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**NOTICE TO ALL INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING/SOCIAL JUSTICE/RESISTANCE WORK**

TW & CW: trans antagonism, TERF, SWERF

TERF = trans exclusionary radical feminism/feminist SWERF = sex worker exclusionary radical feminism/feminist

hello there,

we are responding to the TERF/SWERF activity that transpired over the weekend at the 2016 Victoria Anarchist Bookfair for your information.

we are at a point in time where we are seeing a resurgence of TERFs/SWERFs networking and organizing particularly here on the West Coast (victoria/vancouver - though not exclusively.) local community organizers who identify as trans/transgender/gender nonconforming have been and continue to be targeted online by TERFs/SWERFs both local and not local to the region.

four months ago, May 2016, TERF(s) hiding behind an online handle from Victoria tweeted photos of Tami, misgendering her and accusing her of not being indigenous and also posted it on tumblr. when this was brought to our attention, we discovered the person had also been posting photos of a local community organizer in Victoria, who also identifies as trans, spreading lies and inciting hate. we have identified at least one of these people to be Zoe Blunt, who spearheads Wild Coast Caravan to Unis'tot'en camp and organizes with Deep Green Resistance, a well known eco-fascist group who have been publicly boycotted by a number of local community organizers. for details: https://www.facebook.com/buivanessa/media_set?set=a.10153701530308230.1073741833.503683229&type=3 * and our local call out regarding TERF/SWERF’s in victoria area: https://www.facebook.com/TheAntiONetwork/photos/a.368631213212023.86686.214262228648923/918563874885418/

recently, in the summer, another online handle emerged on twitter and facebook in response to Thirdspace (formerly known as the University of Victoria’s Women’s Centre) for their inclusion of trans and gender nonconforming people at the centre. the individuals responsible for the twitter handle have been producing pamphlets filled with anti-trans, gender essentialist, biological determinist rhetoric and distributing them throughout the campus of the University of Victoria. one of them showed up to the collective meeting of Thirdspace and live-tweeted the meeting. this person has been identified as Alexis / Rad Lexi / Ana Hesse (fake facebook name).

weeks later, during the music shows leading up to the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair they also live-tweeted at an event and posted disparaging remarks about the trans artists and organized to show up at the Anarchist Bookfair on September 10th, 2016. Alexis has admitted to being responsible for at least one of the tweets. they continue to attack the aforementioned local community organizer via facebook, posting photos of her without her consent and spewing anti-trans women rhetoric.

this is about sharing information so the community knows what’s happening and the sorted details. there are a lot of people with various levels of experience and social agency who either are on the front lines of this issue, are allies of various forms or are very complicit and silent.

- this is the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair’s response: https://www.facebook.com/TheAntiONetwork/photos/a.368631213212023.86686.214262228648923/1181719461903190/

- this is Wulfgang Zapf’s response to the events: https://www.facebook.com/beyonisbeyon/posts/1167738526619653

Please share Reflections on the Anarchist Bookfair

I want to acknowledge and hold up every queer, trans and non-binary person who held it down at the 2016 anarchist bookfair against the violence enacted by a transphobic hate group.

When violence was happening we spoke. When people in positions of power and responsibility refused to act or offer meaningful solidarity we shared with our friends who then rose their voices to fill the space and be visible and vulnerable as Trans in a space where before we were not seen.

We did the work to show up prepared the next day and held space for one another. We waded through the words of violence littering the internet and found out who the TERFS were, prepared and shared this information to keep ourselves safe. We did the work of talking to other tablers so to be transparent about this threat of violence against ourselves and our friends, lovers, and families.

We took control of the room when TERF organizers were identified and we did not back down from confrontation. We risked our safety for the safety of each other. We physically put our bodies between those who want us dead and our friends and family. Because we know what happens to the people we love when we are silent and inactive.

And then we did the emotional labour of education cis onlookers, who sat and watched us remove the TERFs. We did this while still physically vibrating with the fear and power of confronting the ones filled with hate.

We also lovingly did the emotional labour for each other. We watched each other’s tables, we checked in, and listened and held each other and brought our friends to the trees and sunshine when they needed it. We brought one another food and tea and coffee. We gave everything we had and there is much to be proud of in the ways we protected ourselves and confronted violence. And I am grateful. And I see each an every one of us queers, trans peeps and non-binary humans who are still doing this work right now and each day you are not invisible to me.

We did all of this while everyone around us submerged themselves in silence and inaction. We weathered the sympathetic looks from cis people afraid to act or even speak or even check in. We swallowed our anger as we did the work of holding space when no organizer would even speak to us or ask if we needed anything… if we were okay. We continue to support one another in the silence and fear and guilt of the cis people who still blanket the event. Do we need support from the book fair collective? No, we held it down without a single one of them doing a damn thing.

The erasure that continues by the bookfair collective’s statement through the theft of our words that we spoke in that room with our vulnerable spontaneity is disgusting and we can banish it from our hearts with the knowledge that their stolen words fell from the lips and out of the hearts of the trans and queer and non-binary people who filled the repulsive silence and hand wringing with their vibrant powerful voices. Because we were there and active and witnesses and know how shit played out.

So let all those cis anarchists continue in their futility and relieve their guilt through saying ‘the right things’ after the fact.

It is us who are powerful and I will love and protect the queer and trans loves of my heart with my own trans non-binary ferocity until the end.

Wulfgang Zapf

with the support and love and feedback of my fam as always

So in conclusion. We, the anti oppression network, are working to organize with the victoria/lekwungen/wsanec territories trans/queer and general community, along with other interested community members, a “community dialogue on TERFs/SWERFs and the need for intersectionality/anti oppression and decolonization”.

This notice is an opportunity for community organizers and those doing resistance work to dismantle the oppressive status quo, dysfunction and oppressions within our own communities. This challenging and unfortunate set of circumstances are an opportunity for communities across so-called Canada and Turtle Island to grow and learn from (not just ignore because its convenient.) In a time where trans people are still facing various forms and degrees of violence and a rise in extremism, fundamentalism, and white supremacy, it is imperative that we come together to address the particular issues of TERFs and SWERFs in our organizing spaces and take on the responsibility that belongs to ALL. trans antagonism, trans misogyny, anti-sex work, and the colonial patriarchal understandings of gender, gender identity, and gender expression HAS NO PLACE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK OR OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION.

information on TERFs: http://transadvocate.com/you-might-be-a-terf-if_n_10226.htm http://transadvocate.com/is-sadism-popular-with-terfs-a-chat-with-an-ex-gendercrit_n_18568.htm

contact info: https://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/contact-us/

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Decolonize & Anti-Oppression Workshop In Lekwungen & W̱SÁNEĆ territory (victoria, bc)

we will be holding a workshop at this years 11th annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair and we hope to see you there!

FREE Friday, September 9th, 2016 University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS), Student Union Building, Room B025, 3800 Finnerty Road, victoria, bc 2:00pm - 3:50pm

Accessibility: - ASL interpretation is currently being secured - the building entrance, workshop space, and washrooms are wheelchair accessible - the workshop space is a scent-free/scent-reduced space; please refrain from wearing perfumes, colognes and/or other scents - accessibility and safety guidelines for the bookfair can be found here: http://victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca/index.php/accessibility-and-safer-space-policy/ - if there are accessibility needs that must be met to ensure meaningful participation in this workshop please email bookfair organizers: [email protected] and workshop facilitators: [email protected]

The workshop will be a facilitated circle discussion about colonization from an Indigenous context within Canada and include an exploration of anti-oppression terminology. Will be focusing on grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures.

facebook event page for workshop: https://www.facebook.com/events/529915343879835/ facebook event page for bookfair: https://www.facebook.com/events/1611723889141685/ The Anti-Oppression Network on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAntiONetwork/ Victoria Anarchist Bookfair: http://victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca

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hello folks!

we hope the new year (gregorian calendar) has been good for you so far. has been quiet on our end, however we are now working to organize a web-dialogue and we hope to see you there!

Organized on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, & Musqueam peoples / Vancouver.

A “canadian” national (coast-to-coast-to-coast) call out for communities to engage and launch their own respective Anti-Oppression Network collectives.

The western HQ of the Anti Oppression Network will guide this process. The HQ out west has a basic framework to work within respectively and this work will inspire us to build and move forward together.

Sunday, January 24, 2016 (please note it is NOT taking place Jan 17) 3pm Pacific Time 4pm Mountain Time 5pm Central Time 6pm Eastern Time 7pm Atlantic Time 7:30pm Newfoundland & Labrador Time

We will be using the web-broadcasting platform Spreecast. To access the web-dialogue click here: http://www.spreecast.com/events/taon-national-organizing-call-out

this service is free

we recommend signing up in order to participate in the video chat, to participate in the text chat and to ask questions (a working email address is required)

otherwise, sign up is not required to watch

Accessibility:

ASL interpretation has been secured. If you require this service please email us by January 22nd, 2016: [email protected]

The content of this conversation will be in English; translators are welcome (please email us if you can offer services)

For any other accessibility requests you can reach us at: [email protected]

Agenda Items: (forthcoming)

Territorial Acknowledgement

Protocol / Housekeeping / Safer space agreements

Local check in

National check in

Approving the agenda

Structure and policy discussion

TBD (To Be Determined)

TBD

TBD

facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1392428234397644/

For questions, accessibility requests and to communicate your / your community’s interest, please email: [email protected]

Follow us on Spreecast: http://www.spreecast.com/users/the-anti-oppression

[image description: an image with black text and a background with various shades of brown, the darker shades on the outer edges. covering three quarts of the image it says IN TEXT: PRIVILEGE IS WHEN YOU THINK SOMETHING IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT’S NOT A PROBLEM TO YOU PERSONALLY end text. on the left hand side is a silhouette of an indigenous persxn riding a horse. they are holding a spear and are next to cacti. behind them is the sun. below that is cursive writing. it says IN TEXT: the Anti Oppression Network END TEXT. end description.]

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happening this week! please help spread the word.

as an update: ASL interpretation has been secured - if you require this service please confirm with us by January 22nd.

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happening today!

to ensure your spreecast experience is as smooth as possible please review these tips: http://blog.spreecast.com/tip-tuesday-how-to-participate-in-an-interactive-live-spreecast/

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hello folks!

we hope the new year (gregorian calendar) has been good for you so far. has been quiet on our end, however we are now working to organize a web-dialogue and we hope to see you there!

Organized on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, & Musqueam peoples / Vancouver.

A “canadian” national (coast-to-coast-to-coast) call out for communities to engage and launch their own respective Anti-Oppression Network collectives.

The western HQ of the Anti Oppression Network will guide this process. The HQ out west has a basic framework to work within respectively and this work will inspire us to build and move forward together.

Sunday, January 24, 2016 (please note it is NOT taking place Jan 17) 3pm Pacific Time 4pm Mountain Time 5pm Central Time 6pm Eastern Time 7pm Atlantic Time 7:30pm Newfoundland & Labrador Time

We will be using the web-broadcasting platform Spreecast. To access the web-dialogue click here: http://www.spreecast.com/events/taon-national-organizing-call-out

this service is free

we recommend signing up in order to participate in the video chat, to participate in the text chat and to ask questions (a working email address is required)

otherwise, sign up is not required to watch

Accessibility:

ASL interpretation to be determined. If you require this service please email us by January 22nd, 2016: [email protected]

The content of this conversation will be in English; translators are welcome (please email us if you can offer services)

For any other accessibility requests you can reach us at: [email protected]

Agenda Items: (forthcoming)

Territorial Acknowledgement

Protocol / Housekeeping / Safer space agreements

Local check in

National check in

Approving the agenda

Structure and policy discussion

TBD (To Be Determined)

TBD

TBD

facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1392428234397644/

For questions, accessibility requests and to communicate your / your community’s interest, please email: [email protected]

Follow us on Spreecast: http://www.spreecast.com/users/the-anti-oppression

[image description: an image with black text and a background with various shades of brown, the darker shades on the outer edges. covering three quarts of the image it says IN TEXT: PRIVILEGE IS WHEN YOU THINK SOMETHING IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT’S NOT A PROBLEM TO YOU PERSONALLY end text. on the left hand side is a silhouette of an indigenous persxn riding a horse. they are holding a spear and are next to cacti. behind them is the sun. below that is cursive writing. it says IN TEXT: the Anti Oppression Network END TEXT. end description.]

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thank you to Kristy Tremblay for the poster. image description of it is at the bottom of the post.

Taking place on occupied & unceded Secwepemc territory. Hosted by Femme For All Collective. In solidarity with the grassroots community actions of Idle No More. Tami Starlight - 2-Spirit Nehiyawak (also known as Cree) elder from the Peguis Nation (Manitoba) vanessa bui - first-generation Vietnamese youth born on traditional Lekwungen & WSANEC territory (Victoria, BC) - both currently reside on unceded Coast Salish territory (Vancouver, BC) Donation page for those who cannot make it. Please donate and pass it on. (every bit helps) http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/donate-now/ -WHEN/WHERE- Cost: by donation (no one turned away due to lack of funds) Location: 225 7th Ave, Smorgasbord, Kamloops BC Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015 (gregorian calendar) Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm -WHAT- - discussion about colonization from an indigenous context within Canada - anti-oppression terminology investigation & circle discussion - grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures - catered vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free snacks & tea -ACCESSIBILITY INFO- - the building, workshop space, and nearby washrooms are wheelchair accessible. - ASL interpretation is not available for this event. - Please leave your scents/perfumes at home, this is a scent-free/scent-reduced event. For more information on Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: http://dualpowerproductions.com/2011/03/14/multiple-chemical-sensitivities-mcs-accessibility-basics/ - This space is also safer space = anti-oppressive. -CONTACT INFO- for more information or accessibility requests please email: [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/403301773169354/

[image description: a black and white hand drawn poster. at the top it says IN TEXT: DECOLONIZATION AND ANTI-OPPRESSION COMMUNAL WORKSHOP end text. off to the left below the title it says IN TEXT: WITH TAMI STARLIGHT AND VANESSA BUI BY DONATION SAFER SPACE GUIDELINES end text.

in the middle of the poster is a persyn wearing a headdress with their palms up facing outward. there is an oval on their body that goes around their palms. in the chest area is an infinity symbol and has the oval going through the loops on each side. on top of the palms of the hands it says IN TEXT: FEMME FOR ALL COLLECTIVE end text. below the palms is a circle with a cross dividing the circle into even quadrants.

at the bottom of the poster it says IN TEXT: 225 7th Ave, Smorgasbord, Tk’emlups (Kamloops), Unceded Occupied Secwepemc Territory @ 5:00PM discussion about colonization from an Indigenous context anti-oppression terminology investigation and circle discussion grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building catered vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free snacks & tea

Saturday, February 28, 2015 (gregorian calendar) END TEXT. end description.]

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[image description: a colour poster advertising a workshop on decolonization and anti-oppression. at the top of the poster there is a silhouette of an indigenous person on top of a horse holding a spear, standing beside cacti. underneath is text with the workshop information which will follow this image description. at the bottom of the poster is an accessibility symbol for wheelchair access followed by a symbol for signing. there is a logo with a black circle. inside the circle it says IN TEXT: gallery gachet END TEXT. end description.]

Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory – Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, & Musqueam nations.

Hosted by Gallery Gachet. In solidarity with the grassroots community actions of Idle No More.

Tami Starlight – 2-Spirit Nehiyawak (also known as Cree) elder from the Peguis Nation (Manitoba) vanessa bui – first-generation Vietnamese youth born on traditional Lekwungen & WSANEC territory (Victoria, BC) – both currently reside on unceded Coast Salish territory (Vancouver, BC)

Donation page for those who cannot make it. Please donate and pass it on. (every bit helps) https://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/donate-now/

WHEN/WHERE

Cost: by donation (no one turned away due to lack of funds) Location: Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova Street, Vancouver BC Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm

WHAT

– discussion about colonization from an indigenous context within Canada – anti-oppression terminology investigation & circle discussion – grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

– the building, workshop space, and nearby washrooms are wheelchair accessible. – ASL interpretation has been secured for this event. – Please leave your scents/perfumes at home, this is a scent-free/scent-reduced event. For more information on Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: http://dualpowerproductions.com/2011/03/14/multiple-chemical-sensitivities-mcs-accessibility-basics/ – This space is also safer space = anti-oppressive.

CONTACT INFO

For more information or accessibility requests please email: [email protected] / [email protected]

POSTERS

PLEASE HELP PRINT & DISTRIBUTE! – 11×17 colour poster: http://tinyurl.com/pxercl3 – 11×17 B&W poster: http://tinyurl.com/n9lmjog – 8.5×11 B&W flyers: http://tinyurl.com/odksfoa

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update that ASL interpretation has been secured for this event!

[theantioppressionnetwork]

[image description: a colour poster advertising a workshop on decolonization and anti-oppression. at the top of the poster there is a silhouette of an indigenous person on top of a horse holding a spear, standing beside cacti. underneath is text with the workshop information which will follow this image description. at the bottom of the poster is an accessibility symbol for wheelchair access followed by a symbol for signing. there is a logo with a black circle. inside the circle it says IN TEXT: gallery gachet END TEXT. end description.]

Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory – Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, & Musqueam nations.

Hosted by Gallery Gachet. In solidarity with the grassroots community actions of Idle No More.

Tami Starlight – 2-Spirit Nehiyawak (also known as Cree) elder from the Peguis Nation (Manitoba) vanessa bui – first-generation Vietnamese youth born on traditional Lekwungen & WSANEC territory (Victoria, BC) – both currently reside on unceded Coast Salish territory (Vancouver, BC)

Donation page for those who cannot make it. Please donate and pass it on. (every bit helps) https://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/donate-now/

WHEN/WHERE

Cost: by donation (no one turned away due to lack of funds) Location: Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova Street, Vancouver BC Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm

WHAT

– discussion about colonization from an indigenous context within Canada – anti-oppression terminology investigation & circle discussion – grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

– the building, workshop space, and nearby washrooms are wheelchair accessible. – ASL interpretation has been secured for this event. – Please leave your scents/perfumes at home, this is a scent-free/scent-reduced event. For more information on Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: http://dualpowerproductions.com/2011/03/14/multiple-chemical-sensitivities-mcs-accessibility-basics/ – This space is also safer space = anti-oppressive.

CONTACT INFO

For more information or accessibility requests please email: [email protected] / [email protected]

POSTERS

PLEASE HELP PRINT & DISTRIBUTE! – 11×17 colour poster: http://tinyurl.com/pxercl3 – 11×17 B&W poster: http://tinyurl.com/n9lmjog – 8.5×11 B&W flyers: http://tinyurl.com/odksfoa

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update that ASL interpretation has been secured for this event!

[theantioppressionnetwork]

[image description: a colour poster advertising a workshop on decolonization and anti-oppression. at the top of the poster there is a silhouette of an indigenous person on top of a horse holding a spear, standing beside cacti. underneath is text with the workshop information which will follow this image description. at the bottom of the poster is an accessibility symbol for wheelchair access followed by a symbol for signing. there is a logo with a black circle. inside the circle it says IN TEXT: gallery gachet END TEXT. end description.]

Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory – Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, & Musqueam nations.

Hosted by Gallery Gachet. In solidarity with the grassroots community actions of Idle No More.

Tami Starlight – 2-Spirit Nehiyawak (also known as Cree) elder from the Peguis Nation (Manitoba) vanessa bui – first-generation Vietnamese youth born on traditional Lekwungen & WSANEC territory (Victoria, BC) – both currently reside on unceded Coast Salish territory (Vancouver, BC)

Donation page for those who cannot make it. Please donate and pass it on. (every bit helps) https://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/donate-now/

WHEN/WHERE

Cost: by donation (no one turned away due to lack of funds) Location: Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova Street, Vancouver BC Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm

WHAT

– discussion about colonization from an indigenous context within Canada – anti-oppression terminology investigation & circle discussion – grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

– the building, workshop space, and nearby washrooms are wheelchair accessible. – ASL interpretation is available upon request. Please secure this service by February 5th, 2015 at 9:00AM. – Please leave your scents/perfumes at home, this is a scent-free/scent-reduced event. For more information on Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: http://dualpowerproductions.com/2011/03/14/multiple-chemical-sensitivities-mcs-accessibility-basics/ – This space is also safer space = anti-oppressive.

CONTACT INFO

For more information or accessibility requests please email: [email protected] / [email protected]

POSTERS

PLEASE HELP PRINT & DISTRIBUTE! – 11×17 colour poster: http://tinyurl.com/pxercl3 – 11×17 B&W poster: http://tinyurl.com/n9lmjog – 8.5×11 B&W flyers: http://tinyurl.com/odksfoa

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we are pleased to be facilitating a workshop at this year’s Victoria Anarchist Bookfair!

taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory (WSANEC & Lekwungen nations)

free Saturday, September 6th, 2014 Fernwood Community Centre, Multi-Purpose Room, 1240 Gladstone Ave, Victoria, BC 11:30am - 12:50pm

Safety and accessibility guidelines:  http://victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca/safety-and-accessibility

ASL interpretation is not available for this workshop.

A facilitated circle discussion about colonization from an Indigenous context within Canada and an exploration of anti-oppression terminology. Will be focusing on grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures.

*workshop fb event page

*victoria anarchist bookfair fb event page

*decolonize & anti-oppression workshop tour with tami starlight

*anti-oppression network wordpress

[theantioppressionnetwork]

this weekend!

[theantioppressionnetwork]

we are pleased to be facilitating a workshop at this year’s Victoria Anarchist Bookfair!

taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory (WSANEC & Lekwungen nations)

free Saturday, September 6th, 2014 Fernwood Community Centre, Multi-Purpose Room, 1240 Gladstone Ave, Victoria, BC 11:30am - 12:50pm

Safety and accessibility guidelines:  http://victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca/safety-and-accessibility

ASL interpretation is not available for this workshop.

A facilitated circle discussion about colonization from an Indigenous context within Canada and an exploration of anti-oppression terminology. Will be focusing on grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures.

*workshop fb event page

*victoria anarchist bookfair fb event page

*decolonize & anti-oppression workshop tour with tami starlight

*anti-oppression network wordpress

[vitaminhobo]

If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floor if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.

Anthony Bourdain

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[image description: a colour poster advertising a workshop on decolonization and anti-oppression. at the top of the poster there is a silhouette of an indigenous person on top of a horse holding a spear, standing beside cacti. underneath is text with the workshop information which will follow this image description. at the bottom of the poster is an accessibility symbol for wheelchair access followed by an accessibility symbol for signing. there is a logo with a circle. inside the circle is the letter “K”. inside the letter “K” are the letters “P”, “I”, “R”, and “G”. beside the letter “K” it says IN TEXT: Kwantlen Public Interest Research Group. END TEXT. end description.]

Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory – Matsqui, Kwantlen & Katzie nations.

Hosted by Kwantlen PIRG In solidarity with the grassroots community actions of Idle No More. Tami Starlight – 2-Spirit Nehiyawak (also known as Cree) elder from the Peguis Nation (Manitoba) vanessa bui – first-generation Vietnamese youth born on traditional Lekwungen & WSANEC territory (Victoria, BC) – both currently reside on unceded Coast Salish territory (Vancouver, BC)

Donation page for those who cannot make it. Please donate and pass it on. (every bit helps) http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/donate-now/

WHEN/WHERE

Cost: $5 – $50 sliding scale; no one turned away due to lack of funds Location: Room L1030, West Building, Kwantlen Polytechnic University-Langley Campus, 20901 Langley Bypass, Langley BC Date: Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 Time: 1:00pm – 5:00pm

WHAT

- discussion about colonization from an indigenous context within Canada – anti-oppression terminology investigation & circle discussion – grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

- the building, workshop space, and nearby washrooms are wheelchair accessible. – ASL interpretation is available for this event. To secure this service please email [email protected] by September 14th, 2014. – Please leave your scents/perfumes at home, this is a scent-free/scent-reduced event. For more information on Multiple Chemical Sensitivities:http://dualpowerproductions.com/2011/03/14/multiple-chemical-sensitivities-mcs-accessibility-basics/ – This space is also safer space = anti-oppressive.

CONTACT INFO

for more info or accessibility requests please email: [email protected] / [email protected]

POSTERS

PLEASE HELP PRINT & DISTRIBUTE! - 12×18 colour poster: http://tinyurl.com/kbdnrnl - 12×18 B&W poster: http://tinyurl.com/olxyjkl - 8.5×11 B&W flyers: http://tinyurl.com/o7rva6y

[allthepiecesmatter451]

[image description: a pink image of a white gay couple posing together behind a white picket fence. beside their portrait is the logo for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which is a square with an equal sign in the middle of it. above the photo and the logo it says IN TEXT: “WE’RE JUST LIKE YOU” end text. below the HRC logo it says IN TEXT: sexist. racist. classist. end text. to the right of the HRC logo it says IN TEXT: QUEER ACTION FIGURES end text. end description.] happy sexist racist classist ableist homonormative cissexist ageist speciesist pride folks

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[image description: a protest poster. the top half of the poster has the rainbow pride flag while the bottom half is white. on the fourth stripe of the pride flag, which is the green stripe, there is a TD Bank logo beside text.  IN TEXT:  Proudly supporting profit Proudly supporting capitalism Proudly supporting queerbaiting Proudly supporting pinkwashing Proudly supporting heteronormativity Proudly supporting shareholders Keep pride political. Not profitable. BANKS DON’T BELONG IN PRIDE END TEXT. Above the last sentence of text there is a small symbol of a unicorn. end description.]

we would also add “Proudly supporting homonormativity” to this list.

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[image description: a coloured flyer that says IN TEXT: Youth Summer Workshop Series as part of a youth engagement project funded by coastcapital SAVINGS. end text. to the left of the text “coastcapital SAVINGS” is a logo with the letter “C” above another “C” that is stretched out and facing downward. there are three bullet points in the shape of a star. the first bullet point says IN TEXT: FREE end text. the second bullet point says IN TEXT: for 24 years old and under end text. the third bullet point says IN TEXT: TO REGISTER: email [email protected] end text. beneath the bullet points it says IN TEXT: Space for this workshop is very limited. We strongly encourage attendance to all workshops to get full experience and learning. end text. the rest of the flyer contains the dates and names of the workshops as well as the workshop descriptions which are listed in the Facebook event page description. above the title of the flyer, Youth Summer Workshop Series, it says IN TEXT: sharing, collaboration, innovation, wisdom, respect. end text. to the right of the title of the flyer is a logo of two hands cupping from above and below. between the hands it says IN TEXT: PeerNetBC end text. at the bottom of the flyer it says IN TEXT: peernetbc.com, [email protected], t. 604-733-6186, f. 604-730-1015, 408 - 602 West Hastings . Vancouver, BC V6B 1P2, Helping People Connect end text. end description.]

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Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory (Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh nations)

We are very excited to announce our Summer Youth workshops!

The workshops are free and for youth 24 years old and under. 

TO REGISTER: please email us at [email protected], as well as if you have any questions or accessibility requests.

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August 5th, 11am – 4pm Healthy Relationships & Boundaries This workshop looks at a variety of oppressions that young people have learned to internalize. Through various activities involving movement, writing, and discussion, there will be opportunities to explore how oppression influences the perspectives on oneself and to come up with ways to break free of these false or negative perceptions.

August 7th, 11am – 4pm Understanding Internalized Oppression Together we will explore the concept of boundaries: what they are and where they come from. This also looks at why boundaries are important foundations to having healthy, anti-oppressive relationships with ourselves, our friends, our family and our significant others.

August 12th, 11am – 4pm Unpacking Ageism in Youth Engagement In this workshop we will unpack ageism that affects children and youth. Here we are encouraged to share our experiences of what it is like to be a young person while navigating power dynamics in an adult-dominated world. As well as what we can learn from these experiences to become better at practicing allyship for young people as we move into adulthood.

August 14th, 11am – 4pm Effective Allyship with Young People As a group we will look at power and privilege and what it means for us and the people around us. As young people, we will identify our privilege and our capacity to work in meaningful solidarity with diverse individuals and groups. We will explore some of these opportunities for allyship, especially with our peers who experience multiple layers of marginalization and people who are much younger than us.

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PeerNetBC strives to make our workshops barrier free, please let us know if you have any particular needs for attending. Space for this workshop is very limited. We strongly encourage attendance to all workshops to get full experience and learning.

Accessibility:  - The building, workshop space, and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. There is a wheelchair accessible entrance to the building that will require a staff member to activate. - ASL interpretation is has not yet been made available for this event, please let us know if you require this service. - Our office is strives to be scent-free. Please refrain from wearing smells such as perfume, cologne, or essential oils.

Contact:  [email protected] [email protected]

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the second logo has two hands cupping a line of text from above and from below. the text being cupped says IN TEXT: PeerNetBC end text. beneath the bottom hand it says IN TEXT: Helping People Connect end text. end description.]

Are you a community organizer or an event planner? Are you seeking ways to improve accessibility for your events? Join BCRAD & PeerNetBC for a workshop where we can explore and challenge accessibility beyond physical access.

Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory (Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh nations) PeerNetBC & BCRAD: British Columbia Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf are pleased to present:  Reimagining Accessibility: What can contemporary understandings of disability teach us about access? While theories of disability have been rapidly advancing over the past few decades, implementation of these ideas as accessibility practices has largely not kept pace. As a result, standard accessibility practices do not entirely provide community organizers and healthcare providers with the resources to become inclusive of ability. This workshop looks at current models of disability, the history of accessibility, and the ways disabled people define identity in order to determine sociocultural barriers surrounding people with disabilities. Participants will be presented with a purview of current ideas and issues around accessibility, and asked to contribute ideas in a subsequent discussion around making accessibility more inclusive. Co-facilitated by Alex Lu & vanessa bui Cost: $0 - $50 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds) Location: Room 1530, Canadian Pacific Lecture Room, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC Date: Wednesday, August 13th, 2014 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Accessibility: - ASL interpretation is secured for this event. - The building entrance, workshop space, and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. - PeerNetBC strives to be scent-free; Please refrain from wearing scents such as perfume, cologne, essential oils, etc. For some information regarding Multiple Chemical Sensitivities please read: http://dualpowerproductions.com/2011/03/14/multiple-chemical-sensitivities-mcs-accessibility-basics/ TO REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/p7e7ajx For any questions or accessibility requests please contact: [email protected]

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[image description: a colour poster advertising a workshop on decolonization and anti-oppression. at the top of the poster there is a silhouette of an indigenous person on top of a horse holding a spear, standing beside cacti. underneath is text with the workshop information which will follow this image description. at the bottom of the poster is an accessibility symbol for signing followed by an accessibility symbol for wheelchair access. there is a logo that says IN TEXT: youth philanthropy council, YPC, a committee of VANCOUVER FOUNDATION. end text. it is followed by another logo that has silhouettes of a dog and seven people. two children are holding hands with an adult, there is a persyn walking with a cane, a persyn in a wheelchair, and a short persyn. the logo says IN TEXT: Britannia COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE. end text. end description.]

Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory - Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam, and Squamish nations. Sponsored by the Youth Philanthropy Council & the Britannia Community Services Centre In solidarity with the grassroots community actions of Idle No More. Tami Starlight - 2-Spirit Nehiyawak (also known as Cree) elder from the Peguis Nation (Manitoba) vanessa bui - first-generation Vietnamese youth born on traditional Lekwungen & WSANEC territory (Victoria, BC) - both currently reside on unceded Coast Salish territory (Vancouver, BC) Donation page for those who cannot make it. Please donate and pass it on. (every bit helps) http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/donate-now/ -When/Where- Cost: $5 - $50 sliding scale; no one turned away due to lack of funds Location: Learning Resource Centre, Vancouver Public Library-Britannia Branch, Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver BC Map: http://tinyurl.com/l8lt3ww Date: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm -What- - discussion about colonization from an indigenous context within Canada - anti-oppression terminology investigation & circle discussion - grassroots community organizing, meaningful solidarity building, & horizontal group/community structures -Accessibility- - The building entrance, workshop space, and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. - ASL interpretation has been secured. Please get in touch with us if you require this service by July 23rd. - Please leave your scents/perfumes at home, this is a scent-free/scent-reduced event. For more information on Multiple Chemical Sensitivities:http://dualpowerproductions.com/2011/03/14/multiple-chemical-sensitivities-mcs-accessibility-basics/ - This space is also safer space = anti-oppressive. website: http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Anti-Oppression-Network/214262228648923 tumblr: http://theantioppressionnetwork.tumblr.com/ twitter: http://www.twitter.com/theAOnetwork youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/antioppressionnet -Contact Information- for more info or accessibility requests please email: [email protected]