QPIRG McGill

Culture Shock presents: A QTBIPOC Comedy Night!
2022-11-25 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | Bar Le Ritz PDB, 179 rue Jean-Talon O, Montreal, Quebec, H2R2X2, Canada
Culture Shock presents… a QTBIPOC comedy night!

Join QPIRG-McGill, Queer McGill, and They Go Low, We go Laugh for a QTBIPOC Comedy Night at Bar Le Ritz on the 25th of November.
Tickets will be PWYC at the door and 10$ online to secure a ticket in advance.
Get tickets here: https://www.universe.com/events/culture-shock-presents-a-qtbipoc-comedy-night-tickets…
Doors open at 7 PM and show starts at 8 PM.
Can’t wait to see you there!
The event is wheelchair accessible!
Culture Shock is an annual event series on anti-racism, migrant justice, and Indigenous solidarity. It seeks to bring together racialized communities to discuss issues relevant to their lives, as well as to allow those who do not belong to these communities to learn more about struggles against racism, colonialism and border violence. Every year, QPIRG brings panels, workshops, film screenings, performance nights and fundraiser parties to McGill students and broader Montreal communities.
This event is situated on the unceded traditional territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka, one of the founding nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
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Culture Shock présente… une soirée comique QTBIPOC. Rejoignez QPRIG, QM et They Go Low, We go Laugh pour une soirée comique QPBIPOC au Bar Le Ritz @barleritzpdb le 25 novembre. Les billets seront PWYC à la porte et 10$ en ligne (lien dans la bio) pour réserver un billet à l’avance. J’ai hâte de vous y voir ! L’événement est accessible aux personnes en fauteuils roulants!
Culture Shock est une série d’événements annuels sur l’antiracisme, la justice pour les migrants et la solidarité autochtone. Il vise à rassembler les communautés racialisées pour discuter de questions pertinentes pour leur vie, ainsi qu’à permettre à ceux qui n’appartiennent pas à ces communautés d’en savoir plus sur les luttes contre le racisme, le colonialisme et la violence frontalière. Chaque année, QPIRG organise des panels, des ateliers, des projections de films, des soirées de performance et des soirées de financement pour les étudiants de McGill et les communautés montréalaises.
Cet événement se déroule sur le territoire traditionnel non cédé des Kanien’kehá:ka, l’une des nations fondatrices de la Confédération Haudenosaunee.

Clowning Around
2022-11-24 18:00 - 20:00 | QPIRG-Concordia, 2100 rue Guy, #205, Montreal, QC, H3H 2M8, Canada
Culture Shock presents: Clowning Around
Nov. 24th, 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: 2100 rue Guy, #205
This is a workshop open to everyone interested in learning more about drag, clowning, gendered performance, and how it all ties together. Join Camellia Jahanshahi, aka Mina Minou, a multidisciplinary artist and performer with a special clowning guest for a workshop that is part lecture and part activity. In this workshop we will explore the ancient history of gendered performance and the political connections between queerness and performance art. Following a 30 minute lecture piece we will move through some physical exercises that put theory into practice as we explore the more tangible sides of these performances (1.5-2 hours with a break).
Culture Shock is an annual event series on anti-racism, migrant justice, and Indigenous solidarity. It seeks to bring together racialized communities to discuss issues relevant to their lives, as well as to allow those who do not belong to these communities to learn more about struggles against racism, colonialism and border violence. Every year, QPIRG brings panels, workshops, film screenings, performance nights and fundraiser parties to McGill students and broader Montreal communities.
For more information, email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org

ALL MY RELATIONS: Indigenous Crafting, Culture, and Connection
2022-11-24 13:00 - 17:00 | QPIRG-McGill, 3516 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, QC, H2X 2H7, Canada
Culture Shock presents:
ALL MY RELATIONS: Indigenous Crafting, Culture, and Connection
Nov. 24th, 1:00-3:00 PM
3516 Av du Parc, 1st floor

The Indigenous Support Worker Project (ISWP) and Pierre Parent will be bringing in crafters from Inuit and native communities to carve soap and make dreamcatchers on-site for two hours. Country food, such as caribou, will be served. Community members are invited to experience the ways that spaces for Indigenous art practices bring unity, a sense of purpose, connection, and joy. Pierre will also give a one-hour presentation discussing his own life experience and Indigenous realities and culture.

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
As Indigenous people supporting Indigenous people, the ISWP is a harm-reduction based organization that uses experiential wisdom to build meaningful relationships and innovate solutions within the Indigenous Street Community. By meeting Indigenous people experiencing homelessness where they’re at, the ISWP is able to support safer substance use and provide access to physical, emotional, and cultural health resources.

Their primary goal is to build and maintain collaborative social relationships that contribute to Indigenous healing from intergenerational trauma and colonial violence. Their role is to model, support, and create opportunities for Indigenous resilience and wellbeing — within an Indigenous Harm Reduction framework.
Pierre Parent is a 52-year old Anishnawbe outreach worker. As a result of a lifelong battle with trauma and addiction, he wound up serving 10 years in federal prison. After becoming fully immersed in his culture and traditions with the Indigenous Elders who visited the prison, he facilitated an Aboriginal Peer Educational Coordinator initiative. Now a writer, public speaker, and social justice advocate, Pierre has been developing peer initiatives with the local Indigenous Street Community since April 2020.

Culture Shock is an annual event series on anti-racism, migrant justice, and Indigenous solidarity. It seeks to bring together racialized communities to discuss issues relevant to their lives, as well as to allow those who do not belong to these communities to learn more about struggles against racism, colonialism and border violence. Every year, QPIRG brings panels, workshops, film screenings, performance nights and fundraiser parties to McGill students and broader Montreal communities.

For more information email info@qpirgmcgill.org

Filthy Wholesome Dirty Talk
2022-11-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Quebec
Culture Shock presents:
Filthy Wholesome Dirty Talk
Nov. 23rd, 6:00-8:00 PM EST on Zoom
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZYlcOqvrj4uH9Qspa2kwg5G5PRE5…
How to use obscene and graphic (or sweetly directive) dirty talk to get and give the kind of consensual kinky pleasure you desire. Join us for a fun and joyful sex positive workshop all about how to use your own words for the most enthusiastic on-going consent without coming out of a scene.
A little queer, a lot kinky, join us for a filthy wholesome good time.
Facilitator bio:
Mina Do is interested in creating work that destigmatizes people who work in sex. She teaches pleasure based sex education and trauma-informed, practical consent and represents Butterfly, the Asian and Migrant Sex Worker Support Network. Hire her for a good time, a workshop or a party that’s as fun as it is informative and as intersectional in political analysis as it is accessible for anyone to understand and learn from.
Culture Shock is an annual event series on anti-racism, migrant justice, and Indigenous solidarity. It seeks to bring together racialized communities to discuss issues relevant to their lives, as well as to allow those who do not belong to these communities to learn more about struggles against racism, colonialism and border violence. Every year, QPIRG brings panels, workshops, film screenings, performance nights and fundraiser parties to McGill students and broader Montreal communities.
For more information email info@qpirgmcgill.org

Un(PAC)k: Caring for ourselves and each other
2022-11-22 18:30 - 20:00 | QPIRG-Concordia, 2100 rue Guy, #205, Montreal, QC, H3H 2M8, Canada
Culture Shock presents:
Un(PAC)k: Caring for ourselves and each other
Nov. 22nd, 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: 2100 rue Guy, #205
Un(PAC)k is a series of discussion groups aimed to create space for BIPOC to share personal experiences and thoughts regarding current events and selected topics.
For this un(PAC)k, we will discuss making collective movement in social change sustainable and accessible. Often, social change can feel daunting, difficult, and dull. Through introducing and opening up a conversation about the Social Change Ecosystem Map by Deepa Lyer, and Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown, we hope that individuals can recognize the space they can fill within social change with ease, and find that Joy can be a great, if not essential part of the movement! Discussion will last for about 1.5 hours.
The Pan-Asian Collective aims to promote meaningful engagement in Asian history and culture in Tiohtiá:ke, create a space that recognizes the diversity of Asian experiences, and empower the Asian community to build a network of support, learning, and solidarity.
Culture Shock is an annual event series on anti-racism, migrant justice, and Indigenous solidarity. It seeks to bring together racialized communities to discuss issues relevant to their lives, as well as to allow those who do not belong to these communities to learn more about struggles against racism, colonialism and border violence. Every year, QPIRG brings panels, workshops, film screenings, performance nights and fundraiser parties to McGill students and broader Montreal communities.

Places of Rest: An Interactive Mapping Experience
2022-11-22 13:00 - 16:00 | University Centre, 3480 rue McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0E7, Canada
Culture Shock presents:
Places of Rest: An interactive mapping experience
Nov. 22nd, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Lev Bukhman Room (203), University Centre (3480 rue McTavish)
In this workshop, participants are invited to reflect and share places within the city that trigger memories of joy and pleasure. Our intention is to create a map of Montreal which features the places of rest BIPOC have found here. From these depictions, we will produce a document which can then be shared to other BIPOC students who are yet to come to the city. The lack of places to rest for BIPOC in the city are almost always intertwined with problems of safety and accessibility. This exercise highlights the way that we continue to navigate spaces that are not necessarily built for us, but that we can make our own nonetheless.
We want to ask individuals to do three things;
– Draw a map to the place/s
– Express a memory of this place, in whatever form suits the memory best
– Name the place, this can be formal, casual, or imagined
Spaces of rest in the city are also located in our imagination. Sometimes we daydream about places we wish we were at, or had, to feel safe and rested. We will also invite participants to share their imagined spaces which they believe should exist or have, over time, ceased to.
Mahika Gautam & Angel Quadry are architecture students, of Indian and Nigerian decent, born and raised in London. Much of our work, as the children of immigrants, focuses around these topics of space production and who has the right to the city. In this way, this workshop acts as a way to decolonise space, and ensures that we acknowledge the importance of individual relationships to the city.
Culture Shock is an annual event series on anti-racism, migrant justice, and Indigenous solidarity. It seeks to bring together racialized communities to discuss issues relevant to their lives, as well as to allow those who do not belong to these communities to learn more about struggles against racism, colonialism and border violence. Every year, QPIRG brings panels, workshops, film screenings, performance nights and fundraiser parties to McGill students and broader Montreal communities.
For more information email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org

Nightlife as Community Building
2022-11-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Quebec
Culture Shock presents:
Nightlife as Community-Building: A panel discussion
Nov. 21st, 7:00-8:30 PM EST on Zoom
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZ0oc…
From vogue balls to fundraiser parties, bar nights, drag shows, and strip-karaoke, nightlife spaces and events have always been a site of connection for queer and gender-nonconforming communities. Montréal in particular is known for its thriving party scene, and the same people and places that create those ephemeral spaces have also been intertwined with the history of political activism in the city. Past and present, it is impossible to discuss the successes, challenges, issues, and realities of our communities without acknowledging the contribution of the people who organize, perform at, and attend our nightlife events.
Join us for a discussion with established organizers about their experiences and philosophies for building community networks through their work. Panelists will include Cuartababy (CRZN), Camellia Jahanshahi (Lust Cove), and Marlyne Lust (Sweet Like Honey). Moderated by Adrienne Pan (Grind’her).
Culture Shock is an annual event series on anti-racism, migrant justice, and Indigenous solidarity. It seeks to bring together racialized communities to discuss issues relevant to their lives, as well as to allow those who do not belong to these communities to learn more about struggles against racism, colonialism and border violence. Every year, QPIRG brings panels, workshops, film screenings, performance nights and fundraiser parties to McGill students and broader Montreal communities.
For more information email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org

The ArQuives: Preserving Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ Heritage (Online)
2022-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Quebec
The ArQuives: Preserving Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ Heritage (Online)

QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library would like to invite you to a free, virtual presentation by The ArQuives, one of the largest LGBTQ2+ archives in the world and the only archive in Canada with a mandate to collect at a national level. This event introduces the public to the history of the organization and its place in Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ history, the importance of an archive, and its amazing collections and projects. Everyone is welcome and the event is delivered via Zoom. Registration is required.
🗓Thursday October 27 2022, 7PM-8.30PM
📍Online (Zoom)
🌐English with French interpretation.
Free event. Register on Zoom by Wednesday October 26.
🔎Accessibility: English-to-French live interpretation. Automatic captioning is available.
The ArQuives is one of the largest LGBTQ2+ archives in the world and the only archive in Canada with a mandate to collect at a national level. Founded out of The Body Politic newspaper collection in 1973, its mandate is to safeguard the LGBTQ2+ history of Canada. The archives formally incorporated in 1980 and following a legal challenge was granted charitable status in 1981. Today, The ArQuives preserves a wide range of material including personal and organizational papers, books, monographs, photographs, moving images, sound recordings, periodicals, artifacts (like buttons, board games, t-shirts, and banners), and other reference material.
📍Address: 34 Isabella St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1N1
Hours of operation: Open by appointment only (due to COVID-19)
Check them out at: @thearquives and arquives.ca.

Rad Frosh 2022: Reaching Across, Reaching Towards
2022-08-26 13:00 - 2022-08-28 23:30 | QPIRG-McGill, 3516 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, QC, H2X 2H7, Canada
Rad Frosh 2022: Reaching Across, Reaching Towards

Rad Frosh is a three-day long alternative orientation to McGill University and Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) during the weekend of August 26 – 28 organized by QPIRG-McGill. This 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. We have a schedule packed full of fun, workshops, food and so much more! Some of the weekend’s activities include a dance party, radical guided tours, workshops, a karaoke night, and a drag show! We can’t wait to have you!

This year’s theme is “Reaching Across, Reaching Towards”, thinking about how we can each help grow healthy, long-lasting activist communities. When dreaming of what these communities can look like, we imagine reaching across generational divides to connect with the knowledge and experience of activist elders. We imagine reaching across different activist communities, across borders and prison walls to learn from and build solidarity with those whose struggles are both similar and different from us. We begin to question the lines that separate different “social issues”, and see the ways that they are all connected to each other. When we reach across these divides, together we can begin to reach towards our collective future, realizing our dreams of peace, freedom, and justice for all.

Learn more about this year’s Rad Frosh

Archives gaies du Québec: Guided Tour | Visite Guidée
2022-06-27 13:00 - 14:30 | Archives gaie du Québec, 1000 rue Atateken, Montreal, Québec, H2L 3K5
QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library would like to invite you on a free in-person tour at Archives gaies du Québec, one of the most important 2SLGBTQ+ archives in downtown Montréal. Guided by a staff member at the archive, this tour introduces the public to a colossal collection of materials on gender and sexuality diversity in Québec, past projects and exhibitions, and the behind-the-scenes process of preserving and running the archive. Lying at the intersection of archival studies and queer history, this casual event is open to researchers, students, and the public at large. Everyone is welcome and the event is free, but space is limited to 15 people only and registration is required.

Event Details:
Time: Monday June 27, 2022, from 1 PM to 2.30 PM.
Location: 1000 Atateken (Amherst), Suite 201-A Montreal (Quebec) H2L 3K5.
Language: English and French.
Capacity: 15 people. Waitlist in case of high demand: 5 people.
Registration required. Deadline to register: Friday June 24, 2022.
Scan the QR code to register or go to this link: https://linktr.ee/qpirgmcgill_library.

Masks are required at all times and will be provided.

Priority tickets: available on Monday June 13 and reserved for individuals with reduced mobility and those who self-identify as disabled, neurodivergent, and/or Indigenous.
General tickets: available on Saturday June 18 and are open to everybody else.
This ticket policy is put in place as an effort to make knowledge accessible to marginalized groups who would otherwise have a harder chance to access these services and events. We do not require any proof for priority tickets as we fully respect a person’s identity.

Accessibility: The archive is located on the second floor. There is a wheelchair-accessible elevator and a gender-neutral washroom. Unfortunately, the elevator cannot be operated autonomously. We are more than happy to accommodate you into and out of the elevator. Please register for a priority ticket if you need the elevator to access the archive. This accessibility is possible with the kind help from Groupe CDH, the neighboring office next to the archive.

School Schmool Coordinator Application Deadline
2022-05-27 | Quebec
School Schmool Coordinator Application Deadline
QPIRG-Concordia and QPIRG-McGill are hiring two School Schmool Coordinators! Each contract is 12 weeks long with variable hours.
School Schmool is an annual ad-free, corporate-free and social justice-oriented resource guide and academic agenda. It is a joint publication published by QPIRG-McGill and QPIRG-Concordia. This activist day planner is specifically targeted toward new students, with the goal to direct them toward anti-oppressive and decolonial resources, artists, activists and activities they should know about (but school will never teach them). It also provides practical tips and recommendations for resources like mental health support, gender neutral bathrooms, and much more. It features articles on a wide variety of topics, ranging from bike activism to migrant justice. It lists profiles from over one hundred Montreal-based groups working on social and environmental justice issues.
BOTH of these positions are partially funded by a summer grant for students. See the eligibility requirements at the full job posting.
CONTRACT: This is a 12-week contract to start on June 6th, 2022. Additionally, there will be a stipend to cover 16 hours in September for agenda distribution.
WAGE: Total gross remuneration will be $7,200.00. Hours to be discussed, please email for more information!
HOW TO APPLY Please fill out the application form by May 27th at 11:59pm to apply.
Email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org if you have any questions!

Rad Frosh Coordinator Application Deadline
2022-05-13 | QPIRG-McGill, 3516 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, QC, H2X 2H7, Canada
Rad Frosh Coordinator Application Deadline
QPIRG-McGill is seeking two (2) Rad Frosh coordinators (Campus & Community based). Each contract is 12 weeks long with variable hours (full-time in August). Please see the full posting here.
Rad Frosh is a 3-day alternative orientation program coordinated annually by QPIRG-McGill. Rad Frosh caters to the needs and interests of incoming first-year students who want to explore a range of environmental and social justice issues at McGill and in Montreal. Rad Frosh provides over 200 new McGill students with unique and exciting opportunities to meet fellow students with similar interests, and to be introduced to numerous community and activist organizations from McGill and Montreal. Rad Frosh exposes these students to a diversity of pertinent issues via workshops, panel discussions and walking tours of Montreal and McGill. Rad Frosh aims to give new students a meaningful relationship to their community and campus.
To apply, please fill out the application form and upload a copy of your CV by May 13th 2022 @ 11:59pm.

CURE Coordinator Application Deadline
2022-05-10 | Quebec
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 10!
QPIRG-McGill is hiring a part-time CURE Coordinator through the McGill Work Study program! Please see the application form and job posting.
The Community University Research Exchange Program (CURE) is a program which provides students with the opportunity to integrate their academic research with the work of local movements and activist organizations. By connecting students to nonprofit community groups with limited resources, CURE hopes to encourage and support academic research that is socially relevant. This past year, our CURE Coordinator worked with students and community members in assisting the Kanien’keha:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) in investigating McGill’s theft of money from the Indian Land Trust in 1860, as well as the possible presence of unmarked graves at McGill’s Allan Memorial Institute and Royal Victoria Hospital.
This is a part-time position (approximately 10 hours a week). Please contact QPIRG at info@qpirgmcgill.org for more information about the hours, wage, and vacation. The student hired for this job must be approved for McGill Work Study. The 1 year contract will begin in mid-May, with potential to renew the following year. The hours are flexible, but will also fluctuate depending on the events or projects ongoing at the time. Occasional evening or weekend work required. This is a remote (work-from-home) position until it is safe to return to campus. Our office on campus is not currently equipped to be accessible to those with limited mobility, but we are happy to discuss any accessibility accommodations the chosen candidate may require.
To apply, please fill out the application form and upload a copy of your CV by May 10, 2022 @ 11:59pm.

Summer Research Stipends Application Deadline
2022-05-09 | Quebec
QPIRG-McGill’s summer research stipends are intended to provide individuals or groups with a budget/honoraria to work over the summer (June-August), doing research leading towards action and change within the Montreal community. This year we have two $3000 stipends available. We encourage all interested groups or individuals to apply!
Examples of past summer research stipends:

Building a blog about sexuality and disability in Quebec, including articles, interviews, sex-ed information and resources
Creating a radio art project documenting the stories of Black people who have been incarcerated in Canada
Developing a resource guide designed to provide accessible, anti-oppressive mental health skills training for youth aged 16-25
Producing a documentary film on the Live-In Caregiver Program (LCP).
Organizing a bilingual walking tour of Montreal’s southwest neighbourhood that aimed to draw out the history of struggle and present day battles against gentrification.

Please submit your application by Monday, May 9th at 11:59pm via email at info@qpirgmcgill.org with “STIPEND APPLICATION” in the subject line. Please contact us if you would like to explore options for submitting your application in another format.
Find the full callout here.

Annual General Meeting 2022
2022-04-28 15:00 - 18:00 | Quebec
Join us for this year’s Annual General Meeting on April 28th at 3PM! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcu2vpjoqHdHbSpE8d6cdgRYi_Ucmb3Pl

We’re currently recruiting board members for 2022-2023!
As a board member, you will have the opportunity to:
• Learn more about and/or support important social and environmental issues in Montreal
• Make QPIRG-McGill a more active and effective organization
• Work within a collective
• Develop skills like problem-solving, supervision, financial management and event planning
Returning and prospective board members are elected at our AGM each year. To apply, fill out the nomination form:
https://forms.gle/gjf3VQiPGenXbWjAA

or drop by one of our info sessions to learn more about the board:
https://fb.me/e/349JY4Rmj
Email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org if you have any questions.

Board of Directors Info Session
2022-04-11 14:30 - 15:30 | Quebec
We’re currently recruiting board members for 2022-2023!
As a board member, you will have the opportunity to:
• Learn more about and/or support important social and environmental issues in Montreal
• Make QPIRG-McGill a more active and effective organization
• Work within a collective
• Develop skills like problem-solving, supervision, financial management and event planning
Interested in being on the QPIRG board? Returning and prospective board members are elected at our AGM each year. To apply, fill out the nomination form here! Or, drop by one of our info sessions on April 11th at 2:30PM, or April 14th at 6PM to learn more about what being on the board means and to chat with our current board members! Registration links for both info sessions are below.
Registration links:
April 11th at 2:30PM
April 14th at 6PM

Conflict and Crisis De-Escalation
2022-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Quebec
This is an introduction to crisis intervention and de-escalation. In it, I cover: defining crisis, planning for crisis and crisis de-escalation, de-escalating yourself & basic suicide intervention. This workshop is roughly 105 minutes long.
Learning Objectives
* understanding what a crisis is
* learning the basic steps of crisis intervention
* learning different arousal types and understanding one’s own arousal type
Facilitator:
Liz Singh is a frontline worker, harm reduction advocate and trip sitter with more than fifteen years of work and lived experience with substance use and drug policy. You can reach her for harm reduction gear, workshops and information at theofficiallizsingh@gmail.com.

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4

Register for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZEqfuGopj4vG9FkfnAkfMWqOsQcS…

▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲
Auto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event
translation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@qpirgmcgill.org or send us a message on facebook.

Harm Reduction in Health and Social Services: a Panel Discussion
2022-03-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Quebec
Harm reduction is often talked about in the world of health and social services, but applying it to our daily lives can be more complicated and nuanced than expected. How can we build flexibility and a commitment to accessibility for people who use substances into our work at every level? What needs to be acknowledged or changed in the community sector to make this more possible?
Join us for this moderated panel discussion with community workers from several Montreal-based organizations who ground their work in a harm reduction philosophy. We hope to discuss and learn from each other about the ways that harm reduction can increase the accessibility and sustainability of community programs for service users/clients as well as staff. The panel discussion will be followed by questions from the audience.

Participating organizations:
– Face à Face
– Head & Hands
– Le Frigo Vert

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4
Register for this event here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_6kDh_DNxQsSTgOsyfQUG5g

▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲
Auto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event
translation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@qpirgmcgill.org or send us a message on facebook.

Supporting prisoners and parolees in their transition as returning citizens
2022-03-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Quebec
“Every year, thousands of people are released from prisons on parole. In most cases, they return to the same social conditions that led to their criminalization in the first place – or even worse conditions.”

For this workshop, we want to focus on sustainability when supporting prisoners and people on parole. We would like to highlight 3 essential tools to bolster ex-prisoners’ chances of success as returning citizens. We refer to this as the D.S.D (drive, support and discipline).

We are committed to supporting our returning citizens who are now subjected to serving long-term/life sentences. This would essentially mean they will often serve decades in prison before eventually serving the remainder of their life sentences in the community. Supporting lifers means being in it for the long haul. This workshop will talk about the basics of life sentences, statistics around who ends up in prison, and what the parole process is like. We will then focus on supporting our returning citizens in these situations through fostering drive, support and discipline networks.
Programs that boost self-worth, in order to enhance these returning citizens’ drive for success.
Programs that create an environment where they feel inclusivity and support.
Programs that create a routine that vicariously create discipline.

Facilitators:
The workshop will be hosted by Christophe Lewis, who is currently on parole, and the Prison Radio Show.

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4
Register for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZYsc-Cgrj4uHtavMzzp…

▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲
Auto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event
translation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@qpirgmcgill.org or send us a message on facebook.

Embedded: Creating boundaries within interwoven communities
2022-03-10 11:30 - 13:30 | Quebec
This interactive workshop will be discussing the complex situations that community members often find themselves in when collaborating, working with, and organizing together. How do our personal relationships with each other impact the sustainability of our communities and movements?
Together we will define what sustainable community means to us. While we highlight the importance of community, we will also dive into the challenges that can arise for queer and trans folks of colour when navigating community spaces. What can we do to identify the power dynamics at play and create healthy boundaries?

Let’s break down what works and what doesn’t as we continue to build sustainable, interwoven communities together.
Please note that this workshop will be a closed space for QTBIPOC folks, and will touch upon abuse of power, sexual assault, racism, queer and transphobia, ableism, as well as other systems of oppression that impact our communities.

Facilitators:
My name is Jo, I’m Muslim, Lebanese and I use They/Them pronouns. I’m a sex educator, a community organizer and a shisha connoisseur. As a Pisces, I’m constantly daydreaming of thrifting, eating, and the liberation of Palestine.
Charissa is a queer adoptee from Cambodia trying to navigate their mid-twenties. They have worked as a medical secretary, workshop facilitator, line cook, soccer referee, childcare worker and more. Some topics they are learning more about right now include abolition, mutual aid, anti-capitalism, food security, and how to better care for their houseplants.

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4

Registration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUvcu6qqD4tGdECoT3IGrVCjkZXk…

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Auto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event
translation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@qpirgmcgill.org or send us a message on facebook.

Building Care Into Anti-Violence Advocacy That Sustains Us
2022-03-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Quebec
This session is a one-hour discussion between three people who are involved in various aspects of the movement against colonial, gender-based, and sexual violence in Canada and beyond. They are excited to share with others about how the work of centering care is integral to all forms of social and environmental justice as care is the antithesis of colonialism and capitalism. Rather than a panel or presentation, this is an opportunity for these experienced activists and organisers to talk about the ways that they engage in anti-violence movements in survivor- and healing-cenetered ways that enliven the communities of care we are trying to build. After discussion, all participants will engage in reflective activities and discussion to better understand how we can all grow care in our work.

Facilitators:
Connor Spencer: is a white organizer interested in building and participating in communities, and solidarities between anti-violence, anti-capitalist, and justice movements across Turtle Island. Chair of Students for Consent Culture Canada (SFCC) from 2018 to 2020, and having gone through the experience that was a BA at McGill, she is intensely interested in holding institutions accountable for the violence and power structures that they perpetuate and uphold, and building spaces to dream and create new worlds. She currently lives, or ganizes, and works as a national strike and mobilization officer in the national labour movement and as a SFCC Board of Directors member on unceded Algonquin territory.

Chantelle Spicer (she/they) has a master’s degree from Simon Fraser University and is the current Co-Chair of Students for Consent Culture Canada. As a person of Mizrahi Jewish and Mi’kmaq ancestry on the stolen lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Səl̓ílwətaʔ, Skwxwú7mesh nations, their commitments in activism lie in accountability, care in and between social movements, and Indigenous sovereignties and futures.

Tiara Cash (she/her) Tiara Cash (she/her) is a Queer Black American woman with Indigenous heritage in the Chahta nation. She is a graduate student at Simon Fraser University and certified Koru Mindfulness Instructor with a 20 year personal practice of mindfulness and meditation. As a practitioner for the last six years, she has worked in various settings including higher education, athletics, and the non-profit sector. Her research and career focuses include delving into the intersections of mindfulness in marginalized and unrepresented populations, and life transitions.

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4
Register for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZMtd-iorToiG9cXtsK1f…

▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲
Auto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event
translation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@qpirgmcgill.org or send us a message on facebook.

UnPAC Healing the past now: Building sustainable futures
2022-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Quebec
A 1.5 hr semi-structured online discussion circle on sustainable practice through the lens of culture and ancestry. We will be unpacking how to approach sustainable practice in a way that recognizes our histories as marginalized communities while building towards a future that meets our present needs. Un(pac)k events are intended to be supportive and educational spaces for BIPOC folks to gather in a spirit of mutual support and care. This is a space for our community to engage in peer to peer sharing of experiences. Un(pac)k events are not a classroom, nor a site of group therapy or professional mental care. All participants are expected to help cultivate a safe space for discussion from a wide range of individuals.
PAC is a non-hierarchical community of Asian-identifying people that aims to create a space that recognizes the diversity Asian experiences and build solidarity within and across marginalized communities. We are a working group of QPIRG and are based in tio’tia:ke.

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4
Register for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZwpd…

▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲
Auto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event
translation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@qpirgmcgill.org or send us a message on facebook.

The Labour Crisis at McGill
2022-03-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Quebec
As the principal departs the university with a very generous package, those who keep the university running on a daily basis are left to pick up the pieces. This panel explores issues unions and workers are grappling with during the pandemic through the lens of the ongoing labour crisis at McGill.

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_0dhXMGi8SgS9NV6gxcjIhg

▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲
Auto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event
translation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@qpirgmcgill.org or send us a message on facebook.

Environmentalism beyond green capitalism
2022-03-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Quebec
We are told that environmentalism is about buying green, organic products, or using smarter and more efficient technology. This logic has been extended to argue that we can make cruise ships and mansions “green” and that we can save nature and the climate by buying carbon credits. But you can’t buy sustainability. Climate resilience isn’t an add-on to a holiday package deal. In this workshop, we begin with a guided exercise on different strategies for being an environmentalist. We then discuss the difference between green capitalism and an ecological approach, and what world-changing, decolonial environmentalism can look like. Based on a forthcoming book published with the New Press, this workshop is aimed at those who aren’t satisfied with mainstream proposals for “saving the planet”, and are looking for alternatives that connect back to a desire for meaningful and care-ful relationships with others living in the world.

Facilitators:
Vijay Kolinjivadi is a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Development Policy at the University of Antwerp, has been published in Al Jazeera, New Internationalist, Truthout, The Conversation, and Mongabay, and is an editor at Uneven Earth.
Aaron Vansintjan is a writer and researcher focusing on green gentrification and an editor at Uneven Earth.
The workshop will be co-presented by Uneven Earth, a website focusing on environmental politics.
Length: 30 minute group exercise, 30 minute presentation, 30 minute discussion.

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUvdu2uqD8vHt3RS…

▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲
Auto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event
translation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@qpirgmcgill.org or send us a message on facebook.

Harm Reduction and Drug War Resistance 101
2022-03-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Quebec
This is an introduction to harm reduction theory and safer drug use under Prohibition. This 105 minute workshop will include a basic history of harm reduction and drug policy in Canada, how to recognize and respond to different kinds of overdose and how to maximize the benefits of the substances you’re using while mitigating the risks.

Learning Objectives:
* understanding the basics of overdose and overdose response
* understanding the basics of harm reduction and the failings of Canadian “drug” policy
* understanding why Liz put “drug” in quotes

Facilitator:
Liz Singh is a frontline worker, harm reduction advocate and trip sitter with more than fifteen years of work and lived experience with substance use and drug policy. You can reach her for harm reduction gear, workshops and information at theofficiallizsingh@gmail.com.

This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4

Register for this event here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZ0scOqqrzMiE9RDpnHExRebJWbvp…

SELL-OUT: Exploring the Commodification of Asian Cultures through Storytelling
2021-03-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Quebec
This workshop will consist of an exploration of the ways in which culture is commodified within a Chinese, Indian and Tibetan context. Facilitators will touch upon and offer structure on the following themes: the commodification and appropriation of certain Asian cultures, the negative impacts of this commodification on local communities as well as the legacies and effects of colonization, globalization and neoliberal capitalism. This will be followed by an open discussion with guiding questions!
The goal of the event will be to facilitate a safe space for attendees to share their experiences and to visualize as a group sustainable futures for cultural preservation and appreciation, in an era of rapid globalization. The first half of the workshop will consist of a short presentation while the second half will take the form of a guided group discussion. Attendees are encouraged to share their thoughts and ways in which commodification has impacted their respective cultures and communities!

About the Pan-Asian Collective (PAC):

Dorothy, Sarah, and Tara are members of the Pan-Asian Collective. PAC aims to increase meaningful engagement in Asian history and culture in a way that recognizes the diversity of the Asian experiences. We want to empower and grow the Asian community in Montreal ~and beyond~ and build a network of support, learning, and friendship. PAC is based in Tiohtiá:ke, colonially known as Montreal. We acknowledge that this island is located on unceded and unsurrendered Indigenous land of the Kanien’kehá:ka, the Nation recognized as the custodians of the land and water on which we gather today.
Dorothy Yip (they/them) is a McGill student hailing from Hong Kong. She is a new member to Pan-Asian collective Montreal.
Sarah Dhanani (she/her) is a McGill School of Environment alum who is working in Montreal as an environmental professional at Bombardier. She is currently chasing after different artistic endeavours in her free time and enjoys chatting about the intersection between environment and race.
Tara Chökyi Langri (she/her) is a McGill student majoring in sociology and double-minoring in politics and religion. She is currently a member of McGill Students for a Free Tibet and of the Pan-Asian Collective Montreal. She is additionally a member of the Chyssem Project which is a grassroots community effort to create a permanent archival record about the first Tibetans who arrived in Canada in the early 1970s.

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Live closed captioning in English will be available on Zoom for this event.
Whisper translation from English to French will be available for all events with 24 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request. // La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le français sera disponible sur demande avec 24 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

How to Plan a Research Project
2021-03-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Quebec
This two-hour long workshop will go over the skills you will need to be successful in research. Topics will include:

How to solidify your research topic
How to find and choose a supervisor, especially if you have a less conventional topic
How to apply for funding
How to recruit participants
How to manage your time and stay organized
How to share your research outside of academia.

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This workshop will be led by Max Jack-Monroe (he/they) who is currently working on his thesis on non-binary identity and language in Montreal. Max is dedicated to gender, racial, and sexual justice and inclusivity and educating others on these topics.

Live closed captioning in English will be available on Zoom for this event.
Whisper translation from English to French will be available for all events with 24 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request. // La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le français sera disponible sur demande avec 24 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

Film Screening: Our Dance of Revolution
2021-03-17 18:00 - 20:30 | Quebec
Join QPIRG-McGill and Queer McGill for a special screening of Our Dance of Revolution.

“We are people of revolution. We’re here because others have rebelled. Because others have stood in solid resistance!” Listening to Angela, a Black lesbian feminist who is rousing a crowd, we understand that, no, this particular revolution wasn’t televised. Rather, from out of the shadows, it was hugged, chanted, marched, and danced into existence. Our Dance of Revolution tells the story of how Black queer folks in Toronto faced every adversity, from invisibility to police brutality, and rose up to become a vibrant, triple-snap-fierce community.
Capturing first-person accounts across a span of four decades, this feature-length documentary is more than a previously untold oral history, more than a reclamation of unsung people and events. Our Dance of Revolution is a human-scale reckoning of how audacious individuals find themselves by finding others, and how they muster the courage, tenacity, and creativity to prevail against the forces of marginalization.
***Content Warnings for police brutality, racism, and queerphobia.

Registration details can be found here. If you have any trouble accessing the link, please send a message to info@qpirgmcgill.org and we will provide you with a link on the day of the event.

Starting, Sustaining, and Strengthening a Community Collective
2021-03-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Quebec
Imagining a better future, one beyond this point of current struggle, requires empowering communities with the resources needed to create this future by themselves and for themselves. But what is a community? How does one build or partake in a community? What are the resources needed by a community? How does one offer or distribute resources within a community? And how does one instigate collective communication and action within a community?

Community Cooks Collective is a mutual-aid organization founded in April 2020 in response to the exacerbated food insecurity experienced by many in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through months of growth and adaptation, the organization has developed into the hub of an expanding community revolving around passions for cooking and for acting in solidarity with those experiencing food insecurity. It is currently run by a group of dedicated volunteers who coordinate the cooking, collection, and transportation of meals to local Indigenous shelter Resilience Montreal on a weekly basis.

Drawing on my experience co-founding and co-managing this collective, I will guide workshop attendees to finding their own answers to the questions posed above and provide tangible steps to addressing these responses. Many practical facets of community organizing will be explored in detail, such as recruiting new collective members, facilitating meetings, applying for funding, keeping record of finances, using social media effectively, and planning for long-term sustainability. Points of discussion will include:

how to maximize accessibility
how to prioritize Indigenous solidarity
how to function in a non-hierarchical manner
how to use mixed-media for educational purposes
how to emphasize mutual-aid.

The objective of this workshop will be to empower community members to explore and realize their own potential in instigating the change they wish to see in their immediate environment.

Tomo (she/they) is a community organizer and musician originally from Vancouver, now based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, she co-founded Community Cooks Collective, a mutual-aid organization that co-ordinates the weekly cooking and delivery of meals in bulk to local shelter Resilience Montreal. In December 2020, she graduated from the Schulich School of Music at McGill University with a master’s degree in violin performance, where she previously completed her bachelor’s degree and a graduate diploma. When she is not organizing with fellow collective members or practicing and teaching violin, she can be found working at the local women’s shelter Chaînon, volunteering through the Generations Program at the Yellow Door, and preparing for her next triathlon.
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Live closed captioning in English will be available on Zoom for this event.
Whisper translation from English to French will be available for all events with 24 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request. // La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le français sera disponible sur demande avec 24 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.

Being Black @ McGill
2021-03-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Quebec
Being Black at McGill can be exciting, frustrating, joyful, lonely, and so many other things. Join us to connect with other Black students and staff and learn about the supports available on campus and in the community for Black students! The facilitators of Being Black @ McGill will lead us in a discussion about our experiences, survival strategies, and future dreams as Afro-diasporic students at McGill. We will end with a visioning activity that will help us move towards building a safe community.

Vanessa Richardson is a U1 undergraduate student at McGill University. She is currently completing her Bachelor of Arts degree with an Honours in Philosophy and Double Minor in Cognitive Science and Canadian Studies. Vanessa works as a Student Skills Assistant at Teaching and Learning Services. She has facilitated workshops such as Introduction to Anti-Racism, Introduction to Anti-Oppression and Fostering Inclusive Communities.
Khan Bouba-Dalambaye is McGill alumni, having completed both a Bachelors and Masters degree (Counselling Psychology). He has just under a decade’s worth of experience working as both a clinical counsellor, and high school guidance counsellor, here in Montreal. Khan has also recently emerged as one of the city’s leading experts in the area of EDI. He is happy to be working with McGill to help design and implement the university’s Anti-Black Racism Action Plan.
Shaquiera Hamilton is a 4th year student studying International Development with a double minor Psychology and GSFS (Gender, Sexuality, Feminism, Social Justice). She has been facilitating student workshops for over 3 years now for multiple McGill clubs and student groups. She is very excited to help facilitate this upcoming workshop and further engage with McGill’s Black community.
Antoine-Samuel Maufette Alavo is the Black Student Affairs Liason at McGill.
Melissa-Anne Cobbler is a bonafide 80’s baby who is made up of Montréal winters, Caribbean roots, and Audre Lorde quotes. She identifies as a Black womxn womanist who has lived and worked in Southern Africa and the Caribbean. Melissa holds an MA and MSW respectively from Concordia and McGill Universities, and works from the pillars of intersectionality and narrative to support individuals in cultivating their own stories. She currently is a Wellness Advisor at McGill.

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Live closed captioning in English will be available on Zoom for this event.
Whisper translation from English to French will be available for all events with 24 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request. // La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le français sera disponible sur demande avec 24 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.
