Join us for the Quebec premiere of award-winning activist and filmmaker Anand Patwardhan’s newest social justice opus, JAI BHIM COMRADE, a documentary about the struggle of the Dalits (previously known as the Untouchables) and their resistance to oppression through music…
(Saturday 9am-7pm) CAPITALISM IS THE CRISIS! Anti-capitalist Teach-in
**UPDATED WITH WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS BELOW**
Saturday 24 November 2012
7th floor of Concordia Hall Building
1455 de Maisonneuve W. (Guy-Concordia metro), Montreal
9am to 10am: Breakfast and welcome
10am to 7pm: Workshops, with lunch from 2pm to 3pm
All day: Info-fair with anti-capitalist resources
10am to 7pm: Workshops, with lunch from 2pm to 3pm
All day: Info-fair with anti-capitalist resources
(Friday) NO BORDERS, NO NATIONS! (with Nandita Sharma)
PAS DE FRONTIÈRE, PAS DE NATIONS! / NO BORDERS, NO NATIONS!
A presentation and discussion by Nandita Sharma, with members of No One Is Illegal & Solidarity Across Borders
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 6pm-9pm
at Café L’Artère, 7000 Avenue du Parc
(south of Jean-Talon, near métro Parc, Montréal)
– free (donations welcome)
– childcare available on request (please phone in advance)
– the Café is accessible to wheelchairs, but we regret that the bathrooms are not fully accessible (no large doors or bars)
– les présentations seront en anglais, avec une service de traduction chuchotée vers le français
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Join us for an uncompromising discussion that will oppose the idea and practice of borders and nation-states, and offer a critical perspective on anti-trafficking discourses. The speakers will articulate resistance to global apartheid rooted in community organizing.
Featured speaker: NANDITA SHARMA
Nandita is an activist scholar whose research is shaped by the social movements she is active in, including No Borders movements and those struggling for the commons. She is the author of “Home Economics: Nationalism and the Making of ‘Migrant Workers’ in Canada”, as well as the article “Anti-Trafficking Rhetoric in the Making of Global Apartheid.” She is a professor at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
The panel will also include presentations by community organizers ROBYN MAYNARD & JAGGI SINGH. Robyn & Jaggi are co-hosts of No One Is Illegal Radio on CKUT Radio, and active with No One Is Illegal-Montreal, Solidarity Across Borders and the Justice for the Victims of Police Killings Coalition. Robyn is also active with Stella.
This event is co-presented by QPIRG Concordia, QPIRG McGill, No One Is Illegal-Montreal & Solidarity Across Borders.
INFO:
514-848-7585
www.qpirgconcordia.org
nooneisillegal@gmail.com
THIS WEEK: ART IN ACTION! (November 11-15)
ART IN ACTION
Creative student and community contributions related to social and environmental justice
NOVEMBER 11-15, 2012
1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor
(métro Guy-Concordia) MONTRÉAL
Viewing Hours:
Monday, November 12 to Thursday, November 15
10am to 8pm
wheelchair accessible / free / welcome to all!
CONVERGENCE: A Journal of Undergraduate & Community Research
Convergence is a community and undergraduate research journal, highlighting contributions to social justice research and art. Convergence features research from the Community-University Research Exchange (CURE), the Study In Action conference, as well as Art In Action. This year marks the publication of the third volume of Convergence. You can view the entire content of Convergence online at: www.convergencejournal.ca
Justice for the Victims of Police Killings (October 22)
Third Annual Commemorative Vigil MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 6:30pm (2012) rendez-vous: 480 Gilford, métro Laurier (St-Joseph exit) Family-friendly; welcome to all! Rain or shine. Organized by the Justice for Victims of Police Killings Coalition comprised of the family, friends and allies…
Consider being a Working Group at QPIRG Concordia! (deadline: FRIDAY 5pm)
– Are you part of a grassroots group that organizes around a specific issue, idea, project or campaign? – Consider being a Working Group of QPIRG Concordia! – Deadline for applications is FRIDAY, September 28, 2012 at 5pm. – Any…
Callout for submissions: ART IN ACTION (deadline: FRIDAY 5pm)
ART IN ACTION (FALL 2012) Creative student & community contributions related to social & environmental justice -> Contribute artwork to the ART IN ACTION fall exhibition! deadline for submissions: SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 at 5pm. ART IN ACTION highlights creative student…
We're hiring: Library Coordinator / Translation Coordinator (international student work study positions)
QPIRG Concordia is hiring for TWO Concordia University international student work study positions:
i) Alternative Library Coordinator (I-23408-23)
ii) Translation Coordinator, English to French (I-23410-23)
NEW Extended deadline for applications: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 at 6pm
(THURSDAY 5pm) Launch of CONVERGENCE: Undergraduate & Community Research Journal
– Launch of CONVERGENCE: Undergraduate & Community Research Journal
&
– Community-based social justice research OPEN HOUSE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 5-7pm