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SUMMARY:Intro to Prison Abolition & How to Enact it on Campus
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join OPIRG Toronto & the Disability Justice Network of Ontario’s Prison Project for an interactive educational workshop on Prison & Police Abolition\n***This workshop is aimed at students\, faculty & staff at U of T\, and anyone who studies or works on a university or college campus in the GTA. \n***Dinner will be provided: Vegan and gluten free options will be available. Please let us know if you have any other serious allergies. \n***In accordance with OPIRG Toronto’s Health and Safety Policy\, to minimize risk for all participants\, folks will be asked to wear masks. Exemptions will be made for medical or human rights reasons. \nAbolition: It’s a big idea\, but how do we get there? Why is it so important? And how can we start enacting it on campus?\nDJNO’s Prison Project has been supporting prisoner organizing\, providing concrete support to prisoners\, and doing community-driven research around the intersections of race\, disability\, and prisons for the last year. Join us for a discussion around why abolition – not reform – is the only solution we support\, and dream with us around how to get there! \nWe’ll discuss practical ways to engage in abolition on campus and provide some concrete takeaway tools. This workshop and discussion is meant both as an introduction the idea of abolition and how to enact it. Anyone can join! \nFacilitated by: Trish (they/she) is a long-time community organizer and mobilizer based in Hamilton\, ON\, who is neurodivergent\, queer\, and disabled. They have a passion and responsibility for defending the land and water and have been criminalized for it. They use their experiences in the criminal legal system to help others make empowered choices about risk and initiate discussions around power\, fear\, courage\, and resilience. Trish has experienced incarceration and forced psychiatric institutionalization: Those – and other experiences in the community – have left them committed to enacting non-carceral\, inclusive approaches to accountability and justice in the community. Since its inception\, Trish has volunteered with DJNO’s prison project and believes wholeheartedly in the dream (and work) of total abolition \nREAD MORE ABOUT PRISON AND POLICE ABOLITION ON CAMPUS\nMORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS\nDJNO’s Prison Project aims to hear\, document\, and amplify the experiences of individuals who have been imprisoned and live at the intersection of being racialized and disabled in order to push against carceral logics. \nWe are prison abolitionists who believe in care and a community-centered approach to accountability and justice. The criminal legal system overwhelmingly targets\, surveils\, prosecutes and imprisons people who are disabled – in particular those who are also Black\, Brown\, or Indigenous. It is a system which is heavily reinforced through an interconnected network of racist and ableist agencies and systems: the school to prison pipeline\, social service and child welfare agencies\, social housing\, private security forces\, and more. \nMORE INFORMATION: https://www.djno.ca/prison-project \nOPIRG Toronto is an intersectional grassroots volunteer-based group at the University of Toronto\, with a mandate for action\, education\, and research on environmental and social justice issues.\nWe seek to empower and educate students and community members by building connections and providing opportunities for students to connect with community activism and vice versa. We also provide a forum for learning and sharing skills\, and give people the tools and opportunity to work co­operatively for social and environmental change. We are an independent student funded organization\, we are not funded or beholden to any administrative or governmental body. This means that we are not associated with UofT’s administration or any level of government (federal\, provincial or municipal). We are a member of a provincial network of Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs)\, with eleven others in Ontario. \nMORE INFORMATION: https://opirgtoronto.org/
URL:https://opirgtoronto.org/program-calendar/intro-to-prison-abolition-how-to-enact-it-on-campus/
LOCATION:Room #524 – Wilson Hall (New College)\, 40 Willcocks Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1C6\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="OPIRG Toronto":MAILTO:opirg.toronto@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:OPIRG Toronto Contingent to March for the Land
DESCRIPTION:*** OPIRG Toronto Contingent***\nMarch For The Land: Walk with Land Alliance!\nWednesday September 27th\, 2023\n10AM: Meet at the OPIRG Toronto office for brunch & an informal discussion about how to conduct ourselves and stay safe at the March for the Land. \n*meat\, veg\, vegan and gluten free options will be available \n11:30AM: Depart for Rally location (Grange Park\, Beverly Street) \n12PM- ?: Rally & March \nWhen the march is complete we will hold a short de-brief \nJoin OPIRG Toronto to stand in solidarity w. five First Nations calling on Premier Ford to end unwanted mining activity on their Territories\nOn September 27th\, 12 pm 2023 five First Nations from Northern Ontario will come to Toronto to lead a march calling on Premier Ford to end unwanted mining activity on their Territories. These five strong First Nations have formed a historic alliance to protect their lands and waters in the face of mounting concerns about encroachment on their territories by mining exploration companies who have been enabled by the Ford Government. \nWalk with five First Nations of the historic Land Alliance to show that we stand with them in their fight for control over their lives and their lands.\nEarlier this year leaders from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI\, or Big Trout Lake First Nation)\, Wapekeka\, Neskantaga\, Muskrat Dam and Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows) signed a Mutual Cooperation Agreement. \nThese five First Nations are powerful leaders in the movement for Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice. They have shown that together we can fight for justice against all odds and make real gains. \nJoin the Land Defense Alliance to demand respect for Indigenous rights and protect the sources of life on their Territories in the face of mining incursions. Through this march the Land Alliance will show their strength\, present their demands\, and build public support for their struggle for control over their lives and their lands \nThis is a family-friendly event. Rain or shine! \n\nBACKGROUND\nProspectors have staked thousands of new claims on these First Nations’ territories since Ford came to power. They are exploiting Ontario’s antiquated “free entry” mining system that allows companies and individuals to stake mining claims on First Nations lands from the comfort of their offices\, without gaining the consent of the Indigenous people who live there. \nProspectors are not required by Ontario to give any notice to First Nations until after the claims have been registered and are in force. Conversely\, Ontario does not inform prospectors which First Nation’s land they are staking until after the claims are purchased. The claims grant the prospector a wide range of rights under Crown law to explore the area for valuable minerals and to own the treasures that are found under the ground. \nHowever\, the areas that these prospectors are staking have been home to Indigenous people for countless generations and continue to provide the sources of life\, culture\, and livelihood for them. In spite of the well-known concerns of these First Nations\, and many attempts to bring the Ford government to the table\, the free entry system remains in place and new claims continue to be registered in social conflict zones against the will of First Nations. \nAki Paamaachi Ikoo Ying Ganawaandata! \nProtect the land that gives us life! \nKakanawedaamin Anishinabe Miinigowisiwin. \nTake care of and keep the land! \n  \nSign up for the rally: https://freegrassy.net/land-alliance-march/ \nMore info: https://freegrassy.net/ \n  \nIF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT ATTENDING THIS RALLY WITH THE OPIRG TORONTO CONTINGENT PLEASE EMAIL US: COORDINATOROPIRGTO@GMAIL.COM.
URL:https://opirgtoronto.org/program-calendar/opirg-toronto-contingent-to-march-for-the-land/
LOCATION:OPIRG Toronto\, Room 318\, University of Toronto Student Commons\, 230 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5T1R2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="OPIRG Toronto":MAILTO:opirg.toronto@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Intergenerational Activist Gathering - Day 2 (University of Toronto)
DESCRIPTION:Intergenerational Activist Gathering: Rooting our Activism in the Big Picture & Organizing Across Generations\nFriday\, September 22\, 9 am – 9 pm at York University \n\nREGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intergenerational-activist-gathering-day-1-york-university-tickets-714656736537\n\nSaturday\, September 23\, 9 am – 9pm at the University of Toronto \n\nREGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intergenerational-activist-gathering-day-2-university-of-toronto-tickets-715009601967\n\nFREE ADMISSION – MEALS PROVIDED – ALL ARE WELCOME\n***This event is aimed at University of Toronto & York students\, new and experienced activists city-wide\, and anyone with an interest in social & environmental justice*** \nOPIRG Toronto and OPIRG York are teaming up to host a gathering focused on grounding our activism in the big picture\, and organizing across generations. Through this Intergenerational Activist Gathering we aim to bridge the gap that so often exists between student activism and community activism taking place throughout the city. This event will include two full days of participatory learning\, sharing and relationship building\, and will kick off our annual DisOrientation Week. \nDisOrientation Week is an alternative Frosh Week to get students interested and involved in campus-based social justice work. This year’s DisOrientation celebrates the environmental and social justice gains made by student and community organizers. It is dedicated to sharing activist knowledge & resources\, and building capacity for organizers new to York University and University of Toronto and activists across the city.*** \nSATURDAY\, SEPTEMBER 23rd – UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO\, ST. GEORGE CAMPUS- 230 College Street (Entrance on Huron) – 5th Floor\n***The space is accessible by wheelchair and electric scooter\, including washrooms*** \n9 am – 10am: Breakfast and Welcome \nCoffee\, tea\, muffins\, bagels\, fruit & more (meat\, vegetarian\, vegan & gluten free options will be available) \n10 am – 1 pm: Panel Discussion – Intergenerational Perspectives on Lessons Learned & Organizing in the Current Moment \nPanelists from Climate Justice U of T\, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty\, No One is Illegal & more will address important questions like: \nWhat is something you wish you’d known when you were starting out? \nCan you identify something you/your organization has done that younow consider a strategic error? How did you handle it? What would you/will you do to avoid similar decisions moving forward? \nHow did/do you deal with the challenge of building strong relationships and communities of care versus the sense of urgency we feel around achieving our campaign or movement goals? How has this impacted the long term sustainability of your organizations/movements? \nModerator: sam riot is an anti-poverty and housing advocate\, who is actively involved in St James Town. sam is delighted to be part of OPIRG’s disorientation weekend and believes knowledge and experience sharing tobe a critical part of movement building. \n1 pm – 2 pm: Lunch & Tabling Fair \nWarm lunch (meat\, vegetarian\, vegan & gluten free options will be available) \nGroups including No One is Illegal\, the Toronto Seed Library & more will be present to share information and seeds \n2 pm – 5 pm: Interactive Activist Skills Training Workshops \nWorkshop Option 1: Where do I begin? Preparing for and Attending Demonstrations and Direct Actions \nLearn & share guidance around what to wear\, what to bring/leave at home\, how to keep you and your friends safe\, what happens if you encounter police presence & more \nFacilitator TBA \nWorkshop Option 2: What’s next? Organizing Successful Demonstrations & Direct Actions \nExplore what direct action is and how it can be employed within a demonstration you’re attending or have organized. Discuss practical tactics and strategies commonly used\, challenge yourself to think beyond colonial state narratives around resistance\, learn tools for dealing with police violence\, and gain concrete\, hands-on skills and knowledge around blockades and locking down. \nFacilitator: Trish has 12 years experience as a street medic and organizer in Toronto and Hamilton. They have a particular passion for defending the land & water and have been criminalized for it\, but can often be found using those experiences to initiate empowered discussions around power\, fear\, courage\, and resilience. \n5 pm – 9 pm: Dinner & Social featuring dj deLish \nFull dinner (meat\, vegetarian\, vegan & gluten free options will be available) \ndeLish aka LiChelle has spent nearly 13 years rooted in a life of community and celebration in the Toronto underground music & activist scenes. deLish curates techno\, house\, and drum & bass selections that inspire play\, with bass lines that will make you drop in deep. LiChelle is an accomplished visual artist and graphic designer. She advocates for police and prison abolition\, and works in street outreach. \n  \nIMPORTANT NOTE: OPIRG Toronto is dedicated to a disability rights-informed approach to health and safety. We will have two hepa-filters in the event space. Folks will be asked to keep distance as much as possible\, to sanitize hands\, and to mask when not eating. Masking exemptions will be made for health & human rights reasons. \nIN-PERSON HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY \nSAFETY & DE-ESCALATION POLICY \nIf you have any questions or concerns please email us at: coordinatoropirgto@gmail.com.
URL:https://opirgtoronto.org/program-calendar/intergenerational-activist-gathering-day-2-university-of-toronto/
LOCATION:University of Toronto Student Commons\, 230 College Street 5th Floor\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5T1R2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="OPIRG Toronto":MAILTO:opirg.toronto@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:2SLGBTQ+ Open House
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n2SLGBTQ+ Open House takes place on Thursday September 14th\, 2023 on Bahen Patio – 40 St. George St\, Toronto (St. George/UTSG campus) from 5pm-8pm\, with the featured performance at 7pm. Bahen Patio is wheelchair and mobility device-accessible. Accessible and all-gender washrooms are located within Bahen Centre for Information Technology. \nThis event is an outdoor in-person drop-in social organized by Centre for Women and Trans People (CWTP) and The Ontario Public Interest Group (OPIRG). This event is open to 2SLGBTQ+ (Two-Spirit\, Lesbian\, Gay\, Bi\, Trans\, Queer and more) students and allies. The event will include food (with vegetarian options)\, beverages\, music and information tables from 2SLGBTQ+ supportive organizations on campus. \nOur featured performances will be Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance – a collective of QTBIPOC (Queer\, Trans\, Black\, Indigenous and People of Colour) artists and legends from Canada’s largest Ballroom Scene. Popularized by the movie “Paris is Burning\,” attendees will get a chance to witness a variety of Ballroom categories including Performance (Vogue)\, Runway\, Face\, Body\, Sex Siren\, Realness and Bizarre. Attendees will get a chance to interact with Ballroom legends with the opportunity to find out how to join Toronto’s Ballroom Scene. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2slgbtq-open-house-tickets-714071385737
URL:https://opirgtoronto.org/program-calendar/2slgbtq-open-house/
LOCATION:Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, 40 St George St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2E4\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="OPIRG Toronto":MAILTO:opirg.toronto@gmail.com
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