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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Soraida\, a Woman of Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening: Soraida\, a Woman of Palestine\nJoin us for a screening of Soraida\, a Woman of Palestine (2004). This documentary follows Soraida\, a woman living in Ramallah under siege and strict curfews. Soraida and her family and friends share their inner thoughts\, dreams\, and reflections on life under Israeli occupation. \nDate and time: Thursday\, June 27\, 6:30pm\nLocation: QPIRG Concordia (2100 rue Guy\, #205) \nAccessibility: \nThere is an elevator in the building. There are two entrances. The entrance at 2100 Guy has one flight of stairs. \nFor step-free access\, use the entrance at 1625 de Maisonneuve Ouest. Buzz #0205 to be let through the automatic doors\, then take the elevator up to the second floor. The door to our space can be opened by automated button\, and swings out. There is a paid parking lot beside our building\, entrance on Guy. \nA list of other spaces downtown (Ville-Marie borough) reserved for people who have the blue-and-white parking permit can be found here: \nhttp://www.statdemtl.qc.ca/index.php?page_id=322&lang=en#sondage
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/soraida/
LOCATION:QPIRG-Concordia\, 2100 rue Guy\, #205\, Montreal\, QC\, H3H 2M8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Battle of Chile
DESCRIPTION:Battle of Chile Film Screening\nJoin us for a screening of Battle of Chile: the Struggle of an Unarmed People. This three-part documentary by Patricio Guzmán chronicles the violent coup led by US-backed General Augusto Pinochet that overthrew Salvador Allende’s democratically-elected socialist government. \nWe will be screening the first of three parts of the documentary on May 30th at 6pm\, at SSMU (3480 rue McTavish)\, room 202. \nContent warning for this film: violence\, war\, death \nAccessibility: \nThe SSMU Building is wheelchair accessible. There are wheelchair accessible\, single stall bathrooms on the second floor.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/battle-of-chile/
LOCATION:SSMU Madeleine Parent Room\, 3480 rue McTavish\, Room 201\, Montreal\, QC\, H3A0E7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240430T203000
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:QPIRG Annual General Meeting 2024\nIt’s Tuesday evening and something heinously exciting is under way. People have gathered beneath the billowing roof of an oddly shaped trophy building\, sipping wine and exchanging opinions. It’s the wompty-dom-di-dommiest event of the year and all the cool kids have RSVP’d. Where are you\, if you are not there? \nRegister on Zoom here. \nIt’s been a big year for QPIRG! Our 2024 Annual General Meeting is on April 30th at 5:30PM\, on Zoom. Come and learn about all the incredible projects our staff\, board\, Working Groups\, and volunteers have accomplished this year. \nThis is also your chance to shape the future of QPIRG by giving us your feedback and using your vote as a student/community member to elect our Board of Directors. If you’ve ever wanted to get more involved with us\, now is the time! Applications are open for the QPIRG Board of Directors. For more information on how to apply\, click here.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/agm-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240322T200000
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SUMMARY:Community Dinner and PAC Zine Night
DESCRIPTION:Community Dinner and PAC Zine Night\nRegister to attend this event here. \nJoin us for a free community dinner and an evening of zine-making with the Pan-Asian Collective (PAC)! Vegan meals will be provided by Midnight Kitchen and People’s Potato. \nFor this year’s Spring into Action 2024 theme\, “Outrage\,” PAC is excited to host a Community Zine Night to provide a safe space for channeling anger and despair into tangible forms with the presence of our community. Although direct action is one of the most important ways we can respond to crises\, this event is instead focused on building mental and emotional capacity through creating tangible creative arts – in this case\, in the form of a Zine. Our goal is to create a needed space for our community to express ourselves safely within an intentionally curated environment and the presence of like-minded people. \nThe Pan Asian Collective is a QPIRG-McGill and QPIRG-Concordia working group. Throughout the year\, we host various events including a book club\, potlucks\, picnics\, film screenings\, discussion groups\, and an arts market with focus on Pan-Asian community engagement and education. The collective’s principles are rooted in leftist politics that center abolition and solidarity across global Indigenous struggles against colonialism\, capitalism\, and white supremacy – we welcome all Asian-identified folks who share our values to join us! \nDate and time: Friday\, March 22nd at 6pm\n \nLocation: 3480 rue McTavish\, Student Lounge (1st floor\, to the left of the main entrance) \nAccessibility: \nThe SSMU building at 3480 rue McTavish is wheelchair accessible. There are gender-neutral accessible bathrooms on the first floor. \nThis event is part of Spring into Action 2024: OUTRAGE. For more information visit qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, feel free to email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/community-dinner/
LOCATION:SSMU Flex Space\, 3480 rue McTavish\, room 106\, Montreal\, QC\, H3A0E7 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2024
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240321T190000
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SUMMARY:Discordia Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Discordia Film Screening\nJoin us for a screening of Discordia on March 21\, 5:30-7pm at ÉCOLE (3559 rue University)! This event is co-hosted by SPHR @sphrmcgill\, IJV McGill @ijvmcgill\, ÉCOLE @ecoleproject\, and QPIRG McGill @qpirgmcgill. \n“On September 9\, 2002\, a scheduled appearance by former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked heated debate at Montreal’s Concordia University. By the end of the day\, the “Concordia riot” had made international news\, from CNN to Al-Jazeera. This film documents the fallout from that eventful day\, following three young campus activists as they negotiate the most formative year of their lives.” \nThis documentary is available on the NFB.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/discordia-film/
LOCATION:ECOLE\, 3559 rue University\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240319T210000
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SUMMARY:Prison Abolition 101
DESCRIPTION:Prison Abolition 101\nJoin us for a workshop that offers community members an introduction to prisoner solidarity work and prison abolition\, as well as an introduction to the Prisoner Correspondence Project and our role in the abolitionist movement. Centering the lived experiences of the project’s imprisoned 2SLGBTQ+ members\, this workshop will look at the systematic violence of prisons\, both on an individual and structural level; explore the differences between reform versus abolition; and investigate some of the ways that we as individuals\, organizations and movements can work towards abolition. We hope that this presentation will be of interest to people who are new to the concept of prison abolition\, and to those who are familiar with it but are looking for concrete ways to get involved in abolitionist work. Given the scope of our project\, our workshop will emphasize prison abolition as it intersects with queer activism\, but we of course welcome community members of all identities to attend. \nThe Prisoner Correspondence Project is a solidarity project for gay\, lesbian\, transsexual\, transgender\, gendervariant\, two-spirit\, intersex\, bisexual and queer prisoners in Canada and the United States\, linking them with people a part of these same communities outside of prison. \nDate and time: Tuesday\, March 19th at 7pm \nLocation: QPIRG-Concordia (2100 rue Guy\, room #205) \nThis event is part of Spring into Action 2024: OUTRAGE. For more information visit qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action. \nAccessibility: \nThere is an elevator in the building. There are two entrances. The entrance at 2100 Guy has one flight of stairs. \nFor step-free access\, use the entrance at 1625 de Maisonneuve Ouest. Buzz #0205 to be let through the automatic doors\, then take the elevator up to the second floor. The door to our space can be opened by automated button\, and swings out. There is a paid parking lot beside our building\, entrance on Guy. \nA list of other spaces downtown (Ville-Marie borough) reserved for people who have the blue-and-white parking permit can be found here: \nhttp://www.statdemtl.qc.ca/index.php?page_id=322&lang=en#sondage
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/prison-abolition/
LOCATION:QPIRG-Concordia\, 2100 rue Guy\, #205\, Montreal\, QC\, H3H 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240316T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240316T150000
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SUMMARY:Atelier de sérigraphie à Coup d'Griffe
DESCRIPTION:Atelier de sérigraphie à Coup d’Griffe\nApprenez la sérigraphie à Co-op Coup d’Griffe ! \nPremière session:11h-13h \nDeuxième session:13h30-15h30 \nIMPORTANT: Il y a deux sessions\, la première à 11h et la deuxième à 13h30. Il y a 5 places disponible par session. SVP vous inscrire à une seule session.  \nInscrivez-vous ici.  \nSi vous ne pouvez plus participer\, annulez votre réservation en ligne ou écrivez-nous à info@qpirgmcgill.org. \nSamedi le 16 mars\, 11h et 13h30\nCoop Coup d’Griffe (5570 rue Cartier local b-03) \nLes ateliers se déroulent en français. \nCréé en 2012\, la Coop Coup D’Griffe est une association d’artistes et de travailleurs autonomes qui se sont unis afin de partager un lieu\, outils et savoir-faire. Notre expertise tourne autour de l’univers de la musique\, de l’édition et de la création de matériel promotionnel. \nPour ceux et celles qui préfèrent « le faire soi-même »\, nous offrons une formation d’initiation à la sérigraphie qui permet ensuite de louer nos installations basées à Montréal. \nAccessibilité: \nCo-op Coup d’Griffe n’est pas accessible aux personnes en fauteuil roulant. \n—– \nJoin us for a screen printing workshop\, led by Coup d’Griffe! \nFirst workshop: 11am-1pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond workshop: 1:30pm-3pm \nIMPORTANT: This workshop will be held twice\, first at 11am and then at 1:30pm. There are 5 spots available for each session. Please only register for one time slot. \nReserve your spot at the link here.  \nIf you can no longer attend the workshop\, please cancel your ticket online or email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org to cancel so we can give your spot to someone else. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and time: Saturday\, March 16th at 11am & 1:30pm\nLocation: Coop Coup d’Griffe (5570 rue Cartier local b-03) \nThe workshops will be held in French. \nCréé en 2012\, la Coop Coup D’Griffe est une association d’artistes et de travailleurs autonomes qui se sont unis afin de partager un lieu\, outils et savoir-faire. Notre expertise tourne autour de l’univers de la musique\, de l’édition et de la création de matériel promotionnel. \nPour ceux et celles qui préfèrent « le faire soi-même »\, nous offrons une formation d’initiation à la sérigraphie qui permet ensuite de louer nos installations basées à Montréal. \nThis event is part of Spring into Action 2024: OUTRAGE. For more information visit qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action. \nAccessibility: \nUnfortunately\, Co-op Coup d’Griffe is not wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/serigraphie/
LOCATION:Coup d’Griffe\, 5570 R. Cartier local b-03\, Montreal\, QC\, H2H 1X9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2024
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240315T160000
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SUMMARY:Penning Community Almanacs for The Future: Persisting and Resisting Corporate Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Penning Community Almanacs for The Future\nPersisting and Resisting Corporate Climate Crisis\nDate and time: Friday\, March 15th from 2-4pm\n \nLocation: Frigo Vert (1440 rue Mackay) \nThis workshop is inspired by the Earthbound Farmer’s Almanac (to be discussed in the workshop) which is described as follows: “This is a farmer’s almanac for the end of a world and the beginning of many others/ It’s a place for experimentation\, for finding new forms and retrofitting old ones\, for sharing stories of lived efforts toward a collective exit from this colonial nightmare\, this separateness from the Earth.” Creating almanacs for these times – building on past practices of almanacs but for the current conditions that climate crisis brings up – is the making of experimental space for connection engaging deeply with life on earth (including the stars) while resisting the systems at the root of suffering. The goal of this workshop is to offer a potential tool for persisting and resisting climate crisis both personally and collectively. This workshop will include a presentation\, an almanac journal collage and art activity\, guided group discussion\, and skillsharing. \nThis workshop is hosted by Pamela Fillion\, a community herbalist and radical home ec educator who has been involved in social and environmental justice in Montreal for over 16 years. \nThis event is part of Spring into Action 2024: OUTRAGE. For more information visit qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action. \nAccessibility: \nFrigo Vert is wheelchair accessible. There are gender-neutral accessible bathrooms in the space. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, feel free to email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/community-almanacs/
LOCATION:Le Frigo Vert\, 1440 rue Mackay\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240314T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240314T193000
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SUMMARY:Are you Outraged? Organize Collectively: A History of WDO and Militant Women’s Movement in Montreal-Tio'tia:ke and beyond
DESCRIPTION:Are you Outraged? Organize Collectively\nA History of WDO and Militant Women’s Movement in Montreal-Tio’tia:ke and beyond\nDate and time: Thursday\, March\, 14th at 5-7:30pm\n \nLocation: 3480 rue McTavish\, Room 201 (Madeline Parent Room) \nRegister to attend this event here. \nThis workshop will cover the history of Women of Diverse Origins and the grassroots women’s movement in Montreal/Tio’tia:ke. Women of Diverse Origins has been organizing International Women’s Day activities\, including the main IWD demonstration in Montreal since 2001. We have joined together as women from different communities making the connection between our situation in Canada- Turtle Island\, and issues in our countries of origin\, from war and militarism to forced migration and exploitation of migrants\, to violence against women here and globally. We have organized forums\, conferences and yearly demonstrations to make us visible and to affect awareness and change. \nDuring this workshop\, this history will be shared\, with lessons drawn from organizing over the years. We are looking to engage young women and women-identified persons to join us in continuing to build a militant\, grassroots\, women’s movement in Montreal-Tio’tia:ke and the world. This 2-hour workshop will be for knowledge transfer and to exchange views and examples of organizing in our communities. We encourage students to get involved in our activities! \nWomen of Diverse Origins (WDO) is a grassroots anti-imperialist women’s network that organizes public events to educate\, discuss and empower! WDO-FDO -Femmes de diverses origines\, organizes the yearly demonstration on International Working Women’s Day in Montreal on March 8. https://wdofdo.wordpress.com/ We are also a founding member of International Women’s Alliance\, made up of some 100 organisations in 20 countries. Check out https://www.internationalwomensalliance.org/ \nThis event is part of Spring into Action 2024: OUTRAGE. For more information visit qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action. \nAccessibility: \nThe SSMU building at 3480 rue McTavish is wheelchair accessible. There are gender-neutral accessible bathrooms on the second floor. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, feel free to email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/montreal-womens-movement/
LOCATION:SSMU Madeleine Parent Room\, 3480 rue McTavish\, Room 201\, Montreal\, QC\, H3A0E7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240311T200000
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SUMMARY:Plant Allies for Rage and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Plant Allies for Rage and Resilience\nCome and learn with Andrea Macdonald\, Two Spirit Anishinaabe herbalist and community educator\, about a few local\, abundant plants that support the various body systems impacted by prolonged anger and stress. There will be a tea tasting and burdock pickling demonstration\, during which we will discuss care strategies to support our loved ones and ourselves during these outrageous times. \nDate and time: Monday\, March 11th at 6pm \nLocation: Frigo Vert (1440 rue Mackay) \nThis event is part of Spring into Action 2024: OUTRAGE. For more information visit qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action.  \nAccessibility:  \nFrigo Vert is a wheelchair accessible space. There are gender-neutral and accessible bathrooms in the space. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, please email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/plant-allies/
LOCATION:Le Frigo Vert\, 1440 rue Mackay\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240207T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
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SUMMARY:From Palette to Plate: Cooking & Art Workshop
DESCRIPTION:From Palette to Plate: Cooking & Art Workshop\nDate: Thursday\, February 7th at 7PM \nLocation: Le Frigo Vert (1440 rue Mackay) \nMindful Campus Initiative and the Art Hive are teaming up with us to bring you a unique experience that celebrates the importance of food in our daily lives. Join us for a delightful food and art workshop\, a celebration of the profound role food plays in our daily lives. Unleash your creativity in a collaborative art-making session\, where everyone\, regardless of artistic experience\, is invited to connect and express themselves. Following this burst of inspiration\, Andrea\, a Two Spirit Anishnaabe herbalist and community facilitator\, will guide us through a cooking workshop. Using fresh\, locally sourced ingredients\, we’ll come together to create a delicious vegetarian meal. Andrea will share insights into the intersection of anticolonialism\, food security\, and student life struggles\, emphasizing the importance of being in good relation with our plant spirit relatives for community care and connection. Join us for a unique blend of creativity\, culinary exploration\, and meaningful conversation! \nAccessibility:\nFrigo Vert is a wheelchair accessible space\, with a gender-neutral bathroom. \nAbout Anti-Colonial Week \nJoin us for Anti-Colonial Week\, a grassroots initiative that’s been evolving since its humble beginnings as the Anti-Colonial Dinner in 2015. Now\, in 2024\, it’s a week-long exploration of food\, film\, and resistance. Created for Concordia students and the wider community\, this event is all about education and awareness\, digging into the real impacts of colonization on communities and weaving connections with social and environmental movements.\nThis year’s lineup includes From Palette to Plate\, a hands-on food/art workshop\, The KAIROS Blanket Exercise for a profound historical experience\, and Plantcestors\, a workshop on plants and herbs. Immerse yourself in films\, engage with speakers\, and participate in workshops that unpack the realities of colonization. It’s not just a week – it’s a movement!
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/palettetoplate/
LOCATION:Le Frigo Vert\, 1440 rue Mackay\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Anti-Colonial Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240129T210000
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SUMMARY:Anti-Colonial Week: Plantcestors
DESCRIPTION:Ant-Colonial Week: Plantcestors\n  \nDate: Monday\, January 9th at 7PM \nLocation: Le Frigo Vert (1440 rue Mackay) \nJoin hosts Andrea and Hunter in an intimate conversation about connecting with our plant ancestors. From decolonizing herbalism to exploring urban plant allies\, we’ll share personal\, community\, and professional experiences\, offering practical techniques for building meaningful relationships with our plant siblings. This workshop\, guided by Andrea’s lifelong journey learning from our Plant Nation relatives and Hunter’s mix-gendered Trans Clinical Herbalist perspective\, creates a supportive space for reflection and dialogue. Enjoy herbal tea as we discuss repairing relations with our plantcestors\, encouraging you to apply decolonial herbal practices in your life. Our goal is to provide hope\, support\, and build a community rooted in the wisdom of our plantcestors and plant siblings. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn\, share\, and connect in a safe and welcoming space! \n  \nAccessibility:\nFrigo Vert is a wheelchair accessible space\, with a gender-neutral bathroom. \nAbout Anti-Colonial Week\nJoin us for Anti-Colonial Week\, a grassroots initiative that’s been evolving since its humble beginnings as the Anti-Colonial Dinner in 2015. Now\, in 2024\, it’s a week-long exploration of food\, film\, and resistance. Created for Concordia students and the wider community\, this event is all about education and awareness\, digging into the real impacts of colonization on communities and weaving connections with social and environmental movements.\nThis year’s lineup includes From Palette to Plate\, a hands-on food/art workshop\, The KAIROS Blanket Exercise for a profound historical experience\, and Plantcestors\, a workshop on plants and herbs. Immerse yourself in films\, engage with speakers\, and participate in workshops that unpack the realities of colonization. It’s not just a week – it’s a movement!
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/plantcestors/
LOCATION:Le Frigo Vert\, 1440 rue Mackay\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Anti-Colonial Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240124T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240124T200000
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SUMMARY:Anti-Colonial Week: The Kairos Blanket Exercise
DESCRIPTION:Anti-Colonial Week: The Kairos Blanket Exercise\nThis event is FREE. Register at the link here to guarantee your spot. \nCo-organized by QPIRG McGill\, QPIRG Concordia\, GRIP UQAM\, and Le Frigo Vert \nDate: Jan 24th at 6pm \nLocation: QPIRG Concordia (2100 Rue Guy\, #205) \nIn 1996\, the Aboriginal Rights Coalition worked with Indigenous elders\, Knowledge Keepers\, and educators to develop an interactive way of learning the history most Canadians are never taught. The KAIROS Blanket Exercise was the result; an interactive and experiential teaching tool that explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in so called Canada. It has since been offered thousands of times and the fourth edition was released in 2016. \nDuring this 2 to 3-hour workshop\, participants step on blankets representing the land and into the role of First Nations\, Inuit and Métis peoples. They are guided by trained facilitators\, including Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers\, who work from a script that covers pre-contact\, treaty-making\, colonization\, resistance and much more. Participants read scrolls and respond to cues in the script. The KBE concludes with a debriefing\, conducted as a talking circle\, during which participants discuss the learning experience\, process their feelings\, ask questions\, share insights\, and deepen their understanding. \nAccessibility \nQPIRG-Concordia has two entrances. The entrance at 2100 Guy has one flight of stairs.\nFor step-free access\, use the entrance at 1625 de Maisonneuve Ouest.\nBuzz #0205 to be let through the automatic doors\, then take the elevator up to the second floor. The door to our space can be opened by automated button\, and swings out.\nThere is a paid parking lot beside our building\, entrance on Guy. \nAbout Anti-Colonial Week \nJoin us for Anti-Colonial Week\, a grassroots initiative that’s been evolving since its humble beginnings as the Anti-Colonial Dinner in 2015. Now\, in 2024\, it’s a week-long exploration of food\, film\, and resistance. Created for Concordia students and the wider community\, this event is all about education and awareness\, digging into the real impacts of colonization on communities and weaving connections with social and environmental movements.\nThis year’s lineup includes From Palette to Plate\, a hands-on food/art workshop\, The KAIROS Blanket Exercise for a profound historical experience\, and Plantcestors\, a workshop on plants and herbs. Immerse yourself in films\, engage with speakers\, and participate in workshops that unpack the realities of colonization. It’s not just a week – it’s a movement!
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/blanketexercise/
LOCATION:QPIRG-Concordia\, 2100 rue Guy\, #205\, Montreal\, QC\, H3H 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Anti-Colonial Week
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Convergence Zine
DESCRIPTION:Convergence is back!\nCall for submissions\nThis is a call for submissions for the ninth issue of Convergence! \nWe are seeking submissions on a wide range of issues and ideas from students or community members\, with a focus on community-based social justice research. We are also looking for creative formats\, such as poetry\, cultural expression\, collages\, fiction stories\, visual artwork\, photo essays\, community-based art installations\, recipes\, (interactive) maps and charts\, as well as a variety of written contributions\, including research essays\, and articles. \nSubmit your pieces here: forms.gle/XvREWBznXdwhYnmRA \nDeadline to submit works is Sunday\, January 14th at 11:59pm. To learn more about Convergence\, check out the website convergencejournal.ca.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/callout-convergence/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240113
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
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SUMMARY:Spring into Action call for submissions: OUTRAGE
DESCRIPTION:Spring into Action 2024: OUTRAGE\nCall for Submissions\nSubmit an event proposal for Spring into Action! \nWe are seeking proposals for workshops\, performances\, film screenings\, or social events for our annual event series in the spring\, which is tentatively taking place from March 11th to 22nd. \nThe theme of Spring into Action 2024 is “Outrage” and how we can act on it. Anger and despair in the face of crisis can feel immobilizing and demoralizing\, whether we are confronted with smaller scale interpersonal conflicts\, housing and food crises\, or colonialism\, imperialism\, and injustice. Our event series this year seeks to explore a variety of responses to crises\, including harm reduction and de-escalation\, practical protest skills\, capacity building\, fostering community resilience\, mobilizing through direct action\, and more! \nSubmit your proposal using the form linked here: forms.gle/EpUwaRoguwL1CRfLA \nDeadline to submit proposals: January 12\, 2024 \nWe will be giving out stipends for all the event proposals that are selected. For more information\, email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org. \nSpring into Action is an annual event series that is organized and funded by QPIRG-McGill and the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). Every spring\, QPIRG organizes a week of workshops\, discussions\, film screenings\, and social events engaging local and global issues. Spring into Action testifies to the diversity of critical political engagement on the McGill campus\, and offers students concrete opportunities to get involved in their community.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/outrage-callout/
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231027T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
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SUMMARY:Culture Shock: Community Feast
DESCRIPTION:Culture Shock: Community Feast\nCome enjoy a free community dinner and mingle with activists and community groups! Food prepared by Midnight Kitchen and People’s Potato. \nDate: October 27\, 6:30-8:30pm \nLocation: CÉDA (2515 rue Delisle) \nRegister here. \nThis event is part of Culture Shock\, QPIRG’s annual event series on anti-racism\, migrant justice\, and Indigenous solidarity. To learn more about QPIRG and Culture Shock\, visit qpirgmcgill.org/cs \nAccessibility: \nThe main floor of CEDA is accessible to people using wheelchairs. \nPlease note: The CEDA entrance for people needing to use the wheelchair ramp is via the rear parking lot to the left of 2520\, avenue Lionel-Groulx\, before Vinet\, but after Charlevoix.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/communityfeast/
LOCATION:CÉDA\, 2515 rue Delisle\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231023T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231023T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
CREATED:20231017T172922Z
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SUMMARY:Cook with us! With Community Cooks Collective
DESCRIPTION:Cook with us!\nCome make sandwiches for Open Door and PAQ with QPIRG and @communitycookscollective ! \nDate: October 23\, 3-6pm \nLocation: Centre St Jax (1439 rue Ste-Catherine) \nThis event is part of Culture Shock\, QPIRG-McGill’s annual event series on anti-racism\, migrant justice\, and Indigenous solidarity.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/cook-with-us/
LOCATION:Centre St Jax\, 1439 rue Ste-Catherine\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231020T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231020T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T181559Z
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SUMMARY:Elderberry Syrup Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Elderberry Syrup Workshop\nJoin us for a demonstration of how to make elderberry syrup and a discussion around the medicinal properties and culinary applications of sambucus nigra\, the black elderberry. This workshop will be facilitated by Andrea McDonald @and.ree.ah \nDate: Friday\, October 20th\nTime: 3-5PM\nLocation: Le Frigo Vert @lefrigovert (1440 rue Mackay) \nAbout the facilitator:\nBoozhoo! I am a two spirit Anishinaabe herbalist and community educator. I believe that our plant nation relatives who thrive on this island hold special medicine to share with us\, and that being in good relation with these relatives is an essential part of community care and resilience.\n​​\nThis workshop takes about an hour and a half\, during which an introduction to the plant matter and its medicinal constituents would be discussed. At the end of the workshop\, participants will be able to taste the results of the demonstration. \nRegister here
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/elderberry-syrup-workshop/
LOCATION:Le Frigo Vert\, 1440 rue Mackay\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231016T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
CREATED:20231017T170738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T170738Z
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SUMMARY:Food Insecurity: Reasons\, Those Affected and What Can Be Done to Help Food Sovereignty in Action
DESCRIPTION:Food Insecurity: Reasons\, Those Affected and What Can Be Done to Help Food Sovereignty in Action\nJoin QPIRG-McGill for a panel on food insecurity on October 16th! We will be discussing the issue of food insecurity and its impact on oppressed groups\, the history of our food system\, and strategies for improving food security in our communities. \nDate: October 16\, 6-8pm \nLocation: SSMU Ballroom (3480 rue McTavish\, Room 301) \nSpeakers:\nProf. Erik Chevrier (Concordia Food Coalition)\nSona Sadio (Sankofa Farming)\nAyub Alleyne (Sister Sabria) \nModerator:\nNat Alexander (Midnight Kitchen) \nRegister here
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/food-insecurity-reasons-those-affected-and-what-can-be-done-to-help-food-sovereignty-in-action/
LOCATION:SSMU Ballroom\, 301-3480 rue McTavish\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230803T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230803T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
CREATED:20230725T202320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T194008Z
UID:3234-1691085600-1691094600@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:El Contrato - Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:El Contrato – Film Screening and Discussion\n \n  \nOur next summer film on August 3rd will be El Contrato\, a feature documentary by Min Sook Lee about the migrant agricultural workers who migrate to Southern Ontario every year to harvest tomatoes. The film follows a father from Central Mexico and his fellow workers as they speak out for fair wages\, better work conditions\, dignity\, and respect.\n\nDate: August 3rd\, 6pm-8:30 pm\nLocation: Bar Milton-Parc Co-op (@coopbmp)\n3714 Avenue du Parc\n\nThis is a free educational screening\, followed by a discussion of the film. There will be popcorn and vegan snacks provided by @midnightkitchen !\nFor more information on the film visit https://www.nfb.ca/film/el_contrato/
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/elcontrato/
LOCATION:Bar Milton-Parc\, 3714 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2V 4J9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230715T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230715T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
CREATED:20230704T190114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230704T190259Z
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SUMMARY:Picnic in the Park!
DESCRIPTION:Picnic in the Park!\nwith GRIP-UQAM\, QPIRG-Concordia\, and QPIRG-McGill\n \nHappy summer aka picnic season! \nWe are planning a picnic for all our Working Groups and any other community members/orgs/friends that are interested. The picnic will be held Saturday July 15th\, 14h00 – 19h00 @ Jarry Parc. \nSchedule: We want to take this opportunity to hear from our Working Groups about what you awesome folks have been working on\, make connections between our working groups\, and build up our collective community knowledge :). Also very importantly\, we want to eat\, chill out\, and have fun! \nStarting at 14h00\, we will have each working group do a quick introduction and present any ongoing campaigns/work they are doing. Then we will have a chance to share and learn from each other through a discussion around organizing in our changed/changing external reality (what challenges are we seeing in mobilizing and engaging folx\, what’s worked for groups\, how can we meet safely\, etc) \nAfterwards\, it will be a lot of fun in the sun! Chatting and mingling with lots of rad people! \nWorking Groups: We would really love it if you could join us! And if you could arrive at 14h00 so we get to hear from all the working groups\, that would be amazing! \nFood: We will provide food! It will be bbq food with vegan and gf options provided. \nRendezvous: We will meet beside the swimming pool in Park Jarry \nRSVP: Since we are providing food\, RSVPs would be amazing! Again\, the attendance of all of our Working Groups would be fantastic\, and all are welcome. If you know for sure you are coming (and how many are coming with you)\, please let us know ahead of time so we make sure we can plan appropriately. \nWe are hoping that this is going to be a fun day of connection\, delicious food\, and new + old friends! If you have any questions\, concerns\, or would like to RSVP\, please email us back at info@qpirgconcordia.org.  . \nSee you there! \nQPIRG/GRIP Concordia\, McGill & UQAM
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/picnic-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Parc Jarry\, Parc Jarry\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230712T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230712T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
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SUMMARY:Stencil Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Stencil Making Workshop\n \nWe are thrilled to announce the first in a series of workshops and training for our QPIRG working groups! \nThis first workshop will be a beginners guide to the art of stencil making. The stencil has been a great utility in a variety of leftist causes and an excellent way to amplify your message and visual language. \nIn the workshop we will have a brief overview of stencilling\, introducing participants to design elements\, principals and strategies. Then\, participants will learn effective techniques in the creation of their own piece. All necessary stencil-making materials will be provided. \nFeel free to invite anyone participating in grassroots social justice projects and groups. \nWhen: July 12th\, 2023\, from 6pm to 8pm\nWhere: QPIRG-McGill\, Library space\, 3516 Av du Parc \nTo bring: Any ideas you may have\, visual inspiration\, any images you would wish to trace. \nAccessibility: The library space at 3516 du Parc is on the ground floor\, with three steps up to the front door\, and is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. This workshop does involve using cutting tools and as such does require tensile strength and some degree of manual mobility and sensitivity. Participants who cannot wield cutting tools are welcome to attend the workshop anyways\, but may only be able to participate in the parts of the workshop that involve design.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/stencil-making-workshop/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230629T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230629T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
CREATED:20230615T195423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T150008Z
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SUMMARY:How to Blow Up a Pipeline: film screening and discussion
DESCRIPTION:How to Blow Up a Pipeline: film screening and discussion\n \nJoin us for our next summer film screening on Thursday\, June 29th at 6:30pm! We will be screening How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)\, an environmentalist thriller based on the nonfiction novel of the same name by Andreas Malm. \nHow to Blow Up a Pipeline follows a group of environmentalists in West Texas who attempt to blow up an oil pipeline at two critical locations. The film engages with Andreas Malm’s argument that property destruction is a logical and effective form of climate activism\, and his critique of climate pacifism and nonviolence. \nThe film will be followed by a discussion on different forms of activist organizing\, sabotage as an activist tactic\, and how to address the climate crisis. \nCost: Free! \nLocation: QPIRG-Concordia (2100 rue Guy\, #205) \nFor step-free access\, use the entrance at 1625 de Maisonneuve Ouest. \nBuzz #0205 to be let through the automatic doors\, then take the elevator up to the second floor. The door to our space can be opened by automated button\, and swings out. \nThere is a paid parking lot beside the building\, entrance on Guy.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline/
LOCATION:QPIRG-Concordia\, 2100 rue Guy\, #205\, Montreal\, QC\, H3H 2M8\, Canada
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DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
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SUMMARY:School Schmool Call for Submissions
DESCRIPTION:School Schmool Call for Submissions\n \n✨ CALLING ALL CREATIVE MINDS! School Schmool is seeking submissions for our upcoming publication on the theme of THRIVING. We want your written articles\, poetry\, visual artwork\, comics\, photography\, and more that explore the concept of thriving in various aspects of life. Join us in creating a dynamic and engaging collection that sparks conversations\, challenges norms\, and inspires change. \nYour work will be featured in our ad-free\, empowering publication\, reaching a wide audience. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of School Schmool and share your unique take on thriving. Let your creativity shine! \nCompensation: \n\nFull page artwork: $100\nHalf page artwork: $50\nMain issue/long-form 101 articles: $100\nShort-form 101 articles\, poetry\, and short creative submissions: $75\n\n📅 Please email your submissions to: school.schmool@gmail.com before July 10th at 11:59PM!  Visit the link here for the full submission guidelines. \n📓 WHAT IS SCHOOL SCHMOOL? We are your friendly guide to navigating university life with a radical twist. We’re ad-free\, corporate-free\, and put out an agenda with an agenda: connecting the McGill\, Concordia\, and Tioh’tia:ke communities. We proudly feature content that offers radical\, anti-oppressive\, and intersectional perspectives\, giving voice to BIPOC\, Queer and/or Trans individuals. \n🔍 WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? This year\, School Schmool invites submissions based on the theme of THRIVING. Capitalism and white supremacy leave many of us struggling to to simply get by: what does it mean to grow\, to flourish beyond basic survival? \nWe invite submissions that explore the concept of thriving – whether personal\, academic\, or social. Share your experiences\, insights\, resources and creative expressions that inspire/are inspired by growth\, resilience\, resistance\, and empowerment. \nYou can find prompts to inspire you in the Submission Guidelines in our linktree but feel free to go elsewhere with your medium(s). \n✏️🎨📷 WHAT KIND OF SUBMISSIONS? \n\nLonger articles or shorter pieces such as DIY/beginner’s guides\, tips and tricks\, 101’s and how-tos on any topic relating to our theme\nCreative writing like personal essays\, short stories and prose/poetry\nVisual artwork in any medium! Illustration\, photography\, collage\, etc.\n\nThanks!\nThe 2023 Coordinators 💕
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/school-schmool-call-for-submissions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T180653Z
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:QPIRG Annual General Meeting 2023\n \nJoin us for this year’s Annual General Meeting on April 27th at 3PM! \nRegister on Zoom here. \nCome and learn about the projects QPIRG and its working groups have been developing over the past year. \nWe’ll also be electing new board members for 2023-2024!\nAs a board member\, you will have the opportunity to:\n• Learn more about and/or support important social and environmental issues in Montreal\n• Make QPIRG-McGill a more active and effective organization\n• Work within a collective\n• Develop skills like problem-solving\, supervision\, financial management and event planning \nReturning and prospective board members are elected at our AGM each year. To apply\, fill out the nomination form:\nhttps://forms.gle/Tj5V3KQsPjHkmxzM7 \nEmail us at info@qpirgmcgill.org if you have any questions.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/annual-general-meeting-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230406T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230406T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
CREATED:20230404T203445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T203814Z
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SUMMARY:On Refugees\, Palestine\, and Talking Back: Film Screening and Discussion with Mahmoud Zeidan
DESCRIPTION:On Refugees\, Palestine\, and Talking Back: Film Screening and Discussion with Mahmoud Zeidan\n \nJoin QPIRG-McGill in collaboration with Mahmoud Zeidan\, an expert on the grounds in Palestinian Refugee camps in Lebanon\, for the screening of “Nahr el-Bared Talks Back”\, followed by a conversation on refugee camps\, refugees talking back\, and Palestine.The screening will take place in the Critical Media Lab\, in Peterson Hall\, Room 108\, from 5:30-7:00. Refreshments will be provided. \n“Nahr El-Bared talks back” depicts the story of the camp. On 20th May 2007\, fighting broke out between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and a new militia group calling itself Fatah al-Islam based in Nahr el-Bared\, a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli\, North Lebanon. After 15 weeks of intense bombardment\, the camp was reduced to rubble\, and more than 30\,000 residents made homeless. Despite plans to rebuild the ruined camp\, the displaced families live under dire conditions and face an uncertain future.In Nahr el-Bared Talks Back\, the displaced refugees narrate the fearful story of the camp’s destruction\, the dangers of being under siege\, their fateful escape\, and their hopes of one day returning. But most of all\, Nahr el-Bared Talks Back is the tale of Palestinian families losing their most valuable assets – home and community – in the face of chronic uncertainty. Mixing original footage shot in the camp with the refugees’ own voices\, this film is the inside story of a humanitarian disaster that shocked Lebanon and made international headlines.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/on-refugees-palestine-and-talking-back/
LOCATION:Peterson Hall\, 3460 rue McTavish\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A0E6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230322T233000
DTSTAMP:20260425T065016
CREATED:20230309T233035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T193011Z
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SUMMARY:Empowered Expressions: Open Mic and Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Empowered Expressions: Open Mic and Dance Party\n \n  \nAn evening of entertainment\, empowerment and celebration of Black Trans musicians. The event will start off with an open mic session\, open to everyone who wants to showcase their talents and share their stories with the audience. \nAfter the open mic\, the event will transition into a live music and dance party\, with performances from some of the best Black Trans musicians in the area. \nFeaturing performances by Apollin\, Mx Holmes\, and Blxck Cxsper. \nMarch 22nd at Théâtre Sainte-Catherine \nDoors at 7pm\, 8pm to close. \nTickets are free! \nTo perform at the open mic please register at bit.ly/empoweredexpressions \nBiography of the host: \nTrans Trenderz is the world’s first record label dedicated to uplifting trans musicians. We are based in Montreal with ties to New York City and have been organizing trans-centered events for half a decade\, including the world’s first music awards show dedicated to trans musicians: the Trans Trenderz Music Awards; in Brooklyn in 2019. \nThe person sending this email is Kyng Rose aka Blxck Cxsper\, I’m a Black biracial multi-disciplinary artist and founder of Trans Trenderz. My work has been mentioned by some of the biggest music publications in the world including Billboard\, Grammy\, Much Music\, eTalk and more! \nAccessibility: \n\nThéâtre Sainte-Catherine is a wheelchair accessible venue.\nThere are wheelchair accessible and gender neutral bathrooms.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/empowered-expressions-open-mic-and-dance-party/
LOCATION:Théâtre Sainte-Catherine\, 264 St Catherine St E\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230322T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230322T180000
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SUMMARY:Ultraviolet Waves: The Spectrum of Futurisms
DESCRIPTION:Ultraviolet Waves: The Spectrum of Futurisms\n \n  \nMarch 22nd\, 5-6pm on Zoom. \nRegister on Zoom here to attend the workshop. \nA workshop on voice amplification\, image making and cognitive dissonance. \nThis workshop will focus on the following:\n1) demystifying immersive technologies (how do we stray from being just a consumer or in the dark? how do we engage proactively?)\n2) being reflective of late stage representation (what are we beyond our identities and how do we offer parts of ourselves consensually?)\n3) developing strategies of critical mass activism\n\n\n\nAndi Vicente (they/them) is an artist currently based in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. Their interdisciplinary practice consists of working with different communities and broadening an understanding of oppressed experiences. Through installation\, writing\, collage/image making\, Andi strives to encourage collective empowerment through the answering of the questions “Who is not here with us?” and “How can I be there for you?”\n\nThey are the book Bitter Melanin – http://anakpublishing.ca/BitterMelanin.html\nYou can also review their work here:\nhttps://andivicente.com/\n@andivice on Instagram.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/ultraviolet-waves-the-spectrum-of-futurisms/
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2023
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SUMMARY:Defend Press Freedom: A Thousand Cuts Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Defend Press Freedom: A Thousand Cuts Film Screening and Discussion\n \nMarch 19\, 6:30-9pm at Bar Milton-Parc \nA film screening of the documentary\, A Thousand Cuts\, followed by a discussion. The discussion will cover press freedom and the rise of fascism in the Philippines. Using the Philippines as a case study\, we aim to bring about issues happening in the world and talk about the growing resistance for press freedom in this digital age. \nAbout the film:\n“With press freedom under threat in the Philippines\, A Thousand Cuts goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press. The documentary follows Maria Ressa\, a renowned journalist who has become a top target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on the news media.” \nThis event will be 2.5 hours with 1.5 hours used to screen the film. \nThis will be presented by Anakbayan Montreal and the Centre for Philippine Concerns. \nAnakbayan Montreal is a grassroots organization of the Filipino youth students that aims educate\, organize for our right to land\, decent jobs & wages\, education & social services. It is an overseas chapter of Anakbayan Philippines. “Anakbayan” means youth of the nation as we draw inspiration from anti-colonial youth movements before us. \nThe Centre for Philippine Concerns (CPC) is a network of individuals from diverse backgrounds (students\, workers\, academics\, artists\, filmmakers\, etc.) committed to strengthening solidarity ties between Canadians and the Filipino people. As we reach our 40th year\, the CPC continues to support the defense of human rights\, including communities resisting Canadian extractivism and land-grabbing. \nAccessibility \n\nThe space at Bar Milton-Parc is wheelchair accessible.\nThere is a wheelchair accessible and gender neutral bathroom.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/defend-press-freedom-a-thousand-cuts-film-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Bar Milton-Parc\, 3714 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2V 4J9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2023
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SUMMARY:An Intro to Technofeminism - How to Use (And Critique) Tech for Social Good
DESCRIPTION:An Intro to Technofeminism – How to Use (And Critique) Tech for Social Good\n \nPresented by: Laine McCrory \nGiven the rapid pace of tech\, it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle. As Big Tech corporations promote their motives\, ordinary people are often ignored. In this workshop\, participants will learn about what it means to build technology for social good. You will learn about the fundamentals of critiquing AI\, algorithms and data\, with a goal of demystifying the “black box” around tech. Participants will also help imagine what building tech from the “ground up” looks like. Join us to learn more about data justice and technology for the people! \nLaine (she/her) is finishing her undergraduate degree at McGill University\, and will be starting a Masters in Women and Gender Studies at University of Toronto in the Fall\, where she will be researching feminist data justice principles. She is currently writing a thesis exploring the issues with techno solutions narratives in smart cities. Laine has also researched the sociopolitical implications of the AI industry in Montreal\, and is a research assistant with the Just Feminist Tech and Scholarship Lab.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/an-intro-to-technofeminism-how-to-use-and-critique-tech-for-social-good/
LOCATION:Burnside Hall\, 805 Sherbrooke Ouest\, Room 206\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2023
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