed at our Top Secret Meeting @
Gallery 101 (301 ½ Bank Street – just across from Hartmans). Please show up
by 11:30am SHARP so that we can have a quick meeting to explain some last
minute logistics and hand out some goodies and then be prepared to FlashMob
@ 12:00 noon.
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191192314250356

*Common Cause Ottawa Meeting*
Tues May 17, 7pm
at Royal Oak, 188 Bank Street (corner of Bank & Gloucester)
Agenda highlights:
* Intro for new/potential members * Provincial business * Local business *
Transporation to Mtl bookfair * Helping with 'Welcome the Tories' protest *
Screening 'The End of Poverty'? * more...
More info:
==> commoncauseottawa at gmail.com

*Permaculture Gardening in the City*
Tues May 17, 7:30pm
at Arbour Environmental Shoppe, 800 Bank St
- Learn how permaculture design can improve your gardening season and create
a sustainable and abundant world for future generations.
Facilitated by Graeme O'Farrell
Cost: $10. Refreshments & snacks will be provided. Seed bombs and locally
grown organic and heirloom plants will be available for sale.
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129325803810447
==> http://www.wix.com/gofarrell/GuerrillaGardens

*Second May Transit Riders' Union meet*
Wed May 18, 5:30-8pm
at Tunney's Pasture, 151 Parkdale Ave
- The second of two May meetings to discuss how to challenge (1) recent
service cuts, (2) the upcoming fare hikes, and (3) OC Transpo's unfair
bargaining practices with ATU Local 279.
Join other riders who are concerned with where City Hall is taking transit.
Please RSVP with co-organizers so we can better prepare the meeting space.
** Food and water will be available ** Space is wheelchair accessible and
family friendly ** Please no media reporters
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184502021600188

*Sex Work, Consent & the Pro-Choice Discourse/ POWER Workshop*
Wed May 18, 6-8pm
University of Ottawa Clubs room, University Centre
- This workshop will address the issue of consent in the context of sex work
through various approaches. Although the discussion will attempt as much as
possible to cater to the preferences of the participants, some topics of
discussion will include: consent in the contexts of marginalization,
criminalization, and stigmatization and the ways in which feminist
discourses of sex work as rape influence the prominent ideas around sex
work; consent and relationships between escorts and clients; and consent in
relationships sex workers have outside of their work lives. Both
facilitators are part of the sex worker community and will use both personal
experiences and research knowledge as part of the discussion.
* Wheelchair accessible * Childcare can likely be available if given 48
hours notice *
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206588986042419

*ALT 101 Organizing Meeting - Réunion pour la semaine alternative 101*
Wed May 18, 6-8pm
at room 301, University Centre, University of Ottawa (85 Jock Turcot)
- Volunteer for OPIRG's Alt 101 Week!
Alternative 101 is a radically different and politically progressive option
for UofOttawa students who are either not part of the mainstream or are
simply looking for something different. It takes place the first week of
September.
Wheelchair Accessible
Contact: gripocampus at gmail.com, 613-230-3076
==> http://alternative101.net
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183642021684346

*Building Solidarity from South Africa to Palestine *
Wed May 18, 7pm
at CUPW National Office, 377 Bank St
A speaking tour with trade union representatives from South Africa &
Palestine.
featuring representatives from:
- The Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors & Employees
(PFUUPE)
- The South African Union of Municipal Workers (SAMWU)
Other cities as well, through June 2nd
==> http://www.tadamon.ca/post/9022

*Bike Coop Open House/Portes ouvertes de la Coop de Velo*
Thurs May 19, 5:30-7:30pm
at SFUO Bike Coop, 200 Lees Ave, room A105
- You are cordially invited to the SFUO's Bike Coop Open House!
It is OFFICIALLY bike season, so stop by your student federation's Bike Coop
for a look at the many services offered at our Lees Ave location!
Come for a snack and beverage and find out about the Coop's summer program
and diverse calendar of events. We would love to have you in to share with
us the creation and growth of the Coop's initiatives and partnerships!
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147911158611657

*Generation NGO Book Launch*
Thurs May 19, 6:30-9:30pm
at Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre (upper lobby), 1233 Wellington
- Join us to celebrate the publication of Generation NGO, a collection of 10
stories about international development written by young professionals in
the field. Edited by Alisha Apale and Valerie Stam. Published by Between the
Lines.
Hear from the publisher and authors.
Network with international development professionals, faculty, students, and
agencies.
Books will be available for sale.
There will be a cash bar and a DJ.
Enter for a prize draw from sponsors such as Beau's Beer and the New
Internationalist magazine.
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186945114684360
==> http://www.btlbooks.com/bookinfo.php?index=219

*
NCVA Pub Night / Soirée au pub de l'AVCN*
Thurs May 19, 6:30-9pm
at Arrow & Loon, 99 Fifth Ave (at Bank St)
- The next Nat'l Capital Vegetarian Association pub night is coming up very
soon. Join your fellow veg*ns for a pint or two. Come one come all! Please
RSVP on Facebook or at ncva.avcn(at)gmail(dot)com
(Arrow and Loon has vegan food options and serves Daiya cheese!)
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148798031857387

*A Sex-Education DO-OVER: Going With The Flow *
Thurs May 19, 7:30-9pm
at University of Ottawa location TBA
- SSECS invites you to a sex-education DO-OVER:
Going With The Flow – An Exploration and Celebration of Menstruation
This 90 minute workshop is an exploration of the menstrual cycle and the
ancient teachings of its power to heal and regenerate, using yogic practices
to honour and harmonize physiological and energetic rhythms.
Topics include: * Menstruation 101 * Different Cultural/Spiritual/Religious
Perspectives on Menstruation * Celebrating our Cycles *
Free. Facilitated by TANYA NASH, n.d., BScH (PT), Certified Yoga Instructor,
Naturotherapist
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186144404767241

*don't call it a cumback*
Fri May 20, 9:30pm-2am
Shanghai Restaurant, 651 Somerset St W
- don't call it a cumback, we've been here for years...
About a year after we brought you jizz.ism, Agitate! Queer People of Colour
promises another one of those sweat-inducing, hot and spicy dance parties
you've all grown to love.
Come early for an art exhibit by local artists Nathan Hoo and Rah Eleh, and
stay for bumpin' and grindin' to the beats of dj yalla!yalla! and dj
mikkipedia.
Doors open at 9:30pm, PWYC (5$ suggested, no one turned away because of
money worries, eva eva)
Accessibility note: the Shanghai has an accessible door on the side of the
building unfortunately the bathrooms are small.
==> https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115129401900229
==> http://agitateottawa.com

*MONTRÉAL Anarchist Bookfair 2011*
Sat/Sun May 21-22
at CEDA & Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier, 2515 rue Delisle, Montreal Quebec
- For anarchists and people curious about anarchism.
In the main Bookfair auditorium and the adjacent Zine Room, there are over
100 booksellers, zinesters, distributors and groups from all over Montreal,
Quebec, North America and beyond. During the weekend, there is a Anarchist
Film Room (on Sunday, May 22) screening alternative films and documentaries,
while the walls of the Bookfair venue are covered with the works of
anti-authoritarian artists as part of Art & Anarchy. This year also features
an Autonomous Media and Technology Room (on Saturday, May 21).
Free childcare is available at the Bookfair at the Kid Zone; kids and
parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!
There are also workshops and presentations throughout the weekend, in
English and French. Some are intended as introductions to anarchism for
those who are new to anarchy, while others explore an anarchist-themed
subject in some depth.
The Bookfair collective actively strives to create an accessible event.
==> http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/

AND NEXT WEEK:

Pambazuka and the Carleton University Institute of African Studies
invite you to a talk to celebrate Africa Liberation Day

**African Awakenings and New Visions of Solidarity**
with Firoze Manji and Molly Kane, Pambazuka News

When: Wednesday, 25 May, 2011
Time: 6 pm
Where: Arts Lounge, 1025 Dunton Tower, Carleton University ("DT" on campus
map, http://www2.carleton.ca/campus/)

Firoze Manji, a Kenyan activist with more than 40 years experience in
international development, health and human rights, is founder and former
executive director (1997-2010) of Fahamu * Networks for Social Justice, a
pan African organisation with bases in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and the
UK (www.fahamu.org ( http://www.fahamu.org/ )). He is the founder and
editor-in-chief of the prize-winning pan African social justice newsletter
and website Pambazuka News, produced by a pan-African community of more than
2600 citizens and organisations - academics, policy makers, social
activists, women's organisations, civil society organisations, writers,
artists, poets, bloggers, and commentators, with a readership estimated at
around 660,000 (www.pambazuka.org ( http://www.pambazuka.org/ )). He is also
founder and editor-in-chief of Pambazuka Press (www.pambazukapress.org (
http://www.pambazukapress.org/ )), the progressive pan-African publisher of
voices from Africa and the global south.

Molly Kane, the former Executive Director of the Canadian social justice
organization, Inter Pares, is an Ottawa-based activist with a background in
international solidarity and social justice. Prior to joining the staff of
Pambazuka News this year, she worked with ETC Group, an international NGO
focusing on new technologies, corporate concentration, bio-diversity and
human rights. She was an adjunct assistant professor in Global Development
Studies at Queen's University in 2005-2006.

For more information, please contact African_studies at carleton.ca .
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