Monday, February 25th, 6:00pm
Contact sheena.swirlz@gmail.com for location.
Hey folks! It`s time for another clothing swap!
This one will be in my home, and can accommodate the first 25 people to RSVP. If you cannot come, be sure to let me know so your spot can be opened to another Swap Club member.
Please bring clean clothing, shoes and accessories for a 'Show and Tell/Dice Roll' style swap!
NEXT SWAP: A Public Swap at Le Milieu in March!
Manifestons AUSSI lors de l'ouverture du sommet
Monday, February 25th, 4:30pm
Square Cabot
Le sommet sur l'éducation, véritable farce du Parti Québecois, qui consistera à faire passer une indexation des frais doublée d'un ensemble de mesures qui diminueront à la fois l'accessibilité aux études et la qualité de nos universités, se déroulera les 25 et 26 février prochain. Afin de montrer notre opposition à ce processus antidémocratique et néfaste pour notre société, une grande manifestation aura lieu la journée d'ouverture du sommet, soit le 25 février, à 16h30 au Square Cabot (près du métro Atwater) Venez nombreux et nombreuses et amenez vos amis.
CALL ME KUCHU - Quebec premiere with speakers
Monday, February 25th, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
Concordia University, Room H110
A Black History Month screening, in memory and honour of David Kato. With guest speakers in attendance. Co-presented with the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy.
With unprecedented access, CALL ME KUCHU depicts the last year in the life of a courageous, quick-witted and steadfast man whose wisdom and achievements were not fully recognized until after his death. While heartbreaking, the documentary traces a narrative that takes the viewer beyond the chronicle of victimization depicted in international news media: it tells the nuanced story of David and Kampala’s kuchus as they work to change their fate. A story told in his words, David Kato’s final testimony lives on in this film, while his work is continued by the fellow activists he left behind.
cinemapolitica.org/concordia
MANIFESTATION NATIONALE DU 26 FÉVRIER : Au Sommet de l'indexation, manifestons pour une éducation libre, accessible et gratuite!
Tuesday, February 26th, 2:00pm
Square Victoria
At the indexation Summit, come demonstrate for a free and accessible education!
6 months ago, we stopped the tuition hike.
Now, we must defend what was won during the strike. The status quo is being threatened by the indexation of tuition fees, a perpetual tuition hike that would affirm the vision of post-secondary education as a marketable product in our society.
In order for our vision of university to prevail, we must mobilize. We must continue to struggle and fight with a new sense of strength. On February 26, at the indexation summit, demonstrate for free and accessible education!
www.asse-solidarite.qc.ca
www.tuitionfree.info
Cinema Politica McGill presents: The Bicycle
Tuesday, February 26th, 6:00pm
Leacock 15 855 Sherbrooke West
Pax Chingawale pedals his bicycle over 20 km a day, visiting his neighbours from house to house in Zomba District, southern Malawi, Africa. Pax works with traditional healers who are influential at the local level yet often contribute unwittingly to the spread of the disease. He bikes around in search of the abandoned and the ill while monitoring the progress of those whose lives are being saved by ARVs (Anti Retro-Virals), a life-extending drug treatment.
Pax is not a doctor or nurse. He's a retired government auditor who volunteers with Canada's Dignitas International, helping to create a model for making ARV drugs accessible to the world's most vulnerable: those who live far from hospitals and any formal medical care. . It is the sobering yet inspirational story of how local communities can join up with global medical expertise to battle the world's deadliest pandemic - and win.
Trailer found here: http://filmmakerinresidence.nfb.ca/
Knowledge Market – TRAVEL Edition
Tuesday, February 26th, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Café Matina, 272 Rue Bernard Ouest
Join us on February 26th at Café Matina (Bernard/Parc) from 6 to 8pm, to share knowledge on your favourite places around the world, and to get some tips on your next ones!
This first edition is free, whether you’re a member of E-180 or not!
On the menu:
- delicious bites from moitié-moitié
- a free beverage from E-180
- the advice of our partners (announced next week!).
An island theme organised by continent will make it easy to meet participants with similar interests and special projects such as:
International Cooperation
Sailing
Work and study abroad
WOOOFing
Couchsurfing
Hitchhiking
Limited budget
Around the world
There are only 100 spots available, so register quickly. FREE.
http://e180hastalavista.eventbrite.com/
Rio +20: What Future do We Want? Will International Forums Save the Planet?
Tuesday, February 26th, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Samuel Bronfman Center
The School of Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University in Montreal is hosting a panel discussion on the Rio + 20 summit.
The Rio + 20 summit was held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012. Supporters of the summit viewed it as a success that provided opportunities to discuss and implement plans on how to move towards sustainable development, while opponents questioned the usefulness of large scale forums. Opponents also critiqued the absence of concrete measures arising from these events. What can be learned from this process? What is an effective way of making progress on these issues? Panelists will have the opportunity to exchange their views and engage in discussion with the audience.
Panelists include:
Handy Acosta Cuellar- UNEP Regional Youth advisor, Sauvé Scholar
Sebastion Jodoin- Founder, One Justice Project
Etianne Leblanc-Journaliste à Radio-Canada
The discussion will be moderated by Desire McGraw- Executive Director, Jeanne Sauvé Foundation
There will be refreshments served after the debate.
Anarchism and Hope: An interactive workshop on dreams, desire, struggle, and the cold reality we live in
Tuesday, February 26th, 6:30pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself the question as an anarchist or a revolutionary "what gives you hope"? What keeps you motivated to fight for a better world? What stops you from throwing in the towel? This workshop comes from a belief that anarchists are perhaps the most hopeful and the most cynical people in society at the same time, yet we rarely openly discuss the notion of hope.
This workshop will be an interactive discussion on several questions surrounding hope. It is based on a writing project I started in 2010 in the aftermath of the G20, a particularly dark and hopeless period for many of our comrades, and continues through other periods of joyous resistance such as the Arab spring and the student strike. It is also based on several interviews with anarchist and anti-authoritarian organizers on hope. We will also explore what other anarchist writers have said about hope.
Some questions and thoughts we will discuss are;
-What gives us hope?
-Is hope liberal bullshit? Religious bullshit? What does hope mean in the age of Barack Obama's "hope"?
-What would an anarchist vision of hope mean?
-How can we maintain hope without negating the overwhelming oppression in this world?
-How can we ground our hope in our day to day realities of struggle?
Workshop facilitated by Aaron Lakoff. Aaron is an anarchist who thinks a lot about hope, and is fighting for a world with less borders and more bagels.
Nicole J. Georges and Cassie J. Sneider give LIVE Advice w/ special guests Graham and Diane
Tuesday, February 26th, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
Nicole J. Georges is hitting the road in support of her brand new graphic memoir Calling Dr. Laura! Cassie J. Sneider is ready to regale you with stories from her famously life-changing book Fine Fine Music!
P.W.Y.C. (Suggested Donation: $4 - No one will be turned away)
Nicole has been publishing the autobiographical comic Invincible Summer since 2000, and has toured the country extensively, including two month-long appearances on Michelle Tea's Sister Spit the Next Generation. Her work has been featured in Tin House, Bitch Magazine, The Rock n Roll Camp for Girls book, and more. Calling Dr. Laura is her first full-length graphic memoir.
A short bio of Nicole J. Georges and her queer animal calendar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO9TXDXjeGU
Cassie J. Sneider (http://cassiejsneider.blogspot.com/) is the author of the life-changingly hilarious memoir Fine Fine Music, a memoir about growing up on Long Island, getting into rockandroll, and having many minimum-wage jobs along the way. She has been touring and performing around the country with comics and zines since 2008, including a nation-wide Sister Spit tour with Michelle Tea and Dorothy Allison in 2012.
Community Well-being Talking Circle
Tuesday, February 26th, 7:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
I'll be hosting a talking circle about Centre-Sud community life at le Milieu (1251 Rue Robin, métro Beaudry) this Tuesday, February 26th at 7pm.
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, and everyone is to listen. Circles are very simple, but for some reason, more powerful than normal conversation.
A few good friends have moved away from me recently. One question I'll personally be bringing to the circle is wondering what can we do when we don't feel we have enough community? What are the "keys to the city" that open doors of human contact in the Centre-Sud?
If you're coming, coming at 7 would be very much appreciated.
If you have any questions, please feel free! Last time everyone was passively bilingual and we all spoke in English or French depending on our preference.
Greenhouse Bi-Weekly Reading Group – It’s Back!
Wednesday, February 27th, 4:00pm until 6:00pm
Concordia University Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd
Join us in The Tea Atrium!
It’s our pleasure to announce the return of the Concordia Greenhouse Reading Group! Swing by every second Wednesday evening, beginning on February 27.
Sip tea and chill out with some like-minded people while discussing readings on food sovereignty, urban agriculture, food politics, environmental design and more.
Suggestions on topics of interest welcome!
Subscribe to receive our readings:concordiagreenhousereads@gmail.com
Khantara Book Signing
Wednesday, February 27th, 5:00pm until 7:00pm
Livres Babar Books Inc, 1235 Greene Ave
Mead. Cake. And Chocolate.
Join the Haanta series as we celebrate the republication of Khantara, the first standalone novel in the series!
We will be signing copies of the book at Babar Books in Westmount on February 27th, from 5pm-7pm. Copies of Khantara will be on sale for 15$. There will be a limited amount of books, so come early if you'd like one. Limited copies of the other books in the series will also be available.
If you'd like to grab your copy of the book before the signing, I recommend buying from Book Depository due to the free international shipping on every order: http://www.bookdepository.com/Khantara-Michelle-Franklin/9780615733487
The event will be catered by the Have One Darling caterer Nicki-Samara Davis! Please visit their Facebook page and click that like button! http://www.facebook.com/HaveOneDarling?fref=ts
Colonialism and State Dependency with Dr. Taiaiake Alfred
Thursday, February 28, 10:00am until 11:30am
Room 232, Leacock Building
Zine Tea Party!
Thursday, February 28, 1:00pm until 5:00pm
Concordia University Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd
Join us for a zine tea party in the greenhouse!!
Zines are most commonly a small circulation self-published work of original and/or appropriated texts and images usually reproduced via photocopier. The zine community in Montreal is diverse and creative. Come and check out some indy press!
Featuring:
* Introduction on what zines are and how to make your own
(1pm-2pm)
* Radical Montreal Distro
* The Greenhouse Zine Library
* Readings from amazing local zinesters!
~Sheena Swirlz - Call Me Carla and Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine
www.radicalmontreal.com
~Kate Lavut - Chico
http://www.thekatelavut.com/
~Annie-Claude - Femme Toxic
http://www.femmetoxic.com/
* Launch of greenhouse mini info-zine
* 3 Types of Organic herbal tea
Bring your zine to show and read from, or to donate a copy to our zine library, especially on local issues, health, gardening and DIY!
Freeing Silvia Baraldini (film screening)
Friday, March 1, 7:00pm
La Belle Époque, 1984 rue Wellington
This film documents the life of former U.S. political prisoner Silvia Baraldini. Silvia moved to the U.S. as a child, coming of age at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1970's when hundreds of politically minded people folded back into the comforts of American society, Silvia deepened her commitment to revolutionary anti-imperialist struggle, becoming a national leader of the May 19th Communist Organization. In 1982 she was arrested by the FBI and sentenced to 43 years in prison for her involvement in various acts of resistance, including the liberation of former Black Panther Assata Shakur from prison. She was additionally charged with criminal contempt of court and given another three years for refusing to answer questions to a Grand Jury investigating the Puerto Rican Independence Movement.
Following her arrest, Silvia was one of six women incarcerated at the experimental "High Security Unit" at Lexington prison in Kentucky, a unit established to see if intense isolation and sensory deprivation torture could be used to force political prisoners to renounce their beliefs. While in Lexington, Silvia became ill with uterine cancer; it was only after the unit was closed as a result of protests and legal challenges that she was provided with medical care, eventually undergoing two surgeries and radiation therapy.
In 1999, Silvia was transferred to Italy to serve the remainder of her sentence; she was released on September 26, 2006. Despite the torturous conditions she had been subjected to, she never repudiated her beliefs and never provided the state with any information.
Workshop day - Vermicompostage, germinations et jardins de fenêtre!
Saturday, March 2, 10:00am until 3:30pm
2515 Rue Delisle
Montrealers are a hardy hockey-loving bunch, no doubt about it, but come this time of year we're really missing our gardens and freshly picked veggies!
Not to worry, the Gardening Network is here! For a little “winter interest”, we have a great day of workshops lined up for you on Saturday, March 2...
VERMICOMPOSTING: don't know what to do with your veggie scraps in the winter? Come learn how to transform them into beautiful earth for the spring!
SPROUTS & WINDOW FARMING: do you miss garden fresh produce? These two workshops will teach you how to grow (and prepare) fresh foods during the winter!
10am - Vermicomposting (In English)*
11:30am - Sprouting (In French)*
12:30pm - Sprout and greens snack
(Please bring a container/bowl, fork and spoon)
1:30pm - Window-farming (In French)*
*We will do our best to offer whisper translate into French or English.
Reserve early, places are limited! After joining the event, please tell us in the comments below which workshop(s) you will attend, thanks.
http://reseaujardin.org/
FESTIVAL MASSIMADI - Festival Closing Ceremony
Saturday, March 2, 6:00pm
Cinéma Impérial, 1430, rue de Bleury
Buy Tickets: (massimadi.eventbrite.ca)
WADE DAVIS IS THE GUEST OF HONOUR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfYvY9iLhd8
FREE
Nuit Blanche
We invite you to join us on March 2, 2013 to gather friends and family and celebrate this 10th edition of Nuit blanche! Jump in as the frenzy takes over the Quartier des Spectacles downtown, the quartiers of Old Montréal, Plateau-Mont-Royal and Mile-End, and finally, the Pôle Parc Olympique. For a 10th year, Nuit blanche invites you to experience Montreal, transformed.
This cultural, artistic and eclectic celebration showcases the city via a multitude of activities and allows you to discover or rediscover tons of artists and venues in an exciting, extraordinary atmosphere. Artists, collectives and citizens have looked at their city from a new perspective and invite you to discover it. For one spectacular night, visual arts, music, film, theatre, dance, literature, flights of fancy, and many other surprises invite you to share experiences and discoveries. Right in the heart of winter, Montreal is unveiled as the brightest star of the night, thrilling young and old alike.
Thanks to all the partners who believed in this adventure and who, year after year, have surprised us with original and unique activities. And a very special thanks to all those who have worked to build this night into Montreal's most popular event of the year. Unusual, eclectic and frostily fun, Nuit blanche à Montréal never ceases to surprise. Join in the effervescent excitement. Get ready to experience an unforgettable 10th edition!
Vernissage PEINTURE par Eric Braun
Sunday, March 3, 6:00pm until 11:00pm
Foufounes Electriques, 87 Ste Catherine E
USINE 106U is happy to convey you to the opening of the solo exhibition by Eric Braün entitled PEINTURE, presenting his acrylics on canvas. An oniric and symbolic vision putting together surrealist inspired compositions form this exhibition showing 8 acrylics on canvas. The exhibition will take place at Foufounes Électriques, at 87 Ste-Catherine E. from March 3rd to March 30th 2013, and the opening will be held on Sunday March 3rd from 6hPM to 11hPM . Opening hours are from Monday to Sunday from 6hPM to 3hAM.