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>> Alternative Orientation is nearly upon us!
Friday, August 22, 2008 - 02:28 AM September 11th - 20th, 2008We've been working hard at QPIRG Concordia, getting ready to present to you our annual Alternative Orientation to Concordia and to Montreal. The schedule is still top secret information, but I suppose we can give you a sneak preview on what you have to look forward to...All events are free or by donation and are open to new and returning Concordia students AND non-students alike!Click on the title to see a preview of the schedule...Growing Grassroots Media in Palestine - Thursday, September 11th, 2008:Launch party for QPIRG Concordia's Alternative Orientation - Sept 11-20, 2008. A benefit fundraiser for the the International Middle East Media Center in Bethlehem, Palestine. FILM + DJs ALL NIGHT ;@ Le Social, 1455 Bishop, 7pm until $5-$10 sliding-scale donation at the door [We regret this location is not wheelchair accessible.] Featuring a screening of "Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land"(2004, 80 minutes, subtitles in French)Plus music and dancing with DJ's Sundus, Leila P, Aaron Maiden, and1-Speed Bike! Co-presented by CKUT Radio, QPIRG McGill's RadFrosh, and Concordia QPIRG's Alternative Orientation. For more information about IMEMC, visit www.imemc.org Alternative Orientation Week September 15 - 20thWorkshops by community groups and our working groupsTopics and dates TBC.;@ QPIRG Concordia headquarters(1500 de maisonneuve ouest, #204, Screening of Family Motel: An Alternative Drama (2007)directed by Helene Klodawsky She's got a lousy service job, a husband stranded in Africa, and a teenage daughter with attitude. Just when she thinks it can't get worse - Ayan and her kid are slapped with an eviction order. That's when the check into Family Motel. http://www.nfb.ca/webextension/family-motel/index.php Presented with Cinema Politica Campus and Community Groups Tabling Fair+ stencil making workshop+ DJs + FREE delicious vegan foods More volunteer opportunities and community resources than you can shake a stick at! Campus and community groups from all over Montreal will be showing off their wares for all to see. Find out about volunteer opportunities, learn about Montreal's exciting community groups and the services they offer, and how YOU can get involved. Radical & Sustainable Tour of ConcordiaA historical walking tour of Concordia's downtown and Loyola campuses, highlighting the history of student organizing at Concordia. The tour will also cover info about the environmental impacts and assessments of campus buildings, and sustainable initiatives at Concordia.Co-presented with Sustainable Concordia Bike Tour of Community Bike SpacesRight to Move experts take you on a journey across Montreal to visit all the community bicycle repair spaces that our city is home to. Snacks and drinks will be provided - just bring your bike and helmet and enjoy the ride. Presented with Right To Move / La Voie Libre Launch of the Montreal Independant Media CentreBBQ and dance party to officially launch the new Independant Media Centre. Come check out our digs, get involved, listen to some tunes, and meet the folks behind the new space. Saturday, September 20th, 5:00 pmSecond floor of 2035 St. Laurent, below Sherbrooke. Benefit Concert with LALDance your booties off to the sweet tunes of LAL's latest project called "Deportation". $5-10 sliding scale, no one turned awayLocation TBCOrientation closing party for both QPIRG Concordia and the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy at Concordiahttp://centre2110.org/ :::::ABOUT LAL:::::LAL is a collective of musicians representing Uganda, Bangladesh, Barbados, and India featuring vocalist and activist Rosina Kazi, laptop musician, Nicholas Murray, bassist Ian de Sousa, and touring percussionist Rakesh Tewari.With a strong belief in the link between art and social change, the group has developed their own unique sound. LAL brings you their 3rd and most impressive album, by weaving their distinct sound with lyrically and socially conscious poetry. Rosina Kazi says "The new record is called 'Deportation' and it was creatively triggered by 9/11 and it's affects, the deportation of Queen Nzinga [an artist and activist who was deported to Costa Rica on International Women's Day in Toronto in 2004], and many others, Project Threadbare [a campaign to stop the deportation of 24 Pakistani men due to racist immigration and national security measures], our experiences as migrant peoples, our travels, and those we've met along the way, our thoughts & spirits as individuals and communities. We are grateful for the opportunity to make music that speaks to issues of social justice."
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