#DisO2014

Game On: Building PanAm Resistance

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:17:42 +0000

Subhead:

DisOrientation 2014 Keynote Panel

Thu Sep 25

city:

Toronto

Venue:

O.I.S.E, rm 2211

Address:

252 Bloor Street West

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

OPIRG - opirg.toronto@gmail.com

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/zK3Hp

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

With much fanfare and billions of public dollars expended, the Pan (and Para Pan) American Games will roll into Toronto in July 2015. With less than a year to go before this mega sporting spectacle barrels down upon our city, OPIRG Toronto and its allies are looking critically at the impact of these Games and other mega sporting events the world over.

Film Screening: The Internet’s Own Boy with Q&A with director Brian Knappenberger

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:01:47 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Fri Oct 3

city:

Toronto

Venue:

Sid Smith Hall, rm 2117

Address:

100 St.George Street

Cost:

FREE

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/yKqsv

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Link:

http://www.bitly.com/1tkOUGf

The Internet’s Own Boy follows the story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz’s help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet.

Getting on TRACX: Community Research in Action

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:56:28 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Fri Oct 3

city:

Toronto

Venue:

O.I.S.E, rm 3311

Address:

252 Bloor Street West

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

OPIRG - opirg.toronto@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

YES

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/zK3Hp

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

Facilitator: Jaggi Singh from QPIRG Concordia & Mary Jean Hande from OPIRG-Toronto

Letter Writing: Exploring Creative Tools for Prison Abolition

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:52:52 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Fri Oct 3

city:

Toronto

Venue:

North Borden Building, Centre for Women and Trans People

Address:

563 Spadina Crescent

Cost:

FREE

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/7DgbG

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to explore and discuss ideas around prison abolition, the prison system in Canada and letter writing as a specific tool to support people on the inside. Participants are also invited to engage in some art-making, and to share their thoughts and experiences with people on the inside.

Reclaim the Beautiful Game: Fighting Oppression in Sport

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:24:39 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Thu Oct 2

city:

Toronto

Venue:

Front Campus Field

Cost:

FREE

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/RA0jR

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

In the wake of the protests and resistance in Brazil during the World Cup, a group of soccer players began questioning and challenging the exploitative, and often marginalizing aspects of the sport we had come to love.

Oh Canada, our home on Native Land: Discussing Decolonization

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:21:35 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Thu Oct 2

city:

Toronto

Venue:

O.I.S.E, rm 4420

Address:

252 Bloor Street West

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

OPIRG - opirg.toronto@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

YES

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/zK3Hp

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

This workshop, led by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth in Toronto, was born out of the Youth Reconciliation Initiative (YRI). The YRI was designed to train and empower youth from Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities and to facilitate collaborative efforts to continue informing and mobilizing Canada’s young people.

Allies in Apartheid: Canada and Israel

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:17:50 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Wed Oct 1

city:

Toronto

Venue:

O.I.S.E, rm 5150

Address:

252 Bloor Street West

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

OPIRG - opirg.toronto@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

YES

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/zK3Hp

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

Canada was the first country to unquestionably support Israel when they began Operation Protective Edge in July 2014. In 2012, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird stated “There is no better friend to Israel than Canada.”

Beyond 101: A Conversation around Party Culture, Sex-Positivity, Safer Spaces, and Sobriety

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:13:40 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Wed Oct 1

city:

Toronto

Venue:

O.I.S.E, rm 5150

Address:

252 Bloor Street West

Cost:

FREE

Space Accessibiity:

YES

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/zK3Hp

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This panel discussion will be an open forum exploring the intersections of sex positive spaces, party culture, accessibility, and safety. We aim to interrogate the question of what constitutes safe(r) social spaces. Issues addressed by the speakers will incorporate harm reduction, “sexual” bodies, racialization, consent in social spaces.

From Food Security to Food Justice

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:09:55 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Wed Oct 1 - Sat Nov 1

city:

Toronto

Venue:

TBA

Address:

TBA

Cost:

FREE

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

Food security for students is set against a backdrop of overall urban hunger issues in Toronto while often the “food movement” focuses on issues like organics, local foods and niche heirloom vegetables. Availability of food for all and lack of access whether through poverty, immigration status, racism and/or loss of traditional knowledges are frequently neglected.

Austerity and Disability: The Impacts of Cuts and Restructuring on Disabled People

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:04:12 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Tue Sep 30

city:

Toronto

Venue:

Innis College, rm 312

Address:

2 Sussex Avenue

Cost:

FREE

Space Accessibiity:

YES

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/bdQhk

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

Particularly since the 2007/2008 financial crisis, disability-related funding and support programs have been drastically restructured, dwindled, and/or disappeared, making it increasingly difficult for disabled people, both on and off campus, to access the supports they need.

Let’s Talk about Racism: Introduction to Anti-racism and How to Talk about it

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:58:51 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Tue Sep 30

city:

Toronto

Venue:

Hart House, North Dining Room

Address:

7 Hart House Circle

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

University of Toronto Students' Union

Space Accessibiity:

YES

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/61h66

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

Participants will explore the history of racism, and learn about the social construct of racism in terms of power and privilege.

On the Offensive: Building Radical Student Democracy

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:52:52 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Tue Sep 30

city:

Toronto

Venue:

Hart House, Music Room

Address:

7 Hart House Circle

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

OPIRG - opirg.toronto@gmail.com

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/61h66

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

With student and public unrest rising all over the world in the past decade, building horizontal and grassroots organizing spaces has become increasingly important. At the same time, as education becomes less accessible and increasingly consumed by capitalism, existing centralized organizing models fail to meet student needs.

From the Frontlines: Dispatches from the Line 9 Blockades

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:39:47 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Mon Sep 29

city:

Toronto

Venue:

OISE, Room 2211

Address:

252 Bloor Street West

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

OPIRG - opirg.toronto@gmail.com

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/zK3Hp

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Link:

https://goo.gl/maps/zK3Hp

Join organizers from the front lines of the blockades against Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline, slated to bring tar sands bitumen through Toronto, and other towns across Ontario.

Getting to Know Your PIRG: OPIRG Open House

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:31:18 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Mon Sep 29

city:

Toro

Venue:

OPIRG Toronto Office

Address:

365 Spadina Crescent

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

OPIRG - opirg.toronto@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

YES

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/wHQLb

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

Ever wonder about how Public Interest Research Groups work? Curious about the history of social and environmental justice activism on campus? Want to know more about our student action groups? Or about our plans for 2014-15 and some of our *new* programming? Then you’re in luck! Come on over to the OPIRG Toronto office and join the staff and board at our new revamped space.

UofT Radical Campus Walking Tour

Brad Evoy — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:27:08 +0000

Subhead:

A DisOrientation 2014 Event

Mon Sep 29

city:

Toronto

Venue:

Starting Point - Munk School of Global Affairs

Address:

315 Bloor Street West

Cost:

FREE

organizer contact:

opirg.toronto@gmail.com

Map link:

https://goo.gl/maps/X3oqy

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Link:

http://diso-uoft.tumblr.com/schedule

Join the OPIRG Board, our action groups, and allies on an exploration of campus history! Learn about the radical past of many sites on campus and our long journey of resistance throughout the University of Toronto.