[Org4j-announce] Upcoming events (x70!!!)

[Organizing 4Justice]

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Welcome to September from Organizing For Justice!*

We have some *70 events* listed here... please don't be overwhelmed :)
(Thanks to Tasha at Alt101/OPIRG-Ottawa for her work in assembling some of
them)

*Please forward this email* on to some friends to tune them in to what's
going on in the community!
- Tell people not already on this list to sign up, at:
http://bit.ly/O4J-list
(Note: there's a link on that page to the list archives, which will include
this sendout)

AND...

We're working on building *an online events calendar*.
- Just think if all these events, and more, were all available in one
location online, where anyone could check out what's going on, and anyone
could add on their own events to be included in the schedule
SO - *if you'd like to help, please contact us*: org4justice at gmail.com
(project management and/or tech skills highly appreciated!)


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*Labour Day Celebration*
When: Mon Sept 5, Parade @ noon, Picnic @ 1-4:30pm
Where: meet at Elgin&Lisgar, march to McNabb Park (Gladstone&Bronson)
http://www.ottawalabour.org/images/stories/labour%20day%20poster%20en_2011.jpg


*30 Days for Justice (Sept5-Oct4)*
- To raise critical awareness, support Aboriginal families affected by
violence, and demand justice and accountability in the disappearances and
murders of more than 600 Aboriginal women and girls in Canada in recent
decades.
- Organized by Families of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS) along with allies '30
Days of Justice'
--- Schedule includes:
* SEPT 5TH - PRESENCE AT LABOUR DAY PARADE/PICNIC
* SEPT 6TH -Third Anniversary Vigil for Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander
(KITIGAN  ZIBI/MANIWAKI,QC)
* SEPT 7TH - PANEL DISCUSSION ‘The Sex Workers’ Rights Movement and
Indigenous Communities’
* SEPT 9th - ALT 101 WEEK at University of Ottawa: SOCIAL JUSTICE FAIR
* SEPT 19TH - WALK4JUSTICE MARCH, RALLY, FEAST, FUNDRAISER
* SEPT 21ST - PANEL FOR NO MEANS NO WEEK AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY
* SEPT 22ND - FSIS PRESENCE AT TAKE BACK THE NIGHT MARCH
* SEPT 27th - ABORIGINAL WOMEN & PRISONER JUSTICE – a community gathering
and discussion
* SEPT 28TH - FILM NIGHT: Survival, Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in
the Downtown Eastside
* OCT 3RD - PANEL DISCUSSION WITH FAMILY MEMBERS: On the disappearance and
murders of Aboriginal Women in Canada
* OCT 4TH - Families of Sisters in Spirit annual Vigil (former Sisters in
Spirit vigil)
--- Full info: http://30daysofjustice.wordpress.com
or https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=272511289441700


*Picket Support - College Workers on Strike*
When: Picket lines start up again Tuesday morning (Sept 6th)
Where: Algonquin College, La Cite Collegiale
More info: http://www.opseucaatsupport.org

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Political Comedy w/ Hari Kondabolu! *
When: Tues Sept 6, 7pm doors, 7:30pm show
Where: room 1160 Desmarais Bldg, 55 Laurier E, UofOttawa
Very Limited seating! Get there early!
No charge for ALT 101 students, $5-$10 sliding scale for everybody else
http://alternative101.com - 613-230-3076 & gripocampus at gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=257144540976983

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Venus Envy fall workshops*
* Sept 6: Erotic Talk: Talking Dirty for Everyone
* Sept 12: Going Down: A Guide to Fellatio
* Sept 13: I'm Coming: A Guide to Women's Orgasm
* Sept 26: How to Get Your Groove Back: Post-childbirth
* Oct 3: Mouthing Off: Sensational Oral Sex
* Oct 11: The Big O for Her! Tips and Tricks for Bigger, Better and More
Frequent Orgasms!
* Oct 24: Up Yours: Anal Pleasure and Health
- Where: Venus Envy, 320 Lisgar St
- Cost: $20 ($10 sliding scale) each workshop
--- http://www.venusenvy.ca


*Triple book launch from local authors*
When: Wed Sept 7, 5-7pm
Where: Parliament Pub, 101 Sparks Street
- "Activism that Works" edited by Elizabeth Whitmore, Avery Calhoun and
Maureen G. Wilson
- "Community Organizing: A Holistic Approach" by Joan Kuyek
- "Research for Social Justice : A Community-Based Approach" by Adje van de
Sande and Karen Schwartz
--- http://www.fernwoodpublishing.ca


*Stop Harper's Cuts*
Join a city-wide meeting to plan resistance against austerity
When: Thurs Sept 8, 7pm
Where: CUPW office, 377 Bank St
- Contact: people.for.postalworkers at gmail.com

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Alt101 Social Justice Fair*
- Check out a bunch of groups working on different social justice movements
on campus and in town.
When: Fri Sept 9, 3-7pm
Where: Grand Alley, U of Ottawa
http://alternative101.com - 613-230-3076 & gripocampus at gmail.com


*South March Highlands – “A Living Temple”*
Honouring Algonquin Grandfather William Commanda
When: Sat Sept 10, 6am - 11pm
Where: Beaver Pond Park (end of Walden Dr., Kanata)
http://www.union-algonquin-union.com
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=258047284219720


*5th Ottawa Tenants Conference*
When: Sat Sept 10, 9am-3pm
Where: Ottawa City Hall
- No cost (lunch provided, bus tickets available)
- Registration DEADLINE: Sept 5th
http://ottawatenantsconference.ca


*The First Voice of Muslim Youth Provincial Election Engagement Session*
When: Sat Sept 10, 6:30-9:30pm
Where: Ben Franklin Place, The Chamber, 101 Centrepointe Dr
- Contact: Chelby Marie Daigle 613-709-3799 chelby.daigle at gmail.com
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2130156355/efblike


*Feast of Fields*
When: Sun Sept 11
Where: Central Experimental Farm
- Tickets $50 until Sept 5, $70 afterwards
http://www.feastoffields.ca


*Ask me about my day / Une journée dans la vie d'une travailleuse du sexe*
Students for Sex Workers Rights
When: Sept 11, 5-9pm
Where: TBD (U of Ottawa)
http://on.fb.me/askaboutmyday


*Public lecture: Dr. Cindy Blackstock
Make a Difference for this Generation of First Nations Children*
When: Tues Sept 13, 7:00-8:30pm
Where: TBD at Carleton University
Contact: cace at carleton.ca, 613-520-5622
http://www2.carleton.ca/events/?com=detail&eID=3053


*Social Assistance Forum*
When: Thurs Sept 15, 6pm to 11pm
Where: PSAC Building, 233 Gilmour
Contact: Ottawa ACORN: 613-744-7228, onacronot at acorncanada.org
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152631731486797


*SASC Soiree: Fundraiser for the Sexual Assult Support Centre of Ottawa*
When: Thurs Sept 15, 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Where: 175 Third Avenue (at Lyon St. South)
Contact: (613)725-2160 ext. 221, funding at istar.ca
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202999439755780


*United for Somalia Fundraiser*
Somali Youth Mentoring Support
When: Sat Sept 17, 1pm to 6pm
Where: Ridgemont High School
Contact: 613-818-8986, syms4u at gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143719835717345


*the punkottawa.com Fall Flea Market*
When: Sat Sept 17, 11am to 5pm
Where: Bronson Centre Mac Hall, 211 Bronson Ave
http://www.punkottawa.com


*Green Gala*
Fundraiser for Tucker House Renewal Centre
When: Sat Sept 17, evening
For tickets and info: greengala at tuckerhouse.ca
http://maisontuckerhouse.ca


*Tools for Change - fall workshop series*
- organized by OPIRG/GRIPO-Ottawa
Sept 21: Facilitation and Decision Making
Sept 29: Outreach and Recruitement
Oct 11: Grassroots Fundraising
Oct 20: Making our Movements Accessible
Nov 5: Campaign Strategy
Nov 16: Media Strategy 101
Nov 17: Media Strategy 201
Nov 29: Avoiding Burnout
-- Contact: gripocampus at gmail.com
-- http://opirg-gripo.ca


*5th Annual Ottawa Peace Festival*
When: Sept 21-Oct2
Schedule includes:
* Sept 21: Paddle for Peace
* Sept 21: Music Concert for Peace
* Sept 22: Panel on 'The Libya Question'
* Sept 22: Panel on 'Nonviolent Arab Awakening'
* Sept 23: Film - Journey of the Universe
* Sept 23: Film - Countdown to Zero
* Sept 24: Book launch – “Keeping Watch: Monitoring, Technology and
Innovation in UN Peacekeeping” by Dr. Walter Dorn
* Sept 24: “How to Save the World in your Spare Time”: Keynote by Elizabeth
May
* Sept 25: Toward a World of Dignity for All: The Triumph of the Creative
Life
* Sept 26: Panel on Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions
* Sept 27: Pino Buffone on “UN Association in Canada: NCR Branch’s Role in
Building Peace in Ottawa"
* Sept 28: Panel on “Dissent in Democracy in Canada: Should dissent be
confined to peace activists?”
* Sept 29: “A Department of Peace: Why?”
* Sept 29: Spiritpainting for Peace
* Sept 30: Workshop: This Precious Life-My Conscious Creation: Be Here
Now-Do Here Now
* Oct 1: 9th Annual Friends for Peace Day
* Oct 1: Path of Peace Walk (Jean Béliveau) phase 1
* Oct 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti celebrations
* Oct 3: Path of Peace Walk (Jean Béliveau) phase 2
--- Contact: Bill Bhaneja, billbhaneja at rogers.com 613-244-1979, and Peter
Stockdale, globalbridge at rogers.com 613-863-4527
--- Schedule posted at: http://www.departmentofpeace.ca --
http://www.civilianpeaceservice.ca --  http://www.cicr-icrc.ca

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Take Back the Night March*
When: Thurs Sept 22, 6 to 9pm
Where: Minto Park, Corner of Elgin and Gilmour
http://www.octevaw-cocvff.ca/


*Visioning Session - Peace & Environment Resource Centre*
When: Thurs Sept 22, 6:30pm
Where: St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Bank & First (First Ave entrance)
Contact: info at perc.ca
http://www.perc.ca/visioning


*Beyond Borders conference*
Student Christian Movement www.scmcanada.org
When: Sept 22 to 25
Where: St. Albans Church and St. John's Church
** Please write to register at scmcanada.org in order to receive your
registration form
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131499690267573

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Power Up Your Life*
Sacred Activism workshop w/ Andrew Harvey
When: Sept 23-25
Where: Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St. Almonte
- $250 ($150 for students) money goes to Council of Canadians
Conact: 613-256-0216 orp 613-295-6749
http://www.powerupyourlife.ca


*From the Back of the Room: Women in Punk*
Punkottawa.com and Mayfair theater
When: Sept 23rd at 9pm
Where: Mayfair Theater, 1074 Bank St
http://mayfairtheatre.ca/


*Decolonize Me (Art Exhibit)*
- features six contemporary Aboriginal artists whose works challenge,
interrogate and reveal Canada's long history of colonization in daring and
innovative ways.
When: Sept23-Nov20
Where: Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court (2 Daly Ave)
http://www.ottawaartgallery.ca/exhibits/2011/decolonize/index-en.php

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Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life*
Bruce House, ACO, PTS, Planned Parenthood Ottawa, Snowy Owl AIDS Foundation,
Wabano
Centre for Aboriginal Heath, YSB
When: Sat Sept 24th - Check in at 5pm, walk at 7pm
Where: Marion Dewar Plaza, City Hall
http://www.aidswalkottawa.ca/


*Ottawa Tar Sands Action*
Indigenous Environmental Network, Council of Canadians, Greenpeace
When: Sept 26th – MUST SIGN-UP IN ADVANCE
Where: Parliament Hill
http://ottawaaction.ca/


*Reading Power: Social Justice and African Literature*
Facilitated by Joanne St. Lewis
When: Sept 26, Oct 17, Nov 7, Nov 28
Where: U of Ottawa, as part of Continuing Education program
Registration: $120, http://www.continue.uottawa.ca
613-562-5272, continue at uottawa.ca


*Activism Course: Building a Better World*
Facilitated by Greg Macdougall
When: Tues evngs 7-9pm, Sept27-Nov1
Where: Glebe Collegiate Institute (corner of Carling & Bronson)
- as part of OCDSB community education General Interest Program
Registration: $101, 613-239-2751 (course #58999)
More info: http://equitableeducation.ca/2011/activism-course
- Info session for potential participants:
Tues Sept 13, 7pm - contact greg at equitableeducation.ca for details


*Democratic Development Abroad: Dos & Don'ts
Public lecture with Ed Broadbent*
When: Tues Sept 27, 7:30pm
Where: First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Ave
Contact: 613-725-1066
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