QPIRG McGill

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