Event series: A Critical History of the Police
Monday, January 20th, 7:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
In this event series, we will explore the notion of 'policing', and we will attempt to chart the history, development, and current manifestations of the police. Focusing on North America, but keeping in mind other contexts, some points of inquiry will be:
- To where can we trace the origins of the police?
- What functions do the police carry out? In what way, and under what conditions, have these evolved?
- How have developments in surveillance technologies affected police strategies for order, control, and crime prevention?
- The role of police in the suppression of social movements
- The police as an autonomous political entity
This group will meet every three weeks. The first meetup will be Monday, January 20, at 7 pm. Suggested reading: Our Enemies in Blue (Chapters 1 and 2). Copies of the readings will be available at La Belle Époque two weeks prior.
GASLAND PART II - Montreal premiere with virtual Q&A and guests
Monday, January 20th, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
DB Clarke Theatre, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West
Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Montreal Premiere of the sequel to Josh Fox's first anti-fracking hit GASLAND. There will be a virtual Q&A with the director following the screening. This screening is co-presented with Council of Canadians and will feature opening remarks by Mike Finck from Climate Justice Montreal - Justice Climatique Montréal.
In this explosive follow-up to his Oscar®-nominated film GASLAND, filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark dark humor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil, now occurring on a global level (in 32 countries worldwide).
cinemapolitica.org/concordia
Notre Dame De Bingo - Levee de Fonds
Monday, January 20th, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
Notre Dame Des Quilles,32 Beaubien est
Matante Julie is back as Notre Dame de Bingo, bringing everyone and their grandma's favourite game to everyone and their grandma's favourite neighbourhood bar!
Join us each Monday night and listen to Julie spew out the same bad bingo jokes week after week and try your hand at winning some of the fun and ridiculous prizes! Alll funds raised from bingo cards will go to support rad local charities!
This month we are collaborating with No Pants No Problem - Valentines Warm Up - Montreal and donating all money to direct action HIV/AIDS initiatives! YEAH! and you may win a pair of tickets to this steamy event as a prize.
Art in the Atrium Workshop Series!
Tuesday at 5:00pm until January 28 at 7:00pm
Concordia Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 13th floor
TUESDAYS in JANUARY from 5pm - 7pm!
Week Two – Wood Burning - Tuesday, January 21st
Recent renovations have left us with piles and piles of lovely wooden blocks that need to be upcycled! Wood burning – the art of gently singeing designs, patterns, and shading into sanded wood – is a great way to create unique and sustainable pieces, all with the versatile utility of wood. Create your very own design and concept: address blocks, cutting boards, wall boards, wooden frames, etc. You can bring a picture to reproduce in wood, or your own *unstained, unvarnished* wood pieces to burn.
Concordia Greenhouse Annual House Plant Sale!
Wednesday, January 22nd, 12:00pm until 7:00pm
Concordia Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 13th floor
We hope you haven’t forgotten the magnificence of the plant kingdom in the middle of this cold and snowy winter. To make sure of that we’re having another house plant sale Wednesday January 22nd from 12-7pm (or until supplies last). We have plants suited for sun or shade, large and small, and all eager for new home. Prices range from $1-20, and we will be providing discounts to undergraduate students. Don’t forget to bring your student ID!
If you have any questions please send them to concordiagreenhousecollective@gmail.com. To accommodate for the challenge of transportation due to the cold, purchased plants can be kept on reserve for more convenient pick-up until Friday, January 24th at the latest, and must be picked up during regular opening hours. **** Note: the earlier you come, the more selection you will have, some species (particularly the many more that are unlisted) are short in numbers. We hope to see you there!
Living Plant Necklaces
Thursday, January 23rd, 5pm-7pm
Concordia Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 13th floor
Create your own tiny terrarium necklaces, customized to your desire! Easy and fun to create. Drop by any time to make your own with all materials provided.
$5-$10 sliding scale.
Free City Radio — zine launch!
Wednesday, January 22nd, 6:30pm until 9:00pm
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
Free City Radio is launching the first issue of a seasonal zine, a print edition of radio interviews published four times a year, detailing struggles for environmental and social justice, locally and globally.
Beyond the noise of the corporate media, Free City Radio zine will feature long format interviews, previously broadcast on radio. Every zine will include two focus areas, the first edition will focus on struggles for environmental, social and economic justice in Latin America, as well as local struggles against gentrification and for housing as a human right in Canada.
Free City Radio zines printed in collaboration with la presse du chat perdu for the silk-screen covers and Kata Soho printing for layout and inside printing, available for $6.50 at the launch.
info : http://freecityradio.org/
http://facebook.com/freecityradionow
Occupy Love: A film screening at the Loyola Chapel
Wednesday, January 22nd, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Loyola Chapel Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West
Occupy Love explores the growing realization that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning.
Join acclaimed director Velcrow Ripper (Scared Sacred, Fierce Light) on a journey deep inside the revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet, as he asks the question, “How could the crisis we are facing become a love story?”
A discussion will follow after the film for those interested.
Light refreshments will be served.
Donations welcome!
For more info: laura.gallo@concordia.ca
Concordia Community Meet & Greet
Thursday, January 23, 11:00am until 5:00pm
Concordia University EV Building, 1515 Ste. Catherine West Street
Come meet people from a whole bunch of awesome Concordia Community groups, doing amazing things! Learn about their services / programming / products / volunteer opportunities / etc, etc!
Who'll be there?
Centre for Gender Advocacy
CJLO - 1690AM
Cinema Politica Concordia
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore
Concordia Greenhouse
Concordia Volunteer Abroad Program - CVAP
CUTV
Le Frigo Vert
The Link
People's Potato
Sustainability Action Fund Concordia
Sustainable Concordia
Qpirg Concordia | GRIP Concordia
Panel on Communication and Connection
Thursday, January 23, 6:00pm
1515 St. Catherine, EV Building W., EV 7.105
In the continuation of ThoughtBasin's tradition of doing great events to inspire thinking, and innovation on campus comes a panel of Montreal leaders in communication and connection at Concordia. The speakers are all working on great projects that require multiple stakeholders to connect, and emphasize with their goals, and they are all experts at creating and communicating narratives about what they do. Consider it a group discussion on how to create, communicate, and make people connect over ideas, and concepts.
The panel members will also interact with the crowd in a novel way, by brainstorming with them at the end of the event to come up with great ideas on how to communicate new concepts! Think of it like a living workshop on how to constantly create and communicate new ideas, and retain the interest and engagement of a multitude of people.
Kombucha making
Thursday, January 23, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Learn all the secrets to craft this long-life beverage yourself at home!
Bring a 1 to 2ltr jar with you :)
10$ for just the theory, 20$ to leave with a diy kit!
Divest McGill and friends present: Climate Change and Human Rights Panel
Thursday, January 23, 6:30pm
Leacock 232, Leacock Building, McGill University
How do the effects of climate change infringe on basic human rights and how can we expect them to in the future?
To what extent are there trade-offs (or overlap) between protecting the rights of the current vs. future generations?
How can we change our institutions, legal frameworks, societies and lifestyles to guard against these effects? What are the priorities for action??
These are some BIG questions, and Amnesty International McGill, David Suzuki McGill and Divest McGill have put together a panel of experts to tackle them.
Back-to-school (or not) epic sale
Friday, January 24, 1:00pm until 8:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Art students, artists and everyone else!
It's winter back-to-school time and it's here again...
THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL (OR NOT) EPIC SALE!
It's greener and it's cheaper!
Great selection of second-hand arts and crafts materials (including some like new!). Pay what you can.
Food Talks Pot Lucks
Saturday, January 25, 1:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Please join us at Coop Le Milieu to discuss community issues in Food Security. Share your experience, your insight and your questions. All perspectives and knowledge are honoured. Each talk is ‘guided’ by members of the Montreal community. They will jump start the conversation with their passion, experience and insights. After their introductions the conversation will return to the hands of the present community. Bring food to share!
Food Banks, A Viable Solution?
January 25th 1-4pm
Aaron Vansintjan student in urban food security and the history of food banks in Canada. Co-founder of Justice Alimentaire pour Montreal, and the Plant Collective.
Becca Frasier Co-manager at Santropol Roulant Farm, Organizer of Boîte à Lunch and Une Tomate à la Fois.
Flag-making
Saturday, January 25, 2:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Come make (non-nationalist) flags, have some snacks, and hang out. A great way to practice your flag-making skills!
First Geek OUT! of 2014
Saturday, January 25, 2:00pm
Burritoville, 2055 Bishop Street
Geek OUT!s are a fun, free celebration of the things that make us geeks. For an afternoon, you get to play board games, hear presentations of local projects, do arts and crafts, eat snacks and laugh in the company of other geeks.
The next Geek OUT! is happening on Saturday, January 25th at Burritoville, 2055-B Bishop Street, Montreal (between Sherbrooke and De Maisonneuve) and will go from 2:00 pm onwards. then at 8:00 PM we'll all head down to Brutopia for a few drinks and some more board games!
***Workshops!
***Arts & Crafts! button-making, fridge-magnet-making, felting, collaging, knitting, crochet
***Board games galore! Settlers of Catan, Scrabble, Clue, Hero Quest, Last Night on Earth, Illuminati, Battleship, Zombies, RISK, etc, etc. Join in on an already begun game, bring your own, watch and learn, make friends!
Brought to you by the Geek Montreal love brigade. http://www.geekmontreal.com/
Migrant Rights are Human Rights
Sunday, January 26, 1:30pm until 5:30pm
MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)3680 rue Jeanne-Mance, bureau 103
In partnership with Dignidad Migrante, PINAY
CAP-CPC, CDHAL, International Women's Alliance (IWA), Women of Diverse Origins (WDO), CIEM, and the International Migrant's Alliance, this event is a follow up of the first colloquium on regularization, the fourth conference by the international alliance of migrants and refugees (IAMR4) as well as the founding of the temporary foreign workers association (TFWA).
The event will begin with presentations of the outcome of the colloquium and the IAMR4 conference as well as a presentation by the organizers of the TFWA.
The second part of the event will be a series of workshops that discuss the various issues that face migrants in canada as well as the demands migrants groups in montreal have that address these issues. The goal will be to share analyses on the issues migrants face, explore what common demands groups have that address these issues and to build towards a united front of migrants groups.
Crystal Lameman & Garth Lenz: Tar Sands Exposed - A Speakers Tour in Montreal
Sunday, January 26, 2:00pm
Maison du développement durable, 50, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
The Tar Sands of Alberta are one of the most environmentally damaging projects ever undertaken. Production, transportation and use of oil sands are unacceptable due to their direct impact on air, land, water and public health. The risk is even greater due to the acceleration of climate change associated with this extreme form of energy. This industrial project is also harming Indigenous communities: the Mikisew Cree First Nation, the Beaver Lake Cree Nation and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation are faced with an increasing rate of cancer due to the contamination of their water and territories by toxins, and are seeing their ancestral lands destroyed by the operations and spills from the Tar Sands.
The Tar Sands Speakers Tour offers a way to further educate and mobilize the general public around this significant threat to Canada and Quebec. Fossil fuel extraction threatens front-line communities, and our health and land are jeopardized by pipelines, refineries, and climate change. This event aims to create an intimate conversation with individuals directly affected by tar sands development, and those working to stop it. The power of these first hand storytellers moves the issue from the abstract to the concrete, and compels the audience to take action.
Three speakers, with different perspectives, will share their stories.
See http://www.thetarsandstrial.ca/ for more information about this unprecedented constitutional challenge against the Albertan and Canadian government.
**For more information about the tour, check out 350 Maine's website: http://www.350maine.org/tar_sands_speakers_tour*
La Messe Militante
Sunday, January 26, 6:00pm
Coop sur Généreux, 4518 avenue Papineau
Venez assister à la première représentation du groupe
La Mèche Rebelle, un théâtre-forum qui pose une réflexion sur le travail et les effets du travail sur nos vies quotidienne.
Vous ne connaissez pas le théâtre-forum? C'est un bon temps pour le découvrir. Dans le théâtre-forum, vous avez une voix et nous voulons entendre ce que vous avez à dire.
Le collectif de La Mèche Rebelle explore et expérimente depuis maintenant un an sur des enjeux socio-politiques qui sont propres à nos réalités. Nous sommes un groupe diversifié et nous cherchons connaître vos opinions sur la question du travail.
Invitez vos amis. Contribution volontaire.
“Capitalism in the Cafeteria: How do large institutions influence our food systems?”
January 28
Coop La Maison Verte - 5785 Sherbrooke Street West
Now, it’s time to start it all again. In two short weeks, we’ll be kicking off our Winter 2014 semester at Coop la Maison verte with “Capitalism in the Cafeteria: How do large institutions influence our food systems?” From there, we will launch into three exciting months of public conversations and explore such topics as the future of employment in Montreal, the ubiquity of toxic products, the relationship between urban Aboriginal people and the police and much more. You will find the full list of upcoming conversations below. More details about each event will be available on our website and our Facebook page.
Zero Waste Dinner Challenge
Saturday, January 18, 5pm
(location to be confirmed)
In the heart of winter, the Réseau will cook up a meal for a dozen people based on the permaculture principle of “produce no waste”. It will be a challenge but we’re sure the ensuing conversation fuelled by good food and good ideas will be delicious!
For more info: info@reseaujardin.org
me, myself & eye
January 22nd, 8pm
January 23rd, 8pm
January 24th, 8pm
January 25th, 4pm & 8pm
3997 boul. Saint-Laurent
Written and performed by MainLine Theatre's artist in residence: Stéphanie Morin-Robert
A hilarious and heartwarming one-woman show about a young girl with a glass eye and her struggle to find self-acceptance.
Through authentic movement and charming and intimate storytelling, Stéphanie Morin-Robert
escorts her audience right into the middle of the poignant, suspenseful and true-life adventures of a little girl with a very singular outlook on life.
TICKETS: $12
www.mainlinetheatre.ca
"The Night Of Necktar 2017"
Friday, January 24th from 5 PM to 12 AM
La Deferle, 1407 rue valois
There will be a complete listening of the free audio meta compilation Necktar 2017 for its release. As more than 18 hours of music is a bit long, you can just come listen a moment,
or create in this revolutionary spirit by experimenting here with video, photography, painting, writing.
(Do not forget to bring your own equipment for complete the stuff allready here)
We try also to build a dream machine in time for the event.
In resume, if this is not clear, come and see yourself what is this kind of D.I.Y Interzone !
Without a little of curiosity we may are still not born ...
For any questions or infos (necktar2017@mailoo.org)
https://vimeo.com/79588197
Monday, January 20th, 7:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
In this event series, we will explore the notion of 'policing', and we will attempt to chart the history, development, and current manifestations of the police. Focusing on North America, but keeping in mind other contexts, some points of inquiry will be:
- To where can we trace the origins of the police?
- What functions do the police carry out? In what way, and under what conditions, have these evolved?
- How have developments in surveillance technologies affected police strategies for order, control, and crime prevention?
- The role of police in the suppression of social movements
- The police as an autonomous political entity
This group will meet every three weeks. The first meetup will be Monday, January 20, at 7 pm. Suggested reading: Our Enemies in Blue (Chapters 1 and 2). Copies of the readings will be available at La Belle Époque two weeks prior.
GASLAND PART II - Montreal premiere with virtual Q&A and guests
Monday, January 20th, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
DB Clarke Theatre, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West
Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Montreal Premiere of the sequel to Josh Fox's first anti-fracking hit GASLAND. There will be a virtual Q&A with the director following the screening. This screening is co-presented with Council of Canadians and will feature opening remarks by Mike Finck from Climate Justice Montreal - Justice Climatique Montréal.
In this explosive follow-up to his Oscar®-nominated film GASLAND, filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark dark humor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil, now occurring on a global level (in 32 countries worldwide).
cinemapolitica.org/concordia
Notre Dame De Bingo - Levee de Fonds
Monday, January 20th, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
Notre Dame Des Quilles,32 Beaubien est
Matante Julie is back as Notre Dame de Bingo, bringing everyone and their grandma's favourite game to everyone and their grandma's favourite neighbourhood bar!
Join us each Monday night and listen to Julie spew out the same bad bingo jokes week after week and try your hand at winning some of the fun and ridiculous prizes! Alll funds raised from bingo cards will go to support rad local charities!
This month we are collaborating with No Pants No Problem - Valentines Warm Up - Montreal and donating all money to direct action HIV/AIDS initiatives! YEAH! and you may win a pair of tickets to this steamy event as a prize.
Art in the Atrium Workshop Series!
Tuesday at 5:00pm until January 28 at 7:00pm
Concordia Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 13th floor
TUESDAYS in JANUARY from 5pm - 7pm!
Week Two – Wood Burning - Tuesday, January 21st
Recent renovations have left us with piles and piles of lovely wooden blocks that need to be upcycled! Wood burning – the art of gently singeing designs, patterns, and shading into sanded wood – is a great way to create unique and sustainable pieces, all with the versatile utility of wood. Create your very own design and concept: address blocks, cutting boards, wall boards, wooden frames, etc. You can bring a picture to reproduce in wood, or your own *unstained, unvarnished* wood pieces to burn.
Concordia Greenhouse Annual House Plant Sale!
Wednesday, January 22nd, 12:00pm until 7:00pm
Concordia Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 13th floor
We hope you haven’t forgotten the magnificence of the plant kingdom in the middle of this cold and snowy winter. To make sure of that we’re having another house plant sale Wednesday January 22nd from 12-7pm (or until supplies last). We have plants suited for sun or shade, large and small, and all eager for new home. Prices range from $1-20, and we will be providing discounts to undergraduate students. Don’t forget to bring your student ID!
If you have any questions please send them to concordiagreenhousecollective@gmail.com. To accommodate for the challenge of transportation due to the cold, purchased plants can be kept on reserve for more convenient pick-up until Friday, January 24th at the latest, and must be picked up during regular opening hours. **** Note: the earlier you come, the more selection you will have, some species (particularly the many more that are unlisted) are short in numbers. We hope to see you there!
Living Plant Necklaces
Thursday, January 23rd, 5pm-7pm
Concordia Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 13th floor
Create your own tiny terrarium necklaces, customized to your desire! Easy and fun to create. Drop by any time to make your own with all materials provided.
$5-$10 sliding scale.
Free City Radio — zine launch!
Wednesday, January 22nd, 6:30pm until 9:00pm
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
Free City Radio is launching the first issue of a seasonal zine, a print edition of radio interviews published four times a year, detailing struggles for environmental and social justice, locally and globally.
Beyond the noise of the corporate media, Free City Radio zine will feature long format interviews, previously broadcast on radio. Every zine will include two focus areas, the first edition will focus on struggles for environmental, social and economic justice in Latin America, as well as local struggles against gentrification and for housing as a human right in Canada.
Free City Radio zines printed in collaboration with la presse du chat perdu for the silk-screen covers and Kata Soho printing for layout and inside printing, available for $6.50 at the launch.
info : http://freecityradio.org/
http://facebook.com/freecityradionow
Occupy Love: A film screening at the Loyola Chapel
Wednesday, January 22nd, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Loyola Chapel Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West
Occupy Love explores the growing realization that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning.
Join acclaimed director Velcrow Ripper (Scared Sacred, Fierce Light) on a journey deep inside the revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet, as he asks the question, “How could the crisis we are facing become a love story?”
A discussion will follow after the film for those interested.
Light refreshments will be served.
Donations welcome!
For more info: laura.gallo@concordia.ca
Concordia Community Meet & Greet
Thursday, January 23, 11:00am until 5:00pm
Concordia University EV Building, 1515 Ste. Catherine West Street
Come meet people from a whole bunch of awesome Concordia Community groups, doing amazing things! Learn about their services / programming / products / volunteer opportunities / etc, etc!
Who'll be there?
Centre for Gender Advocacy
CJLO - 1690AM
Cinema Politica Concordia
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore
Concordia Greenhouse
Concordia Volunteer Abroad Program - CVAP
CUTV
Le Frigo Vert
The Link
People's Potato
Sustainability Action Fund Concordia
Sustainable Concordia
Qpirg Concordia | GRIP Concordia
Panel on Communication and Connection
Thursday, January 23, 6:00pm
1515 St. Catherine, EV Building W., EV 7.105
In the continuation of ThoughtBasin's tradition of doing great events to inspire thinking, and innovation on campus comes a panel of Montreal leaders in communication and connection at Concordia. The speakers are all working on great projects that require multiple stakeholders to connect, and emphasize with their goals, and they are all experts at creating and communicating narratives about what they do. Consider it a group discussion on how to create, communicate, and make people connect over ideas, and concepts.
The panel members will also interact with the crowd in a novel way, by brainstorming with them at the end of the event to come up with great ideas on how to communicate new concepts! Think of it like a living workshop on how to constantly create and communicate new ideas, and retain the interest and engagement of a multitude of people.
Kombucha making
Thursday, January 23, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Learn all the secrets to craft this long-life beverage yourself at home!
Bring a 1 to 2ltr jar with you :)
10$ for just the theory, 20$ to leave with a diy kit!
Divest McGill and friends present: Climate Change and Human Rights Panel
Thursday, January 23, 6:30pm
Leacock 232, Leacock Building, McGill University
How do the effects of climate change infringe on basic human rights and how can we expect them to in the future?
To what extent are there trade-offs (or overlap) between protecting the rights of the current vs. future generations?
How can we change our institutions, legal frameworks, societies and lifestyles to guard against these effects? What are the priorities for action??
These are some BIG questions, and Amnesty International McGill, David Suzuki McGill and Divest McGill have put together a panel of experts to tackle them.
Back-to-school (or not) epic sale
Friday, January 24, 1:00pm until 8:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Art students, artists and everyone else!
It's winter back-to-school time and it's here again...
THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL (OR NOT) EPIC SALE!
It's greener and it's cheaper!
Great selection of second-hand arts and crafts materials (including some like new!). Pay what you can.
Food Talks Pot Lucks
Saturday, January 25, 1:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Please join us at Coop Le Milieu to discuss community issues in Food Security. Share your experience, your insight and your questions. All perspectives and knowledge are honoured. Each talk is ‘guided’ by members of the Montreal community. They will jump start the conversation with their passion, experience and insights. After their introductions the conversation will return to the hands of the present community. Bring food to share!
Food Banks, A Viable Solution?
January 25th 1-4pm
Aaron Vansintjan student in urban food security and the history of food banks in Canada. Co-founder of Justice Alimentaire pour Montreal, and the Plant Collective.
Becca Frasier Co-manager at Santropol Roulant Farm, Organizer of Boîte à Lunch and Une Tomate à la Fois.
Flag-making
Saturday, January 25, 2:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Come make (non-nationalist) flags, have some snacks, and hang out. A great way to practice your flag-making skills!
First Geek OUT! of 2014
Saturday, January 25, 2:00pm
Burritoville, 2055 Bishop Street
Geek OUT!s are a fun, free celebration of the things that make us geeks. For an afternoon, you get to play board games, hear presentations of local projects, do arts and crafts, eat snacks and laugh in the company of other geeks.
The next Geek OUT! is happening on Saturday, January 25th at Burritoville, 2055-B Bishop Street, Montreal (between Sherbrooke and De Maisonneuve) and will go from 2:00 pm onwards. then at 8:00 PM we'll all head down to Brutopia for a few drinks and some more board games!
***Workshops!
***Arts & Crafts! button-making, fridge-magnet-making, felting, collaging, knitting, crochet
***Board games galore! Settlers of Catan, Scrabble, Clue, Hero Quest, Last Night on Earth, Illuminati, Battleship, Zombies, RISK, etc, etc. Join in on an already begun game, bring your own, watch and learn, make friends!
Brought to you by the Geek Montreal love brigade. http://www.geekmontreal.com/
Migrant Rights are Human Rights
Sunday, January 26, 1:30pm until 5:30pm
MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)3680 rue Jeanne-Mance, bureau 103
In partnership with Dignidad Migrante, PINAY
CAP-CPC, CDHAL, International Women's Alliance (IWA), Women of Diverse Origins (WDO), CIEM, and the International Migrant's Alliance, this event is a follow up of the first colloquium on regularization, the fourth conference by the international alliance of migrants and refugees (IAMR4) as well as the founding of the temporary foreign workers association (TFWA).
The event will begin with presentations of the outcome of the colloquium and the IAMR4 conference as well as a presentation by the organizers of the TFWA.
The second part of the event will be a series of workshops that discuss the various issues that face migrants in canada as well as the demands migrants groups in montreal have that address these issues. The goal will be to share analyses on the issues migrants face, explore what common demands groups have that address these issues and to build towards a united front of migrants groups.
Crystal Lameman & Garth Lenz: Tar Sands Exposed - A Speakers Tour in Montreal
Sunday, January 26, 2:00pm
Maison du développement durable, 50, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
The Tar Sands of Alberta are one of the most environmentally damaging projects ever undertaken. Production, transportation and use of oil sands are unacceptable due to their direct impact on air, land, water and public health. The risk is even greater due to the acceleration of climate change associated with this extreme form of energy. This industrial project is also harming Indigenous communities: the Mikisew Cree First Nation, the Beaver Lake Cree Nation and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation are faced with an increasing rate of cancer due to the contamination of their water and territories by toxins, and are seeing their ancestral lands destroyed by the operations and spills from the Tar Sands.
The Tar Sands Speakers Tour offers a way to further educate and mobilize the general public around this significant threat to Canada and Quebec. Fossil fuel extraction threatens front-line communities, and our health and land are jeopardized by pipelines, refineries, and climate change. This event aims to create an intimate conversation with individuals directly affected by tar sands development, and those working to stop it. The power of these first hand storytellers moves the issue from the abstract to the concrete, and compels the audience to take action.
Three speakers, with different perspectives, will share their stories.
See http://www.thetarsandstrial.ca/ for more information about this unprecedented constitutional challenge against the Albertan and Canadian government.
**For more information about the tour, check out 350 Maine's website: http://www.350maine.org/tar_sands_speakers_tour*
La Messe Militante
Sunday, January 26, 6:00pm
Coop sur Généreux, 4518 avenue Papineau
Venez assister à la première représentation du groupe
La Mèche Rebelle, un théâtre-forum qui pose une réflexion sur le travail et les effets du travail sur nos vies quotidienne.
Vous ne connaissez pas le théâtre-forum? C'est un bon temps pour le découvrir. Dans le théâtre-forum, vous avez une voix et nous voulons entendre ce que vous avez à dire.
Le collectif de La Mèche Rebelle explore et expérimente depuis maintenant un an sur des enjeux socio-politiques qui sont propres à nos réalités. Nous sommes un groupe diversifié et nous cherchons connaître vos opinions sur la question du travail.
Invitez vos amis. Contribution volontaire.
“Capitalism in the Cafeteria: How do large institutions influence our food systems?”
January 28
Coop La Maison Verte - 5785 Sherbrooke Street West
Now, it’s time to start it all again. In two short weeks, we’ll be kicking off our Winter 2014 semester at Coop la Maison verte with “Capitalism in the Cafeteria: How do large institutions influence our food systems?” From there, we will launch into three exciting months of public conversations and explore such topics as the future of employment in Montreal, the ubiquity of toxic products, the relationship between urban Aboriginal people and the police and much more. You will find the full list of upcoming conversations below. More details about each event will be available on our website and our Facebook page.
Zero Waste Dinner Challenge
Saturday, January 18, 5pm
(location to be confirmed)
In the heart of winter, the Réseau will cook up a meal for a dozen people based on the permaculture principle of “produce no waste”. It will be a challenge but we’re sure the ensuing conversation fuelled by good food and good ideas will be delicious!
For more info: info@reseaujardin.org
me, myself & eye
January 22nd, 8pm
January 23rd, 8pm
January 24th, 8pm
January 25th, 4pm & 8pm
3997 boul. Saint-Laurent
Written and performed by MainLine Theatre's artist in residence: Stéphanie Morin-Robert
A hilarious and heartwarming one-woman show about a young girl with a glass eye and her struggle to find self-acceptance.
Through authentic movement and charming and intimate storytelling, Stéphanie Morin-Robert
escorts her audience right into the middle of the poignant, suspenseful and true-life adventures of a little girl with a very singular outlook on life.
TICKETS: $12
www.mainlinetheatre.ca
"The Night Of Necktar 2017"
Friday, January 24th from 5 PM to 12 AM
La Deferle, 1407 rue valois
There will be a complete listening of the free audio meta compilation Necktar 2017 for its release. As more than 18 hours of music is a bit long, you can just come listen a moment,
or create in this revolutionary spirit by experimenting here with video, photography, painting, writing.
(Do not forget to bring your own equipment for complete the stuff allready here)
We try also to build a dream machine in time for the event.
In resume, if this is not clear, come and see yourself what is this kind of D.I.Y Interzone !
Without a little of curiosity we may are still not born ...
For any questions or infos (necktar2017@mailoo.org)
https://vimeo.com/79588197