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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction and Drug War Resistance 101
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n* understanding the basics of overdose and overdose response\n* understanding the basics of harm reduction and the failings of Canadian “drug” policy\n* understanding why Liz put “drug” in quotes\n\nFacilitator:\nLiz 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.\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\n\nRegister for this event here:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZ0scOqqrzMiE9RDpnHExRebJWbvp…
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/harm-reduction-and-drug-war-resistance-101/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220308T130000
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SUMMARY:Environmentalism beyond green capitalism
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nFacilitators:\nVijay 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.\nAaron Vansintjan is a writer and researcher focusing on green gentrification and an editor at Uneven Earth.\nThe workshop will be co-presented by Uneven Earth\, a website focusing on environmental politics.\nLength: 30 minute group exercise\, 30 minute presentation\, 30 minute discussion.\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\n\nRegister at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUvdu2uqD8vHt3RS…\n\n▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲\nAuto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event\ntranslation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.\nLa 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.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/environmentalism-beyond-green-capitalism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T154906
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SUMMARY:The Labour Crisis at McGill
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\n\nRegistration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_0dhXMGi8SgS9NV6gxcjIhg\n\n▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲\nAuto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event\ntranslation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.\nLa traduction de l’anglais vers le francais sera disponible sur demande avec 48 heurs de pré-avis; envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/the-labour-crisis-at-mcgill/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T150000
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SUMMARY:UnPAC Healing the past now: Building sustainable futures
DESCRIPTION: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.\nPAC 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.\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\nRegister for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZwpd…\n\n▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲\nAuto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event\ntranslation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.\nLa 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.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/unpac-healing-the-past-now-building-sustainable-futures/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T183000
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SUMMARY:Building Care Into Anti-Violence Advocacy That Sustains Us
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nFacilitators:\nConnor 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.\n\nChantelle 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.\n\nTiara 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.\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\nRegister for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZMtd-iorToiG9cXtsK1f…\n\n▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲\nAuto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event\ntranslation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.\nLa 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.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/building-care-into-anti-violence-advocacy-that-sustains-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220310T113000
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SUMMARY:Embedded: Creating boundaries within interwoven communities
DESCRIPTION: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?\nTogether 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?\n\nLet’s break down what works and what doesn’t as we continue to build sustainable\, interwoven communities together.\nPlease 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.\n\nFacilitators:\nMy 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.\nCharissa 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.\n\n\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\n\nRegistration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUvcu6qqD4tGdECoT3IGrVCjkZXk…\n\n\n\n\n▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲\nAuto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event\ntranslation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.\nLa 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.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/embedded-creating-boundaries-within-interwoven-communities/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220310T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220310T193000
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SUMMARY:Supporting prisoners and parolees in their transition as returning citizens
DESCRIPTION:“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.”\n\nFor 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).\n\nWe 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.\nPrograms that boost self-worth\, in order to enhance these returning citizens’ drive for success.\nPrograms that create an environment where they feel inclusivity and support.\nPrograms that create a routine that vicariously create discipline.\n\nFacilitators:\nThe workshop will be hosted by Christophe Lewis\, who is currently on parole\, and the Prison Radio Show.\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\nRegister for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZYsc-Cgrj4uHtavMzzp…\n\n▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲\nAuto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event\ntranslation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.\nLa 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.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/supporting-prisoners-and-parolees-in-their-transition-as-returning-citizens/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220311T170000
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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction in Health and Social Services: a Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION: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?\nJoin 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.\n\nParticipating organizations:\n– Face à Face\n– Head & Hands\n– Le Frigo Vert\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\nRegister for this event here:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_6kDh_DNxQsSTgOsyfQUG5g\n\n▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲\nAuto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event\ntranslation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.\nLa 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.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/harm-reduction-in-health-and-social-services-a-panel-discussion/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220312T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220312T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T154906
CREATED:20220228T223228Z
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SUMMARY:Conflict and Crisis De-Escalation
DESCRIPTION: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.\nLearning Objectives\n* understanding what a crisis is\n* learning the basic steps of crisis intervention\n* learning different arousal types and understanding one’s own arousal type\nFacilitator:\nLiz 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.\n\n\nThis event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: https://fb.me/e/1I5CYBex4\n\nRegister for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZEqfuGopj4vG9FkfnAkfMWqOsQcS…\n\n▼▲▼▲ ACCESSIBILITY INFO ▼▲▼▲\nAuto-transcription in English will be available on Zoom for this event\ntranslation from English to French can be available for all events with 48 hours notice unless already provided; please email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.\nLa 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.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://qpirgmcgill.org/event/conflict-and-crisis-de-escalation/
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