>> ALTERNATIVE ORIENTATION - for a different side of student life
Monday, September 10, 2007 - 09:12 PM
presented by QPIRG Concordia - your campus-community connection
Check out these events:
- radical tour of Concordia
- workshops on Prisoner Justice, Popular Education and Classism for Students
- campus/community tabling fair
- outdoor film screenings
* all events are FREE, scent-free, and wheelchair accessible unless
otherwise noted. Free childcare is available with 48 hours notice.
Radical Tour of Concordia
Wednesday, September 19 - 1-4pm @ meeting spot at the NE corner of Mackay and de Maisonneuve (look for someone with a sign)
A historical walking tour of Concordia's downtown campus, highlighting
the history of student organizing at Concordia and also discussing the
history of student movements in general
* Spaces limited so please RSVP. We regret that this event is not
wheelchair accessible.
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Tools4Change Week of Workshops
September 17-20, @ QPIRG Concordia (1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, suite 204)
Prisoner Solidarity and Community Organizing
Monday, September 17 – 6-9pm
A discussion-based workshop examining processes of criminalization and
incarceration in our communities. The workshop will examine existing
prison justice initiatives and what solidarity means in this context.
Presented by members of PrisonRadio! (CKUT), the Anarchist Black Cross
(ABC), Books to Prisoners Montreal, and the Trans+Queer Prisoner
Project.
Popular Education is for Everyone!
Tuesday, September 18 – 6-9pm
An introduction to the principals and techniques of popular education
- a style of education for social and environmental issues that builds
on people's own experiences and knowledge.
Presented by members of Snap! Moving to Our Own Beats: an anti-racism
training program for young people of colour and Indigenous people.
Classism 101 for Students
Thursday, September 20 – 6-9pm
An anti-oppression workshop for students on understanding class as a
system of power and the many ways students fit into it. Topics
discussed include student poverty, temporary poverty, class mobility
and so on.
Presented by members of Solidarity Across Borders, the Immigrant
Worker's Centre, the Coalition of Concerned Taxi Drivers (Toronto).
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Campus-Community Tabling Fair + Outdoor Film Screenings
Wednesday, September 26 @ the Terrace (behind Java U)
Campus and community organizations galore!
11am-3pm
Learn about...
- campus and community organizations around Montreal and the services they offer
- volunteer and career opportunities in the community and non-profit sectors
- what issues are being addressed by Montreal's diverse communities
and community groups and how to get involved
Good music by Montreal DJs. Good food by the People's Potato.
Real Reels under the stars!
5-9pm
Short Film Showcase - shorts and excerpts on various social and
environmental issues. Followed by a film from our Alternative Resource
Library
Presented by QPIRG Concordia's working groups (such as the Brown
Birthing Network, Haiti Action Montreal, the Kanehsatake Garden
Project, Chalo Desi Montreal, Solidarity Across Borders, and more...)
and QPIRG Concordia's Alternative Resource Library (part of the
alternative libraries network of Montreal - alternativelibraries.org)
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For more information on Alternative Orientation, to RSVP or request childcare:
QPIRG Concordia
1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, suite 204 (above the Cafe Depot)
qpirgconcordia.org : info@qpirgconcordia.org : 514-848-7585
