EPIC SEEDLING SALE!!!
Tuesday at 10:00am until Friday at 7:00pm
Concordia Greenhouse, 1455 de Maisonneuve West
Its almost here! The annual Vert-ta-Ville spring seedling sale!!
Our collective has been working hard growing an amazing array of vegetables, herbs and flowers for you to plant!
There is no better way to get your heirloom variety seedlings, than those produced naturally and locally in the Concordia Greenhouse this spring!
All flowers, veggies and herb seedlings will be priced at $3.
Please see our website for a list of available varieties.
http://concordiagreenhouseproject.wordpress.com/ https://concordialoyolacityfarm.wordpress.com/
Manifestation: Education is a right for All
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
The meeting will now take place at 3737 Sherbrooke East (near métro Joliette or métro Pie-IX)
UNTIL ALL KIDS CAN GET INTO SCHOOL, OUR STRUGGLE FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL CONTINUES ...
This is a family-friendly demonstration; children are welcome to attend.
Please get in touch about any accessibility needs.
Bring your own placards & noisemakers!
We call on everyone in the Montreal-area who supports the right of all children, including “non-status” children, to attend primary and secondary schools, to show their support for Education for All at this demonstration.
The demonstration will take place before and during the monthly meeting of the Commission Scolaire de Montréal. We will organize more demonstrations and actions until school boards and the Quebec government change their policy regarding non-status kids. Please join us, whether for 30 minutes, or two hours, in demanding Education for All!
CSU + Co-op Bookstore: Meet & Greet!
Thursday, May 21st, 6:15pm
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
The Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore would like to cordially invite all members of the 2013-14 CSU Executives [and interested councilors] to a "Meet & Greet", which will include a quick overview of the History of the Co-op (including its relationship to the CSU) and how we all can work together to best serve students!
Please RSVP via Facebook AND email: orders.coopbookstore@gmail.com
Note: This date /time was selected somewhat at random, so please let me know what day /time best suits you all, and the Co-op will gladly accommodate!
Anarchist Cabaret
Thursday, May 23rd, 9:30pm
900 rue Ontario
The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair Cabaret will be held at l'Alize, a wheelchair accessible venue located close to Berri-UQAM metro, at 900 Ontario street East.
An annual event taking place during the Festival of Anarchy, the cabaret will feature the following five artsits and groups:
-Studfinder
-Emrical
-Caïd Braque (ex Die Sashiko)
-Fatal Flaw
-Silent Bones
The Bazaar of the Bizarre : Montreal
Thursday, May 24 at 11:00am until May 25 at 6:00pm
9 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est #101
After many years of running the bazaar in Toronto, Plastik Wrap have decided to bring the show on the road.
The Montreal event is a 2 day marketplace and runs parallel to the 2013 Kinetik 5.5 festival. http://festival-kinetik.net/
It is a great opportunity for underground artist to reach out and show their wares to a wide variety of patrons. Endorsed by the Kinetik organizers, the Bazaar offers daytime entertainment to festival goers.
The bazaar remains a true Bazaar of the Bizarre, open to the public with FREE ADMISSION, and showcasing a wide variety of independent artists, designers, and crafters.
Not your average craft show - The Bazaar of the Bizarre : a marketplace for all things, different, interesting and macabre...
ART & ANARCHY!
Thursday May 24 - May 26th
At the Centre d’éducation populaire de la Petite-Bourgogne et de St-Henri (CEDA)
3rd floor, 2515 rue Delisle (métro Lionel-Groulx)
A creative exhibition in conjunction with the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
Viewing Hours:
* Friday, May 24: 5pm-9pm – Opening & Vernissage
Meet the contributing artists and get a first look at this year’s Art & Anarchy exhibition; with music, food and drinks.
* Saturday, May 25 & Sunday, May 26: 10am-5pm
During the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
Art & Anarchy brings together the creations of anarchist-inspired artists and organizers. This year’s Art & Anarchy exhibition includes paintings, illustrations, posters,prints, sculptures, performances and more.
Participating Artists & Groups: Art Ache Collective * Artivistic * Beehive Design Collective * karen b * Convergencia Gráfica “Malla” * Emily Yee Clare * Colectivo De Arte Independiente * CultureStrike * Dinette * Nidal El-Khairy * La section québecoise des Esprits solubles * Stefany Girard * Gráfica de Lucha * The Hidden Eye/L'Oeil Caché * Imaging Apartheid * Justseeds * Alexis Kolesnikoff * Maille à Part * Cassandra Marsillo * Isa Pardi * Tournesol Plante * Radical Design School * Ezra Winton * Yoshiwaku/Zone fusION
free – welcome to all
childcare available on-site
we regret that the Art & Anarchy exhibition is not accessible to wheelchairs
info: www.anarchistbookfair.ca
Une introduction à la permaculture
Saturday, May 25, 10:30am until 1:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Une petite introduction à la permaculture puis des rencontres et des échanges...on aime et on vous invite à partager avec nous :)
Marche Contre Monsanto - Montréal
Saturday, May 25, 2:00pm
Square Dorchester
World march in more than 300 cities and 40 countries around the globe!
Starts at Dorchester Square to finish at park Jeanne-Mance
Are you concerned about the sustainability of our agricultural production? By the safety of the food on your plate? Do you want the option to make informed choices when you buy food, helped by mandatory labelling of GMOs in your food? If so, we invite you to join us for a peaceful and festive walk that starts at Dorchester Square, Saturday May 25th at 2PM, Rain or Shine! The walk ends at Jeanne-Mance park - we encourage you to bring a picnic (without GMOs!) and hang around with us for the day!
This local initiative is part of the larger, international ‘’No to GMO’s – Anti-Monsanto’’ movement happening simultaneously around the globe that day. We will convey the message on the international scene that we, as Quebecers, care about the model of society we encourage for our future, and about food safety for all!
You’ll be able to identify the organizing members of the march thanks to a green ribbon worn across the shoulder. Don’t hesitate to come and see us if you have any questions.
The route for this march has been given to the local authorities, this event is a completely legal, peaceful undertaking!
Click the link below and sign the petition that goes with it on the bottom!
http://www.infoogm.qc.ca/declaration/
La Journée des musées montréalais 2013
Sunday, May 26, 9:00am until 6:00pm
La Société des directeurs des musées montréalais annonce son grand rendez-vous annuel : la Journée des musées montréalais (JDMM) qui se tiendra le dimanche 26 mai prochain. Présentée par Québecor, en collaboration avec la Société de transport de Montréal (STM), cette 27e JDMM donne rendez-vous à la population à la promenade des Artistes du Quartier des spectacles, pour une troisième année consécutive. De là, six circuits de navettes spécialement créés pour l’événement transporteront la population vers l’un ou l’autre des 34 musées participants, ouverts gratuitement pour l’occasion de 9 h à 18 h.
Une programmation riche et variée à l’image des 34 musées participants
La programmation de cette 27e édition propose, encore et toujours, une offre culturelle exceptionnelle, originale et renouvelée afin d’amener les visiteurs à découvrir, en autant d’approches et à l’image diversifiée des musées, l’art, les sciences, l’architecture, la nature, l’archéologie et l’histoire.
Aux expositions permanentes et temporaires des différents musées s’ajoute une panoplie d’activités éducatives et culturelles, à l’intérieur comme à l’extérieur, qui ravira petits et grands : visites guidées de jardins, ateliers artistiques, observation du ciel, fouilles archéologiques et plus encore. Laissez-vous tenter!
Un concours Découvrez les musées de Paris avec Vacances Transat!
Participer à la Journée des musées montréalais cette année, c’est aussi courir la chance de s’envoler vers Paris pour une semaine, une destination culturelle riche en musées. La Société des directeurs des musées montréalais est heureuse d’annoncer un partenariat avec Air Transat pour le lancement du concours Découvrez les musées de Paris avec Vacances Transat.
Six circuits d’autobus
Le point de rencontre des circuits d’autobus offerts gratuitement par la STM est situé sur la promenade des Artistes, au cœur du Quartier des spectacles. Les navettes d’autobus circuleront en boucle et en continu de 9 h à 16 h 30 (dernier départ de la promenade des Artistes). Les participants sont libres d’arrêter au musée de leur choix et d’y rester aussi longtemps qu’ils le souhaitent. Il n’y a aucune obligation de visiter tous les musées d’un même circuit.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
2013 Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2013
Two days: Saturday, May 25 &Sunday, May 26
10am-5pm on both days
The Anarchist bookfair will take place in two buildings across from each other in Parc Vinet:
- Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier (CCGV), 2450 rue Workman
- Centre d’éducation populaire de la Petite-Bourgogne et de St-Henri (CEDA), 2515 rue Delisle
A short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro.
No gods, no masters, no bosses, no borders.
FREE. Welcome to all!
For anarchists, and people curious about anarchism.
Accessibility Policy & Commitment: www.anarchistbookfair.ca/
[Note: All parts of the Bookfair are wheelchair accessible except for the Art & Anarchy exhibition on the 3rd floor of CEDA]
Volunteers! The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair is seeking the support of volunteers who can help with the organization and promotion of this year’s Bookfair and Festival of Anarchy. Info: http://www.anarchistbookfair.
-> Participants from all over Quebec and North America, booksellers and vendors, workshops, films, discussions, kids activities, art exhibits and more!
-> Part of the month-long Festival of Anarchy held throughout May 2013 at venues and locations all over the island of Montreal: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/festival-of-anarchy-2013
-> This year’s Montreal Anarchist Bookfair-organized events include the Anarchist Cabaret (May 23) and an Art & Anarchy Vernissage (May 24).
-> Tabling will take place over two days: May 25-26, between 10am-5pm.
-> Tabling will take place in the main auditoriums of both our locations: CEDA and the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier.
-> Introductions to Anarchism (May 25-26): http://www.anarchistbookfair.
-> Workshops & Presentations (May 25-26): http://www.anarchistbookfair.
Read below for UPDATES or visit: www.anarchistbookfair.ca
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INTRODUCTIONS TO ANARCHISM
Come learn more about anarchist ideas and practice. For anyone curious about anarchism. Workshops are currently listed in the language of their presentation. Translations will be posted shortly.
SATURDAY, MAY 25
* 1pm: Organizing Against Authority: An Introduction to Anarchism (FR), with Simon & Thomas of the Union Communiste Libertaire
* 3pm: What Does Secondary School Really Prepare Us For? An Introduction to Anarchism (EN), with Adrienne Hurley
SUNDAY, MAY 26
* 11am: Anarchism: An Already-Existent Impulse (EN), with Cindy Milstein
* 1pm: Discovering Anarchism Collectively Through Music (FR), with Philippe Morin
* 3pm: “Demanding the Impossible”: The Practice and Relevance of Anarchism (EN), with Jaggi Singh
For descriptions, visit: http://www.anarchistbookfair.
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WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS
There is more info below about the twenty-one (21) in-depth workshops & presentations at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair. (These workshops and presentations are listed in the language that they were proposed. French and English translations will be posted shortly.)
SATURDAY, MAY 25
- 11am: Building a Solidarity City: The practice of anarchism in Montreal (EN/FR) – Solidarity Across Borders
- 11am: Un anarchiste employé de l’État: cheval de Troie? (FR) – David Gagnon
- 11am: Autonomous Archiving: History in Our Hands (EN) – Interference Archive
- 11am: Femmes et antifascisme (FR) – Montreal Sisterhood
- 1pm: No Borders, No Nations, Smash White Supremacy! APOC struggles in North America (EN/FR) – No One Is Illegal-Montreal
- 1pm: Nous sommes ingouvernables – livre sur l’anarchisme contemporain au Québec (FR)
- 1pm: All writers of anarchist fiction – meet the Anarchist Writers Bloc (FR/EN)
- 1pm: No System but the Ecosystem: Earth First! and Anarchism (EN) – Toby V. Potter
- 3pm: Anarchist People of Colour (APOC) Caucus: Take Care of Each Other So We Can Be Dangerous Together (EN/FR)
- 3pm: Démocratie directe : un projet par et pour les hommes blancs? (FR) — Myriam et Camille
- 3pm: Aéroport Notre Dame des Landes (Nantes) en France : inutile, couteux, anti-écologique et anti-social (FR) – No Pasaran
- 3pm: Strategies for Solidarity with Women Prisoners (EN) — Gully Good, Kelly Rose Pflug-Back and Claudia Medina
SUNDAY, MAY 26
- 11am: Femmes, prisons et État (FR) – Clara et Josée
- 11am: Anarchy After Fukushima (EN) — Ayumi Hirai, Yoko K, Sabu Kohso & Norihito Nakata
- 1pm: “On s’en câlisse” une autre histoire du soulèvement du printemps 2012 au Québec (FR) — Collectif de débrayage
- 1pm: RASTA: l’anarchisme du pauvre? (FR) – Hélène Lee
- 1pm: Decolonization, anarchism, and addressing violence against Indigenous Women (EN) — Candice Cascanette
- 3pm: Anarchists resisting fascists and the far-right: The example of Greece (EN) – Christina Xydous et. al.
- 3pm: Le privé est-il politique? (FR) – Maille à Part
- 3pm: Brutalité policière et profilage politique (FR) – Francis Dupuis-Déri et Marc-André Cyr
For descriptions, visit: http://www.anarchistbookfair.
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BOOKSELLERS & DISTRIBUTORS
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KIDS ZONE (MAY 25-26) & ANARCHIST FAMILIES THEME ROOM (SUNDAY, MAY 26)
Again this year, the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will include a Kids Zone, with outdoor games, a craft/quiet room and fun activities for any interested kids. Parents are welcome! More details about the Kids Zone and the related Anarchist Families Theme Room (Sunday, May 26, 11am-5pm) will be posted later this month.
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ANARCHIST FILM ROOM (SATURDAY, MAY 25)
Throughout the day on SATURDAY MAY 25 the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will host a Film Room, showing both feature and short films related to anarchism or anarchist-supported struggles. There is limited seating in the Film Room, and films will be starting on time, so please arrive a few minutes before each screening. The Film Room schedule will be finalized and posted later this month.
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ART & ANARCHY (MAY 24-26)
Art & Anarchy brings together the creations of anarchist-inspired artists and organizers. This year’s exhibition will include sculptures, paintings, posters, banners, drawings, performances and other multi-media forms. The exhibition takes place on the 3rd floor and stairwells of the CEDA (2515 rue Delisle). The Art & Anarchy program will be finalized and posted later this month. The exhibition will begin on Friday, May 24 with an opening at 5pm.
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FESTIVAL OF ANARCHY (MAY 1st – June 1st)
The entire month of May in Montreal is part of the Festival of Anarchy, with diverse anarchist-themed events occurring at different venues all over the island of Montreal. The Festival of Anarchy is organized as part of the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair. The Festival of Anarchy calendar will be printed and published later this month. You can still send Festival of Anarchy events for inclusion on our online calendar by April 15. Info: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/festival-of-anarchy-2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Rad Events This Week!
Tour à vélo des infrastructures cyclables du Plateau Mont-Royal
Monday, May 13th, 5:30pm until 7:00pm
Départ de l'Église Saint Jean Baptiste, 309 Rachel Ouest
Dans le cadre de la Semaine du Vélo Urbain organisée par la Coalition Vélo Montréal, petit tour guidé, à vélo, des des infrastructures cyclables du Plateau Mont-Royal : voies séparées, bandes cyclables, sas vélo, traverses de vélo, déviations pour arrêts de bus, compteur....
Une occasion de formuler quelques recommandations sur la question des infrastructures montréalaises?
Montreal Talk by Clive Hamilton on Geoengineering
Monday, May 13th, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Hall Building, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Room H-763
Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy invites you to The Jack Nissensen Public Dialogue
Earthmasters: Playing God with the Climate - The Risks and Politics of Geoengineering the Planet
Spraying sulphur into the atmosphere to reduce sunlight? Transforming the chemistry of oceans to soak up more carbon? These technologies to "geoengineer" the planet are being developed right now. Clive Hamilton investigates the science and risks of these desperate "technofixes", uncovering the worrying motives of some of those promoting them.
With Clive Hamilton - Professor of Public Ethics from Charles Stuart University,
www.clivehamilton.com
This is a free public event.
Lisa Hanawalt and Michael Kupperman Double Book Launch
Monday, May 13th, 7:00pm
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
We are delighted to welcome hilarious New York-based cartoonists Lisa Hanawalt (My Dirty Dumb Eyes and Benny's Brigade) and Michael Kupperman (Tales Designed to Thrizzle, vols 1 and 2) to celebrate the release of their new books. Join us for an evening of slideshows, signings, laughter, and refreshments.
GREY GARDENS - CINEMA 17
Monday, May 13th, 9:00pm
Le Cagibi, 5490 boul St. Laurent
Maysles Bros. / 1976
"Meet Big and Little Edie Beale—high-society dropouts, mother and daughter, reclusive cousins of Jackie Onassis—thriving together amid the decay and disorder of their ramshackle East Hampton mansion. An impossibly intimate portrait and an eerie echo of the Kennedy Camelot, Albert and David Maysles’s 1976 Grey Gardens quickly became a cult classic and established Little Edie as a fashion icon and philosopher queen."
Admission by donation.
http://cinemaseventeen.blogspot.com/
Assemblée d'Occupons le Coeur de l'Île
Monday, May 13th, 6:45pm until 9:45pm
Parc Molson
Désordre du jour:
Retour sur les événements récents.
Venez discuter de vos attentes et projets pour Occupons le Coeur de l'Île.
Discutons de la prochaine Occupation du Parc Molson les 5, 6 et 7 juillet 2013
Apportez votre lunch si vous désirez... suivez la toile rouge: Indignons-nous! dans le Parc Molson.
N.-B. S'il pleut averse la réunion aura lieu au Bistro Mousse Café juste en face...
https://www.facebook.com/events/486965861377193/?suggestsessionid=30e87bfc398fc84f61184443dff7cec5
5@7 de discussion sur l’économie libertaire
Tuesday, May 14th, 5pm - 7pm
Touski, 2361 Ontario Est
Mardi le 14 mai (tous les deuxièmes mardis du mois)
Comme à tous les deuxièmes mardis du mois, nous vous invitons ce 14 mai pour un 5@7 de discussion sur l’économie libertaire, cette fois au Touski, 2361 Ontario est.
Le mois dernier, le sujet de la discussion a porté sur le travail, suite à quoi nous avons décidé de poursuivre la réflexion en abordant ce que serait le travail dans une société libertaire et la façon d’y arriver en partant de la situation actuelle.
Ce sera donc le thème de notre prochaine rencontre.
Vous y êtes invité.e.s en grand nombre!
Mile End Walking Group
Tuesday, May 14th, 4:00pm
5478 St Laurent Blvd
The Sensorium is planning a series of five informal walks around the Mile End, in preparation for an URBAN FORAGING TOUR to take place in July.
Please join us for our first walk on Tuesday, May 14th at 4pm - Meeting @ Monastiraki
Vélo urbain dans le Sud-Ouest
Tuesday, May 14th, 7:00pm
Maison St Columba House, 2365 rue Grand Trunk
Come and discuss the importance of Urban Biking in Southwest Montreal.
Biking for fun, excersise and your daily commute. A chance to express your concerns, possible improvements to the network and bring forth your suggestions. What are your priorities?
Do you know your rights and responsibilities as a cyclist?
A representative from the SPVM will be there to discuss safe cycling in Montréal.
Conférence de Presse deCoVo (Coalition Vigilance Oléoduc)
Tuesday, May 14th, 10:30am
Maison du développement durable, 50, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
CoVO (Coalition Vigilance Oléoduc) is organizing a press conference to demand a BAPE (public consultation) in regards to the reversal of tar sands flow in the Enbridge Line 9B pipeline. The government needs to know that people are both concerned and directly affected by the arrival of tar sands through the pipeline, and must recognize our voices in this process.
The tar sands are one of the most environmentally destructive projects on the planet, and the risk of spills in the old and weathered Line 9B pipeline threatens the health and surroundings of communities along it. The National Energy Board hearings have been undemocratic, including a very small percentage of affected citizens and giving limited consideration to the risk of climate change and spills faced by the community. The people demand an independent and legitimate voice in the project's decision.
For the environment, for democracy, and for our community, CoVO demands a BAPE on the Enbridge Line 9B hearings!
Conundrum & Koyama Press Team Up!
Tuesday, May 14th, 7:00pm
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
Join us for the launch of two graphic novels by two artists showcased in English for the first time.
The Library is the first work in English by the active Hong Kong artist Chihoi. Reading the short stories included in this hardcover volume is like reading someone else’s dreams. They they speak to regular hurt and deprivation, strength in silence and loneliness in numbers. The Library is book of beautiful pencil lines, written to illustrate the tales we know in our heart but have never witnessed.
Journal is the first English translation of Montreal-based artist Julie Delporte’s autobiographical diary comics. Initially appearing online in French, Journal displays Delporte’s organic and immediate drawings that utilize an uncanny sense of colour and composition to illustrate their intimate, diarist narratives. Cataloguing an emotional breakup, an artist’s residency at The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, and the anxieties and joys of everyday life between February 2011 and October 2012, Delporte’s elegant illuminated diary is a private life made public and poetic.
Politics & Care
Wednesday, May 14th, 6:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
This coming Wednesday to a meeting.crafting.time through the Politics & Care project.
The idea is to create a creative and relaxed space to chat, exchange about our ideas on well-being and maybe start a Zine project. Come this Wednesday May 15th at 6pm to Coop Le Milieu (1251 Robin, near metro Beaudry) come with your own supplies or get some there, they have plenty (PWYC)
Invite friends, lovers, fairy godmothers and other delicious beings!
Potluck Pow-wow! Soirée Amérindienne, avec Contes et Rythmes
Thursday, May 16, 6:30pm
Le Manoir Enchanté, 4020 rue Adam
L'équipe du Manoir vous présente une soirée inspirée de la culture Amérindienne :)
A NOTER: Avant dernier potluck de notre série ÉPIQUE du printemps!!! (A suivre en Septembre)
Au Menu :
6:30 Arrivée et dégourdissement des muscles digestifs avec brevages et entrées.
8:00 C'est l'heure de se régaler, de plats végétariens de création commune. Chacun arrive avec un met, modeste ou élaboré, a partager!
9:30 Pow-wow, moment de la soirée ou nous seront en cercles, et invités a parler avec le coeur, au signal du baton de parole, de tout et de rien.
10:30 Contes, Histoires, Légendes et Rythmes.. Un moment pour faire revivre l'enfant en nous, laisser les histoires nous toucher, nous bercer, au rythmes de percussions primitives. Batons et pierres bienvenus, tambourins, batons de pluie..
Notre invité spécial Frère Ours, conteur de tradition, nous égaiera de quelques unes de ces histoires également! Chanceux que nous sommes...
Venez passer une soirée mémorable dans le Manoir, d'inspiration amérindienne; Vetements natures, plumes, visages peints, nourriture simple et fraiche, aliments locaux
Decolonize & Anti Oppression Community Workshop Tour
Friday, May 17, 6:00pm
La Déferle, 1407 Valois
Organized on and taking place on traditional Iroquois territory/ Hochelaga/ Montreal.
We - Vanessa and myself are traveling from Vancouver to Halifax and back. Through tons of unceded and occupied territories, facilitating workshops and film discussions. Decolonization and Anti Oppression (intersectionality) work.
Cost: $5 to $50 no one turned away from a lack of funds (sliding scale) (all proceeds go to help pay for this tour and are deeply appreciated)
6:00pm: Collective Dinner
7:00pm: Discussion about colonization from an indigenous context within Canada. Anti Oppression terminology investigation and how to organize in a good way with nations.
Unfortunately, the space is not fully accessible. The bathroom doesn't have much room and people with wheelchairs would need the help of someone else to roll in. Please leave your scents/perfumes at home = scent free event. This space is also safer space - anti oppressive.
*Child friendly event!! Bring your children :)
for more info please email: decolonizeantioppression@gmail.com
ZINE party!Friday, May 17, 4:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Join Sheena Swirlz of Radical Montreal for this Zine Party!
Learn how to make your own independently produced mini-books!
Plus welcoming all Montreal Zinesters to come finish your zines before the anarchist bookfair for selling and trading!
We will have materials for collaging and making zines of all sorts of formats, pens, glue and scissors, ect. Feel free to bring zines you are working on, start one at the workshop, or take part in a collaborative project!
Meet other zinesters, and trade zines. Tea and homemade treats for sale.
FREE ~ donations accepted for Le Milieu Co-operative space
NEIGHBOURHOODS MATTER: LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE!
Saturday, May 18th, 10am - 2pm
in the Village des Tanneries (Desnoyers and St. Jacques, St. Henri)
- Join in the spring clean-up (gloves, bags and tools provided)
- Adopt a tree square or neglected patch and start a flower garden (compost, seeds, flowers, gloves and tools provided)
- Help install a pollinator insect habitat and a new community compost
- Score a raised bed for the 2013 season
- Enjoy a guided tour of the neighbourhood's first green lane with master gardener Daniel Roy
- Learn all about the summer programming and community events
- Meet your neighbours, learn new things about the history of the community and contribute to a great quality of life for everyone!
In collaboration with the Eco-Quartier de Sud-Ouest, La Ruche Garden Project and the Reseau de jardinage du Sud-Ouest and Verdun
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE: villagedestanneries@gmail.com
Laurier: Rue Libre
Saturday, May 18, 12:00pm until 10:00pm
Métro Laurier
Block Party!We have a new "square" at the Laurier Metro station... Time to make good use of it. Greenpeace and RuePublique are inviting everyone from the hood to come down and celebrate the future of our city, one built around people, not just cars.
Skateboard Workshop
Saturday, May 18, 3:00pm
11 chemin de la cote st antoine
Free Skateboarding Workshop! All levels welcome- students and teachers too. Learn basic skateboarding techniques or tricks for more advanced students.
This workshop will be held at a dead end street on Cote st Antoine, corner clark, in Westmount) . This will give us room to practice in a safe and judgemental-free environment.
The more the merrier. Try to bring a board if you can, if not you can borrow one from other participants/teachers.
Also, please bring some snacks or food for a mini potluck. Beer is also welcome, just keep it hidden/disguised. If possible, it would be a nice gesture to bring a beer or something to the teacher as it took a lot of convincing to get them to come teach for free (they are very talented and have never taught for free before).
STATUS FOR ALL! March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees
Saturday, May 18th, 1pm
1pm: Join ONE of FOUR Contingents:
* SOUTH-WEST (Little Burgundy, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Saint-Henri and Verdun)
1pm at métro de l’Église (corner Galt & Wellington)
* NORTH-WEST (Côte-des-Neiges, Ville St-Laurent, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)
1pm at Parc Kent (corner Cote-des-Neiges & Kent)
* NORTH-EAST (Villeray, Parc-Extension, St-Michel, Ahuntsic, Rosemont-Petite-Patrie, Mile End)
1pm at métro Jarry; 2pm at métro Parc; 3pm at métro Rosemont
* EAST (Centre-Sud, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
1pm at Place Simon-Valois (corner Valois & Ontario)
4pm: CONVERGENCE, DEMONSTRATION AND PICNIC
Philips Square (Union & Ste-Catherine, métro McGill)
In solidarity with Indigenous struggles for self-determination
A child-friendly march. Bring your kids!
Get in touch about any accessibility needs.
We support Indigenous struggles and movements for self-determination. Read our Statement of Support for Indigenous Struggles and Sovereignty:
http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/statement-of-support-for-indigenous-struggles-and-sovereignty
We also march together to demand an end to deportations and detentions, and we denounce the double punishment of migrants with criminal records. We demand Status for All, and organize for a “Solidarity City” for all residents of Montreal.
Info: http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/revendications
Monday, May 13th, 5:30pm until 7:00pm
Départ de l'Église Saint Jean Baptiste, 309 Rachel Ouest
Dans le cadre de la Semaine du Vélo Urbain organisée par la Coalition Vélo Montréal, petit tour guidé, à vélo, des des infrastructures cyclables du Plateau Mont-Royal : voies séparées, bandes cyclables, sas vélo, traverses de vélo, déviations pour arrêts de bus, compteur....
Une occasion de formuler quelques recommandations sur la question des infrastructures montréalaises?
Montreal Talk by Clive Hamilton on Geoengineering
Monday, May 13th, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Hall Building, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Room H-763
Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy invites you to The Jack Nissensen Public Dialogue
Earthmasters: Playing God with the Climate - The Risks and Politics of Geoengineering the Planet
Spraying sulphur into the atmosphere to reduce sunlight? Transforming the chemistry of oceans to soak up more carbon? These technologies to "geoengineer" the planet are being developed right now. Clive Hamilton investigates the science and risks of these desperate "technofixes", uncovering the worrying motives of some of those promoting them.
With Clive Hamilton - Professor of Public Ethics from Charles Stuart University,
www.clivehamilton.com
This is a free public event.
Lisa Hanawalt and Michael Kupperman Double Book Launch
Monday, May 13th, 7:00pm
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
We are delighted to welcome hilarious New York-based cartoonists Lisa Hanawalt (My Dirty Dumb Eyes and Benny's Brigade) and Michael Kupperman (Tales Designed to Thrizzle, vols 1 and 2) to celebrate the release of their new books. Join us for an evening of slideshows, signings, laughter, and refreshments.
GREY GARDENS - CINEMA 17
Monday, May 13th, 9:00pm
Le Cagibi, 5490 boul St. Laurent
Maysles Bros. / 1976
"Meet Big and Little Edie Beale—high-society dropouts, mother and daughter, reclusive cousins of Jackie Onassis—thriving together amid the decay and disorder of their ramshackle East Hampton mansion. An impossibly intimate portrait and an eerie echo of the Kennedy Camelot, Albert and David Maysles’s 1976 Grey Gardens quickly became a cult classic and established Little Edie as a fashion icon and philosopher queen."
Admission by donation.
http://cinemaseventeen.blogspot.com/
Assemblée d'Occupons le Coeur de l'Île
Monday, May 13th, 6:45pm until 9:45pm
Parc Molson
Désordre du jour:
Retour sur les événements récents.
Venez discuter de vos attentes et projets pour Occupons le Coeur de l'Île.
Discutons de la prochaine Occupation du Parc Molson les 5, 6 et 7 juillet 2013
Apportez votre lunch si vous désirez... suivez la toile rouge: Indignons-nous! dans le Parc Molson.
N.-B. S'il pleut averse la réunion aura lieu au Bistro Mousse Café juste en face...
https://www.facebook.com/events/486965861377193/?suggestsessionid=30e87bfc398fc84f61184443dff7cec5
5@7 de discussion sur l’économie libertaire
Tuesday, May 14th, 5pm - 7pm
Touski, 2361 Ontario Est
Mardi le 14 mai (tous les deuxièmes mardis du mois)
Comme à tous les deuxièmes mardis du mois, nous vous invitons ce 14 mai pour un 5@7 de discussion sur l’économie libertaire, cette fois au Touski, 2361 Ontario est.
Le mois dernier, le sujet de la discussion a porté sur le travail, suite à quoi nous avons décidé de poursuivre la réflexion en abordant ce que serait le travail dans une société libertaire et la façon d’y arriver en partant de la situation actuelle.
Ce sera donc le thème de notre prochaine rencontre.
Vous y êtes invité.e.s en grand nombre!
Mile End Walking Group
Tuesday, May 14th, 4:00pm
5478 St Laurent Blvd
The Sensorium is planning a series of five informal walks around the Mile End, in preparation for an URBAN FORAGING TOUR to take place in July.
Please join us for our first walk on Tuesday, May 14th at 4pm - Meeting @ Monastiraki
Vélo urbain dans le Sud-Ouest
Tuesday, May 14th, 7:00pm
Maison St Columba House, 2365 rue Grand Trunk
Come and discuss the importance of Urban Biking in Southwest Montreal.
Biking for fun, excersise and your daily commute. A chance to express your concerns, possible improvements to the network and bring forth your suggestions. What are your priorities?
Do you know your rights and responsibilities as a cyclist?
A representative from the SPVM will be there to discuss safe cycling in Montréal.
Conférence de Presse deCoVo (Coalition Vigilance Oléoduc)
Tuesday, May 14th, 10:30am
Maison du développement durable, 50, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
CoVO (Coalition Vigilance Oléoduc) is organizing a press conference to demand a BAPE (public consultation) in regards to the reversal of tar sands flow in the Enbridge Line 9B pipeline. The government needs to know that people are both concerned and directly affected by the arrival of tar sands through the pipeline, and must recognize our voices in this process.
The tar sands are one of the most environmentally destructive projects on the planet, and the risk of spills in the old and weathered Line 9B pipeline threatens the health and surroundings of communities along it. The National Energy Board hearings have been undemocratic, including a very small percentage of affected citizens and giving limited consideration to the risk of climate change and spills faced by the community. The people demand an independent and legitimate voice in the project's decision.
For the environment, for democracy, and for our community, CoVO demands a BAPE on the Enbridge Line 9B hearings!
Conundrum & Koyama Press Team Up!
Tuesday, May 14th, 7:00pm
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
Join us for the launch of two graphic novels by two artists showcased in English for the first time.
The Library is the first work in English by the active Hong Kong artist Chihoi. Reading the short stories included in this hardcover volume is like reading someone else’s dreams. They they speak to regular hurt and deprivation, strength in silence and loneliness in numbers. The Library is book of beautiful pencil lines, written to illustrate the tales we know in our heart but have never witnessed.
Journal is the first English translation of Montreal-based artist Julie Delporte’s autobiographical diary comics. Initially appearing online in French, Journal displays Delporte’s organic and immediate drawings that utilize an uncanny sense of colour and composition to illustrate their intimate, diarist narratives. Cataloguing an emotional breakup, an artist’s residency at The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, and the anxieties and joys of everyday life between February 2011 and October 2012, Delporte’s elegant illuminated diary is a private life made public and poetic.
Politics & Care
Wednesday, May 14th, 6:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
This coming Wednesday to a meeting.crafting.time through the Politics & Care project.
The idea is to create a creative and relaxed space to chat, exchange about our ideas on well-being and maybe start a Zine project. Come this Wednesday May 15th at 6pm to Coop Le Milieu (1251 Robin, near metro Beaudry) come with your own supplies or get some there, they have plenty (PWYC)
Invite friends, lovers, fairy godmothers and other delicious beings!
Potluck Pow-wow! Soirée Amérindienne, avec Contes et Rythmes
Thursday, May 16, 6:30pm
Le Manoir Enchanté, 4020 rue Adam
L'équipe du Manoir vous présente une soirée inspirée de la culture Amérindienne :)
A NOTER: Avant dernier potluck de notre série ÉPIQUE du printemps!!! (A suivre en Septembre)
Au Menu :
6:30 Arrivée et dégourdissement des muscles digestifs avec brevages et entrées.
8:00 C'est l'heure de se régaler, de plats végétariens de création commune. Chacun arrive avec un met, modeste ou élaboré, a partager!
9:30 Pow-wow, moment de la soirée ou nous seront en cercles, et invités a parler avec le coeur, au signal du baton de parole, de tout et de rien.
10:30 Contes, Histoires, Légendes et Rythmes.. Un moment pour faire revivre l'enfant en nous, laisser les histoires nous toucher, nous bercer, au rythmes de percussions primitives. Batons et pierres bienvenus, tambourins, batons de pluie..
Notre invité spécial Frère Ours, conteur de tradition, nous égaiera de quelques unes de ces histoires également! Chanceux que nous sommes...
Venez passer une soirée mémorable dans le Manoir, d'inspiration amérindienne; Vetements natures, plumes, visages peints, nourriture simple et fraiche, aliments locaux
Decolonize & Anti Oppression Community Workshop Tour
Friday, May 17, 6:00pm
La Déferle, 1407 Valois
Organized on and taking place on traditional Iroquois territory/ Hochelaga/ Montreal.
We - Vanessa and myself are traveling from Vancouver to Halifax and back. Through tons of unceded and occupied territories, facilitating workshops and film discussions. Decolonization and Anti Oppression (intersectionality) work.
Cost: $5 to $50 no one turned away from a lack of funds (sliding scale) (all proceeds go to help pay for this tour and are deeply appreciated)
6:00pm: Collective Dinner
7:00pm: Discussion about colonization from an indigenous context within Canada. Anti Oppression terminology investigation and how to organize in a good way with nations.
Unfortunately, the space is not fully accessible. The bathroom doesn't have much room and people with wheelchairs would need the help of someone else to roll in. Please leave your scents/perfumes at home = scent free event. This space is also safer space - anti oppressive.
*Child friendly event!! Bring your children :)
for more info please email: decolonizeantioppression@gmail.com
ZINE party!Friday, May 17, 4:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
Join Sheena Swirlz of Radical Montreal for this Zine Party!
Learn how to make your own independently produced mini-books!
Plus welcoming all Montreal Zinesters to come finish your zines before the anarchist bookfair for selling and trading!
We will have materials for collaging and making zines of all sorts of formats, pens, glue and scissors, ect. Feel free to bring zines you are working on, start one at the workshop, or take part in a collaborative project!
Meet other zinesters, and trade zines. Tea and homemade treats for sale.
FREE ~ donations accepted for Le Milieu Co-operative space
NEIGHBOURHOODS MATTER: LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE!
Saturday, May 18th, 10am - 2pm
in the Village des Tanneries (Desnoyers and St. Jacques, St. Henri)
- Join in the spring clean-up (gloves, bags and tools provided)
- Adopt a tree square or neglected patch and start a flower garden (compost, seeds, flowers, gloves and tools provided)
- Help install a pollinator insect habitat and a new community compost
- Score a raised bed for the 2013 season
- Enjoy a guided tour of the neighbourhood's first green lane with master gardener Daniel Roy
- Learn all about the summer programming and community events
- Meet your neighbours, learn new things about the history of the community and contribute to a great quality of life for everyone!
In collaboration with the Eco-Quartier de Sud-Ouest, La Ruche Garden Project and the Reseau de jardinage du Sud-Ouest and Verdun
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE: villagedestanneries@gmail.com
Laurier: Rue Libre
Saturday, May 18, 12:00pm until 10:00pm
Métro Laurier
Block Party!We have a new "square" at the Laurier Metro station... Time to make good use of it. Greenpeace and RuePublique are inviting everyone from the hood to come down and celebrate the future of our city, one built around people, not just cars.
Skateboard Workshop
Saturday, May 18, 3:00pm
11 chemin de la cote st antoine
Free Skateboarding Workshop! All levels welcome- students and teachers too. Learn basic skateboarding techniques or tricks for more advanced students.
This workshop will be held at a dead end street on Cote st Antoine, corner clark, in Westmount) . This will give us room to practice in a safe and judgemental-free environment.
The more the merrier. Try to bring a board if you can, if not you can borrow one from other participants/teachers.
Also, please bring some snacks or food for a mini potluck. Beer is also welcome, just keep it hidden/disguised. If possible, it would be a nice gesture to bring a beer or something to the teacher as it took a lot of convincing to get them to come teach for free (they are very talented and have never taught for free before).
STATUS FOR ALL! March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees
Saturday, May 18th, 1pm
1pm: Join ONE of FOUR Contingents:
* SOUTH-WEST (Little Burgundy, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Saint-Henri and Verdun)
1pm at métro de l’Église (corner Galt & Wellington)
* NORTH-WEST (Côte-des-Neiges, Ville St-Laurent, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)
1pm at Parc Kent (corner Cote-des-Neiges & Kent)
* NORTH-EAST (Villeray, Parc-Extension, St-Michel, Ahuntsic, Rosemont-Petite-Patrie, Mile End)
1pm at métro Jarry; 2pm at métro Parc; 3pm at métro Rosemont
* EAST (Centre-Sud, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
1pm at Place Simon-Valois (corner Valois & Ontario)
4pm: CONVERGENCE, DEMONSTRATION AND PICNIC
Philips Square (Union & Ste-Catherine, métro McGill)
In solidarity with Indigenous struggles for self-determination
A child-friendly march. Bring your kids!
Get in touch about any accessibility needs.
We support Indigenous struggles and movements for self-determination. Read our Statement of Support for Indigenous Struggles and Sovereignty:
http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/statement-of-support-for-indigenous-struggles-and-sovereignty
We also march together to demand an end to deportations and detentions, and we denounce the double punishment of migrants with criminal records. We demand Status for All, and organize for a “Solidarity City” for all residents of Montreal.
Info: http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/revendications
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Urban Homestead Exchange: Early May
Last weekend, we began our 2013 Urban Homestead Exchange program. Our first volunteer, Arthur, arrived on Sunday from Ontario, and jumped right in.
A few days later, we have harvested the vermi-castings and cleaned out the vermicomposting unit, re-setting it for the season. A good bag of nutrient-rich casting is sitting in a part of the composting unit, waiting for some plants.
We`ve set up a jar-sprouting operation with three types of sprouts, and have a tray of seedlings growing on what I`m calling, an urban indoor farm (more details on that to come soon.) We are also working on repairing the leaking window farm which I build last year, and contemplating new designs for a window farm project potentially next week!
We`ve also picked up some gardening materials for the year - compost, mulch and some potting soil, as well as built a new raised bed box. In the past years, I have used scavenged wood from the street, building rough and uneven boxes. This year I wanted to invest in a box that I can disassemble, should I choose to move, and one made of sustainably-forested cedar, which is said to last a decade, even when untreated with outdoor wood chemicals.
We`ve loaded up all my various planters - boxes, rock-beds, old-recycling bins, buckets, curb-scored planters, ect. - with a mix of soil from last year, crab meal (to add calcium), vermi-composting, and some peat moss I bought last year before I learned how un-sustainable it is. This mixture provides a blend of nutrients, soil and drainage which is ideal for above-ground growing.
And here we have the main garden space. Shitty boxes from last year are busted up and new ones are ready to go in! Check out the 2-compartment compost/bike rack we made last year from recycled pallets.
A single flower, planted years ago by someone else, blooms solitary.
There`s still lots to do, so I`ll post another update in a week or two.
We had a cancellation for the late-May volunteer period, so if you are interested in the Urban Homestead Exchange, email me at sheena.swirlz@gmail.com
A few days later, we have harvested the vermi-castings and cleaned out the vermicomposting unit, re-setting it for the season. A good bag of nutrient-rich casting is sitting in a part of the composting unit, waiting for some plants.
We`ve set up a jar-sprouting operation with three types of sprouts, and have a tray of seedlings growing on what I`m calling, an urban indoor farm (more details on that to come soon.) We are also working on repairing the leaking window farm which I build last year, and contemplating new designs for a window farm project potentially next week!
We`ve also picked up some gardening materials for the year - compost, mulch and some potting soil, as well as built a new raised bed box. In the past years, I have used scavenged wood from the street, building rough and uneven boxes. This year I wanted to invest in a box that I can disassemble, should I choose to move, and one made of sustainably-forested cedar, which is said to last a decade, even when untreated with outdoor wood chemicals.
And here we have the main garden space. Shitty boxes from last year are busted up and new ones are ready to go in! Check out the 2-compartment compost/bike rack we made last year from recycled pallets.
A single flower, planted years ago by someone else, blooms solitary.
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We had a cancellation for the late-May volunteer period, so if you are interested in the Urban Homestead Exchange, email me at sheena.swirlz@gmail.com
Monday, May 6, 2013
Rad Events This week!
25 Years Later: CKUT Morning Afters Live Outdoor Broadcast
Monday, May 6th, 7:00am until May 10 at 9:00am
Various locations
The CKUT Morning After shows are leaving the studio and waking up Montreal out on the streets, in the parks and on the terraces.
In celebration of CKUT’s 25th anniversary, we are inviting CKUT’s veterans who have spent decades behind the boards and mics to join us for a series of remote broadcasts. In between personal histories of CKUT, live musicians will serenade passerbys and Montrealers still in bed. Join us live at these locations and sip a coffee as you take in the stories and music.
Monday, May 6 at Cafe l’Artere (7000 Parc Ave) with guest Rufo Valencia, former Spoken Word coordinator and beloved host of Latin Music Mondays.
Tuesday, May 7 at Cafe Blanc de Blanc (248 Villeneuve O) with guests Sheldon Harvey, host of International Radio Report and Stephan Christoff. Music provided by the infamous FemmeMaggots
Wednesday, May 8 in Parc LaFontaine with Janice Dayle, longtime host of Bhum Bhum Time
Thursday, May 9 at Cafe Touski (2561 Ontario E) with guest Raymond Laurent, host of Samedi Midi, the Haitian community show heard every Saturday morning since 1988!
Friday, May 10 at Club Social (180 St Viateur O).
Vernissage!
Monday, May 6th, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
L'Escalier Montréal, 552, rue Sainte-Catherine est
Painting exhibit of Sonomi Tanaka, Véronique Soucy and Josée Lafontaine's work at L'escalier! As a 6 to 8h appetizers for 1$ per person. That night, the singer Jared Lewis will be performing.
Against a Tide of Evil: can we learn lessons from the first genocide in the 21st century | Dr. Mukesh Kapila
Tuesday, May 6th, 1:00pm until 2:30pm
1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W. | LB 1014.00, Library Building SGW Campus, Concordia University
The Montreal Institute for Genocide Studies (MIGS) welcomes Dr. Mukesh Kapila on Tuesday May 7, 2013 at Concordia University's Library Building (LB 1014.00).
Dr. Mukesh Kapila, former Head of the United Nations in Sudan, will reflect on his experiences in Darfur when he attempted to alert the world to the unfolding genocide. He will explain how he came to run the world’s largest humanitarian aid programme at the height of the Sudan crisis and draw upon on his extensive international experience working within the UK government, the UN and Red Cross movement. Dr Kapila will highlight the importance of individual accountability as well as collective responsibility in the prevention of genocide and other crimes against humanity in Sudan and around the world and will pose lessons to be drawn for future practice. After analyzing the current crises in Sudan, he will urge his audience to support his campaign against the continuing alleged crimes against humanity in Sudan.
TICKETS ARE FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Registration: http://drkapilamigs.eventbrite.ca/
Art Battle
Tuesday, 7:30pm until 11:00pm
Sala Rossa, 4848 rue St-Laurent, Montreal
After four years of events featuring hundreds of artists and establishing successful Art Battle events across the country in Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax…
Art Battle Canada is very excited to visit Montreal on May 7th!
We look forward to meeting many of the talented and brave artists who will take the stage and will participate in Art Battle Montreal as well as compete for a cash prize, and a spot in the Art Battle National Championships coming up this July.
To compete as a painter at Art Battle in Montreal or another city, please visit our application page http://artbattle.ca/register
This will be a very special event, a fantastic celebration of painting, creativity, courage and community.
Art Battle is a live competitive painting event. 12 painters will create the best work they can in 20 minutes. As they work, the audience moves around the easels, allowing them an up close view of the creative process. The medium used is acrylic paint and the tools allowed are brushes, palette knives or any other non-mechanical implements. At the end of the round, the audience votes for their favourite painting and can also later place bids in a silent auction to take the paintings home.
Tickets $15/door $10/Students
Fête d'ouverture des Jardins collectifs et communautaires d'Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Wednesday, May 8th,5:00pm until 7:00pm
1691 boul.Pie-IX
Invitation à la fête d’ouverture des jardins communautaires
L’éco-quartier Hochelaga tiendra pour une deuxième année une fête d’ouverture officielle des jardins communautaires, le mercredi 8 mai prochain, sur le terrain du projet Notre quartier, nos racines/ Un projet Quartier 21 (terrain de pétanque du Pavillon d’éducation communautaire au 1691, boul. Pie-IX).
C’est avec plaisir que nous vous invitons à notre formule 5 à 7!
Venez découvrir avec nous les différents projets de jardinage du quartier et en apprendre davantage sur l’agriculture urbaine à travers des ateliers sur place; insecticides maison, les insectes pollinisateurs, bac à double fond, et plus encore!
Sur place, des organismes du quartier tiendront des kiosques d’informations afin de promouvoir leurs services et leurs activités.
Lors de cette fête, il sera aussi possible de vous procurer des plants de légumes pour votre jardin, et ce, à prix modique.
‘Le fond de l’air est rouge’ - Montreal zine launch
Wednesday, May 8th, 6:00pm until 9:00pm
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
Le fond de l’air est rouge is a collection of texts about the 2012 Quebec student uprising by Montreal artist and activist Stefan Christoff. Written between spring 2011 and summer 2012, this series of articles includes first hand accounts of the incredible street protests in Montreal and reflections on the student strike within the context of Quebec revolutionary history.
Published by the Howl! arts collective, this zine brings movement-based reporting originally published online into a physical format. The goal of this zine is to create a piece of cultural documentation on a key moment in Quebec popular history.
texts originally published in rabble.ca / media co-op / The Link newspaper / Al Jazeera
http://www.howlarts.net/words
NDG Transition Film & Discussion Evening
Thursday, May 9th, 7:00pm
Coop la Maison verte, 5785 rue Sherbrooke ouest
Follow chef and restauranteur Arthur Potts Dawson in his efforts to launch a cooperative supermarket owned by its customers and that provides good, cheap food that’s fair to consumers and producers.
Jason will speak about the co-op model, the social economy in Quebec and the start-up of La maison verte.
Eat.Sleep.Read. Used Book Sale!
Friday, May 11 at 9:00am until May 12 at 4:00pm
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
Love Books? Love Used Books? Love Used Book Sales?
50% off ALL USED BOOKS. A selection of books newly priced to sell at $0.25, $0.50, $1.00!!!
A selection of books for FREE!!! And even more deals we haven't thought of yet!
A selection of New Books will also be discounted!
Veganic Forest Gardening-Permaculture-Weekend Workshop
Friday, May 10 -12th
Saint Cyprien de Napierville
http://www.thelivingcentre.com/cms/forest-gardening-quebec
An experiential learning experience will reveal the nature of ecosystem architecture, social structure, and our interconnectedness.
Forest Gardening and Deep Ecology is a practice, yet it also represents a radically new way of seeing our landscapes and our world. Seeing nature as a model of wellness; we can grow a diverse range of plants together in mutually beneficial groupings that are primarily self-maintaining.
Forest Gardening is the art and science of growing plants in patterns that support mutually beneficial relationships, which create a garden that takes its vision from nature and the natural ecology of a young forest. We can grow fruits, vegetable, herbs, medicinal plants and other useful plants. By mincing the way nature creates healthy eco-systems we can create beautiful, high-yield, diverse gardens that are largely self-maintaining. Forest Gardening offers design systems that support a diversity of landscapes from rural to dense urban settings. This particular training is focused on how to create your garden in a temperate zone.
Forest Gardening allows us to achieve the same benefits that natural systems demonstrate: stability, resilience, self-maintenance, self-renewal, and increased nutrient conservation at personal and ecological levels.
Bring your tents and sleeping bags and stay for the whole weekend in this very comfortable and idyllic setting.Vegan meals prepared by a professional vegan chef are included in the price for the whole weekend.
Fee: $350. plus taxes. Bring a friend-get $50 off
Phone 450-245-7870, funklemonde@hotmail.com
DECOLONIZE! An anti-colonial teach-in
Saturday May 11th, 10am-5pm
7th floor of the Hall Building, 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest
Join us for a full day of introductory and in-depth workshops about anti-colonialism and resistance.
free. welcome to all. wheelchair accessible.childcare available on-site.
SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS:
10am: The P.Q., colonialism, and current social movements in Quebec (room H-763 -- FR/EN)
1pm: Unsettling and Decolonizing: An Introductory Workshop (room H-763 – EN)
1pm: Our solidarity: A Territory to Decolonize (room H-762 – FR)
3pm: Industrial Development in Nitassinan: A History of Dispossession of the Innu (room H-763 – FR)
3pm: “Our Terrain of Struggle": Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid (room H-762 – EN/ES)
In the last several months we've seen a resurgence of grassroots struggle for Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island have always resisted colonization, from the beginnings of European settler invasion, through over 200 years of land theft and genocide that the nation of Canada was built upon. This resistance has been echoed by Indigenous peoples throughout the world, who face displacement at the hands of Canadian corporations and the neo-colonial governments that serve them.
This series of workshops has been organized so that our movements can actively support and participate in decolonization struggles. At present, these workshops are organized by predominantly non-native anti-colonial groups and individuals.
INFO: indigenoussolidarity@gmail.com, 514-848-7585, www.nooneisillegal.org
Purse exchange!
Saturday, May 11, 11:00am until 1:00pm
Parc Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Do you have unused purses lying around? Would you like to get rid of them or exchange them for a different one? On May 11, 2013, bring your purses in good condition to NDG Park (corner Sherbrooke West & Marcil in NDG) from 11am-1pm. Admission is FREE!
Extra purses will be donated to the YWCA's business women initiatives.
Phone: 514-486-2727 ecoquartier@gmail.com - www.preventionndg.org
Rencontre JAM (Justice Alimentaire Montréal)
Sunday, May 12, 1:30pm
Coop sur Généreux, 4518 Papineau, coin Mont-Royal dans la ruelle Généreux.
Hello to y’all,
We are calling to all those who are interested by agro-food justice to develop alternative to the current industrio-capitalist system in which we find ourselves.
We are currently, with the help of several proactive actors (students, professors and community members), co-initiating an platform to bridge communities and universities around food justice in and around Montreal. The underlying idea is to channel the interests of participants towards two intertwined sectors: community activism and socially applied research. This platform will allow active societal members to explore existing initiatives and potential linkages, channel our individual interests and push for a movement around a healthy, nutritious, participative and ecologically resilient agro-food system.
The objectives of this gathering is to present the project of JAM, Justice Alimentaire pour Montreal, to the network of the Coop, to enable people to participate within their own interests and degree of engagement, and open a space to present your own food projects. Thus, we will have the opportunity to create new linkages between our initiatives and gain more visibility at the level of Montreal.
This project is not only welcomed, but strongly supported by the Coop sur Généreux, because we see it as an opportunity to create a bridge connecting our initiatives and our network to be stronger. This is why we invite you not only to hear about the JAM, but to share and explain your own projects around food justice, (that take place at the Coop or not.)
Envoyez nous un message si vous êtes intéressés à présenter un projet : Send us an email if your interested!
jouliette-damien@hotmail.com
13H30-15h00 : Présentation du projet JAM
15h00-16h30 : Présentation d'autres initiatives et actions autour de la problématique.
16h30-18h00 : Conférence et discussion ..........
Prochaine Reunion, Next meeting
Sunday, May 12, 6:00pm
Le Commensal 1720, rue Saint-Denis (entre Maisonneuve et Ontario)
The next meeting will be the 12th of May at 6pm the Commensal 1720, rue Saint-Denis (entre Maisonneuve et Ontario), Montréal QC H2X 3K6 ( it is open unitl 10pm on a Sunday and quiet) On the agenda :
- the caucus call of the 24th of April
- Le Wild Women magazine
- Le feminist bookfair
Collectif Rebelles Montreal - Rebellesmontreal@gmail.com
Monday, May 6th, 7:00am until May 10 at 9:00am
Various locations
The CKUT Morning After shows are leaving the studio and waking up Montreal out on the streets, in the parks and on the terraces.
In celebration of CKUT’s 25th anniversary, we are inviting CKUT’s veterans who have spent decades behind the boards and mics to join us for a series of remote broadcasts. In between personal histories of CKUT, live musicians will serenade passerbys and Montrealers still in bed. Join us live at these locations and sip a coffee as you take in the stories and music.
Monday, May 6 at Cafe l’Artere (7000 Parc Ave) with guest Rufo Valencia, former Spoken Word coordinator and beloved host of Latin Music Mondays.
Tuesday, May 7 at Cafe Blanc de Blanc (248 Villeneuve O) with guests Sheldon Harvey, host of International Radio Report and Stephan Christoff. Music provided by the infamous FemmeMaggots
Wednesday, May 8 in Parc LaFontaine with Janice Dayle, longtime host of Bhum Bhum Time
Thursday, May 9 at Cafe Touski (2561 Ontario E) with guest Raymond Laurent, host of Samedi Midi, the Haitian community show heard every Saturday morning since 1988!
Friday, May 10 at Club Social (180 St Viateur O).
Vernissage!
Monday, May 6th, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
L'Escalier Montréal, 552, rue Sainte-Catherine est
Painting exhibit of Sonomi Tanaka, Véronique Soucy and Josée Lafontaine's work at L'escalier! As a 6 to 8h appetizers for 1$ per person. That night, the singer Jared Lewis will be performing.
Against a Tide of Evil: can we learn lessons from the first genocide in the 21st century | Dr. Mukesh Kapila
Tuesday, May 6th, 1:00pm until 2:30pm
1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W. | LB 1014.00, Library Building SGW Campus, Concordia University
The Montreal Institute for Genocide Studies (MIGS) welcomes Dr. Mukesh Kapila on Tuesday May 7, 2013 at Concordia University's Library Building (LB 1014.00).
Dr. Mukesh Kapila, former Head of the United Nations in Sudan, will reflect on his experiences in Darfur when he attempted to alert the world to the unfolding genocide. He will explain how he came to run the world’s largest humanitarian aid programme at the height of the Sudan crisis and draw upon on his extensive international experience working within the UK government, the UN and Red Cross movement. Dr Kapila will highlight the importance of individual accountability as well as collective responsibility in the prevention of genocide and other crimes against humanity in Sudan and around the world and will pose lessons to be drawn for future practice. After analyzing the current crises in Sudan, he will urge his audience to support his campaign against the continuing alleged crimes against humanity in Sudan.
TICKETS ARE FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Registration: http://drkapilamigs.eventbrite.ca/
Art Battle
Tuesday, 7:30pm until 11:00pm
Sala Rossa, 4848 rue St-Laurent, Montreal
After four years of events featuring hundreds of artists and establishing successful Art Battle events across the country in Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax…
Art Battle Canada is very excited to visit Montreal on May 7th!
We look forward to meeting many of the talented and brave artists who will take the stage and will participate in Art Battle Montreal as well as compete for a cash prize, and a spot in the Art Battle National Championships coming up this July.
To compete as a painter at Art Battle in Montreal or another city, please visit our application page http://artbattle.ca/register
This will be a very special event, a fantastic celebration of painting, creativity, courage and community.
Art Battle is a live competitive painting event. 12 painters will create the best work they can in 20 minutes. As they work, the audience moves around the easels, allowing them an up close view of the creative process. The medium used is acrylic paint and the tools allowed are brushes, palette knives or any other non-mechanical implements. At the end of the round, the audience votes for their favourite painting and can also later place bids in a silent auction to take the paintings home.
Tickets $15/door $10/Students
Fête d'ouverture des Jardins collectifs et communautaires d'Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Wednesday, May 8th,5:00pm until 7:00pm
1691 boul.Pie-IX
Invitation à la fête d’ouverture des jardins communautaires
L’éco-quartier Hochelaga tiendra pour une deuxième année une fête d’ouverture officielle des jardins communautaires, le mercredi 8 mai prochain, sur le terrain du projet Notre quartier, nos racines/ Un projet Quartier 21 (terrain de pétanque du Pavillon d’éducation communautaire au 1691, boul. Pie-IX).
C’est avec plaisir que nous vous invitons à notre formule 5 à 7!
Venez découvrir avec nous les différents projets de jardinage du quartier et en apprendre davantage sur l’agriculture urbaine à travers des ateliers sur place; insecticides maison, les insectes pollinisateurs, bac à double fond, et plus encore!
Sur place, des organismes du quartier tiendront des kiosques d’informations afin de promouvoir leurs services et leurs activités.
Lors de cette fête, il sera aussi possible de vous procurer des plants de légumes pour votre jardin, et ce, à prix modique.
‘Le fond de l’air est rouge’ - Montreal zine launch
Wednesday, May 8th, 6:00pm until 9:00pm
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
Le fond de l’air est rouge is a collection of texts about the 2012 Quebec student uprising by Montreal artist and activist Stefan Christoff. Written between spring 2011 and summer 2012, this series of articles includes first hand accounts of the incredible street protests in Montreal and reflections on the student strike within the context of Quebec revolutionary history.
Published by the Howl! arts collective, this zine brings movement-based reporting originally published online into a physical format. The goal of this zine is to create a piece of cultural documentation on a key moment in Quebec popular history.
texts originally published in rabble.ca / media co-op / The Link newspaper / Al Jazeera
http://www.howlarts.net/words
NDG Transition Film & Discussion Evening
Thursday, May 9th, 7:00pm
Coop la Maison verte, 5785 rue Sherbrooke ouest
Follow chef and restauranteur Arthur Potts Dawson in his efforts to launch a cooperative supermarket owned by its customers and that provides good, cheap food that’s fair to consumers and producers.
Jason will speak about the co-op model, the social economy in Quebec and the start-up of La maison verte.
Eat.Sleep.Read. Used Book Sale!
Friday, May 11 at 9:00am until May 12 at 4:00pm
Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
Love Books? Love Used Books? Love Used Book Sales?
50% off ALL USED BOOKS. A selection of books newly priced to sell at $0.25, $0.50, $1.00!!!
A selection of books for FREE!!! And even more deals we haven't thought of yet!
A selection of New Books will also be discounted!
Veganic Forest Gardening-Permaculture-Weekend Workshop
Friday, May 10 -12th
Saint Cyprien de Napierville
http://www.thelivingcentre.com/cms/forest-gardening-quebec
An experiential learning experience will reveal the nature of ecosystem architecture, social structure, and our interconnectedness.
Forest Gardening and Deep Ecology is a practice, yet it also represents a radically new way of seeing our landscapes and our world. Seeing nature as a model of wellness; we can grow a diverse range of plants together in mutually beneficial groupings that are primarily self-maintaining.
Forest Gardening is the art and science of growing plants in patterns that support mutually beneficial relationships, which create a garden that takes its vision from nature and the natural ecology of a young forest. We can grow fruits, vegetable, herbs, medicinal plants and other useful plants. By mincing the way nature creates healthy eco-systems we can create beautiful, high-yield, diverse gardens that are largely self-maintaining. Forest Gardening offers design systems that support a diversity of landscapes from rural to dense urban settings. This particular training is focused on how to create your garden in a temperate zone.
Forest Gardening allows us to achieve the same benefits that natural systems demonstrate: stability, resilience, self-maintenance, self-renewal, and increased nutrient conservation at personal and ecological levels.
Bring your tents and sleeping bags and stay for the whole weekend in this very comfortable and idyllic setting.Vegan meals prepared by a professional vegan chef are included in the price for the whole weekend.
Fee: $350. plus taxes. Bring a friend-get $50 off
Phone 450-245-7870, funklemonde@hotmail.com
DECOLONIZE! An anti-colonial teach-in
Saturday May 11th, 10am-5pm
7th floor of the Hall Building, 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest
Join us for a full day of introductory and in-depth workshops about anti-colonialism and resistance.
free. welcome to all. wheelchair accessible.childcare available on-site.
SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS:
10am: The P.Q., colonialism, and current social movements in Quebec (room H-763 -- FR/EN)
1pm: Unsettling and Decolonizing: An Introductory Workshop (room H-763 – EN)
1pm: Our solidarity: A Territory to Decolonize (room H-762 – FR)
3pm: Industrial Development in Nitassinan: A History of Dispossession of the Innu (room H-763 – FR)
3pm: “Our Terrain of Struggle": Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid (room H-762 – EN/ES)
In the last several months we've seen a resurgence of grassroots struggle for Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island have always resisted colonization, from the beginnings of European settler invasion, through over 200 years of land theft and genocide that the nation of Canada was built upon. This resistance has been echoed by Indigenous peoples throughout the world, who face displacement at the hands of Canadian corporations and the neo-colonial governments that serve them.
This series of workshops has been organized so that our movements can actively support and participate in decolonization struggles. At present, these workshops are organized by predominantly non-native anti-colonial groups and individuals.
INFO: indigenoussolidarity@gmail.com, 514-848-7585, www.nooneisillegal.org
Purse exchange!
Saturday, May 11, 11:00am until 1:00pm
Parc Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Do you have unused purses lying around? Would you like to get rid of them or exchange them for a different one? On May 11, 2013, bring your purses in good condition to NDG Park (corner Sherbrooke West & Marcil in NDG) from 11am-1pm. Admission is FREE!
Extra purses will be donated to the YWCA's business women initiatives.
Phone: 514-486-2727 ecoquartier@gmail.com - www.preventionndg.org
Rencontre JAM (Justice Alimentaire Montréal)
Sunday, May 12, 1:30pm
Coop sur Généreux, 4518 Papineau, coin Mont-Royal dans la ruelle Généreux.
Hello to y’all,
We are calling to all those who are interested by agro-food justice to develop alternative to the current industrio-capitalist system in which we find ourselves.
We are currently, with the help of several proactive actors (students, professors and community members), co-initiating an platform to bridge communities and universities around food justice in and around Montreal. The underlying idea is to channel the interests of participants towards two intertwined sectors: community activism and socially applied research. This platform will allow active societal members to explore existing initiatives and potential linkages, channel our individual interests and push for a movement around a healthy, nutritious, participative and ecologically resilient agro-food system.
The objectives of this gathering is to present the project of JAM, Justice Alimentaire pour Montreal, to the network of the Coop, to enable people to participate within their own interests and degree of engagement, and open a space to present your own food projects. Thus, we will have the opportunity to create new linkages between our initiatives and gain more visibility at the level of Montreal.
This project is not only welcomed, but strongly supported by the Coop sur Généreux, because we see it as an opportunity to create a bridge connecting our initiatives and our network to be stronger. This is why we invite you not only to hear about the JAM, but to share and explain your own projects around food justice, (that take place at the Coop or not.)
Envoyez nous un message si vous êtes intéressés à présenter un projet : Send us an email if your interested!
jouliette-damien@hotmail.com
13H30-15h00 : Présentation du projet JAM
15h00-16h30 : Présentation d'autres initiatives et actions autour de la problématique.
16h30-18h00 : Conférence et discussion ..........
Prochaine Reunion, Next meeting
Sunday, May 12, 6:00pm
Le Commensal 1720, rue Saint-Denis (entre Maisonneuve et Ontario)
The next meeting will be the 12th of May at 6pm the Commensal 1720, rue Saint-Denis (entre Maisonneuve et Ontario), Montréal QC H2X 3K6 ( it is open unitl 10pm on a Sunday and quiet) On the agenda :
- the caucus call of the 24th of April
- Le Wild Women magazine
- Le feminist bookfair
Collectif Rebelles Montreal - Rebellesmontreal@gmail.com
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Festival Of Anarchy
The entire month of May in Montreal is part of the Festival
of Anarchy, with diverse anarchist-themed events occurring at different venues
all over the island of Montreal. The Festival of Anarchy is organized as part
of the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (May 25-26) and is the largest anarchist
event in North America. info: www.anarchistbookfair.ca. This year, the Festival of Anarchy features over 25 events
at locations all over the island of Montreal.
EVENTS:
Introductions to Anarchism * Anti-Capitalist May Day * Dance
Parties * Art Exhibitions * Community Bike Tour * Teach-In * Discussions * Demonstrations
& Protests * Theatre Festival * Book Launches * Music * Outdoor Radical
Reading Fair * Assemblies * Workshops & Presentations * Film Screenings *
Cabaret * and more!
MORE INFO:
www.anarchistbookfair.ca/
SCHEDULE OF FESTIVAL OF ANARCHY EVENTS:
a) MAY 1, 6pm: Anti-Capitalist Demonstration
b) MAY 1, 11pm: Dance Party Demo
c) MAY 3 – MAY 12: Works, Scandals & Other Affronts (Art
Exhibition)
d) MAY 10, 1pm: Montreal Community Bike Tour
e) MAY 11, 10am-5pm: Decolonize! Anti-Colonial Teach-In
f) MAY 14, 7pm: Anarchy 101: An Introduction to Anarchism
g) MAY 15, 6pm: Gentrify This! Resisting Gentrification (Discussion/Social)
h) MAY 16, 11am-5pm: Montreal Outdoor Radical Reading Fair
i) MAY 17, 5-8pm: Artistic practices and Anarchist
principles (5à7)
j) MAY 18, 1pm: Status For All March & Demonstration
k) MAY 19, 7pm: Indigenous Resistance and Anarchism (Speeches
& Video Projections)
l) MAY 21-22: Montreal International Theatre Festival
m) MAY 22-JUNE 1: “Anarchy” Art Exhibition at Rats 9
n) MAY 22, 6pm: Spring BBQ at La Belle Époque
o) MAY 23, 7-9pm: Quebec Student Strike & Social Revolt
(Book Launch/Music)
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Events organized by the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
Collective:
p) THURSDAY, MAY 23, 9pm: ANARCHIST CABARET
q) FRIDAY, MAY 24, 5pm-8pm: ART & ANARCHY OPENING
r) SATURDAY MAY 25 & SUNDAY MAY 26,10am-5pm: MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR
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s) MAY 24, 2pm:
Informal Anarchist Meeting at La Belle Époque
t) MAY 25, 7pm: DIRA Anarchist Library BBQ
u) MAY 25, 8pm: A Decade of Subversion (Film)
v) MAY 25, 10:30pm: Glamarchist Lookfair Queer Dance Party
w) MAY 27, 1pm: Anti-Capitalist Assembly
x) MAY 27, 6:30pm: The Politics of Security (Presentation
& Discussion)
y) MAY 28, 5pm: Anarchist Perspectives on Information
(Discussion)
For more info visit www.anarchistbookfair.
ANTI-CAPITALIST DEMONSTRATION
colère noire contre la grande noirceur!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
meet at 6pm *sharp*
place Jacques-Cartier – in front of Montréal City Hall
[métro Place-d'Armes or Champ-de-Mars]
This is a call to participate in large numbers in the annual
anti-capitalist demonstration organized on the occasion of International
Workers' Day.
This is also a call for autonomous action... May 1 lasts 24
hours!
WE ARE INVITING OURSELVES TO THE EXCLUSIVE CLUB 357C !
Organized by the Anti-Capitalist Convergence (CLAC) of
Montreal.
DANCE PARTY DEMO
11pm Berri Square
May 1st, 2013
MAYDAY MAYDAY : NO ORDINARY DEMO
Come as you are, and then some.
INFO: https://vimeo.com/63712363 or manifdansante@gmail.com
WORKS, SCANDALS AND OTHER AFFRONTS
Saturday, May 3 to Sunday, May 12 2013
Galerie Crystal Racine, 1701 Gilford
(5 minutes from metros Laurier and Mont-Royal)
Anarchist artists Benoît Tremblay and Myriam
Larouche-Tremblay have cooked up for you a visual art exhibit built on the
themes of scandals and affronts. Throughout the week, there will also be more
specific thematic evenings on debated subjects, such as: will we have to kill
our fathers?
Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible
MONTREAL COMMUNITY BIKE TOUR
Friday, May 10, 1pm (sharp!)
Rendez-Vous @ Norman Bethune Statue
(corner of Guy and de Maisonneuve, in front of the Tim
Horton’s)
Rain or shine! Bring your bike, borrow a bike!
Whisper translation during the tour, towards both French and
English.
Get in touch with any accessibility needs.
An interactive tour of the neighborhoods near Concordia,
including Little Burgundy,
Shaughnessy Village, St-Henri, Griffintown and
Point-St-Charles. Come learn more
about popular, queer, and working class
struggles in our community, as well as
current mobilizations against
gentrification, car culture and poverty. We’ll discuss
historical struggles for
social and environmental justice in Montreal, as well as
contemporary campaigns
related to accessible public spaces. This tour will last
approximately 3 hours.
This event is free. If you can, please reserve in advance at:
info@qpirgconcordia.org
DECOLONIZE!
An anti-colonial teach-in presented by the Anti-Colonial
Solidarity Collective & No One Is Illegal-Montreal
Saturday, May 11, 10am-5pm
7th floor of the Hall Building
1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest
métro Guy-Concordia
Join us for a full day of introductory and in-depth
workshops based on solidarity with Indigenous resistance and building an
anti-colonial analysis!
free. welcome to all.
wheelchair accessible.
childcare available on-site.
workshops in English & French (with whisper translation
to English, French & Spanish).
ANARCHY 101: AN INTRODUCTION TO ANARCHISM
Tuesday May 14th, 7pm
At La Belle Epoque - 1984 Rue Wellington
Confused by what the word 'Anarchism' means?
Interested in discussing radical ideas that have inspired
uprisings and liberatory struggles for over a century? This introductory
workshop will discuss some of the historical roots of anarchism while focusing
on the main tenets of current anarchist theory and practice.
Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
INFO: http://epoquemtl.org
GENTRIFY THIS!
Understanding and Resisting Neighborhood Gentrification
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 6pm-9pm
at QPIRG Concordia
1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
métro Guy-Concordia
This event will serve as the launch of Gentrify This! A
Student's Guide to Understanding and Resisting Neighbourhood Gentrification
“Gentrification can seem inevitable. As condos
spring up
like mushrooms, rent creeps ever higher, and available apartments become
harder
and harder to find, how can we resist the mass displacement of
socio-economically marginal groups from popular neighborhoods? This
guide
addresses the structural and cultural aspects of gentrification, and
suggests
both individual and collective strategies for resisting the
process.” Gentrify This! was supported by a research stipend by QPIRG
Concordia.
With the participation of members of local housing and
activist organizations active in resisting gentrification in Montreal.
- free. welcome to all.
- snacks & drinks
- wheelchair accessible
- free childcare available by request
(please phone 514-848-7585 24 hours in advance)
INFO:
www.qpirgconcordia.org / 514-848-7585
MONTREAL OUTDOOR RADICAL READING FAIR
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 11AM-5PM
Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest, between Guy and Mackay
(métro Guy-Concordia)
Organized by QPIRG Concordia, in collaboration with the
Montreal Anarchist Bookfair and Queer Between the Covers.
Over 20 tables by local grassroots booksellers, zinesters
and political organizations.
Welcome to all!
Get in touch about any accessibility needs.
In case of rain, the event will take place on Thursday, May
23, same time and location (visit
www.qpirgconcordia.org for updates).
INFO:
www.qpirgconcordia.org / 514-848-7585
5@7 ARTISTIC PRACTICES & ANARCHIST PRINCIPLES
Friday May 17, 5-8PM
Notre-Dame-des-Quilles (NDQ)
32, rue Beaubien Est (coin St-Laurent)
Artivistic would like to weigh in and convene artists that
identify in one way or
another as anarchists or that are interested in
anarchism (and/or who practice
collective autonomy, anti-oppression, mutual
aid, etc) to an informal meeting of
sorts in order to reinforce our creative
networks. Oh, and just to better be
prepared, please RSVP if you can:
info(at)artivistic(dot)org
In Franglais/Frenglish (no translation)
Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible/
INFO: info@artivistic.org
- http://artivistic.org
STATUS FOR ALL!
March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees
In solidarity with Indigenous struggles for
self-determination
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013
1pm: Join ONE of FOUR Contingents:
* SOUTH-WEST (Little Burgundy, Pointe-Saint-Charles,
Saint-Henri and Verdun)
1pm at métro de l’Église (corner Galt & Wellington)
* NORTH-WEST (Côte-des-Neiges, Ville St-Laurent,
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)
1pm at Parc Kent (corner Cote-des-Neiges & Kent)
* NORTH-EAST (Villeray, Parc-Extension, St-Michel, Ahuntsic,
Rosemont-Petite-Patrie, Mile End)
1pm at métro Jarry; 2pm at métro Parc; 3pm at métro Rosemont
* EAST (Centre-Sud, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
1pm at Place Simon-Valois (corner Valois & Ontario)
4pm: CONVERGENCE, DEMONSTRATION AND PICNIC
Philips Square (Union & Ste-Catherine, métro McGill)
A child-friendly march. Bring your kids!
Get in touch about any accessibility needs.
INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE & ANARCHISM
with Gord Hill (warriorpublications.
Part of Cinochelaga
May 19, 7PM
at La Déferle (au1407.org)
1407 Valois
Speeches and video projections
An evening organized by Research Action Media and the
Indigenous Struggles Committee of Cégep du Vieux-Montréal
This event is a part of Gord Hill’s tour through the
occupied territories called “Quebec” which is taking place from May 19 - 27.
For more information on the other events of the tour, go to
montreal.mediacoop.ca or check out mediarechercheaction.info (which will be
officially launched on April 25th at 1407 Valois).
In English and French, with translation
Not accessible to wheelchairs, unfortunately
MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL ANARCHIST THEATRE FESTIVAL
Tuesday, May 21 & Wednesday, May 22, 2013
La Sala Rosa - 4848 St. Laurent, Montreal
The only and biggest anarchist theatre festival in the
world.
Bilingual.
Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
ANARCHY ART EXHIBITION AT RATS 9
May 22 to June 1st
372 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Suite #530
An exhibition about anarchy, hence its name:
ANARCHY. The exhibition will take place from May 22nd to June 1st in our
gallery, at the same time as the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair and the Montreal
Anarchy Festival, happening during the whole month of May. All mediums and
forms of expression.
Accessible to wheelchairs.
INFO: http://rats9.com/ or
collectifrats@gmail.com
SPRING BBQ AT LA BELLE ÉPOQUE
Wednesday, May 22, 6 pm
La Belle Epoque - 1984 Rue Wellington
Spring BBQ at the Belle Époque, come hang out! Time for good
food,
socializing, and to get to know the space. Vegan and meat
options available.
Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
INFO: http://epoquemtl.org
QUEBEC STUDENT STRIKE & SOCIAL REVOLT
Book Launch/Music with Norman Nawrocki
Thursday May 23, 2013, 7pm - 9pm,
Bar Populaire, 6584 boul St Laurent
Live performance, music & poetry.
English, with music in French.
Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
ANARCHIST CABARET
Thursday, May 23, 9pm
at l’Alizée, 900 Ontario East (métro Berri-UQÀM)
Confirmed acts include:
* Caïd Braque (ex-Die Sashiko) (diesashiko.bandcamp.com)
* Studfinder (facebook.com/pages/
* Fatal Flaw (myspace.com/
* Silentbones (silentbones.bandcamp.com)
5$ or pay-what-you-can.
Wheelchair accessible.
INFO: www.anarchistbookfair.ca
ART & ANARCHY OPENING / VERNISSAGE
Friday, May 24, from 5pm until 8pm
At the Centre d’éducation populaire de la Petite-Bourgogne
et de St-Henri (CEDA)
3rd floor, 2515 rue Delisle (métro Lionel-Groulx)
free - welcome to all
childcare available; please contact us 24 hours in advance
(514-679-5800)
we regret that the Art & Anarchy exhibition is not
accessible to wheelchairs
music - food & snacks - performances
meet the contributing artists and get a first look at this
year's Art & Anarchy exhibition
Before the start of the Bookfair weekend, join us for the
"5 à 7" opening of the Art
& Anarchy exhibition, which is part of
the Festival of Anarchy and the Montreal
Anarchist Bookfair.
This year's Art
& Anarchy exhibition includes paintings, illustrations, posters,
prints,
sculptures, performances and more. In addition to the Friday opening, Art
&
Anarchy can viewed during the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (Saturday &
Sunday, May
25-26, 10am-5pm).
We regret that the Art & Anarchy exhibition is not
accessible to wheelchairs.
French and English, translation available.
MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2013
Two days: Saturday, May 25 & Sunday, May 26
10am-5pm on both days
The Anarchist Bookfair will take place in two buildings
across from each other in Parc Vinet:
- Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier (CCGV), 2450 rue Workman
- Centre d’éducation populaire de la Petite-Bourgogne et de
St-Henri (CEDA), 2515 rue Delisle
A short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro.
FREE. Welcome to all!
For anarchists, and people curious about anarchism.
Accessibility Policy & Commitment: www.anarchistbookfair.ca/
[Note: All parts of the Bookfair are wheelchair accessible
except for the Art & Anarchy exhibition on the 3rd floor of CEDA]
-> Participants from all over Quebec and North America,
booksellers and vendors, workshops, films, discussions, kids activities, art
exhibits and more!
-> Part of the month-long Festival of Anarchy held
throughout May 2013 at venues and locations all over the island of Montreal.
-> This year's Montreal Anarchist Bookfair-organized
events include the Anarchist Cabaret (May 23) and an Art & Anarchy Vernissage
(May 24). More details coming soon.
-> Tabling will take place over two days: May 25-26,
between 10am-5pm.
-> Tabling will take place in the main auditoriums of
both our locations: CEDA and the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier.
-> Introductions to Anarchism (May 25-26): http://www.anarchistbookfair.
-> Workshops & Presentations (May 25-26): http://www.anarchistbookfair.
INFO: www.anarchistbookfair.ca
INFORMAL ANARCHIST MEETING
Friday, May 24, 2 PM
La Belle Epoque - 1984 Rue Wellington
An opportunity for anarchists from around North America and
elsewhere to meet, share insights and experiences, discuss ideas relevant to
our shared struggles. Discussion
topics and questions TBA.
Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
INFO: http://epoquemtl.org
DIRA ANARCHIST LIBRARY BBQ
Saturday, MAY 25 at 7pm!
2035 St-Laurent (métro St-Laurent)
After the Bookfair
Keeping the tradition alive, with good taste!
Veggie / vegan food
Nice drinks. Music!
DIRA is Montreal’s Anarchist Library.
A DECADE OF SUBVERSION
Saturday, May 25, 8 PM
At La Belle Epoque - 1984 Rue Wellington
In 2003 subMedia.tv produced its first anarchist film
"Join the Resistance: Fall in Love!" inspired by the writings of
crimethinc. 10 years later and subMedia.tv is still bringing anarchy to the
screen with its newest offering Street Politics 101 a video report on the
militant battles of the 2012 Quebec student strike.
A Decade of subversion will be a celebration of
subMedia.tv's video sabotage, with picks from the best videos from the over 200
it produced during he past 10 years. The program will include clips from
"It's the end of the world as we know it and i feel fine", shorts
about shoplifting, mash-ups, short docs and the premiere of Street Politics
101. Stick around after the films for raggae, punk, dance hall and rock steady
by DJ Aaron Maiden.
In English.
Unfortunately not wheelchair accessible
INFO: http://epoquemtl.org
GLAMARCHIST LOOKFAIR QUEER DANCE PARTY
Saturday, May 25th, 10:30pm - 3am
Il Motore - 179 Jean Talon Ouest
Back by popular demand, the annual Glamarchist Lookfair
fundraiser dance party
will be presented this year by the Queer Between the
Covers bookfair collective.
Dress Code : anarcrust vests, bras-as-shirts, femme-dom
in
jeans, plaid crop-tops, jean genet stripes, the rich people in hunger games,
red
square pasties, solidarity fishnets, gold,diamonds, dollarama couture,
bedazzled
jean jackets, pearl necklaces, diamond, enCRUSTed heels, circle As in
glitter,
pleather chaps, black and red and metallics all over. Glitter is
cheap!
Wheelchair accessible.
ANTI-CAPITALIST ASSEMBLY
Monday May 27, 2013, 1-5 pm
Location: 7th Floor, Hall Building, Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd West (métro Guy-Concordia)
This location is wheelchair accessible.
In English & French, with simultaneous translation.
Monday May 27 2013, after the annual Montreal Anarchist
Bookfair, we hope to create a space where anti-capitalist allies from all over
can reunite to discuss and reflect together, and to talk about what keeps us
busy in the different cities where we live.
This will allow us to articulate our struggles and link our
actions. It will also be an opportunity to tell each other what's coming and
what we're organizing this year, whether we want to visit one another, etc.
It will act as an occasion for us to sit down and (re)launch
a collective reflection on the ideas and actions that are on the table at the
moment, to reinforce the links and
networks woven over time, and to lay the groundwork for new affinities.
We expect to spend the afternoon in discussion groups (by
region? Subject of struggle? ideological position?), followed by a plenary
session to collectively summarize the main threads of discussion and the most
exciting ideas. That being said, the agenda is still under construction and you
are strongly encouraged to send us any suggestions or discussion topics.
Naturally, there will be food to share, childcare will be provided on demand,
and whisper translation will be available between English and French.
Because it's a pleasure to see all those who struggle
against all forms of oppression, who are active in a thousand different ways in
building a movement rooted in a culture of solidarity and resistance against
capitalism. You know who you are. Join each other!
An invitation from the Anti-Capitalist Convergence (CLAC) of
Montreal.
For more information or to confirm that you will attend
please contact: letsgettogether@clac-montreal.
THE POLITICS OF SECURITY
A presentation by J. Sakai
Monday, May 27th, 6:30 pm
at QPIRG Concordia
1500 de Maisonneuve O., suite 204
The recent f.b.i. and grand jury repression against
anarchists in the
Northwest USA, as well as the continued police repression of
the
Anti-Globalization resistance, has reawakened questions about movement
security. There are many misunderstandings about what security is. From
the
belief that it is an area of cloak and dagger maneuvers to the
impression that
security is about lists of rules that must be obeyed.
This is an area where
knowledge is traditionally not written up, but
passed along by word of mouth.
What this workshop is meant to do is to
explore the underlying politics of
security as an area of struggle. Discussing basic understandings that can be
applied in different situations in non-authoritarian and diverse ways.
Wheelchair accessible.
Whisper translation provided.
ANARCHIST PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION
Tuesday, May 28, 5PM
Bar populaire, 6584 St Laurent
In the era of the information society, what are the
important issues concerning the right to information and freedom of expression?
A panel of professionals and activists will put forward several reflexions,
followed by an open discussion with all participants. From public libraries to
social media through to cyberactivism and freeware, there will be many topics
of interest for those who believe in the accessibility and freedom of
information.
Organized by the Université populaire des sciences de
l’information
(UPopSI).
In French.
Unfortunately not accessible to wheelchairs.
INFO: http://upopsi.org/
Monday, April 29, 2013
Rad Events This Week!
Tuesday, 4:30pm until 6:30pm
Maison du développement durable, 50, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Le 30 avril à 16 h 30, la Maison du développement durable, Certex et la Fabrique éthique de Montréal vous invitent à une activité d’échange de biens en bon état, l’occasion parfaite de faire le ménage du printemps, de se défaire des objets qui ne servent plus et de les échanger contre des trouvailles utiles.
Un clin d’œil au plus vieux système d’échange au monde, toujours d’actualité pour des raisons économiques, sociales et environnementales. Sur place, la Fabrique éthique de Montréal offrira gratuitement un service d’altérations et de upcycling de vêtement seconde main.
RSVP à comm@lamdd.org
Pour plus d'informations: http://www.lamdd.org/actu/2013/trucs-troc-printanier
Détruis Toi...
Wednesday, 12:00am
1407 rue valois
...ou détruis ce système.
Un film culte de 1968 (à Hochelaga, Montréal ) dont la bande sonore vient d'être actualisée par Zone fusION akka :
~UNUNE~ X Symbol Of Subversion / Ardleg X OresteS / Dianus X Chromatic / Metek X Twin Realities Dreamers / Khaoman X PARKing's sons / Montreal Nintendo Orkestar X CorteX / Ethnomite Pux X Parrhesia Sound System / Charles premier X Yoshiwaku / Thorsten Marc Soltau X Gestalt OrchestrA
Variante du titre "Aidez-nous : Détruisez-vous"
(Le fusil silencieux)
Ce film sans concession tourné en avril 1968 est une des oeuvres les plus radicale du collectif Zanzibar.
Il est proche dans l'esprit de "la chinoise" de Godart.
La forme, est minimale pour servir au mieux le discours, véritable exercice de parrhesia, qui doit provoquer un electrochoc des consciences.
Un mois plus tard l'actrice principale allait devenir malgré elle l'icone "la marianne de mai 1968".
(alas there is no english subtitles but if need maybe a live translation not loud could be possible)
Montréal SMUT SLAM 6: FIRSTS
Wednesday, May 1st, 8:00pm
MainLine Theatre, 3997 boul. Saint-Laurent
You know what a poetry slam is, and maybe you know about story slams, too. Now it’s time once again for Montreal’s SMUT SLAM, a fast-paced night of storytelling based on real life, real lust, real sex. The theme for this SMUT SLAM is "FIRSTS”. Because there are many ways to be a virgin...
Admission: $10 at the door
Co-hosted by CAMERYN MOORE, award-winning playwright, performer, and sex rabblerouser (www.camerynmoore.com), and KYM DOMINIQUE-FERGUSON, poet, spoken-word impresario, and director of MadPoetix (www.madpoetix.com).
SMUT SLAMMERS sign up on the night to tell a 5-minute piece of smut/sex/erotica, based on their real lives and ideally relating to the theme of “FIRSTS”, and a lucky eight to ten names will be drawn at random. There will be a team of five judges - performers, storytellers, porn writers, and anyone who loves sex stories.
NOT A SMUT SLAMMER? Don’t worry. The audience is in for a good time at SMUT SLAM! Sit back and enjoy. All we ask is: - No interrupting. - No heckling. - No necking.
Montréal Masturbate-a-thon
Saturday, May 4, 9:00pm until 5:00am
Central Montreal location, address emailed the night before
FLICKING THE BEAN, SPANKING THE MONKEY... whatever you call it, bring it on out for Montréal's first-ever Masturbate-a-thon!
$20 for masturbators of all genders and single women (trans and cis)
$30 for non-masturbating men (trans and cis)
Preregister at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/355073
Central, clean, spacious location; address emailed the night before.
YOU MUST PREREGISTER TO PARTICIPATE!
We welcome wankers and watchers of all genders and body types to be part of the round-the-clock extravaganza of self-love! Exhibitionists can choose from among the many comfortable platforms in this clean, spacious play space, while shyer wankers can enjoy more privacy in our well-monitored Fortress of Fun.
- Prizes offered in various categories! - Public and more private options!
- Collect pledges to raise money for Head and Hands AND for Cameryn Moore's new Sexploreum project!
We believe that masturbation is neither shameful or taboo, and a sex-positive environment builds healthy, happy, and involved sexual participants and global citizens. This event will encourage participants to get pledges to raise extra money for charity, and 50% of proceeds from the door will go to Head & Hands (http://headandhands.ca/).
The Masturbate-a-thon celebrates Masturbation Month, in honour of Joycelyn Elders, the Surgeon General of the United States from 1993-1994, until she was terminated for suggesting that adolescents be taught about masturbation in a positive way.
For more details, visit http://masturbateathonmontreal.wordpress.com/
Provocatores with Spartacus
Saturday, May 4, 2:00pm until 5:00pm
MainLine Theatre, 3997 boul. Saint-Laurent
Session #70 - Provocatores
Dr. Sketchy Montreal invites you to its next event: Provocatores. Come draw the amazing Spartacus as he takes us back to the era of the Coliseum and of gladiators!
The cover will be $10 and don’t forget your sketchbook.
FREESKOOL MAI
Saturday, May 4, 10:00am until 6:00pm
Coop sur Généreux, 4518 Papineau
10-11:30 - L'activisme sexuelle par Claire /// Sexual Activism by Claire
11:30-1 - Une histoire du hip-hop par Matt et Nick /// A History of Hip-Hop by Matt and Nick
1-1:30 - Dîner /// Lunch
1:30-3 - Atelier de théâtre par Samantha /// Theatre Workshop by Samantha
3-4:30 - Jardinage à la co-op par Angie /// Gardening at the Co-op by Angie
4:30-6 - Introduction aux concepts informatiques par Jean-Philippe /// Introduction to Computing Concepts by Jean-Philippe
All workshops will be conducted in English and French with whisper translation. Home-made lunch from dumpster-dived food will be provided
Workshop - Balcony Edible Gardens
Saturday, May 4, 6:00pm until 7:30pm
Coop Sur Généreux (4518 Papineau, accès par ruelle Généreux, 3e étage)
https://www.facebook.com/occupygardensmontreal
Saturday May 4th we will be learning how to make simple containers for balcony gardens, which vegetables to grow, how to maintain them, etc.
For $5 we will provie you with a seed tray and 9 kinds of organic seeds to start your balcony garden ! You can plant them during the workshop.
The meeting/workshop is on Saturday May 4th from 6pm to approximately 7:30pm at the Coop sur Généreux (4518 Papineau, acces by the alley, 3rd floor).
https://www.facebook.com/occupygardensmontreal
Guerilla gardening, seed library, collective farms and vegetable gardens, access to free food......there is a lot more to guerilla gardening than just planting vegetables in unused spaces ! Come find out more and share your ideas and visions of a greener, more food friendly and edible Montreal !
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