Events

We are excited to have Joan Baxter, award-winning author, journalist and anthropologist, to visit Ottawa and talk about her book Dust from Our Eye: An Unblinkered look at Africa. The event takes place on Thursday, April 8, in the auditorium of the Main Library (120 Metcalfe) at 7 pm. Joan Baxter is a Canadian anthropologist, journalist and award-winning author who lived and worked for 21 years in Africa. For many years and from many countries she reported for the BBC World Service, Associated Press, and also Reuters. She has contributed to many radio programs of the CBC and to WGBH’s The World in Boston. Her writing — articles, features and columns — have also appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The Sunday Telegraph, Washington Post, the EU Courier, BBC Focus on Africa Magazine, and the Chronicle Herald in her native Nova Scotia. Dust from Our Eye: An Unblinkered look at Africa is part memoir, part adventure tale, part political thriller - a compelling read that dissolves stereotypes and exposes paradoxes about Africa. Joan Baxter draws on more than two decades of living in and reporting from Africa to reveal that there is more to the continent than poverty and suffering, and far more to Western involvement than benevolent charity. Alternately funny, chilling, moving and disturbing, Dust from our Eyes is a fast-paced, passionate narrative told with journalistic accuracy and anthropological acumen.

Elliot is turning seven!! Like we do every year, we celebrate for a whole week!! The big cake day is April 10. The store opens at 10. The fun starts at 10:30 when we have a story hour. Join us for balloons, cake, a FREE BOOK for every kid, and 30 % off all the kids books. It wouldn't be the same without you, so please mark your calendar and plan to join us! Kids books will be on sale from April 10 - April 17.
On Elliot's actual birthday, all books (except special orders) will be on sale 30% off!!

Sunday, April 25 at 2pm
Exile Infoshop
256 Bank St. (2nd Floor)
Everyone Welcome!
Contact us if you have mobility issues and want to attend
ipsmo@riseup.net
http://www.ipsmo.org The Decolonial Study Group is a project of the IPSM Ottawa. We will be deepening and broadening our understanding and analysis of indigenous struggles for decolonization, social justice and revolution. We will be doing this through readings, workshops, oral presentations, movies and so on. The reading for the study group on Sunday, April 25 will focus on the Indian Act. The Indian Act is the fundamental piece of legislation through which the Canadian state seeks to control Indigenous People in Canada. For this study group there will be core articles which we ask everyone to read, as well as additional articles and information for people who have the time and the interest to get deeper into the subject matter. Core Readings: Gender, Race, and the Regulation of Native Identity in Canada and the United States: An Overview by Bonita Lawrence The essay is pretty long, so feel free to stop at “American Discourses of Indianess.” Of course, you`re encouraged to read the whole essay. Part 1 – http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=411632066387&id=1256244881 Part 2 – http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=411636956387&id=1256244881 Additional Readings: “An Indian Act: A Response to Genocide”
http://www.dominionpaper.ca/opinion/2006/10/21/an_indian_.html “HOW SHARON MCIVOR IS TAKING ON THE INDIAN ACT”

Premier Ottawa Screening of the Documentary "Ghosts" "Ghosts" was awarded the "Prix du Public"
at the Montreal Human Rights Film Festival 2010. Co-sponsored by Amnesty International and Nowar-Paix Three Canadian men; Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad El Maati and Muayyed Nureddin were detained and tortured for months and years in Syria and, in Ahmad El Maati's case, Egypt. Upon their release, they return to Canada and try to find answers to why they were detained in the first place. This is a documentary about how fragile the balance between democracy, human right and national security can be in the post 9/11 era. The film also focuses on the effects of torture on the human mind and spirit. Monday, April 26 2010
7:00 pm
Ottawa Public Library Auditorium
120 Metcalfe
Panel Discussion Follows

BOOK LAUNCH
Meet and hear Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta, the author of
REFUSING TO BE ENEMIES:
Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation" Book cover
Tuesday April 27, 2010
7:00 PM
Friends' Meeting House
91-A Fourth Avenue (in the Glebe)   Information about the book and author BOOKhttp://www.ithacapress.co.uk/epages/es109086.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es109086_es120187592164/Products/9780863723421

Stephen Lewis in Ottawa! Location:The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, 4th Floor Date:Friday, April 30, 2010 Time:11 am - Noon More details soon.

Organizing For Justice presents… MAYDAY WEEKEND 2010 - May 1st and 2nd In Canada and the U.S., ‘Labour Day’ is celebrated in September as part of a cover-up of the real history of the labour movement. This year, we are celebrating the real labour day by holding a two-day gathering with opportunities to discuss labour activism and a whole lot more. Saturday May 1, 12:30-6:00pm
Sunday May 2, 12:30-5:00pm at Jack Purcell Community Centre
(near corner of Elgin and Gilmour) Free / by donation. No registration required. Themed around social justice, economic justice, environmental justice and healthy communities. There will be discussions, workshops/skill-shares, cultural activities, information tables featuring local groups and organizations, snacks and refreshments, and a Saturday community dinner. www.OrganizingForJustice.ca ~~ 613-656-5498 ~~ org4justice@gmail.com

Organizing For Justice presents… MAYDAY WEEKEND 2010 - May 1st and 2nd In Canada and the U.S., ‘Labour Day’ is celebrated in September as part of a cover-up of the real history of the labour movement. This year, we are celebrating the real labour day by holding a two-day gathering with opportunities to discuss labour activism and a whole lot more. Saturday May 1, 12:30-6:00pm
Sunday May 2, 12:30-5:00pm at Jack Purcell Community Centre
(near corner of Elgin and Gilmour) Free / by donation. No registration required. Themed around social justice, economic justice, environmental justice and healthy communities. There will be discussions, workshops/skill-shares, cultural activities, information tables featuring local groups and organizations, snacks and refreshments, and a Saturday community dinner. www.OrganizingForJustice.ca ~~ 613-656-5498 ~~ org4justice@gmail.com

In this public forum, British journalist, Jody McIntyre, will describe his recent experience living in and reporting on Palestine.  Jody will provide some context to the notorious spate of home evictions in Sheikh Jarrah (East Jerusalem), night raids by Israeli soldiers in Palestinian villages and other daily tactics employed by the Israeli Defence Forces in their occupation of Palestine.  Jody's writing can be found at "Life on Wheels", jodymcintyre.wordpress.com.   Yves Engler, researcher and author of Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid, will link the current context of what is happening on the ground in Israel and Palestine with the history of Canadian involvement in the region.  Yves will discuss the thesis of his new book, which dispels the notion of Canada's even handed policy in the Middle East.   Friday May 7, 2010 Community Dinner and Snacks: 6 to 7 pm Discussion: 7 to 9 pm Location: Auditorium (Room 203), Pavillon Guigues Hall, 223 Main Street, Saint Paul University  

Tickets are $50/person and include a new one year subscription to Canadian Dimension Magazine. Great Food catered by Ceylonta Restaurant. For tickets call: Jane/Geoff 613-234-6933 Nick   613-722-1262 Peter 613-728-7980   Plant Recreation Centre  930 Somerset St. W