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04 / 10
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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!! | ||
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04 / 25
Start: 14:00
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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” | ||
04 / 26
Start: 19:00
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 | ||
04 / 27
Start: 19:00
End: 21:00
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 | ||
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04 / 30
Start: 11:00
End: 12:30
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. | ||
05 / 1
Start: 12:30
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 | ||
05 / 2
Start: 12:30
End: 17:00
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 | ||
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05 / 7
Start: 18:00
End: 21:00
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
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05 / 8
Start: 18:00
End: 21:00
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 | ||
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