What the Fuck Am I Doing Here? at Grumpy's!
Monday, August 5th, 9:00pm
Grumpy's, 1242 Bishop Street
"What The Fuck Am I Doing Here?" is an anti-folk opera about anarchists and the Quebec student strike of 2012, written by and starring Caytee Lush. It is a one-woman show that explores the swirling vortex of emotions that was birthed in the city of Montreal during Quebec's student strike of 2012, and in particular the position of anarchists in that struggle.
caytee.lush@gmail.com
WORKSHOP: CAMERA THEORY, INDIE DISTRIBUTION
Monday at 7:00pm until Tuesday at 11:00pm
Pub L'île noire,1649 Rue St-Denis
THIS WORKSHOP IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST for filmmakers wishing to finetune their knowledge and skills.
Filmmakers will familiarize themselves with the various models available on the market today, pros/cons, an opportunity to also explore technical aspects of shooting and camera techniques for better filmmaking. Intended as well for filmmakers who want to explore how to better expose their work, reach out for support and distribution
A 3-hour workshop (offered in ENG and FR) presented by ERIC FALARDEAU. Eric is an author, conferencier, instructor and archivist, with a Master’s degree in Film Studies from the Université de Montreal, director of many acclaimed films.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4423198/
Part I : THEORY AND TECHNIQUE
Partie II : INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
FRENCH WORKSHOP: MONDAY, AUGUST 5th 2013 at 7pm
ENGLISH WORKSHOP: TUESDAY, AUGUST 6th 2013 at 7pm
Contact us to register: mascara.popcorn@gmail.com/514-969-7879
FEE: 15$
Les plantes : autant nourrissantes que matériaux d’art!
Monday, August 5th, 3:00pm until 8:00pm
Metro Montmorency, 555, rue Lucien-Paiement, Laval
Nicole Fournier fera du terrain en friche un espace d’exploration où le public pourra se greffer à ses différentes actions. Par des déambulations sur le terrain, l’artiste récoltera des fleurs sauvages et des plantes qui lui serviront de matière pour réaliser des dessins à même le sol. Certains seront laissés sur place, retenus par des roches ou de la terre, et formeront une exposition à ciel ouvert. Les dessins ainsi exposés seront amenés à disparaître et à se décomposer.
Cette expérience vise à poursuivre les découvertes par la récolte et une dégustation de plantes de saison, qui serviront aussi de matière première pour dessiner et peindre. Le public aura une meilleure connaissance des propriétés bénéfiques des plantes par cette expérience sensorielle unique! Cette activité mise sur l’importance de ces plantes en tant qu’élément fondamental à intégrer dans nos vies en se les appropriant par une expérience liée au plaisir et à la découverte.
Lieu de rencontre : Le Mont des possibles, coin Jacques-Tétrault et Lucien-Paiement (Métro Montmorency)
Blogue du projet : http://projet-defondencomble.tumblr.com/
Growing Great Greens with City Farm School!
Tuesday, August 6th, 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Loyola Farm - Loyola Campus of Concordia University
Lovely glorious leafy greens! From spinach to swiss chard, mustard to mesclun, this workshop will venture into the wondrous world of leafy green plants.
The workshop will include a tour of the City Farm school garden, a discussion on growing, cooking and eating various greens and a chance to plant a green in the garden and harvest one as well!
No advanced registration required. Just come meet us at the garden, Loyola Campus behind Hingston Hall. Follow the link for directions
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=217526269812431525640.0004c07b526c86c4325e6
POETRY NIGHT 005 @ KAFEIN
Tuesday, August 9th, 8:00pm until 1:00am
Kafein, 1429A Bishop St
For everyone who missed out on our first few Poetry Nights and for everyone who's craving a little more, we have 2 more nights coming at you during the month of August!
POETRY NIGHT is an experimental space open to all forms of poetry and prose. There are no limitations on content, style or theme. Boundaries are flexible and meant to be tampered with, so why not write about it? Open your mind and enjoy the vast variety of Montreal's finest and most adventurous poets.
POETRY NIGHTS OF THE FUTURE?
WANT TO PERFORM YOUR POETRY OR PROSE? Spaces are still available so please forward your request to events@kafein.ca or to Ariana Molly
FREE ENTRANCE
Exposition Rehaucyclé II (Upcycle II)
Wednesday at 11:00am until September 7 at 5:00pm
5867 St-Hubert
Pour la seconde édition de son exposition Rehaucyclé (UpCycle) portant sur des oeuvres fait de matières recyclées, la galerie d'art Le Repaire des 100 talents vous invite à venir découvrir les oeuvres fort diverses de 25 créateurs différents.
L'environnement et le recyclage sont devenus des valeurs capitales pour l'humanité et les artistes y sont particulièrement sensibles. Ils peuvent par leur talents non-seulement recycler un objet ou une matière mais surtout en rehausser sa valeur, d'où la nouvelle expression rehaucycler (upcycle).
Cette exposition peut être une formidable occasion d’acquérir des œuvres afin de décorer son intérieur, pour tous ces nombreux Montréalais qui auront emménagé dans un nouvel appartement en juillet. 25 artistes c'est autant de visons, de techniques et de sensibilités différentes, de quoi plaire et inspirer tous les visiteurs qui s'y rendront.
L'exposition commence le mercredi 7 août et se terminera le 7 septembre tandis que le vernissage, qui est une formidable occasion de rencontrer les créateurs, aura lieu le dimanche 11 août de 16h30 jusqu’à 21h00.
Les artistes qui présenteront des oeuvres sont: Alice dans la lune, Pier-Luk Bouthillier, Hervé Buteau, Thomas D'aoust, Chris Dyer, Droldoizo, Ectoplasm, Daniel Erban, Julien Gauthier, Luc Giard, Damien Gillot, Aline Gravel, Élodie Jolette, KhaciJay, Adeline Lamarre, Georgina Machuca, David Merck, Ras Mike, Pandora, Hach' Pé, Luc Poudrier, Sylvie Reis, Mike Di Sclafani, Valé-Ri, Richard Vautour
http://100talents.blogspot.ca/
Cercle de parole sur la participation citoyenne
Wednesday, August 7th, 6:30pm until 8:30pm
Jardin Cultures amérindiennes, 1850 rue Saint-André
Talking circle : A form of conversation inspired by aboriginal tradition. The circle creates a space for discussion and listening.
Suggested topic: Citizen Engagement: What moments or people inspire me to be active (or not) in my community?
Although talking circles are simple, they must be experienced. One cannot get a sense of how it feels to be in a circle from hearing it described. Circles work like normal conversation except that we pass an object to show whose turn it is to speak. Whoever has the object can pass, wait, or speak on any topic. Everyone else is to listen. Speaking is optional, everyone is always free to pass.
Hosted by David Summerhays. Please subscribe at animation@sentierurbain.org. For more informations, 514-521-9292. Ask for Félix.
Inspiring Balcony Gardens workshop: Yes, we plant!
Thursday, August 8, 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Loyola Campus
Everybody has access everyday to a balcony, a yard or a roof where it is possible to grow a great variety of veggies, herbs and flowers. Our workshop will to explore the potential of urban agriculture in small spaces and little means. We will give you techniques to build yourself double bottom bins, prepare homemade fertilizers and ideas for space efficiency.
Because we can grow plants and beautify our home and workplace: Yes, we plant!
No advanced registration required. Just come meet us at the garden, Loyola Campus behind Hingston Hall. Follow the link for directions
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=217526269812431525640.0004c07b526c86c4325e6
2nd MONTREAL DYKE MARCH
Thursday, August 8, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Place Emilie Gamelin
★ CALLING ALL DYKES ★ Please circulate this call widely. Thanks!
On August 8th, join 1000 lesbians, dykes, butches, femm*s, genderqueers, studs and trans folks who will take over Montreal’s streets for the SECOND DYKE MARCH. The March will be followed by a massive AFTER-PARTY open to all our allies. * Bring your placards, banners, drums, etc. *Dyke-Only March open to all folks who identify as lesbian/dyke.
On August 8th, we will rock Montréal… We will be fierce, naughty, strong, irresistible, brave, sexy, joyful, and enraged. Laughing in the face of right-wingers and their laws that seek to contain us, we’ll have patriarchy, heterosexism, transphobie and good old fashioned misogyny quaking in their boots!
INFO: Facebook - Marche des Dykes - marchedesdykes@gmail.com
★ AFTER-PARTY ★ Join us for a massive After-Party after the March on August 8th at 9pm, at L’Alizée, 900 Ontario east! Sliding scale 5-20$. Note that this is our main fundraising event to organize the Dyke March. Allies welcome.
★ DONATE ★ We rely on donations to cover some basic costs. If you can contribute, please send us an e-mail. In solidarity, thank you so much!
★ ENDORSE THE EVENT ★ If you think it’s time Montreal has its own Dyke March and your organization wants to show support and solidarity, please endorse the event. E-mail us with the subject line “Endorsement”, the name of your group or collective and contact info.
Email : marchedesdykes@gmail.com
Fredy Villanueva's Death – Five Years Later, no justice.
Friday, August 9, 6:00pm,
12 000 boul. Rolland, Montréal-Nord, in the parking lot of Henri-Bourassa Arena
Fredy Villanueva's Death – Five Years Later. It has been almost five years since the shooting death of 18 year old Fredy Villanueva in the parking lot of Montreal North's Henri-Bourassa Arena, at the hands of Jean-Loup Lapointe of the Montreal Police.For five long years we have waited for the outcome of an expensive and drawn out coroner's inquest into the causes and circumstance surrounding Fredy Villanueva's death. And while we patiently await the outcome, the SPVM chooses to promote Lapointe to the SWAT team! And while an assassin in uniform enjoys his promotion, the Villanueva family is left overwhelmed by the threat of deportation of their only living son, Fredy's brother! We do not have to accept one injustice after another while truth and justice still hang in the balance!
Join us for a vigil in solidarity with the Villanueva family!
Organised by le comité de soutien à Dany Villanueva. Site web: http://www.lacrap.org/
AN ARMY OF LOVERS SHALL NOT FAIL: vers une stratégie poour un mouvement queer et de gauche
Friday, August 9, 6:00pm
OPENING PANEL OF PERVERS/CITÉ 2013
What are the future directions for a leftist queer movement? On which historical movements can we tactically draw? What is the role of counter-culture in rendering a leftist queer politics inhabitable? What does it mean to fight to win?
Featuring:Sarah Schulman is a distinguished professor of the Humanities at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island. A member of ACT-UP, she went on to cofound the Lesbian Avengers in 1992. Along with Jim Hubbard, she also cofounded the New York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival, and the two started the ACT-UP Oral History Project, co-producing the 2012 film United in Anger: A History of ACT-UP. An author of more than seventeen fiction and non-fiction books, most recently she was the coordinator of the Homonationalism and Pinkwashing conference held at the CUNY Graduate Centre>
Tim McCaskell is a Toronto-based community organizer and educator. He belonged to The Body Politic collective from 1974 to 1986. In the early 1980’s he was part of the Right to Privacy Committee that organized community resistance in response to the Toronto bathhouse raids. In 1985 he helped found the Simon Nkodi Anti-Apartheid Committee, and in 1987, he was a founding member of AIDS ACTION NOW!. He worked for the Equity Department of the Toronto District School Board for many years and today is a core member of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid.
Manon Massé is a community worker and cofounder of Option Citoyenne. She has been involved since the 1980’s in feminist, community, and anti-globalization milieus. She was notably one of the organizers of the Bread and Roses Women’s March Against Poverty to Quebec City in 1995. Following the creation of Quebec Solidaire, Manon has been the party’s candidate in the riding of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques since 2006. In the summer of 2011, she participated in the Canadian boat in the Gaza flotilla.
Teach-in contre les prisons ++ Anti-capitalist Summer Camp: Teach-in Against Prisons
Saturday, August 10, 10:00am until 5:00pm
Parc Lafontaine, Montréal (coin Parc-Lafontaine et Napoléon)
Full day of workshops from an anti-capitalist perspective on the theme of prisons.
See schedule below or at www.clac-montreal.net
Childrens' activities and childcare. Free lunch and snacks. Whisper translation EN-FR
SCHEDULE:
**10 to Noon**
::: Activist Experiences of Prison :::
Presented by: Mandy Hiscocks and Alex Hundert. Language: English
Former political prisoners Mandy Hiscocks and Alex Hundert were both imprisoned as a result of organizing against the 2010 Toronto G20 summit. As many anti-capitalists in Quebec find themselves in similar positions in the aftermath of the 2012 student/social strike, Mandy and Alex will share their experiences of having served almost a year each in Ontario provincial prisons. They'll talk about what they did to prepare, what worked well for them and what didn't, how their privilege affected how they did time, what kind of support they received and, of course, the continuation of their political work behind bars.
The workshop is geared towards people who are engaged in anti-capitalist struggle, who are facing prison time or supporting someone who is. The workshop will include a discussion period after an informal presentation, with a chance for people to share their own experiences and reflect on the material presented.
::: Prisoner Strikes in the United States and their Strategic Significance Here :::
Presented by: Karl Kersplebedeb Language: French
The workshop will discuss the prisoner strikes that have taken place over the last several years in the United States, including those undertaken in California in 2011 and again this year. We will look at the role of prisons in the United States in relation to the hyper-racialized form that capitalism takes in that country, whether these strikes have relevance to struggles here in Canada, and whether it is useful to organize in support of prisoners struggling in another country as well as the limits and possibilities of this solidarity.
::: Abolition for Kids :::
Co-presented by: the Childcare Collective and the Termite Collective Language: bilingual English-French
This is a workshop about prison and abolition for people between the ages of 6 and 12. The workshop will begin by exploring themes around prison, what is it and what ideas people have about it, and then, keeping in mind the age range, move into themes of transformative justice and community-based strategies for dealing with violence and justice. The workshop will involve games, skits and role playing and breaking up into small groups for group discussion.
**Noon to 1pm**
LUNCH
Commemoration of people who have died in prisons, as part of Prisoners Justice Day.
**1pm to 3pm**
::: Legal self-defence against the P-6 Bylaw :::
Presented by: members of the Legal Support and Self-defence Committee of the CLAC Language: French
The city of Montreal has used its P-6 bylaw to prevent us from protesting for many years. Since the expanded P-6 was brought into force last year, hundreds of people have been ticketed under this bylaw. The Legal Support and Self-Defence Committee of the CLAC invites you to a workshop on challenging these tickets and the different options for self-defense or counter-attack (constitutional challenge, collective recourse, etc.).
::: Double Punishment :::
Presented by: members of Solidarity Across Borders and No One Is Illegal - Montreal Language: English
Canada has a policy of punishing "immigrants" twice for the same criminal conviction: once through the criminal system and a second time through the immigration system. This often means a second period of detention followed by deportation. The workshop will explore this intersection of the criminal and immigration systems in Canada. Details forthcoming.
**3pm to 5pm**
::: The Prison Industrial Complex :::
Presented by: Jean-Claude Bernheim Language: French
The prison is the ultimate point of the system of penal justice. The penal justice system is composed of penal law, police, courts and a system of sanctions, including prison. We will look at each one of these elements before examining the prison system in greater detail, as well as the economic and political interests underlying it.
Jean-Claude Bernheim is a critical criminologist and a prison specialist.
:: Criminalization of immigration: art, activism and intervention :::
Presented by: Collective of Artists and Community Activists of the Immigrant Workers' Centre (IWC) Language: Spanish and French
Last year, we saw a growing number of migrants detained. Between 2004-2011, around 82,000 migrants were detained by the Canadian Border Service Agency, with an average of 400 to 500 detained on any given day. Given that detention is a multi-million dollar industry, many question whether the expansion of this system is linked to business interests. Moreover, we deplore the fact that migration, a natural phenomenon in the past, has become criminalized in the current capitalist system. How can this injustice be denounced while re-negotiating our relations of force and collective solidarity? Members of the artists' bloc of the Immigrant Workers Centre invite you to a collective reflection through theatrical games, creative exercises and sharing of experiences. This workshop aims to denounce this injustice and strengthen our creative forces of solidarity in face of their degeneration within current capitalist relations.
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This teach-in is the third in a series organized by the CLAC. If you would like to get involved in organizing the teach-in, please contact us! You can also contact us if you would like to have an info-table during the teach-in: educationpopulaire@clac-montreal.net
Browse a database of anticapitalist workshops available in Montreal or register your own workshop: our Anticapitalist Workshop Database is a popular education tool to help make anti-capitalist workshops offered by various groups more accessible to anyone interested in hosting them (e.g. student movement, neighbourhood assemblies, community centres, etc.). http://ateliersanticapitalistes.wordpress.com/
www.clac-montreal.net
http://contrelesprisons.blogspot.ca/
montrealcontrelesprisons@gmail.com
Cercle de vermicompostage - Potluck Végétalien
Saturday, August 10, 1:00pm until 4:00pm
Parc Jarry, près de la fontaine. Angle de la rue Gary Carter et Saint-Laurent
La famille du vermicompostage s'agrandie ! Il est temps pour notre première réunion de famille !
L'arbre de vermicompost a commencé il y a quelques mois avec une idée de partager les vers quand il y a un trop grand nombre dans nos bacs à compost. C'est un excellent moyen de rendre le vermicompostage en bacs accessible, car ils peuvent être difficiles à trouver ou coûteux. Depuis novembre, nous avons détourné environ 45 kilos de déchets des sites d'enfouissement. Nous avons 18 bacs actifs grâce à des personnes motivés. Nous allons doubler ce nombre dans quelques mois ! Célébrons nos réalisations et les réalisations de l'avenir avec un repas-partage ! Dans l'esprit de l'alimentation des vers, le potluck aura un thème végétalien !
Venez rencontrer les membres de votre «vermi-famille», les cousines, parents et grands-parents. Si vous avez un supplément de 50 vers à donner, s'il-vous-plaît apportez-les, nous pourrons faire des bacs sur place pour les nouveaux membres.
Cela étant dit, les membres potentiels sont aussi les bienvenus ! Si vous ne faites pas déjà de vermicompostage, venez apprendre de quoi il s'agit et rencontrer d'autres personnes qui en font. S'il y a des nouveaux bacs, vous pourez rentrer à la maison avec celui-ci! Premier arrivé, premier servi !
Pour vos questions, SVP contactez Shirin directement: shirin.delsooz@gmail.com
Mettez cet événement à votre calendrier pour samedi le 10 Août entre 13h - 16h.
Les 10 ans du Touski
Saturday, August 10 at 3:00pm until August 11 at 3:00am
Espace Libre, 1945, rue Fullum
Le Café coop Touski vous invite à fêter son 10e anniversaire le 10 août prochain. Les festivités se dérouleront en deux parties, dont la première, gratuite et accessible à tous, aura lieu dans la cour du Touski dès 15h. À partir de 19h30, la fanfare de l'Ensemble de l'Insurrection chaotique nous escortera jusqu'à l'Espace Libre, où la soirée se terminera avec CHAHUT D'RUELLE, OL'SAVANNAH et des DJs soigneusement choisis.
Bike Tour : Identifying Natural Dye Plants in Montreal
Saturday, August 10, 5:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Come Join a Natural Dye Bike Tour. We will be starting the bike tour from Coop Le Milieu crafting coop at 1251 rue Robin (just north of Metro Beaudry) and returning their afterward for watercolour or drawing and tea!
Come on bicycle and bring your desired drawing/painting materials for afterwards.
MONTREAL ROLLER DERBY PRESENTS: MTLRD 2013 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, August 10, 5:00pm
Arena St- Louis
IT'S CHAMPIONSHIPS' TIME, BABY! Once again, two awesome games for the sweet price of one! You don't want to miss this one date, packed with intense action. First, the Montreal's Smash Squad, our recrutes, will be playing the South Simcoe Rebel Rollers from Barrie. Then will happen the final game of our home season, opposing the Contrabanditas and La Racaille, both ready to show each other who wants this cup the most!
And if like all this derby madness wasn't enough, Les Productions NCW will amaze you during our half-time show with a wrestling fight you don't want to miss!
Finish your night with your favourite MTLRD players at Cagibi for our last afterparty, promised to give you some dance moves that will blow your mind! BE THERE!
Door opens at 5 pm. First game starts at 6pm.
Buy your tickets in advance for 10$ at www.mtlrollerderby.com, or 15$ at the door.
Santropol Roulant's farm tour!
Saturday, August 10, 10:00am until 5:00pm
Santropol Roulant's Farm in Senneville!
Here's your chance to visit Santropol Roulant’s farm in Senneville!
http://santropolroulant.org/site/what-we-do/urban-agriculture/1261-2/
It's a unique opportunity to see what we’re doing out there and to get your hands in the ground! Expect a tour, a bird call or two, lots of fresh air, some field work and just the right amount of dirt under your nails!
When is it? (I want to go!) Saturday August 10th. We'll leave around 10am and plan on returning for 5ish. Transportation options include bike, train-bike or carpooling (according to availabilities). If you have a car, please let us know. For more information or to sign up (space is limited!), email Noémie (noemie-at-santropolroulant.org) or call 514-284-9335.