Sight and Sound Festival 2014 : SCIENCE FACTION
May 20 - May 25, 12:00pm to May 25 at 9:00pm
Eastern Bloc, 7240 Clark
This year, the theme is “Science Faction.” From May 20th to 25th, we will be exploring the world of science fiction – marginal legalities, mutating futures, human-machine meltdown, radical cyborgs, post-genetic interfaces, transformative bodies, insurgent futures...
Can we observe the power of the imaginary on our world? Can we conceptualize and give form to these upheavals of change? Science Faction will be a dizzying and multifaceted discovery of a world undergoing profound change. Science Faction is about fear of the unknown; but also, because, inarguably, the idea of communicating with otherworldly beings or robots overpowering humans in a dystopian futurist society are images forever embedded in the consciousness of everyday people, Science Faction is about the sheer power of the imaginary.
With Science Faction, we ask the artist to suggest their rendition of a mutant future, their idea of a radical cyborg, their interpretation of a human-machine meltdown. And, we ask the spectator to embrace the marginal legalities and othered ontologies of those visions put forth.
To read more about the theme :http://sightandsoundfestival.ca/en/more-info
All the tickets are on sale here : http://lavitrine.com/evenement/Sight___Sound
6 @ 10 Mercredi SWAP Party!
Wednesday, May 21st, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Bar Passeport, 2037 St-Denis
SWAP party, apportez-votre vieux linge goth et repartez avec du nouveaux! Arrivez tôt pour avoir une bonne table et le meilleur choix! Vous n'avez rien a échanger mais vous désirez de nouveaux vêtements pas cher? Il sera possible d'acheter et vendre! Pour participer à l'échange vous devez indiquer votre nom et un prix par tranche de 5$ sur chaque morceau (un morceau de collant fera l'affaire)!
Pour l'occasion Maïté sera votre barmaid dévouée, venez aussi juste pour prendre un verre!
Confirmez dans les messages de l’événement pour être rajouté dans la liste!
entrée gratuite!
Mushrooms
Wednesday, May 21st, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
5200 Avenue Mayfair, NDG
Mushrooms (and mycelium) are essential in a garden and forest. We will discover why, and how to integrate them in our urban vegetable gardens. Its a practical workshop on mushroom culture.
Contribution: $15-$20
Prisoner Letter-Writing Night
Wednesday, May 21st, 7:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Join us for an update on the situation facing Amélie, Carlos, and Fallon. Afterwards, stick around for an informal dinner and write to them! or another prisoner of your choosing.
Amélie, Carlos, and Fallon are anarchists who were arrested on January 5, 2014 in the Distrito Federal of Mexico for allegedly firebombing a building that houses the Department of Communication and Transportation,
as well as a nearby car dealership. All three were detained for forty days without charges after which they were charged with obstructing the peace and conspiracy to commit mischief in a group. They remain in prison awaiting trial.
Freedom for Amélie, Carlos, and Fallon, and all prisoners!
Anti-oppressive Community Yoga!
Wednesday, May 21st, 8:30pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
As part of the GrassRoots Yoga Populaire collective, I will be offering pay-what-you-can, drop-in classes Wednesdays at 8:30pm at the lovely Coop Le Milieu!! These will be gentle yoga and relaxation classes in a non-judgmental and compassionate environment. For this month, each class will have a theme. I'll update this event page each week with the new theme and some info :)
*Queer and Trans* friendly*
*Body positive*
*Welcome to people of all colours, ethnicities, religions and (sub-)cultural backgrounds*
*Bilingual*
*Non-gendered bathrooms or language*
*Come 15 minutes early if you have any special concerns or just want to chat*
*What to bring. Since these classes won't be happening in a yoga studio, please bring some things to replace the regular props:
- A yoga mat, or a large towel
- A blanket or bath towel
- A throw cushion or pillow
- Water!. Le Milieu has a tap (obvs), but since we'll be doing a lot of detoxifying breath work, it's good to bring extra water to cleanse your body
- Some cash, if you can, to support the service and this fantastic co-op that offers a free community space for artists, kids and everyone in between!
La Belle Epoque Final Spring BBQ
Thursday, May 21st, 6:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Help us celebrate the closing of La Belle Époque! Join us in the backyard for some food and conversation, with old friends and new. Bring some food to share if you like, as well vegan and meat options will be provided for
donations. Drinks will also be available.
Radical Skills: Demystifying Finances for Community Organizations and Informal Collectives
Thursday, May 22nd, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
1500 de Maisonneuve O., suite 204
You have wonderful ideas - but you need money, and you need to know how to manage it? Unfortunately, your algebra teacher didn't include even the simplest budgeting skills in their curriculum. No fear - this workshop will teach you the basics and get you started, and will even include some cheat sheets for you to use in your current or upcoming projects!
This workshop will cover the basics of budgeting for ongoing collectives and/or one-time events. Amongst others, we'll learn to operate within a budget, and we'll talk about financial decision-making, and fundraising. We will be sharing skills and strategies, but we also want to have a discussion about how we deal with money while keeping our goals in sight-- particularly for community organizations and other informal collectives.
All are welcome - whether you are currently working on finances or not!
Under the Weather: Defending the Land: Indigenous Resistance to Extraction - Presentation by Mel Bazil
Thursday, May 22nd, 6:30pm
Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, 2001 St-Laurent
Defending the Land: Indigenous Resistance to Extraction
featuring MEL BAZIL, indigenous Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en organizer, sovereigntist, and anarchist of the Unist'ot'en Action Camp
http://unistotencamp.com/
* and Clifton Nicholas. Clifton Arihwakehte Nicholas is a Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) from Kanehsatake. Clifton is active in his community as both an activist and as a defender of his people. Clifton was one of the people who defended the community of Kanehsatake in 1990, he has been a staunch advocate of Indigenous resistance throughout Canada and the Americas.
Admission is FREE, but we will be collecting donations in support of the Unist'ot'en Camp!
**The venue is wheelchair accessible. Whisper translation towards French will be provided.
http://undertheweather.ckut.ca/
This event is a part of Montreal's Festival of Anarchy
http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/
The Riot Grrrl Band Off - DRAW
Thursday, May 22nd, 8:00pm
Cabaret Playhouse, 5656 Du Parc Ave
We waited a whole year and now it's time to form the bands for the RIOT GRRRL BAND OFF - Round 4!!
Bring your friends, your sisters, your lovers and your kitties. let's riot!
How it works:
you put a paper with your name in a hat, as we draw the names we form 5 bands. after that, as a group we agree on the bands we are gonna cover. bands have a month to practice and on June 28th they play a show at Il Motore to raise funds for Rock Camp for Girls Montreal!
You don't have to know how to play an instrument nor have the instrument at home. We all help each other out and teach each other how to play the songs. This is a safe space to make mistakes, sing out of tune. It's a safe space to enjoy yourselves and have fun!
If you won't be there in person send an email to heycarolfernandes@gmail.com and I'll put your name in the hat. But be advised that there are only 30 spots and priority will be given to people who attend the draw in person, unless you CANNOT be present (you don't have to disclosure your reason as long as you tell me you have one). That's based on our experience on previous editions where people who didn't show up for the draw ended up not committing and leaving their bandmates in a shitty situation.
5$ - 10$ sliding scale (PWYC) an official Rock Camp for Girls fundraiser
Forest Gardening (Food Forest) Intensive
May 24 - May 25, 9:30am to May 25 at 4:30pm
City Farm School, Concordia University – Loyola Campus 7141 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Join us for first workshop in our newly launched Permaculture workshop series.
This one day workshop will provide students with an overview of growing fruit crops and forest gardening. Come learn how to plant, trellis, and care for fruit trees and shrubs including, grapes, blueberries, hazelnuts and more. You will also learn the basics of growing support
species and green manures as well as forest gardening. After a morning of theory, the afternoon will provide you with a hands-on learning experience: working to help improve and expand the second stage of our very own City Farm School forest garden/orchard system.
COST: $15 - 20 sliding scale (payment of the day of workshop)
TEACHER: Jonah Neumark
RSVP ticket is required, please sign up via our eventbrite page https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/forest-gardening-food-forest-intensive-tickets-11233097497
Autonomous Media Room
Saturday, May 24, 11:00am - 5:00pm
CEDA, 2515 rue Delisle
CKUT Radio presents:
The Autonomous Media Room at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
“Documenting, Disseminating, and Celebrating Anarchist Oral Histories
Saturday, May 24,
11am-5pm CEDA, 2515 Delisle street – métro Lionel-Groulx
Room #125 (wheelchair accessible)
The AUTONOMOUS MEDIA ROOM is dedicated to sharing the skills and knowledge of different mediums as deployed by anarchists – such as pirate radio, DIY digital editing, secure communication, and more. The theme of the room this year will be “Documenting, Disseminating, and Celebrating Anarchist Oral Histories”. As always, we will be doing a live broadcast from the bookfair on May 24 from 2-4pm on CKUT, 90.3 FM, and online at www.ckut.ca!
This year, we will be co-presenting the Autonomous Media Room with SoMove: The Social Movements Oral History Tour of North America. Read more about SoMove here: www.somove.org
Schedule:
11am-1pm - Digital recording and editing with audacity 101 with SoMove and CKUT (EN/FR)
12pm-4pm Live Radio: Workshop by CKUT 90.3fm (EN/FR)
This workshop will take place in the hall on the first floor. Noon-2:00pm will include training in live radio setup and production followed by alive radio show broadcast from the bookfair on CKUT from 2-4pm.
2pm-5pm FM Transmitter Building Workshop – with CKUT Radio (EN/FR)
** There will be a cost of $10 for each FM transmitter kit. This cost can be split among a few participants, and you can keep your transmitter after the workshop.
Pull back the veil on radio transmission and mass communication bybuilding your own FM radio transmitter. We will pull out our solderingirons and assemble all the parts necessary to start up a live broadcast.
And ongoing throughout the bookfair weekend:
May 24-25, 11am-5pm, CEDA 3rd floor
Recording Anarchist Oral Histories with SubMedia.TV and SoMove
We will be inviting anyone at the bookfair to come record their personal testimonies in the form of a 10-15 minute interview. Some of the questions we will ask are:
-What does anarchism mean to you?
-Who are some people/what are some books/films/other media that inspired your anarchism?
-Was there a particular moment or movement that shaped your experience as an anarchist?
Whether you've been an anarchist for a week, or a lifetime, come give your testimony! We especially encourage women, transgender folks, people of colour, Indigenous people, queer folks, and those often left out of anarchist discourse to come speak out.
For more info on the Autonomous Media Room, contact news@ckut.ca, or 514-448-4041 x.6788
Global March Against Monsanto - Marche Mondiale Contre Monsanto
START : Saturday, May 24th, 2pm Square Dorchester
END : Around 4 h Parc Jeanne Mance for picnik GMO FREE
While worldwide indignation shakes governments, let us unite to show that people refuse the dictates of a few multinationals that sell out our lives and nature. We, the citizens, call for the end of monopolies on our food, we refuse GMOs, and more want to give our support to those who offer alternatives, responsible and environmentally friendly.
The march against Monsanto is a friendly family event that seeks not to disturb the order or to challenge the authorities: it is only to draw attention to the threats to our food system, from our fields to our plates. The stranglehold of agribusiness companies like Monsanto on our agriculture is very worrying, especially as our governments are complicit in our loss of autonomy to these giants.
This event is LEGAL since it is a fundamental right of citizens to express their opinions.
The subject IS to raise awareness on the need to turn our agriculture in a sustainable direction and must denounce the practices and companies like Monsanto poisoning our health and environment.
Come many and many to this event FESTIVE, FAMILY AND SAFE .
END: THE MARCH WILL END at 4pm in Jeanne Mance Park for a GMO-free pic-nic to forge links between protesters and raise awareness and increase the movement!
Herbal First Aid For Sex Workers w Lroy: Info Session + Discussion
Saturday, May 24, 6:30pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
How we can use herbs as allies to protect ourselves emotionally, physically and spiritually while on and off the job. Open to current and former sex workers and their allies. Lroy is a sex worker, sex worker rights advocate, Ho lover, and herbalist living in rural Vermont.
Currently, they are working to create an herbal first aid kit for sex workers that can be accessible to a larger population of people outside of the herbal community. Lroy can be contacted at lroym@vtherbcenter.org.
Storytelling Café
Saturday, May 24, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), 3680 rue Jeanne-Mance, bureau 103
University of the Streets Café wraps up another fabulous year with storytelling. Together, we celebrate 11 years of public conversations by unleashing our joys, sorrows, and memories. What happens when we meet, listen, and share the stories that define us? How do our identities and perceptions intersect to create this thing we call community? During this evening of public storytelling we invite you to join us in weaving together the lived and imagined stories we all carry. Come early and stay late to enjoy good company and tasty food.
Serre earthship à la Ferme Morgan + Gypsy kumbia Orchestra + DJ Élios
Saturday, May 24at 7:30pm
Ferme Morgan : 92 chemin Morgan, Montcalm
On est très heureux de vous annoncer la construction d’une serre solaire passive ici à la Ferme Morgan, au printemps 2014. Celle-ci sera fonctionnelle durant toute l’année et s’inspirera des principes Earthship.
Nous lançons donc une campagne de socio-financement (voir la vidéo)
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/growing-a-greenhouse#home
qui permettra de récolter les fonds nécessaires à l’achat des matériaux de construction.
Les 24 et 25 mai prochain, il y aura un «party de pneus», journée au cours de laquelle nous avons besoin de plusieurs bénévoles pour le montage des murs de pneus, en les remplissant de terre (job physique) et qui se clôturera par la prestation du groupe de musique Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra suivi par le fabuleux Dj Élios (samedi soir)!!! Apportez une masse, si vous avez....
Le spectacle est gratuit pour les bénévoles et 10$ pour ceux qui viennent pour le spectacle seulement. Les fonds amassés serviront au financement du projet...
RÉSERVATION NÉCESSAIRE POUR LE BÉNÉVOLAT
COMMUNIQUER AVEC LYNNE OU JESSE : 514-601-7424 / 819-429-3445
yogateuse@gmail.com / unpneualafois@gmail.com
Les Earthship, constructions logiques, ont comme objectif d’appliquer des solutions concrètes face aux problèmes environnementaux auxquels nous faisons face de nos jours.
Depuis maintenant plus de 40 ans, le design earthship évolue pour inclure 6 principes fondamentaux :
Mandala Garden
Sunday, May 25, 10:00am - 4:00pm
5200 Mayfair Avenue, NDG
We'll spend the day designing a mandala garden and planting medicinal, edible flowers and herbs, to transform the front yard of a home in NDG.
Bring a picnic, it's a potluck :)
Contribution: $30-40
Tech Security for Sex Workers
Sunday, May 25, 6:30pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Facilitated discussion on the current issues of safety going around on the internet (surveillance, cyber stalking and hacking) and ways we can keep ourselves and each other safe. Open to current and former sex workers and their allies.
May 20 - May 25, 12:00pm to May 25 at 9:00pm
Eastern Bloc, 7240 Clark
This year, the theme is “Science Faction.” From May 20th to 25th, we will be exploring the world of science fiction – marginal legalities, mutating futures, human-machine meltdown, radical cyborgs, post-genetic interfaces, transformative bodies, insurgent futures...
Can we observe the power of the imaginary on our world? Can we conceptualize and give form to these upheavals of change? Science Faction will be a dizzying and multifaceted discovery of a world undergoing profound change. Science Faction is about fear of the unknown; but also, because, inarguably, the idea of communicating with otherworldly beings or robots overpowering humans in a dystopian futurist society are images forever embedded in the consciousness of everyday people, Science Faction is about the sheer power of the imaginary.
With Science Faction, we ask the artist to suggest their rendition of a mutant future, their idea of a radical cyborg, their interpretation of a human-machine meltdown. And, we ask the spectator to embrace the marginal legalities and othered ontologies of those visions put forth.
To read more about the theme :http://sightandsoundfestival.ca/en/more-info
All the tickets are on sale here : http://lavitrine.com/evenement/Sight___Sound
6 @ 10 Mercredi SWAP Party!
Wednesday, May 21st, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Bar Passeport, 2037 St-Denis
SWAP party, apportez-votre vieux linge goth et repartez avec du nouveaux! Arrivez tôt pour avoir une bonne table et le meilleur choix! Vous n'avez rien a échanger mais vous désirez de nouveaux vêtements pas cher? Il sera possible d'acheter et vendre! Pour participer à l'échange vous devez indiquer votre nom et un prix par tranche de 5$ sur chaque morceau (un morceau de collant fera l'affaire)!
Pour l'occasion Maïté sera votre barmaid dévouée, venez aussi juste pour prendre un verre!
Confirmez dans les messages de l’événement pour être rajouté dans la liste!
entrée gratuite!
Mushrooms
Wednesday, May 21st, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
5200 Avenue Mayfair, NDG
Mushrooms (and mycelium) are essential in a garden and forest. We will discover why, and how to integrate them in our urban vegetable gardens. Its a practical workshop on mushroom culture.
Contribution: $15-$20
Prisoner Letter-Writing Night
Wednesday, May 21st, 7:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Join us for an update on the situation facing Amélie, Carlos, and Fallon. Afterwards, stick around for an informal dinner and write to them! or another prisoner of your choosing.
Amélie, Carlos, and Fallon are anarchists who were arrested on January 5, 2014 in the Distrito Federal of Mexico for allegedly firebombing a building that houses the Department of Communication and Transportation,
as well as a nearby car dealership. All three were detained for forty days without charges after which they were charged with obstructing the peace and conspiracy to commit mischief in a group. They remain in prison awaiting trial.
Freedom for Amélie, Carlos, and Fallon, and all prisoners!
Anti-oppressive Community Yoga!
Wednesday, May 21st, 8:30pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
As part of the GrassRoots Yoga Populaire collective, I will be offering pay-what-you-can, drop-in classes Wednesdays at 8:30pm at the lovely Coop Le Milieu!! These will be gentle yoga and relaxation classes in a non-judgmental and compassionate environment. For this month, each class will have a theme. I'll update this event page each week with the new theme and some info :)
*Queer and Trans* friendly*
*Body positive*
*Welcome to people of all colours, ethnicities, religions and (sub-)cultural backgrounds*
*Bilingual*
*Non-gendered bathrooms or language*
*Come 15 minutes early if you have any special concerns or just want to chat*
*What to bring. Since these classes won't be happening in a yoga studio, please bring some things to replace the regular props:
- A yoga mat, or a large towel
- A blanket or bath towel
- A throw cushion or pillow
- Water!. Le Milieu has a tap (obvs), but since we'll be doing a lot of detoxifying breath work, it's good to bring extra water to cleanse your body
- Some cash, if you can, to support the service and this fantastic co-op that offers a free community space for artists, kids and everyone in between!
La Belle Epoque Final Spring BBQ
Thursday, May 21st, 6:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Help us celebrate the closing of La Belle Époque! Join us in the backyard for some food and conversation, with old friends and new. Bring some food to share if you like, as well vegan and meat options will be provided for
donations. Drinks will also be available.
Radical Skills: Demystifying Finances for Community Organizations and Informal Collectives
Thursday, May 22nd, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
1500 de Maisonneuve O., suite 204
You have wonderful ideas - but you need money, and you need to know how to manage it? Unfortunately, your algebra teacher didn't include even the simplest budgeting skills in their curriculum. No fear - this workshop will teach you the basics and get you started, and will even include some cheat sheets for you to use in your current or upcoming projects!
This workshop will cover the basics of budgeting for ongoing collectives and/or one-time events. Amongst others, we'll learn to operate within a budget, and we'll talk about financial decision-making, and fundraising. We will be sharing skills and strategies, but we also want to have a discussion about how we deal with money while keeping our goals in sight-- particularly for community organizations and other informal collectives.
All are welcome - whether you are currently working on finances or not!
Under the Weather: Defending the Land: Indigenous Resistance to Extraction - Presentation by Mel Bazil
Thursday, May 22nd, 6:30pm
Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, 2001 St-Laurent
Defending the Land: Indigenous Resistance to Extraction
featuring MEL BAZIL, indigenous Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en organizer, sovereigntist, and anarchist of the Unist'ot'en Action Camp
http://unistotencamp.com/
* and Clifton Nicholas. Clifton Arihwakehte Nicholas is a Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) from Kanehsatake. Clifton is active in his community as both an activist and as a defender of his people. Clifton was one of the people who defended the community of Kanehsatake in 1990, he has been a staunch advocate of Indigenous resistance throughout Canada and the Americas.
Admission is FREE, but we will be collecting donations in support of the Unist'ot'en Camp!
**The venue is wheelchair accessible. Whisper translation towards French will be provided.
http://undertheweather.ckut.ca/
This event is a part of Montreal's Festival of Anarchy
http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/
The Riot Grrrl Band Off - DRAW
Thursday, May 22nd, 8:00pm
Cabaret Playhouse, 5656 Du Parc Ave
We waited a whole year and now it's time to form the bands for the RIOT GRRRL BAND OFF - Round 4!!
Bring your friends, your sisters, your lovers and your kitties. let's riot!
How it works:
you put a paper with your name in a hat, as we draw the names we form 5 bands. after that, as a group we agree on the bands we are gonna cover. bands have a month to practice and on June 28th they play a show at Il Motore to raise funds for Rock Camp for Girls Montreal!
You don't have to know how to play an instrument nor have the instrument at home. We all help each other out and teach each other how to play the songs. This is a safe space to make mistakes, sing out of tune. It's a safe space to enjoy yourselves and have fun!
If you won't be there in person send an email to heycarolfernandes@gmail.com and I'll put your name in the hat. But be advised that there are only 30 spots and priority will be given to people who attend the draw in person, unless you CANNOT be present (you don't have to disclosure your reason as long as you tell me you have one). That's based on our experience on previous editions where people who didn't show up for the draw ended up not committing and leaving their bandmates in a shitty situation.
5$ - 10$ sliding scale (PWYC) an official Rock Camp for Girls fundraiser
Forest Gardening (Food Forest) Intensive
May 24 - May 25, 9:30am to May 25 at 4:30pm
City Farm School, Concordia University – Loyola Campus 7141 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Join us for first workshop in our newly launched Permaculture workshop series.
This one day workshop will provide students with an overview of growing fruit crops and forest gardening. Come learn how to plant, trellis, and care for fruit trees and shrubs including, grapes, blueberries, hazelnuts and more. You will also learn the basics of growing support
species and green manures as well as forest gardening. After a morning of theory, the afternoon will provide you with a hands-on learning experience: working to help improve and expand the second stage of our very own City Farm School forest garden/orchard system.
COST: $15 - 20 sliding scale (payment of the day of workshop)
TEACHER: Jonah Neumark
RSVP ticket is required, please sign up via our eventbrite page https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/forest-gardening-food-forest-intensive-tickets-11233097497
Autonomous Media Room
Saturday, May 24, 11:00am - 5:00pm
CEDA, 2515 rue Delisle
CKUT Radio presents:
The Autonomous Media Room at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
“Documenting, Disseminating, and Celebrating Anarchist Oral Histories
Saturday, May 24,
11am-5pm CEDA, 2515 Delisle street – métro Lionel-Groulx
Room #125 (wheelchair accessible)
The AUTONOMOUS MEDIA ROOM is dedicated to sharing the skills and knowledge of different mediums as deployed by anarchists – such as pirate radio, DIY digital editing, secure communication, and more. The theme of the room this year will be “Documenting, Disseminating, and Celebrating Anarchist Oral Histories”. As always, we will be doing a live broadcast from the bookfair on May 24 from 2-4pm on CKUT, 90.3 FM, and online at www.ckut.ca!
This year, we will be co-presenting the Autonomous Media Room with SoMove: The Social Movements Oral History Tour of North America. Read more about SoMove here: www.somove.org
Schedule:
11am-1pm - Digital recording and editing with audacity 101 with SoMove and CKUT (EN/FR)
12pm-4pm Live Radio: Workshop by CKUT 90.3fm (EN/FR)
This workshop will take place in the hall on the first floor. Noon-2:00pm will include training in live radio setup and production followed by alive radio show broadcast from the bookfair on CKUT from 2-4pm.
2pm-5pm FM Transmitter Building Workshop – with CKUT Radio (EN/FR)
** There will be a cost of $10 for each FM transmitter kit. This cost can be split among a few participants, and you can keep your transmitter after the workshop.
Pull back the veil on radio transmission and mass communication bybuilding your own FM radio transmitter. We will pull out our solderingirons and assemble all the parts necessary to start up a live broadcast.
And ongoing throughout the bookfair weekend:
May 24-25, 11am-5pm, CEDA 3rd floor
Recording Anarchist Oral Histories with SubMedia.TV and SoMove
We will be inviting anyone at the bookfair to come record their personal testimonies in the form of a 10-15 minute interview. Some of the questions we will ask are:
-What does anarchism mean to you?
-Who are some people/what are some books/films/other media that inspired your anarchism?
-Was there a particular moment or movement that shaped your experience as an anarchist?
Whether you've been an anarchist for a week, or a lifetime, come give your testimony! We especially encourage women, transgender folks, people of colour, Indigenous people, queer folks, and those often left out of anarchist discourse to come speak out.
For more info on the Autonomous Media Room, contact news@ckut.ca, or 514-448-4041 x.6788
Global March Against Monsanto - Marche Mondiale Contre Monsanto
START : Saturday, May 24th, 2pm Square Dorchester
END : Around 4 h Parc Jeanne Mance for picnik GMO FREE
While worldwide indignation shakes governments, let us unite to show that people refuse the dictates of a few multinationals that sell out our lives and nature. We, the citizens, call for the end of monopolies on our food, we refuse GMOs, and more want to give our support to those who offer alternatives, responsible and environmentally friendly.
The march against Monsanto is a friendly family event that seeks not to disturb the order or to challenge the authorities: it is only to draw attention to the threats to our food system, from our fields to our plates. The stranglehold of agribusiness companies like Monsanto on our agriculture is very worrying, especially as our governments are complicit in our loss of autonomy to these giants.
This event is LEGAL since it is a fundamental right of citizens to express their opinions.
The subject IS to raise awareness on the need to turn our agriculture in a sustainable direction and must denounce the practices and companies like Monsanto poisoning our health and environment.
Come many and many to this event FESTIVE, FAMILY AND SAFE .
END: THE MARCH WILL END at 4pm in Jeanne Mance Park for a GMO-free pic-nic to forge links between protesters and raise awareness and increase the movement!
Herbal First Aid For Sex Workers w Lroy: Info Session + Discussion
Saturday, May 24, 6:30pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
How we can use herbs as allies to protect ourselves emotionally, physically and spiritually while on and off the job. Open to current and former sex workers and their allies. Lroy is a sex worker, sex worker rights advocate, Ho lover, and herbalist living in rural Vermont.
Currently, they are working to create an herbal first aid kit for sex workers that can be accessible to a larger population of people outside of the herbal community. Lroy can be contacted at lroym@vtherbcenter.org.
Storytelling Café
Saturday, May 24, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), 3680 rue Jeanne-Mance, bureau 103
University of the Streets Café wraps up another fabulous year with storytelling. Together, we celebrate 11 years of public conversations by unleashing our joys, sorrows, and memories. What happens when we meet, listen, and share the stories that define us? How do our identities and perceptions intersect to create this thing we call community? During this evening of public storytelling we invite you to join us in weaving together the lived and imagined stories we all carry. Come early and stay late to enjoy good company and tasty food.
Serre earthship à la Ferme Morgan + Gypsy kumbia Orchestra + DJ Élios
Saturday, May 24at 7:30pm
Ferme Morgan : 92 chemin Morgan, Montcalm
On est très heureux de vous annoncer la construction d’une serre solaire passive ici à la Ferme Morgan, au printemps 2014. Celle-ci sera fonctionnelle durant toute l’année et s’inspirera des principes Earthship.
Nous lançons donc une campagne de socio-financement (voir la vidéo)
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/growing-a-greenhouse#home
qui permettra de récolter les fonds nécessaires à l’achat des matériaux de construction.
Les 24 et 25 mai prochain, il y aura un «party de pneus», journée au cours de laquelle nous avons besoin de plusieurs bénévoles pour le montage des murs de pneus, en les remplissant de terre (job physique) et qui se clôturera par la prestation du groupe de musique Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra suivi par le fabuleux Dj Élios (samedi soir)!!! Apportez une masse, si vous avez....
Le spectacle est gratuit pour les bénévoles et 10$ pour ceux qui viennent pour le spectacle seulement. Les fonds amassés serviront au financement du projet...
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COMMUNIQUER AVEC LYNNE OU JESSE : 514-601-7424 / 819-429-3445
yogateuse@gmail.com / unpneualafois@gmail.com
Les Earthship, constructions logiques, ont comme objectif d’appliquer des solutions concrètes face aux problèmes environnementaux auxquels nous faisons face de nos jours.
Depuis maintenant plus de 40 ans, le design earthship évolue pour inclure 6 principes fondamentaux :
Mandala Garden
Sunday, May 25, 10:00am - 4:00pm
5200 Mayfair Avenue, NDG
We'll spend the day designing a mandala garden and planting medicinal, edible flowers and herbs, to transform the front yard of a home in NDG.
Bring a picnic, it's a potluck :)
Contribution: $30-40
Tech Security for Sex Workers
Sunday, May 25, 6:30pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Facilitated discussion on the current issues of safety going around on the internet (surveillance, cyber stalking and hacking) and ways we can keep ourselves and each other safe. Open to current and former sex workers and their allies.