Nightlife as Community Building
2022-11-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | 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

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

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.

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

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

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

Culture Shock presents: A QTBIPOC Comedy Night!
2022-11-25 19:00 - 22:00 | 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.

Culture Shock presents: The Fortuna Kiki Ball by Mami Cuarta Mulan
2022-12-01 21:00 - 2022-12-02 03:00 | Ursa, 5589 Av du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, H2V 4S8, Canada
Culture Shock presents: The Fortuna Kiki Ball by Mami Cuarta Mulan

Dec. 1st, 9PM to close
Location: Ursa Mtl (5589 Av du Parc)
Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-fortuna-kiki-ball-tickets-467028584067
The Fortuna Kiki Ball is a fundraiser for to help fund the first mainstream ball ever in the Peruvian scene. All proceeds will be send to their gofundme after paying the artists/workers of the event. Remember, the conversion from dollars to their currency really makes the difference, donations will be accepted all night onsite and online.
CATEGORIES
Different cultures and individuals have rituals, superstitions and amulets they use for “good luck”. Some examples are the colour red (China), four-leaf clovers (Ireland), angel numbers, wishbones, a rabbit’s foot, ladybugs, shooting stars, etc.
All categories call for a good luck charm, your interpretation.
Knock on wood, don’t get chopped!
1. LOVE / AMOR
Realness
Attention loverboys and city gurls! Are you so unclockable that not even a fortune teller could tell your tea on her crystal ball?
New Face
When you are a face gurl, it’s hard to keep the envy at bay. Wanted: mugs so ovah they repel that malevolent glare called “evil eye”.
2. MONEY / DINERO
Runway
Show us your horseshoes when you stomp on that floor and prove you are thee stallion of the runway.
Foot, Eye, Bag ($100 sponsored by QPIRG McGill)
Imagine you just won the lotto and went straight to the boutique to blow that cheque. Give us your three most lavish accessories, material gurl!
3. HEALTH / SALUD
Old Way ($100 sponsored by QPIRG McGill)
Your fortune cookie said it saw money on your future, so come get it if you can Pop, Dip and Spin like in the legendary days.
Cunt In a Box ($100 sponsored by QPIRG McGill)
Five elements of vogue fem within the confinements of the performance altar. Recharge your kvnt crystals and show us your enchanting control!
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If you would like to sponsor a category please contact Cuarta (@bqontheinside)
Thank you for your support <3

MMIWGT2S / FFT2EADA Vigil
2023-02-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Quebec
MMIWGT2S / FFT2EADA Vigil
Organized by Iskweu
Link to the Facebook event.
Route
Beginning: Cabot Square
End: The Baie, Saint-Catherine
NO MORE GENOCIDE!
On Tuesday , February 14th, join us for the 18th Annual Memorial Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Trans and Two-Spirit People in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal). A vigil will be held at Cabot Square followed by a march to The Baie on Saint-Catherine.
We encourage you to bring your drums and visuals
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The confirmed speakers
-Travelling Spirit drums
-Kevin Deer
-Ellen Gabriel
-Liam Kablalik
-Cheryl Mcdonald
-Nina S.
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MARCH FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, TRANS AND TWO-SPIRIT PEOPLE Monday, February 14th, 2023, 6:00pm STOP THE VIOLENCE! On February 14th 2023, join us for a Memorial and March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Trans and Two-Spirit People in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal). Too many Indigenous families have lost their loved ones to colonial violence. Many Indigenous women, girls, trans and Two-Spirit people wonder if they will be next. This can’t go on. In 2019, the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was published (https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/). Now is the time to take action. To honour the recommendations on how to stop the genocide against Indigenous communities. We refuse to allow the countless hours of testimony and knowledge that thousands of Indigenous people poured into the inquiry go to waste. We have all the information we need. Let’s join to mobilize and honor the lives of those who are no longer with us. It’s an opportunity to learn from activists and elders, and to be inspired to action by the songs and performances of Indigenous artists. This event is organized by the Iskweu Project: (a project of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal) that aims to reduce and ultimately eradicate the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (including trans and Two-Spirit). Montreal. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This event takes place on unceded Indigenous lands.
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MARCHE POUR LES FEMMES, LES FILLES, LES TRANS ET LES PERSONNES SPIRIT AUTOCHTONES DISPARUES ET ASSASSINÉES. Lundi 14 février 2023, 18h00 ARRÊTEZ LA VIOLENCE! Joignez-vous à nous pour un mémorial et une marche pour les femmes, les filles, les personnes trans et 2spirit autochtones disparues et assassinées à Tiohtiá:ke (Montréal). Trop de familles autochtones ont perdu des êtres chers à cause de la violence coloniale. De nombreuses femmes, filles, personnes trans et bispirituelles autochtones se demandent si elles seront les prochaines. Cela ne peut pas continuer. En 2019, le rapport final de l’enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées a été publié (https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/). Il est maintenant temps d’agir. Honorer les recommandations sur la façon d’arrêter le génocide contre les communautés autochtones. Nous refusons que les innombrables heures de témoignages et de connaissances que des milliers d’Autochtones ont consacrées à l’enquête soient gaspillées. Nous avons toutes les informations dont nous avons besoin. Unissons-nous pour nous mobiliser et honorer la vie de ceux qui ne sont plus avec nous. C’est une occasion d’apprendre davantage des militants et des aînés, et d’être inspiré à prendre de l’action par les chansons et les performances d’artistes autochtones. Cet événement est coorganisé par le Projet Iskweu : (un projet du Foyer pour femmes autochtones de Montréal) qui vise à réduire et ultimement éradiquer le nombre de femmes et de filles autochtones disparues et assassinées (y compris trans et 2spirit). RECONNAISSANCE TERRITORIALE Cet événement se déroule sur des terres autochtones non cédées.

Projet Iskweu accompagnent la famille lorqu’il y a une disparition d’une femme ou fille autochtone (trans, two-spirit).

Sundance Harvest presents: How to Farm in Community
2023-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 | QPIRG-Concordia, 2100 rue Guy, #205, Montreal, QC, H3H 2M8, Canada
Sundance Harvest presents: How to Farm in Community

Date: Sunday, February 26th, 2023, 2pm-4pm
Location: QPIRG-Concordia (#205-2100 rue Guy)
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-farm-in-community-with-sundance-harvest-tickets-537990824037
In this interactive and very hands on workshop you will dive into what farming in a community looks like from the cooperative, collaborative and community land trust lens from the past and present day. You will create a blueprint of what your own community farm can look like either as a career to make a fair income for yourself and workers such as Sundance Harvest or on a different scale. We won’t be speaking about just vegetables! Mushrooms, herbalism, livestock and much more will be covered. Everyone has a role to play in community and you will learn how to troubleshoot common communication issues, land access, capital startup, infrastructure build, simple crop plans and of course how to figure out what part of a forest you really are?
This is the ideal workshop to come to if you know you want to grow with the land, and you know it’s best to do that in community.
This is not a lecture! You will be moving and grooving around the room in a form of a circuit. You will be able to socialize, brainstorm and at the end of the workshop have a definite plan for your next steps along with crucial resources provided.
Hosted by Cheyenne Sundance, the owner and farm director of the living wage certified and 3 acre farm Sundance Harvest.
https://www.sundanceharvestmarket.com/
Sundance Harvest grows food and farmers year round. The Sundance Harvest Market Farmer Incubation program is the only one of it’s kind in Ontario. With programs such as CRAFT and FarmStart disappearing in south-western Ontario, there is a deep need for a full and immersive incubation program that isn’t just a plot of land. Our program goes into the deep of it. All our Market Farmers have access to: up to 1/4 ac of organic farmed land, cold storage, compost, seeds, seedling equipment, irrigation kits, water access, heat access, dry storage, landscape fabric, caterpillar tunnels, greenhouse space, marketing, crop planning guidance, branding and zero lease cost. This is all included in the $5,000 one time cost or is free for the Black Business and Farm Incubation Program that got funded through a Fundrazer we held this year to allow true equity. One of the most well known pieces of the farm is the Indigenous land stewardship work we have been doing in collaboration with other nations and our Market Farmer Incubation Program (which is 100% funded for the Black Biz and Farming Incubator arm so participants can grow and learn for free)
This event is supported by QPIRG-McGill, QPIRG-Concordia, Frigo Vert, and Divest McGill.

Decolonizing Healing & Medicine, Re-imagining Community Care: Keynote with Dr. Ayesha Khan
2023-03-10 17:00 - 19:00 | McGill Arts Building, Room 150, 853 Sherbrooke O, Montreal, QC, H3A2A7, Canada
Decolonizing Healing & Medicine, Re-imagining Community Care

From mental health crises to COVID-19 and chronic illnesses– capitalism/ colonialism are making us all sick in different ways and destroying the planet at large. We’ve been taught to think about our health & wellbeing in a vacuum. Our health is tied to the health of our community, the land, flora, fauna & every part of our ecosystems. We’re part of nature, not separate from it. How do we address our distress through a political, collectivist lens and step away from individualistic, pathologizing, colonial, profit-driven models of “healing”? What do we need to truly be healthy and how can we build those networks of interdependence & mutual care? How can we take care of the land so it may care for us?
Join us for a discussion with Dr. Ayesha Khan (@wokescientist) on decolonizing healing & medicine, and re-imagining community care.
March 10, 5pm-7pm with hybrid option on Zoom. The keynote will be live streamed in person in Room 150 of the McGill Arts Building (853 Sherbrooke Ouest).
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/559785883647
This event is part of our week-long event series, Spring into Action, which will take place from March 10-22. Stay tuned as we post more events this week! Visit the link here to learn more: https://qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action/
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La décolonisation de la guérison et de la médecine, et la ré-imagination des soins communautaires
Rejoignez-nous pour une discussion avec le Dr Ayesha Khan (@wokescientist) sur la décolonisation de la guérison et de la médecine, et la ré-imagination des soins communautaires.
10 mars, 17h-19h, avec option hybride sur Zoom.
Arts 150, Pavillon des arts à McGill (853 Sherbrooke Ouest).
Lien d’inscription : https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/559785883647
Des crises de santé mentale aux maladies chroniques en passant par le COVID-19, le capitalisme et le colonialisme nous rendent toustes malades de différentes manières et détruisent la planète en général. On nous a appris.e.s à penser à notre santé et à notre bien-être mental comme deux phénomènes distincts. Notre santé est pourtant liée à la santé de notre communauté, de la terre, de la flore, de la faune et de chaque partie de nos écosystèmes. Nous faisons partie de la nature, nous n’en sommes pas séparé.e.s. Comment aborder notre détresse à travers un prisme politique et collectiviste et s’éloigner des modèles de guérison individualistes, pathologistes, coloniaux et axés sur le profit ? De quoi avons-nous besoin pour être vraiment en bonne santé et comment pouvons-nous construire ces réseaux d’interdépendance et de soins mutuels ? Comment pouvons-nous prendre soin de la terre pour qu’elle puisse prendre soin de nous ?
Cet événement fait partie de notre série d’événements de deux semaines, Spring into Action, qui se déroule du 10 au 22 mars. Restez à l’écoute car nous publierons d’autres événements cette semaine ! Pour en savoir plus, cliquez sur le lien suivant : https://qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action/

My Puzzle is Your Sound: Field Recording
2023-03-12 13:30 - 15:30 | QPIRG-McGill, 3516 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, QC, H2X 2H7, Canada
My Puzzle is Your Sound: Field Recording with Joey Zaurrini

We spend our days and nights immersed in the soundscapes of our environments. All too often, this rich tapestry of sensory information goes unnoticed and forgotten unless the sounds are particularly disruptive. In this workshop, we will learn to use active listening and field recording as grounding tools that connect us to our bodies and open acoustic portals into everyday environments. The workshop will include guided soundwalks, listening exercises, field recording ventures, journaling and sharing with the group. Borrowing from Hildegard Westerkamp’s words, we will use the recorder as an extension of the ear, capturing sounds to then investigate and listen to together. During the workshop, participants will be taught active listening techniques and methods of expressing these listening experiences through the creation of soundmaps. This will serve as an introduction into the practice of field recording and the mindfulness benefits that can be obtained from it.
The workshop will be a single session with a duration of 2 hours. The maximum participant capacity is 5 as there are limited recorders available. To register, email info@qpirgmcgill.org.
Joey Zaurrini is an artist whose mediums span from paint to sound. He studied Electroacoustics at Concordia University and went on to Simon Fraser University to complete an MFA in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts, where he created an online interactive sound map, Tales From the Square, as his graduating project. He is passionate about creating accessible and engaging workshops for everyone to learn about field recording.
Accessibility

Unfortunately, the space at 3516 Av du Parc is not currently wheelchair accessible.
There is a single-stall, non-gendered bathroom

Mon casse-tête est votre son : Enregistrement sur le terrain avec Joey Zaurrini
Nous passons nos jours et nos nuits immergés dans les paysages sonores de notre environnement. Trop souvent, cette riche tapisserie d’informations sensorielles passe inaperçue et elle est trop vite oubliée, sauf si les sons sont particulièrement perturbants. Dans cet atelier, nous apprendrons à utiliser l’écoute active et l’enregistrement sur le terrain comme des outils d’ancrage qui nous relient à nos corps et ouvrent des portails acoustiques dans les environnements quotidiens. L’atelier comprendra des promenades sonores guidées, des exercices d’écoute, des enregistrements sur le terrain, un journal et une session de partage en groupe. En empruntant les mots de Hildegard Westerkamp, nous utiliserons l’enregistreur comme une extension de l’oreille, capturant les sons pour ensuite les étudier et les écouter ensemble. Au cours de l’atelier, les participant.e.s apprendront des techniques d’écoute active et des méthodes pour exprimer ces expériences d’écoute par la création de cartes sonores. Il s’agira d’une introduction à la pratique de l’enregistrement sur le terrain et aux bénéfices de la pleine conscience qui peuvent en découler.
L’atelier sera une session unique d’une durée de 2 heures. La capacité maximale de participants est de 5 personnes car le nombre d’enregistreurs disponibles est limité. Pour vous inscrire, envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.
Joey Zaurrini est un artiste dont les médiums vont de la peinture au son. Il a étudié l’électroacoustique à l’Université Concordia et a obtenu une maîtrise en beaux-arts interdisciplinaires à l’Université Simon Fraser, où il a créé une carte sonore interactive en ligne, Tales From the Square, comme projet de fin d’études. Il se passionne pour la création d’ateliers accessibles et attrayants permettant à tous d’apprendre l’enregistrement sur le terrain.

Un(PAC)k: Digital Diasporas
2023-03-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Bar Milton-Parc, 3714 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, H2V 4J9, Canada
un(PAC)k: Digital Diasporas

A guided discussion circle where we will unpack our relationships to and conception of Diaspora and Community through the lens of the Internet and technology more broadly. The discussion will be 1 to 1.5 hours long and is open to all BIPOC. The Pan-Asian Collective (@pacmtl) is a working group of QPIRG-McGill and QPIRG-Concordia based in Tiohtià:ke. We aim to empower and grow the intersectional Asian community. For us by us 💛
March 15th, 2-3:30pm at Bar Milton-Parc
This event is part of our week-long event series, Spring into Action, which will take place from March 10-22. Stay tuned as we post more events this week!
Accessibility

The space at Bar Milton Parc is wheelchair accessible.
There is a wheelchair accessible, non-gendered bathroom

un(PAC)k : Diasporas numériques
Un cercle de discussion guidée où nous examinerons collectivement nos relations et notre conception de la diaspora et de la communauté à travers le prisme d’Internet et de la technologie en général. La discussion sera d’entre une heure et une heure et demie et est ouverte à toutes les personnes concernées. Le Pan-Asian Collective (@pacmtl) est un groupe de travail de QPIRG-McGill et QPIRG-Concordia basé à Tiohtià:ke. Notre objectif est de renforcer et de développer la communauté asiatique intersectionnelle. Pour nous par nous 💛
15 mars, 2-3h30 au Bar Milton-Parc
Cet événement fait partie de notre série d’événements de deux semaines, Spring into Action, qui aura lieu du 10 au 22 mars. Restez à l’écoute car nous publierons d’autres événements cette semaine !

Recognizing misinformation in the age of social media
2023-03-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Le Frigo Vert, 1440 rue Mackay, Montreal, QC, Canada
Recognizing misinformation in the age of social media: approaching the news with a critical, anti-imperial perspective

with CUTV Montreal
March 15th, 6-7:30pm at Le Frigo Vert @lefrigovert
This workshop will look at issues of misinformation and the negative impacts of it, break down how to be aware of it, and go over journalists’ methods for fact checking while researching. The workshop will also look at examples of coverage in Canadian media that is tainted by things like zionism or imperialism, how the use of language can affect the way a story is told and interpreted, and how to be cognizant of this type of coverage so that we can be careful while reading a story and before resharing it.
This workshop will be hosted by Local 514 host and journalist Savanna Craig. Local 514 is a biweekly web series produced by CUTV Montreal, a grassroots community television station. Local 514 covers local social justice issues and critique decisions by municipal, provincial and the national government(s). Savanna Craig researches, writes, hosts and edits Local 514 alongside a team. She is a freelance journalist focused on issues covering imperialism, housing and more. She graduated from Concordia’s journalism program in 2020.
This event is part of our week-long event series, Spring into Action, which will take place from March 10-22. Stay tuned as we post more events this week! Visit qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action to learn more
Accessibility

The space at Le Frigo Vert is wheelchair accessible.
There is a wheelchair accessible, non-gendered bathroom

Security Culture Sharing Circle
2023-03-16 15:00 - 16:30 | ECOLE, 3559 rue University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Security Culture Sharing Circle

March 16th, 3-4:30pm at ECOLE (3559 rue University)
This event will serve as an informal sharing of knowledge regarding security culture, aiming to help fellow organizers maintain their safety in both digital and physical spaces. We will discuss online security, including platforms for secure organizing. We will also discuss best practices for safe(r) direct action, such as police liasoning. The event will be structured with facilitator(s) presenting some background and basic information, and then opening up discussion for folks to share their experiences and ask questions.
Members from Divest McGill (@divestmcgill) will lead the event. Divest is a student-led campaign that advocates for McGill to divest from fossil fuels and for the democratization of the University, as well as working to create an active anti-capitalist, anti-colonial space on campus.
This event is part of our week-long event series, Spring into Action, which will take place from March 10-22. Stay tuned as we post more events this week! Visit qpirgmcgill.org/spring-into-action to learn more!
Accessibility

We regret to note that ECOLE is not wheelchair accessible. The front entrance is four steps up and has two heavy doors with a buzzer system.
Most of the doors in the building are heavy, including washroom doors. All washrooms are single-use and non-gendered. There are unfortunately no handrails next to the toilets or sinks.
All rooms have fluorescent lighting, though during the day many rooms can be lit with natural light through large windows.
We cannot guarantee that ECOLE is a scent-free space.

Digital Literacy for Grassroots Groups 101
2023-03-16 18:00 - 20:00 | ECOLE, 3559 rue University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Digital Literacy for Grassroots Groups 101

March 16th, 6-8pm at ECOLE (3559 rue University)
In this 2 hour interactive workshop, we will explore why and how grassroots groups and organizations can leverage digital tools for change.
Topics to explore include:
* Why digital literacy matters
* How to manage and communicate information, and
* What free/low-cost tools are available
This will be presented by Andy Tran and Fatima Barron
Andy Tran (they/them) is a socialist, software developer, and recovering physicist. They are Vietnamese and spend their free time raising awareness and building support for the Philippine national democratic movement until its victory. WIth experiences in helping groups and organization set up websites and digital campaigns, they look forward to contributing to the McGill and Montreal community.
Fatima Barron (she/her) is a queer, neurodivergent, second-generation Filipina non-profit worker by day and an organizer and artist by non-day. With experiences in paid and unpaid communication, outreach, and facilitation, empower people with the tools needed to continue their collective struggle.
Accessibility

We regret to note that ECOLE is not wheelchair accessible. The front entrance is four steps up and has two heavy doors with a buzzer system.
Most of the doors in the building are heavy, including washroom doors. All washrooms are single-use and non-gendered. There are unfortunately no handrails next to the toilets or sinks.
All rooms have fluorescent lighting, though during the day many rooms can be lit with natural light through large windows.
We cannot guarantee that ECOLE is a scent-free space.

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise
2023-03-16 18:00 - 21:00 | QPIRG-Concordia, 2100 rue Guy, #205, Montreal, QC, H3H 2M8, Canada
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise

In 1996, the Aboriginal Rights Coalition worked with Indigenous elders, Knowledge Keepers, and educators to develop an interactive way of learning the history most Canadians are never taught. The KAIROS Blanket Exercise was the result; an interactive and experiential teaching tool that explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in so called Canada. It has since been offered thousands of times and the fourth edition was released in 2016.
During this 2 to 3-hour workshop, participants step on blankets representing the land and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. They are guided by trained facilitators, including Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, who work from a script that covers pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization, resistance and much more. Participants read scrolls and respond to cues in the script. The KBE concludes with a debriefing, conducted as a talking circle, during which participants discuss the learning experience, process their feelings, ask questions, share insights, and deepen their understanding.
ENTRANCE A
2100 Rue Guy, #205

ENTRANCE B (step free)
1625 Boul de
Maisonneuve W
Buzz #0205

This event is free, but registration is required. Reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-kairos-blanket-ex

Accessibility

QPIRG-Concordia’s office space is wheelchair accessible. The wheelchair accessible entrance is located at 1625 Boul de
Maisonneuve W (Buzz #0205)
There is a single-stall and non-gendered bathroom in the office.
All rooms have fluorescent lighting, though during the day many rooms can be lit with natural light through large windows.

An Intro to Technofeminism - How to Use (And Critique) Tech for Social Good
2023-03-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Burnside Hall, 805 Sherbrooke Ouest, Room 206, Montreal, QC, Canada
An Intro to Technofeminism – How to Use (And Critique) Tech for Social Good

Presented by: Laine McCrory
Given the rapid pace of tech, it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle. As Big Tech corporations promote their motives, ordinary people are often ignored. In this workshop, participants will learn about what it means to build technology for social good. You will learn about the fundamentals of critiquing AI, algorithms and data, with a goal of demystifying the “black box” around tech. Participants will also help imagine what building tech from the “ground up” looks like. Join us to learn more about data justice and technology for the people!
Laine (she/her) is finishing her undergraduate degree at McGill University, and will be starting a Masters in Women and Gender Studies at University of Toronto in the Fall, where she will be researching feminist data justice principles. She is currently writing a thesis exploring the issues with techno solutions narratives in smart cities. Laine has also researched the sociopolitical implications of the AI industry in Montreal, and is a research assistant with the Just Feminist Tech and Scholarship Lab.

Defend Press Freedom: A Thousand Cuts Film Screening and Discussion
2023-03-19 18:30 - 21:00 | Bar Milton-Parc, 3714 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, H2V 4J9, Canada
Defend Press Freedom: A Thousand Cuts Film Screening and Discussion

March 19, 6:30-9pm at Bar Milton-Parc
A film screening of the documentary, A Thousand Cuts, followed by a discussion. The discussion will cover press freedom and the rise of fascism in the Philippines. Using the Philippines as a case study, we aim to bring about issues happening in the world and talk about the growing resistance for press freedom in this digital age.
About the film:
“With press freedom under threat in the Philippines, A Thousand Cuts goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press. The documentary follows Maria Ressa, a renowned journalist who has become a top target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on the news media.”
This event will be 2.5 hours with 1.5 hours used to screen the film.
This will be presented by Anakbayan Montreal and the Centre for Philippine Concerns.
Anakbayan Montreal is a grassroots organization of the Filipino youth students that aims educate, organize for our right to land, decent jobs & wages, education & social services. It is an overseas chapter of Anakbayan Philippines. “Anakbayan” means youth of the nation as we draw inspiration from anti-colonial youth movements before us.
The Centre for Philippine Concerns (CPC) is a network of individuals from diverse backgrounds (students, workers, academics, artists, filmmakers, etc.) committed to strengthening solidarity ties between Canadians and the Filipino people. As we reach our 40th year, the CPC continues to support the defense of human rights, including communities resisting Canadian extractivism and land-grabbing.
Accessibility

The space at Bar Milton-Parc is wheelchair accessible.
There is a wheelchair accessible and gender neutral bathroom.

Ultraviolet Waves: The Spectrum of Futurisms
2023-03-22 17:00 - 18:00 | Quebec
Ultraviolet Waves: The Spectrum of Futurisms

March 22nd, 5-6pm on Zoom.
Register on Zoom here to attend the workshop.
A workshop on voice amplification, image making and cognitive dissonance.
This workshop will focus on the following:
1) demystifying immersive technologies (how do we stray from being just a consumer or in the dark? how do we engage proactively?)
2) being reflective of late stage representation (what are we beyond our identities and how do we offer parts of ourselves consensually?)
3) developing strategies of critical mass activism

Andi Vicente (they/them) is an artist currently based in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. Their interdisciplinary practice consists of working with different communities and broadening an understanding of oppressed experiences. Through installation, writing, collage/image making, Andi strives to encourage collective empowerment through the answering of the questions “Who is not here with us?” and “How can I be there for you?”

They are the book Bitter Melanin – http://anakpublishing.ca/BitterMelanin.html
You can also review their work here:
https://andivicente.com/
@andivice on Instagram.

Empowered Expressions: Open Mic and Dance Party
2023-03-22 19:00 - 23:30 | Théâtre Sainte-Catherine, 264 St Catherine St E, Montreal, QC, Canada
Empowered Expressions: Open Mic and Dance Party

An evening of entertainment, empowerment and celebration of Black Trans musicians. The event will start off with an open mic session, open to everyone who wants to showcase their talents and share their stories with the audience.
After the open mic, the event will transition into a live music and dance party, with performances from some of the best Black Trans musicians in the area.
Featuring performances by Apollin, Mx Holmes, and Blxck Cxsper.
March 22nd at Théâtre Sainte-Catherine
Doors at 7pm, 8pm to close.
Tickets are free!
To perform at the open mic please register at bit.ly/empoweredexpressions
Biography of the host:
Trans Trenderz is the world’s first record label dedicated to uplifting trans musicians. We are based in Montreal with ties to New York City and have been organizing trans-centered events for half a decade, including the world’s first music awards show dedicated to trans musicians: the Trans Trenderz Music Awards; in Brooklyn in 2019.
The person sending this email is Kyng Rose aka Blxck Cxsper, I’m a Black biracial multi-disciplinary artist and founder of Trans Trenderz. My work has been mentioned by some of the biggest music publications in the world including Billboard, Grammy, Much Music, eTalk and more!
Accessibility:

Théâtre Sainte-Catherine is a wheelchair accessible venue.
There are wheelchair accessible and gender neutral bathrooms.

On Refugees, Palestine, and Talking Back: Film Screening and Discussion with Mahmoud Zeidan
2023-04-06 17:30 - 19:00 | Peterson Hall, 3460 rue McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, H3A0E6, Canada
On Refugees, Palestine, and Talking Back: Film Screening and Discussion with Mahmoud Zeidan

Join QPIRG-McGill in collaboration with Mahmoud Zeidan, an expert on the grounds in Palestinian Refugee camps in Lebanon, for the screening of “Nahr el-Bared Talks Back”, followed by a conversation on refugee camps, refugees talking back, and Palestine.The screening will take place in the Critical Media Lab, in Peterson Hall, Room 108, from 5:30-7:00. Refreshments will be provided.
“Nahr El-Bared talks back” depicts the story of the camp. On 20th May 2007, fighting broke out between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and a new militia group calling itself Fatah al-Islam based in Nahr el-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli, North Lebanon. After 15 weeks of intense bombardment, the camp was reduced to rubble, and more than 30,000 residents made homeless. Despite plans to rebuild the ruined camp, the displaced families live under dire conditions and face an uncertain future.In Nahr el-Bared Talks Back, the displaced refugees narrate the fearful story of the camp’s destruction, the dangers of being under siege, their fateful escape, and their hopes of one day returning. But most of all, Nahr el-Bared Talks Back is the tale of Palestinian families losing their most valuable assets – home and community – in the face of chronic uncertainty. Mixing original footage shot in the camp with the refugees’ own voices, this film is the inside story of a humanitarian disaster that shocked Lebanon and made international headlines.

Annual General Meeting 2023
2023-04-27 15:00 - 18:00 | Quebec
QPIRG Annual General Meeting 2023

Join us for this year’s Annual General Meeting on April 27th at 3PM!
Register on Zoom here.
Come and learn about the projects QPIRG and its working groups have been developing over the past year.
We’ll also be electing new board members for 2023-2024!
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/Tj5V3KQsPjHkmxzM7
Email us at info@qpirgmcgill.org if you have any questions.

School Schmool Call for Submissions
2023-06-28 - 2023-07-10 | Quebec
School Schmool Call for Submissions

✨ CALLING ALL CREATIVE MINDS! School Schmool is seeking submissions for our upcoming publication on the theme of THRIVING. We want your written articles, poetry, visual artwork, comics, photography, and more that explore the concept of thriving in various aspects of life. Join us in creating a dynamic and engaging collection that sparks conversations, challenges norms, and inspires change.
Your work will be featured in our ad-free, empowering publication, reaching a wide audience. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of School Schmool and share your unique take on thriving. Let your creativity shine!
Compensation:

Full page artwork: $100
Half page artwork: $50
Main issue/long-form 101 articles: $100
Short-form 101 articles, poetry, and short creative submissions: $75

📅 Please email your submissions to: school.schmool@gmail.com before July 10th at 11:59PM! Visit the link here for the full submission guidelines.
📓 WHAT IS SCHOOL SCHMOOL? We are your friendly guide to navigating university life with a radical twist. We’re ad-free, corporate-free, and put out an agenda with an agenda: connecting the McGill, Concordia, and Tioh’tia:ke communities. We proudly feature content that offers radical, anti-oppressive, and intersectional perspectives, giving voice to BIPOC, Queer and/or Trans individuals.
🔍 WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? This year, School Schmool invites submissions based on the theme of THRIVING. Capitalism and white supremacy leave many of us struggling to to simply get by: what does it mean to grow, to flourish beyond basic survival?
We invite submissions that explore the concept of thriving – whether personal, academic, or social. Share your experiences, insights, resources and creative expressions that inspire/are inspired by growth, resilience, resistance, and empowerment.
You can find prompts to inspire you in the Submission Guidelines in our linktree but feel free to go elsewhere with your medium(s).
✏️🎨📷 WHAT KIND OF SUBMISSIONS?

Longer articles or shorter pieces such as DIY/beginner’s guides, tips and tricks, 101’s and how-tos on any topic relating to our theme
Creative writing like personal essays, short stories and prose/poetry
Visual artwork in any medium! Illustration, photography, collage, etc.

Thanks!
The 2023 Coordinators 💕

How to Blow Up a Pipeline: film screening and discussion
2023-06-29 18:30 - 21:00 | QPIRG-Concordia, 2100 rue Guy, #205, Montreal, QC, H3H 2M8, Canada
How to Blow Up a Pipeline: film screening and discussion

Join us for our next summer film screening on Thursday, June 29th at 6:30pm! We will be screening How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022), an environmentalist thriller based on the nonfiction novel of the same name by Andreas Malm.
How to Blow Up a Pipeline follows a group of environmentalists in West Texas who attempt to blow up an oil pipeline at two critical locations. The film engages with Andreas Malm’s argument that property destruction is a logical and effective form of climate activism, and his critique of climate pacifism and nonviolence.
The film will be followed by a discussion on different forms of activist organizing, sabotage as an activist tactic, and how to address the climate crisis.
Cost: Free!
Location: QPIRG-Concordia (2100 rue Guy, #205)
For step-free access, use the entrance at 1625 de Maisonneuve Ouest.
Buzz #0205 to be let through the automatic doors, then take the elevator up to the second floor. The door to our space can be opened by automated button, and swings out.
There is a paid parking lot beside the building, entrance on Guy.

Stencil Making Workshop
2023-07-12 18:00 - 20:00 | QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library, 3516 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 2H7, Canada
Stencil Making Workshop

We are thrilled to announce the first in a series of workshops and training for our QPIRG working groups!
This first workshop will be a beginners guide to the art of stencil making. The stencil has been a great utility in a variety of leftist causes and an excellent way to amplify your message and visual language.
In the workshop we will have a brief overview of stencilling, introducing participants to design elements, principals and strategies. Then, participants will learn effective techniques in the creation of their own piece. All necessary stencil-making materials will be provided.
Feel free to invite anyone participating in grassroots social justice projects and groups.
When: July 12th, 2023, from 6pm to 8pm
Where: QPIRG-McGill, Library space, 3516 Av du Parc
To bring: Any ideas you may have, visual inspiration, any images you would wish to trace.
Accessibility: The library space at 3516 du Parc is on the ground floor, with three steps up to the front door, and is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. This workshop does involve using cutting tools and as such does require tensile strength and some degree of manual mobility and sensitivity. Participants who cannot wield cutting tools are welcome to attend the workshop anyways, but may only be able to participate in the parts of the workshop that involve design.

Picnic in the Park!
2023-07-15 14:00 - 19:00 | Parc Jarry, Parc Jarry, Montreal, QC, Canada
Picnic in the Park!
with GRIP-UQAM, QPIRG-Concordia, and QPIRG-McGill

Happy summer aka picnic season!
We are planning a picnic for all our Working Groups and any other community members/orgs/friends that are interested. The picnic will be held Saturday July 15th, 14h00 – 19h00 @ Jarry Parc.
Schedule: We want to take this opportunity to hear from our Working Groups about what you awesome folks have been working on, make connections between our working groups, and build up our collective community knowledge :). Also very importantly, we want to eat, chill out, and have fun!
Starting at 14h00, we will have each working group do a quick introduction and present any ongoing campaigns/work they are doing. Then we will have a chance to share and learn from each other through a discussion around organizing in our changed/changing external reality (what challenges are we seeing in mobilizing and engaging folx, what’s worked for groups, how can we meet safely, etc)
Afterwards, it will be a lot of fun in the sun! Chatting and mingling with lots of rad people!
Working Groups: We would really love it if you could join us! And if you could arrive at 14h00 so we get to hear from all the working groups, that would be amazing!
Food: We will provide food! It will be bbq food with vegan and gf options provided.
Rendezvous: We will meet beside the swimming pool in Park Jarry
RSVP: Since we are providing food, RSVPs would be amazing! Again, the attendance of all of our Working Groups would be fantastic, and all are welcome. If you know for sure you are coming (and how many are coming with you), please let us know ahead of time so we make sure we can plan appropriately.
We are hoping that this is going to be a fun day of connection, delicious food, and new + old friends! If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to RSVP, please email us back at info@qpirgconcordia.org. .
See you there!
QPIRG/GRIP Concordia, McGill & UQAM

El Contrato - Film Screening and Discussion
2023-08-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Bar Milton-Parc, 3714 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, H2V 4J9, Canada
El Contrato – Film Screening and Discussion

Our next summer film on August 3rd will be El Contrato, a feature documentary by Min Sook Lee about the migrant agricultural workers who migrate to Southern Ontario every year to harvest tomatoes. The film follows a father from Central Mexico and his fellow workers as they speak out for fair wages, better work conditions, dignity, and respect.

Date: August 3rd, 6pm-8:30 pm
Location: Bar Milton-Parc Co-op (@coopbmp)
3714 Avenue du Parc

This is a free educational screening, followed by a discussion of the film. There will be popcorn and vegan snacks provided by @midnightkitchen !
For more information on the film visit https://www.nfb.ca/film/el_contrato/

Food Insecurity: Reasons, Those Affected and What Can Be Done to Help Food Sovereignty in Action
2023-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | SSMU Ballroom, 301-3480 rue McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Food Insecurity: Reasons, Those Affected and What Can Be Done to Help Food Sovereignty in Action
Join QPIRG-McGill for a panel on food insecurity on October 16th! We will be discussing the issue of food insecurity and its impact on oppressed groups, the history of our food system, and strategies for improving food security in our communities.
Date: October 16, 6-8pm
Location: SSMU Ballroom (3480 rue McTavish, Room 301)
Speakers:
Prof. Erik Chevrier (Concordia Food Coalition)
Sona Sadio (Sankofa Farming)
Ayub Alleyne (Sister Sabria)
Moderator:
Nat Alexander (Midnight Kitchen)
Register here

Elderberry Syrup Workshop
2023-10-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Le Frigo Vert, 1440 rue Mackay, Montreal, QC, Canada
Elderberry Syrup Workshop
Join us for a demonstration of how to make elderberry syrup and a discussion around the medicinal properties and culinary applications of sambucus nigra, the black elderberry. This workshop will be facilitated by Andrea McDonald @and.ree.ah
Date: Friday, October 20th
Time: 3-5PM
Location: Le Frigo Vert @lefrigovert (1440 rue Mackay)
About the facilitator:
Boozhoo! I am a two spirit Anishinaabe herbalist and community educator. I believe that our plant nation relatives who thrive on this island hold special medicine to share with us, and that being in good relation with these relatives is an essential part of community care and resilience.
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This workshop takes about an hour and a half, during which an introduction to the plant matter and its medicinal constituents would be discussed. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to taste the results of the demonstration.
Register here
