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SUMMARY:Panel on Palestine Organizing
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 27th for a panel on local Palestine organizing. As the Zionist entity continues to bomb Gaza and launch violent incursions into the West Bank\, and with the United Nations Security Council approving a plan for US occupation of the Gaza strip\, it is more important than ever that we build unity and collective power to struggle against complicity here in the imperial core. \nIn this discussion with local organizers\, we will reflect on coalition building\, how the movement has changed in the past few years\, and how Palestinian liberation is tied to other movements\, ultimately moving towards a clearer\, more realistic idea of what genuine “re-building” could look like. \nThis discussion will be moderated by Stefan Christoff. \nStefan Christoff is a media maker\, community activist and artist living in Montréal. Stefan hosts the radio program Free City Radio\, broadcasting weekly on nine community stations in Canada and shared globally as a podcast (Spotify + Apple Podcasts). Stefan makes music with many people globally\, including Anarchist Mountains\, Aidan Baker\, Adriana Camancho\, Aidan Girt\, Lori Goldston\, Nicolás Jaar\, Sessa and Nour Sokhon. Stefan is on the board of the Immigrant Workers Centre in the Côte-des-Neiges district of Montreal\, contributes organizationally to Cinema Politica\, is a regular contributor to Radio AlHara in Palestine and coordinates support for the Sounds of Places residency at The Wonder Cabinet in Palestine. Stefan is also a street artist and works with the Social Justice Centre and is currently a graduate student in history at Concordia University in Montreal. \nPanelists: \nFigs (she/her) is a Palestinian-Lebanese community organizer\, activist who’s an involuntary settler in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal.\nSince the early 2000s\, she’s been involved in different forms of BIPOC solidarity\, most of it for Palestine.\nTo her\, every action is a step closer to living in a free Palestine.\nWhen it’s time\, she wants to be buried under an olive tree there. \nManuel Tapial is a Spanish-Canadian activist\, coordinator\, and social movements researcher based in Montreal.\nWith over two decades of experience in grassroots organizing and international solidarity work\, he has coordinated transnational advocacy initiatives focused on refugee rights\, humanitarian access\, and international justice — including the Spanish campaign Rumbo a Gaza and\, more recently\, the Canadian delegation to the 2025 Global March to Gaza.\nIn Canada\, he works with community-based organizations such as Palestine Vivra\, contributing to public advocacy\, political education\, and movement-building efforts that connect local struggles — from housing justice to migrant rights — with broader international campaigns.\nHis research and organizing focus on the dynamics of popular movements\, sovereignty\, and civil resistance in contexts of displacement and conflict. \nSamar Alkhdour originally hailed from Gaza\, Palestine. In 2016\, she earned the Fulbright scholarship to study International Development at Ohio University in Athens\, Ohio\, USA\, focusing her studies on Women\, Gender and Sexuality. She worked in Gaza as interpreter/translator for eight years in the field of human rights. Samar tirelessly worked to bring her 13-year-old daughter Jana to Canada. Tragically\, just two weeks before the Canadian government informed her that Jana was finally eligible to enter the country in January 2024\, Jana was murdered by the IOF. Devastated by her loss\, Samar channeled her grief into activism\, organizing a daily sit-in outside the office of Marc Miller\, the Minister of Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship. Her actions sparked broader protests against Canada’s complicity in the occupation of Palestine\, expanding to target other political figures\, businesses and academic institutions that support or benefit from the oppression of the Palestinian people. Samar was subjected to unlawful arrests\, detention\, and police brutality in the past year just for being a voice for justice\, not only honoring the memory of Jana but also shining a spotlight on the complicity of those perpetuating the suffering of her people and other peoples. \nTara Al-Alami is a Palestinian writer and organiser from occupied Jerusalem and occupied Yafa. She is a member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC). \nAmy Darwish is a Tiohtià:ke/Montreal-based community organizer\, involved in housing\, migrant justice and Palestine solidarity struggles. Over the past decade\, she has been a member of Tadamon\, the Israeli Apartheid Week organizing committee and more recently\, Papineau for Palestine. \nLocation \nSSMU Ballroom\n3480 rue McTavish\, room 301\n6-8:30pm\nDoors at 5:30pm\, panel begins at 6pm. We will have a short break at 7pm. \nAccessibility: \nThe SSMU Building is wheelchair accessible. There are gender-neutral bathrooms on the second and fourth floor.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/panel-on-palestine-organizing/
LOCATION:SSMU Ballroom\, 301-3480 rue McTavish\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
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SUMMARY:Tatreez Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 26\, from 6-8 PM in the QPIRG McGill Alternative Library to learn the basics of Tatreez embroidery. Tatreez is a Palestinian embroidery tradition that has been passed down through generations that carries stories of land\, identity\, and resistance. \nThis beginner-friendly workshop will be guided by local Palestinian Suzane Obeid\, and will create space to learn about the significance of this cultural practice in preserving memory\, identity\, and as a form of resistance against erasure and ethnic cleansing. \nAll materials will be provided\, and no prior experience is necessary. Hot drinks and sweets will be served. \nRegistration link here \nQPIRG-McGill Alternative Library \n3516 Avenue du Parc
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/tatreez-workshop-2/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20260225T214743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T214857Z
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SUMMARY:Manthan Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 25th from 6:30 pm at McEng 12 alongside South Asian Diaspora Action Collective (SADAC)\, QPIRG-Concordia\, and the Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE) to watch MANTHAN (1976). This film is a fictionalized account of the extraordinary dairy cooperative movement that transformed India from a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest milk producer. It is also India’s first crowdfunded film\, produced by 500\,000 dairy farmers who contributed two rupees each toward the production. Afterwards\, organizers from SADAC will lead a discussion on labour\, gender\, caste\, and community organizing in India. \nMANTHAN (1976)\nDirected by Shyam Benegal\nRuntime 134 minutes\nVOSTA \nMcConnell Engineering\, Room 12 \n3480 rue University \nAccessibility: \nThe McConnell Engineering building is wheelchair accessible via the doors closest to rue Milton\, just past the Milton Gates to enter McGill campus.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/manthan-film-screening/
LOCATION:McConnell Engineering\, Room 12\, 3480 rue University\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
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SUMMARY:Neighbourhood Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:At a time where police violence\, modern surveillance tactics\, and the criminalization of migrants are intensifying\, how do we work collectively to prepare to take care of each other\, communicate with each other\, and organize together? In the face of late fascism and global oppression\, across borders and movements\, it’s more important than ever to build networks to act from and foundations of care that support our shared goals. \nThis workshop provides a facilitated discussion reflecting on the common struggle\, offering practices of collective preparedness and tangible actions that we can take to be stronger together locally in the face of broad structural oppressive factors. We will be discussing neighbourhood solidarity groups as a form of resistance. This includes knowing your neighbours and supporting them when police/anti-immigration procedures/landlords are at their doors\, alternative communication methods\, and mutual aid food and resource projects. \nJoin us for this crucial workshop on March 24th at 5:30pm! \nArts Building\, W-25 \n853 rue Sherbrooke O \n5:30-7:30pm \nAccessibility: \nThe Arts Building is accessible by wheelchair via the Leacock Building (855 rue Sherbrooke O). There are accessible bathrooms on the ground floor of the Leacock Building.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/neighbourhood-solidarity/
LOCATION:Arts W-25\, 853 Sherbrooke Ouest\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260323T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260323T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20260223T210435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T213455Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity Crochet
DESCRIPTION:Come join us on March 23\, from 6-9 PM in the SSMU Flex Space\, in making plarn\, which is yarn made from recycled plastic bags. You will learn all about the techniques of making plarn with guidance. This workshop is beginner friendly! \nWithin this event there will be an opportunity to share awareness about local housing projects and resources and further information for how to best support the unhoused in our communities and beyond. Any projects completed during the workshop will be donated to Résilience Montréal. \nTea and light snacks will be served. \nAccessibility: \nThe SSMU Building is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/solidarity-crochet/
LOCATION:SSMU Flex Space\, 3480 rue McTavish\, room 106\, Montreal\, QC\, H3A0E7 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260322T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260322T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T195609Z
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SUMMARY:Mapping Extraction
DESCRIPTION:This workshop maps extraction as a political and environmental process of the capitalocene\, tracing how projects framed as development or sustainability- by bringing together cases from India\, Palestine\, and Alaska- reorganize land and life through colonial or racial power. Rather than proposing reformist solutions\, the workshop opens space to revisit environmental possibility by questioning what kinds of futures these projects make possible or foreclose. \nThe core of the session will center on examining 3 case studies\, followed by a discussion guided by questions of the ontology of environmental “injustice” and the role of capital accumulation in shaping what counts as environmental “good.” Participants will collectively explore what a critical environmental politics might require us to refuse\, and what sort of knowledge could guide alternative environmental responses. \nAttendance is limited to 20 participants. Register on Zoom here. \nJenan Afaneh (B.A. University of British Columbia\, M.A. Birzeit University) is a writer\, researcher\, and educator. They are interested in tracing the multiple and shifting realities produced by colonialism\, across time\, space\, and social life.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/mapping-extraction/
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260319T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260319T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20260223T210152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T195654Z
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SUMMARY:Guerrilla Gardening & Seed Bombs 101
DESCRIPTION:Dig into the art and activism of guerrilla gardening with us on March 19\, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Concordia Greenhouse! This hands-on workshop explores how planting in neglected\, public and private urban spaces has been used as a form of resistance that creates beautiful green spaces\, grows food\, and reclaims unused land for and by the community. \nParticipants will explore the intersecting agricultural and land-back resistance movements throughout history\, from Canada and the US to Africa\, Latin America\, and beyond\, grounded in the revolutionary teachings of the Zapatistas and Emiliano Zapata’s “Tierra y Libertad” (Land & Freedom) movement. \nGet your hands dirty making seed bombs\, a guerilla gardening tool\, and discover which seeds work best for different spaces\, taking into account native plants and avoiding invasives. All seed bombs made during the workshop will be ready to take action in your community\, equipping you to plant seeds of beauty wherever they’re needed most. \nRegister for the workshop here \nConcordia Greenhouse \n1455 Blvd. de Maisonneuve Ouest\, 7th floor \nAccessibility: \nThe Concordia Greenhouse is accessible from street level by elevator.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/guerrilla-gardening-seed-bombs-101/
LOCATION:Concordia Greenhouse\, 1455 Blvd de Maisonneuve\, 7th floor\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260316T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260316T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T205605Z
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SUMMARY:Community Dinner
DESCRIPTION:As always\, we’re kicking off Spring into Action with a FREE community dinner\, on Monday\, March 16th! Come for a delicious vegan meal\, and hang out with QPIRG and like-minded folks who care about social justice and building real community. First come\, first served – and we have run out of food at all of our previous community dinners! \nMonday\, March 16th\, 6-8 PM \nArts 150 (853 rue Sherbrooke O) \nAccessibility: \nThe Arts Building is accessible by wheelchair via the Leacock Building (855 rue Sherbrooke O). There are accessible bathrooms on the ground floor of the Leacock Building.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/community-dinner-5/
LOCATION:McGill Arts Building\, Room 150\, 853 Sherbrooke O\, Montreal\, QC\, H3A2A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20251113T185818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T194306Z
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SUMMARY:Jazz Night at the QPIRG Library
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Night at the QPIRG Library\nQPIRG is hosting a fundraiser jazz night at the Alternative Library! \nPerformances by Bee\, Lily Rose\, and Bloodfarts. RSVP only\, limited spots available. Get your tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/qpirg-jazz-night \nNovember 21\, 6-9pm \nQPIRG Library (3516 Av du Parc) \nAccessibility: \nThe QPIRG Library space is only partially accessible. There is a ramp to the front door – please ring the doorbell or call us at 514-284-2664 if you require assistance opening the door. \nThere are single-stall bathrooms on the first and third floor\, but these are not wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/jazz-night/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20251015T163710Z
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SUMMARY:WHERE I COME FROM THE GROUND IS RED
DESCRIPTION:WHERE I COME FROM THE GROUND IS RED\nWith Mak Ékoué \nWHERE I COME FROM THE GROUND IS RED is a slow\, attentive\, creative workshop – an exercise in bearing witness to the life of land beyond human intervention. Using simple writing to share intimacies with strangers and create space between wounds\, participants will first share personal experiences and collectively read from a selection of poetic provocations. What follows will take different shapes as each will formulate a response\, process a piece of trauma\, or simply explore a musing in creating a paper zine. We will conclude with a zine exchange. \nMak Ékoué is an artist and design researcher born and raised in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). Specifically interested in explorations of queerness\, radical care\, and material cultures as they pertain to urban contexts\, all spheres of their work revolve around ideas of memory\, archival\, and cultural references. Their artistic practice\, primarily composed of poetry and zine-making\, is largely comprised of writings about the cherished people\, and multitude of sacred places\, that have cradled them thus far. \nThursday\, October 30th\, 6-8pm\nLeacock 210 (855 rue Sherbrooke O) \n Accessibility: \nBuilding is wheelchair accessible. Gender neutral washroom is on the second floor.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/where-i-come-from-the-ground-is-red/
LOCATION:Leacock 210\, 855 rue Sherbrooke O\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20251015T163315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T163342Z
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SUMMARY:“Severed” Screening hosted by In Pain and Insane
DESCRIPTION:“Severed” Screening hosted by In Pain and Insane\nOn October 29th\, in recognition of two years of Israel’s relentless genocide against Palestinians in Gaza\, as well as National Disability Awareness Month in the so-called U.S. and Disability Employment Awareness Month in so-called Canada\, In Pain and Insane invites you to a screening of the powerful\, new\, short documentary Severed. Severed follows Mohamad Saleh\, a Palestinian teenager from Gaza who lost his leg at only 12 years old\, and has survived five Israeli military assaults. In those attacks\, he lost his home\, close family members\, and best friends. Mohamad’s story is both deeply personal and emblematic of the thousands of Palestinians disabled by Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. \nThis is an opportunity to center Palestinian voices\, deepen understanding of the genocide\, and build solidarity between Palestinians and the larger disability justice community. \nTogether\, we can take action on disability justice and Palestine. \nWednesday\, October 29th\, 6-8pm\nQPIRG Concordia\, 2100 rue Guy Suite 205 \nAccessibility:\nMask mandatory event; free masks will be available at the entrance to the space. \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. \nThe space contains one gender-neutral\, single occupancy\, wheelchair accessible washroom. The door is not automated\, it swings in\, and is pretty light. \nTwo air purifiers will be running in the space. This is a reduced scent space. We encourage people to not wear scented products at QPIRG or reduce drastically their usual use of these products (eg. perfumes\, colognes\, etc.).
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/severed-screening-hosted-by-in-pain-and-insane/
LOCATION:QPIRG-Concordia\, 2100 rue Guy\, #205\, Montreal\, QC\, H3H 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20251015T163026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T182630Z
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SUMMARY:Textures of the land: Reconnecting with our roots.
DESCRIPTION:Textures of the land: Reconnecting with our roots\nWith Charly Cartier \nThis event is for QTBIPOC (Queer\, Trans\, Black\, Indigenous\, People of Colour). Register here to attend. \nAn artistic exploration workshop and conversation. This event invites Queer members of the BIPOC community in a discussion around ancestry\, land\, pre/de colonialism\, belonging\, home etc. The discussion will be launched by a short film\, opening the conversation. You will then be guided into a mirror collage workshop\, creating a unique piece to take home with you. \nCharly is a queer multidisciplinary immigrant artist living in Montreal. Their art focuses on belonging and being unapologetically themselves. Their homelands (Mauritius\, Madagascar and Reunion) feeds their artistic practice in many ways. Charly ran multiple workshops in their professional and artistic life\, where they pride themselves on prioritizing a safe space and accessibility for Queer BIPOC community members \nTuesday\, October 28\, 6-8pm\nMaison de l’Amitié\, room 14 (120 Duluth Ave E) \nAccessibility:
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/textures-of-the-land-reconnecting-with-our-roots/
LOCATION:Maison de l’Amitié\, 120 Duluth Ave E\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20251015T180032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T182435Z
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SUMMARY:Keynote Address with Ellen Gabriel
DESCRIPTION:Keynote Address with Ellen Gabriel\nFREE event\, with registration: REGISTER HERE. \nJoin us for a keynote address from the renowned activist and artist\, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel. \nThis year\, QPIRG-McGill and SSMU External Affairs are exploring the theme of Land in relation to liberation\, decolonization\, and environmental justice. Land is at the core of our struggles – from resource extraction and the climate crisis\, to housing and homelessness\, to borders and imperialism. The Land provides water\, energy\, food\, and life. It roots the resistance of Land defenders blocking forestry in Nehirowisiw Aski just as it moves the resistance of Palestinian children throwing rocks at the Zionist occupation. From migrants navigating an imperial border imposed upon Land to unhoused community members criminalized for occupying Land\, this year’s event series\, Culture Shock\, challenges us to reject that Land is an object of capitalist possession\, and recenter it as the root of our struggle. \nEllen Gabriel is an activist\, artist\, and educator from the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation\, known for her central role as spokesperson during the Kanehsatà:ke Siege\, also known as the Oka Crisis. She has won numerous awards for her most recent book\, When the Pine Needles Fall. \nFriday\, October 24th\, 7:30-9pm \nMacdonald Harrington G-10 \nAccessibility: \nMacdonald Harrington is wheelchair accessible. To access the building from Roddick Gates (entrance to McGill campus from rue Sherbrooke O)\, go north on the main path\, follow the path on the right towards the Frank Dawson Adams Building (3450 rue University)\, and enter using the west entrance. Once inside\, turn left to access Macdonald Harrington.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/keynote-address-with-ellen-gabriel/
LOCATION:Macdonald Harrington G-10\, 815 rue Sherbrooke O\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20251015T175951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T165809Z
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SUMMARY:Walking as method: Exploring hostile design in Milton-Parc
DESCRIPTION:Walking as method: Exploring hostile design in Milton-Parc\nThis workshop introduces walking/ rolling as a research method while exploring how design shapes access\, safety\, and inclusion in the Milton-Parc neighbourhood. This workshop will encourage participants to reflect on how design\, policing\, and city policies impacts inclusion and will question who has the right to access public space.\nFacilitated by Cara Chellew\, PhD Candidate in Urban Planning\, Policy & Design\, McGill University \nOctober 23rd\, 4-6pm \nMeeting point: QPIRG-McGill Backyard (3516 Ave du Parc)\, accessible by the back alley which can be reached by Milton.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/walking-as-method-exploring-hostile-design-in-milton-parc/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20251015T193404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T182854Z
UID:5006-1761156000-1761163200@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Panel on Migrant Justice
DESCRIPTION:Panel on Migrant Justice\nJoin us for an in-depth and important discussion on migrant justice\, led by organizers working with speakers from Centre d’aide aux familles latino-américaines (CAFLA)\, the Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC-CTI)\, and the Migrant Justice Clinic (CJM). This event will explore the lived realities of migrants navigating a province shaped by colonial borders\, systemic racism\, and increasingly hostile immigration policies. \nThe panel will begin with an introduction to the speakers and their organizations\, offering insight into the work being done on the ground. The heart of the conversation will center on critical questions such as: How are migrant communities organizing in the face of structural barriers? What challenges do they face? And how are state policies\, such as Bill C-2 and growing anti-migrant rhetoric\, impacting their everyday lives? \nWe will explore intersections between migrant justice and other social movements\, asking how solidarity can be built across struggles for Indigenous sovereignty\, workers’ rights\, climate justice\, and more. \nWhether you are a long-time ally or just beginning to learn about these issues\, this is a space to listen\, ask questions\, and reflect on what it means to be in true solidarity with the migrant community. \nAbout the speakers: \nGuarav Sharma (IWC-CTI) \nSince 1997\, Gaurav Sharma has been a driving force in Chandigarh theatre (India)\, using his artistry to advocate for women’s empowerment\, labor issues and social change. His extensive portfolio includes directing plays and films that shed light on pressing social issues\, including the Punjabi opera Yaddan/Memories (Sala Rossa\, 2024) and the revolutionary play\, Ram Mohammad Singh Azad/Celebration of Independence of India (Sala Rossa\, 2025). With the Immigrant Workers Centre\, Sharma performs street theatre and workshop leadership on labor rights issues in Parc Extension\, in particular the South Asian community. He has been a worker at Dollarama warehouse\, and a key player in the IWC’S Dollarama warehouse campaigns. \nCamille Bonenfant (CJM) \nCamille Bonenfant est co-coordonnatrice et organisatrice communautaire de la Clinique pour la justice migrante. Elle a travaillé dans le milieu communautaire montréalais en défense des droits des personnes assistées sociales et en logement pendant plusieurs années. Elle s’implique dans des mouvements pour la justice migrante notamment Solidarités sans frontières depuis plus d’une dizaine d’années. \nThere will be a free dinner served after the event! Catering provided by Les Filles Fattoush. \nWednesday\, October 22nd\, 6-8pm \nCentre St-Pierre (1212 rue Panet) \nAccessibility: \nCentre St-Pierre is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/panel-on-migrant-justice/
LOCATION:Centre St-Pierre\, 1212 rue Panet\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251021T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20251014T204330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T163122Z
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SUMMARY:Community Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Community Dinner\nAs is tradition\, we’re kicking off Culture Shock with a FREE community dinner\, this October 21st! Come for a delicious vegan meal\, and hang out with QPIRG and like-minded folks who care about social justice and building real community. First come\, first served – and we have run out of food at all of our previous community dinners! \nOur catering was originally supposed to be provided by @midnightkitchen; the abrupt and ill-advised firing of the entire staff left us scrambling for a solution\, but we found one! Along with the food and good company\, we will provide supplies to make buttons showing your support for Midnight Kitchen\, and thank you cards for the staff of Midnight Kitchen. \nTuesday\, October 21st\, 6-7:30 PM\nSSMU Flex Space (3480 rue McTavish\, #106) \nAccessibility: \nThe SSMU University Centre is wheelchair accessible. There are single-stall accessible bathrooms on the second and fourth floor.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/community-dinner-4/
LOCATION:SSMU Flex Space\, 3480 rue McTavish\, room 106\, Montreal\, QC\, H3A0E7 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture Shock 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250902T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250902T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250826T190052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T190052Z
UID:4927-1756818000-1756836000@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Library Day
DESCRIPTION:Library Day\n \nQPIRG-McGill is hosting Library Day\, an open house with programming throughout the day on Tuesday\, September 2nd! Come by the QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library at 3516 Ave. Parc between 1 and 6pm to learn about how the library works\, make a button\, write your own zine\, and to have some yummy free food! \nWhen: September 2\, 1-6pm \nWhere: 3516 Av du Parc\, first floor \nPresentation on the library: 1-1:30pm \nZine Workshop: 3:00-3:30pm
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/library-day/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250829T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250831T235959
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250819T201102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T201139Z
UID:4902-1756425600-1756684799@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Rad Frosh 2025
DESCRIPTION:Rad Frosh 2025\nRad Frosh 2025 is happening August 29–31! \nRad Frosh is a three-day alternative orientation for students who want to connect\, learn\, and build community\, all through a social justice lens. \nThis year’s theme\, All Roads Lead to Rad\, invites you to explore where your story meets collective resistance.\nExpect: \n\nCatered meals\nArt & reflection spaces\nSkill-building workshops\nPanels on activism\, organizing & movement-building\nWe kick off with a campus tour that challenges colonial histories\, and dive into a Friday night panel on McGill\, repression\, and lawfare\, with voices from across campus and beyond.\nWhether you’re new to Tio’tia:ke/Mooniyang or just looking for a space that feels real\, this is your Frosh.\n\nThis unique experience will give you the chance to get to know activist and community groups on campus and beyond\, while also introducing you to more social justice issues. \nRad Frosh is open to all McGill students! Registration for Rad Frosh is open now on MyInvolvement! \nRegistration for Rad Frosh costs $80. Rad Frosh operates to be as accessible as possible\, and offers a pay-what-you-can bursary option on the registration platform. \nContact us for more information.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/rad-frosh-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250824T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250824T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250819T202338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T202338Z
UID:4909-1756040400-1756051200@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Anti-Capitalist Queer Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Anti-Capitalist Queer Picnic\nDear community\, \nCome join QPIRG community for our third annual picnic and BBQ! This year\, we will be meeting close to the Verdun waterfront – come share a meal\, have a chat\, and spend some time in the sun. The picnic has a queer\, anticapitalist theme\, but everyone is welcome! \nWhere: Parc Arthur Therrien\, close to the baseball field – between Métro De L’Église and Lasalle\nWhen: 1pm to 4pm \nBring your flyers and materials if you want to share your group’s work with the others\, and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you would like to co-host or help set things up. \nCheers\, \nYour friends at the PIRGs
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/anti-capitalist-queer-picnic/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250731T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250819T223000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250819T201502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T201557Z
UID:4906-1753993800-1755642600@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance\nJoin us for our next QPIRG summer film screening of Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance. We will be screening this film outdoors\, in the backyard of 3516 Av du Parc\, on July 31st at 8:30pm \nThere will be free popcorn and cold beverages! \n“Unflinching\, bold\, enraging\, hopeful […] a vital new chapter in the queer canon […] pivotal moments that sparked Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement and honouring the activists whose resistance led to the rights we have today.” \nThis film is provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/parade-queer-acts-of-love-and-resistance/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, QC\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250701T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250701T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250617T181922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T182357Z
UID:4594-1751378400-1751389200@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Anti Canada Day BBQ and Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Anti Canada Day BBQ and Fundraiser\nJoin us for a decolonial anti-Canada day BBQ and fundraiser on July 1st\, 2-6pm! We will meet at Parc Jeanne-Mance (near the corner of Mont-Royal and Parc). There will be vegan and gluten-friendly options. \nGrab some free food and mingle with tablers from the Palestinian Feminist Collective\, Spring Network\, Health Workers Alliance for Palestine\, the Mohawk Mothers\, and more! Fundraising proceeds will go towards a variety of local decolonial struggles – details TBA.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/anti-canada-day-bbq-and-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Parc Jeanne Mance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250424T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250324T204103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T204643Z
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting 2025
DESCRIPTION:QPIRG will be holding its 2025 Annual General Meeting on April 24\, 5:30-8:30PM.  \nIt has been a huge and tumultuous year for QPIRG…this was truly a year where decades happened! The AGM is a great opportunity to learn more about how QPIRG functions\, our ongoing projects\, QPIRG’s finances\, and our changing relations with the university. \nWe are also looking for new board members! Board members are elected at the AGM every year. If you are interested in joining the Board\, fill out the application form linked here. \nThe location of the AGM will be announced soon. We will email all registered participants with the venue location. For participants who cannot make the AGM in person\, we will set up a hybrid option on Zoom. Register for the AGM here. \nWe will be serving a free dinner at the AGM! Please indicate below if you have any dietary restrictions. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/agm-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250325T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250310T194116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T191718Z
UID:4315-1742923800-1742929200@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:What does homelessness look like in our communities?
DESCRIPTION:With Lil Borger and Robbie Madsen\nSociety makes a lot of assumptions about what homelessness “looks” like. This 1.5 hour discussion-based workshop centers around community member Robbie Madsen’s life stories\, and how wrong these assumptions can be about how homelessness happens\, what it looks like\, and how it feels. \nQPIRG-McGill (3516 Av du Parc) \nAccessibility: \nThe library space at 3516 is partially accessible – there is a ramp to the front door\, but the door is not automatic. Please ring the doorbell or call us at 514-284-2664 if you require assistance. \nThere is a gender-neutral bathroom on the first floor\, but it is not wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/what-does-homelessness-look-like/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, QC\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250322T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250310T191828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T192050Z
UID:4311-1742648400-1742653800@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:De-escalation Workshop: Communicating Through Mental Health Crises
DESCRIPTION:Free workshop by Liz Singh \nThis is an introduction to crisis intervention and de-escalation. In it\, we will cover: defining crisis\, planning for crisis and crisis de-escalation\, de-escalating yourself & basic suicide intervention.  \nThis workshop will be given in two parts\, totalling 3 hours:  \n\na 90 minute online module\na second 90-minute in-person workshop where we will work through scenarios.\n\nTo register and access the online materials prior to attending the workshop\, visit the link here. \nAbout the facilitator:  \nLiz Singh is a community organizer concerned with harm reduction\, public health policy\, and decolonization. \nSaturday\, March 22\, 1-2:30PM \nQPIRG-McGill (3516 Av du Parc) \nAccessibility: \nThe library space at 3516 is partially accessible – there is a ramp to the front door\, but the door is not automatic. Please ring the doorbell or call us at 514-284-2664 if you require assistance. \nThere is a gender-neutral bathroom on the first floor\, but it is not wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/crisis-de-escalation-workshop/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, QC\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250321T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250321T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250226T211903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T182650Z
UID:4308-1742578200-1742587200@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Gaza as a Compass for Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Keynote lecture by Dr. Alia Al-Saji\, professor of Philosophy at McGill\nGaza as a Compass for Thinking: A decolonial philosophy of debilitation and resistance in colonial duration\nSeventeen months into the genocide in Gaza\, our philosophies remain for the most part either silent or complaisant\, seemingly unable to think with a contemporaneous reality that would shake many of its presuppositions and theoretical tools. This is a colonial duration in which genocide continues to snowball—during the current ceasefire—through disease\, cold\, exposure\, starvation\, untreated injury\, and the debilitation of the infrastructure for healthcare. Refusing the application of pregiven frameworks\, I ask what an anticolonial/decolonial and feminist philosophy that accompanies and affectively registers this reality may be. What is it to take Gaza as the compass for thinking. What might it mean to resist and refuse the inevitability of this colonial duration. Drawing on concepts of qahr (suffering\, oppression)\, ashla’a dismemberment)\, shaheed (martyr\, witness) and sumud (steadfastness)\, found in Palestinian\, Arab and Muslim thinking—and on thinkers from Fanon to Shariati\, Azoulay\, and Meari—I reconfigure an approach to philosophy that might begin to do justice to Palestine. \nBio: \nAlia Al-Saji is Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. Al-Saji’s work brings together phenomenology\, critical philosophy of race\, and feminist theory\, with an abiding interest in questions of time and affect. She has published extensively in critical phenomenology and on the philosophies of Henri Bergson\, Maurice Merleau-Ponty\, and Frantz Fanon\, most recently: “Touching the Wounds of Colonial Duration: Fanon’s anticolonial critical phenomenology” (Southern Journal of Philosophy\, 2024). Her recent work extends Critical Disability Studies in colonial contexts\, notably in: “A Debilitating Colonial Duration: Reconfiguring Fanon” (Research in Phenomenology\, 2023). \nRSVP here \nVegan meals will be served at the end of the event! \nMasks are strongly recommended for this event. N95 masks will be available at the door. 
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/keynote-lecture-from-prof-alia-al-saji/
LOCATION:SHIFT Concordia\, LB-145\, 1400 rue Maisonneuve\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250225T210902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T192026Z
UID:4303-1742407200-1742414400@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Inappropriate Content: Censorship in Prison Mailrooms
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Prisoner Correspondence Project \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.  \nSince its inception\, one of the most significant barriers that the project has faced is the censorship of information and speech by prison mailrooms. Even the most benign materials–a form to fill out to be matched with a pen pal\, or a list of free resources available from our library–have been flagged by prison staff as threatening to the security of the prison\, and rejected. Repressive mailroom policies have direct consequences on the wellbeing of people inside\, who are denied access to lifesaving information about harm reduction and gender/sexuality\, or to handwritten letters from loved ones. \nIn this workshop\, we will learn about some of the ways prisons use censorship as a tool of control–including through emerging technologies such as digital mail processing systems–\, and how this affects prisoners; and will explore some methods of resisting censorship from the inside and the outside. \nQPIRG-McGill (3516 Av du Parc) \nAccessibility: \nThe library space at 3516 is partially accessible – there is a ramp to the front door\, but the door is not automatic. Please ring the doorbell or call us at 514-284-2664 if you require assistance. \nThere is a gender-neutral bathroom on the first floor\, but it is not wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/inappropriate-content-censorship-in-prison-mailrooms/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, QC\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250318T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250318T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250225T201425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T191956Z
UID:4296-1742319000-1742326200@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Understanding and Supporting Sex Workers in our Communities
DESCRIPTION:This workshop offers an in-depth introduction into various dimensions of the sex industry\, the history of the global sex worker rights movement\, the laws impacting sex work in Canada and the unique conditions under which sex workers navigate issues of consent\, violence and self-determination. Particular attention is paid to the connection between sex worker rights and migrant justice. \nRSVP here \nQPIRG-McGill (3516 Av du Parc) \nAccessibility: \nThe library space at 3516 is partially accessible – there is a ramp to the front door\, but the door is not automatic. Please ring the doorbell or call us at 514-284-2664 if you require assistance. \nThere is a gender-neutral bathroom on the first floor\, but it is not wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/understanding-and-supporting-sex-workers/
LOCATION:QPIRG-McGill\, 3516 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, QC\, H2X 2H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250317T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250317T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250219T213957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T204254Z
UID:4273-1742230800-1742238000@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Home is Where Public Transit Is
DESCRIPTION:Climate Justice Montreal\nIn this workshop\, we will discuss how economic\, physical and social access to public transit shapes the way we live and defines our home. We will also discuss the role of public transit for unhoused communities and the way it could act as a sanctuary space. For many of us\, especially in disadvantaged communities\, public transit is not only a means to get from one place to another; it also determines where we can live and work\, and the way transit routes are designed maps our entire lifestyles\, placing limits on where we can establish a place to call home. How could we make public transit more harmonious with a radical vision of what home is in terms of relationships\, care and community? How could we transform public transit spaces to better serve our needs in terms of housing and living? \nQPIRG-Concordia (2100 rue Guy\, #205) \nAccessibility \nThe QPIRG space itself is wheelchair accessible. \nThere is an elevator in our 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. \nBuzz #0205 to be let through the automatic doors\, then take the elevator up to the second floor. The door to the space can be opened by automated button\, and swings out. \nThere is a paid parking lot beside the 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/home-is-where-public-transit-is/
LOCATION:QPIRG-Concordia\, 2100 rue Guy\, #205\, Montreal\, QC\, H3H 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250315T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250315T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250218T235854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T224120Z
UID:4268-1742063400-1742072400@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Drylongso: Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Regards Noirs\n(1998\, 1 hour 26 minutes\, 4k restoration) \nA rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking\, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying\, brash Oakland\, California\, art student Pica (Toby Smith) attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots\, along the way forging a friendship with a woman in an abusive relationship (April Barnett) and experiencing love\, heartbreak\, and the everyday threat of violence. Capturing the vibrant community spirit of Oakland in the nineties\, Smith crafts both a rare cinematic celebration of Black female creativity and a moving elegy for a generation of lost African American men. (Criterion) \nDirected by Cauleen Smith. \n7080 rue Alexandra\, #506 \nRSVP at the link here
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/drylongso-film-screening/
LOCATION:7080 rue Alexandra\, #506\, 7080 rue Alexandra\, #506\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250314T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193059
CREATED:20250218T235222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T224049Z
UID:4262-1741975200-1741982400@qpirgmcgill.org
SUMMARY:Eviction: Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:with Director Mathilde Capone\nSince 2010\, Parthenais has held within its walls the life of a whole queer community. They are gay\, lesbian\, trans\, and they live together in Centre-Sud in the heart of Montreal\, in a triplex that is falling apart. Between the parties that sometimes welcome more than two hundred people until the wee hours of the morning\, the collective dinners\, the great joys and the small despairs\, this old flat has transformed the lives of its tenants. Twelve years later\, the building is bought by a wealthy family who wants to live there\, gentrification being the order of the day. This marks the end of a mythical space that has transformed Montreal’s queer scene for a decade. The boxes are too small to contain all the stories that have taken place within these walls. EVICTION is the story of this turning page\, as the distraught residents search for a new place to call home in the midst of a housing crisis and land speculation. \nRead more \n(2023\, 1 hour 30 minutes)\n3475 rue Peel \nAccessibility \nUnfortunately\, the theatre space at 3475 rue Peel is not wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/eviction-film-screening/
LOCATION:3475 rue Peel\, 3475 rue Peel\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Spring into Action 2025
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