l'école radicale the rad school

Listen to "City for Sale"

2010-11-23T12:39:00.002-05:00

Click here to read more about "City for Sale" and listen to the archived audio, courtesy of CKUT.

"City for Sale" in The Link

2010-11-23T12:36:00.001-05:00

Click here to read an article in The Link on "City for Sale."

City For Sale

2010-11-04T15:54:00.000-04:00

Roundtable and Discussion: City for Sale – Whose city? Whose development? Whose security?

The Rad School presents:
'City for Sale – Whose city? Whose development? Whose security?'

Wed, Nov 10, 6:30pm
Concordia's School of Community and Public Affairs
2149 Mackay, Room CI-104

with

• John Bradley, community organizer, Pointe Sainte-Charles Community Clinic

• Stéphanie Lareau and Anita Schoepp from STELLA (sex-workers rights organization)

• Velma Candyass, Save the Lower Main Coalition

• Norman Nawrocki, facilitator

What's happening to public space in Montreal? Rising land values and real estate are having an adverse impact on existing communities. Gentrification and mega-urban developments like the Quartier des Spectacles continue unchecked. People – especially the poor – are being displaced and bashed. Expensive condos replace affordable housing. There is more police profiling of street people, more 'urban cleansing,' and the security of those who work in the streets is jeopardized. Meanwhile, community concerns are being ignored. How can we stop this process and take back our city? How do we keep Montreal affordable, accessible and liveable?

A panel presentation and roundtable discussion.

Presenters:

• John Bradley is a community organizer at the Pointe Saint-Charles Community Clinic, active in non-profit housing development and in questions of social justice in an urban setting for over thirty years (Milton–Parc, SHDM), with a particular interest in the connections between urban planning, public health, ecology and citizen empowerment.

• Stella is the Montreal community group that was created in 1995 to provide support and info to sex-workers so that they can live in safety and with dignity. Stella also educates the public about sex work, fights discrimination against sex-workers, and promotes the decriminalisation of sex work. 'Stella favours empowerment and solidarity by and amongst sex-workers.'

• Stéphanie Lareau has been working at Stella for five years as an outreach worker downtown.

• Anita Schoepp is an intervention streetworker with Stella for the past 7 months and has been doing streetwork in Montreal for the past 5 years. She works mainly in the downtown area and does needle exchanges, crisis intervention, accompaniment and sex-worker rights advocacy.

• Velma Candyass is a teacher, choreographer and performer in the vanguard of bringing neo-burlesque and striptease classes to Montreal. Involved in street theatre and verbatim theatre activist projects, and currently active in the movement to save the Lower Main of Boulevard St Laurent, including Cafe Cleopatra.

Facilitator Norman Nawrocki is a part-time faculty member in Concordia's School of Community and Public Affairs and a longtime community organizer in Montreal, currently involved with saving Parc Oxygène.

The Rad School is a group of Montreal community organizers and activists who present public events about diverse social justice issues. Each event offers a place to think critically about theories and practices, about what works, what doesn't, and to develop new perspectives for our activism so that we can organize more effectively. It's also an opportunity to meet and learn from each other.

More info: theradschool@gmail.com

La tournée COMMUNAUTÉ ET RÉSISTANCE /COMMUNITY AND RESISTANCE TOUR

2010-09-21T21:35:00.009-04:00

La tournée COMMUNAUTÉ ET RÉSISTANCE arrive à Montréal!

Jesse Muhammad

The COMMUNITY AND RESISTANCE TOUR comes to Montreal!

Community and Resistance: Katrina, Jena Six and Prisoner Justice

A Panel Discussion with journalists and community organizers Jordan Flahe rty, Jesse Muhammad, and Victoria Law

Victoria Law

This panel discussion will include contributions from local activist Scott Weinstein (who volunteered with Common Ground Health Clinic after Katrina hit New Orleans) and will be facilitated by Professor Gada Mahrouse (Simone de Beauvoir Institute).

Tuesday, October 5th 6pm // Mardi 5 octobre, 18h
Chancellor Day Hall, 3644 Peel Street, Moot Court

(Métro Peel)

The COMMUNITY AND RESISTANCE tour seeks to communicate about current struggles for justice and liberation, from nooses hung in the northern Louisiana town of Jena to women organizing inside prisons, from resistance to school privatization to post-Katrina community organizing and cultural resistance. The tour also seeks to connect communities of liberation, and to build relationships between grassroots activists and independent media.

Jordan Flaherty

INFO: http://floodlines.org/?p=209

Childcare available upon request with 48 hours notice.

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Communauté et Résistance: Katrina, Jena Six, et la justice pour les prisonniÈres

Un panel avec journalistes et activistes communautaires Jordan Flaherty, Jesse Muhammad, et Victoria Law.

Le panel animé par Gada Mahrouse, professeure à l'institue Simone de Beauvoir inclura une intervention de l'activiste local Scott Weinstein qui a entre autres été volontaire auprès de la clinique Common Ground Health après les ravages de l'ouragan Katrina à la Nouvelle Orléans.

Cette tournée vise à partager les luttes actuelles de justice et de libération qui se déroulent à Jena, ville du nord de la Louisiane: de l'organisation des femmes dans les prisons, au mouvement de résistance à la privatisation de l'éducation, à la résistance culturelle et l'organisation post-Katrina des communautés. La tournée vise également à faire mettre en réseau des processus collectif de libération, en établissant des relations entre les communautés locales, les militantEs et les médias indépendants.

INFO:
http://floodlines.org/?p=209
Traduction et garde d’enfants disponible sous demande 48 heures d’avance

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“New Orleans is not just a tourist stop. New Orleans has a unique set of cultures, with a history of place and a legacy of resistance.”
-Jordan Flaherty, author of Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six (Haymarket Press 2010).

Co-presented by CKUT Radio, QPIRG McGill, Media@McGill, and the RadSchool

Next RAD SCHOOL event: Thurs Mar 26 at 6 pm!

2009-03-18T16:05:00.004-04:00

Remembering Sir George

Forty years ago this year a police raid on the 9th floor of the Hall Building at Sir George Williams University (today Concordia University) put an end to one of Canada’s most important student occupations. The Sir George Williams Affair was sparked by claims by Black students that a science professor at the university was deliberately failing them, and when it was over, the reality of racism in Canada became national and international news.

The Alfie Roberts Institute and Rad School present

“Remembering Sir George: Reflections on the Sir George Williams Affair and its Aftermath”

This event will be an intergenerational reflection on the significance of this event 40 years ago and how it informs our understanding of social change today.

What lessons can we learn from the incident?
How did the event impact Montreal and Canada’s Black population, and Canadian society as a whole?
What were the events international implications?

Thursday, March 26, 2009
School of Community and Public Affairs
Concordia University
2149 MacKay
6-9 PM

Event in English with whisper translation

L'école radicale présente: Qui surveille la police?

2009-03-09T09:51:00.001-04:00

L'école radicale présente:

Qui surveille la police? Des communautés ripostent

Lundi 16 mars
18h-21h au Centre CEDA
2515 rue Delisle
(métro Lionel-Groulx)

Profilage racial, brutalité policière, harcèlement... Qu'est-ce qui se
passe et comment les groupes locaux réagissent?

Une discussion et un échange entre des activistes de la
Petite-Bourgogne, Côte-des-Neiges, NDG, Walkley, et Montréal-Nord.

Des représentants de RECON, Justice pour Anas et du Collectif Opposé à
la Brutalité Policière (COBP) vont aussi participer.

Bilingue

Pour en savoir plus: theradschool (at) gmail.com

Next Rad School Event: Policing the Police

2009-03-09T09:50:00.003-04:00

The Rad School presents:

Policing the Police - Communities Fight Back

Monday, March 16th
6-9 pm, Centre CEDA
2515 rue Delisle
(metro Lionel Groulx)

Racial profiling, police brutality, harassment - what’s happening and
how do local groups respond?

A discussion and exchange between community activists from Little
Burgundy, Côte-des-Neiges, NDG, Walkley, and Montreal Nord.

Representatives from RECON, Justice for Anas, and the Collective
Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP) will also participate.

Bilingual

For more info: theradschool (at) gmail.com

Thanks! A Sweater. And More?

2008-12-11T21:15:00.003-05:00

Thanks to everyone who quickly helped to clean up the room tonight.

Someone left a lovely green sweater in the room. It will be in Room 202 (3434 McTavish) during working hours.

Please feel free to follow up on tonight's conversation in the comments section below!!

La Bureaucratisation / Professionalisation du changement social :

2008-12-02T10:02:00.003-05:00

Mais, « QUOSSÉ » qu’on est en train de faire ?

(Click here for info in English or see the earlier post below.)

Durant cet atelier, nous examinerons comment les organisations communautaires et les organisations non-gouvernementales (ONGs) peuvent limiter les processus de changement social.

Présentations brèves de :
Aziz Choudry
Nik Barry-Shaw
Anna-Louise Crago
Eric Shragge

Le tout sera suivi d’une discussion.

Souper style “potluck”. (Apportez un plat !)

Jeudi, le 11 décembre, 2008
Centre d'études de l'Asie de l'Est / East Asian Studies
Université McGill
3434 rue McTavish
18h00 à 21h00

Pour plus d’information
theradschool(at)gmail.com

The Bureaucratization/ Professionalization of Social Change

2008-12-01T21:32:00.006-05:00

Or
What the F**k Are We Doing?

(Cliquez içi pour de l'information en français.)

In this workshop, we will examine the role of community-based organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) in limiting social change processes.

Short Introductions by
Aziz Choudry
Nik Barry-Shaw
Anna-Louise Crago
Eric Shragge

Followed by Discussion

Pot Luck Dinner
Please Bring Something!

Thursday, December 11, 2008
East Asian Studies
McGill University
3434 McTavish
6:00 to 9:00 PM

For more information
theradschool(at)gmail.com

Les origines de la crise/ The Origins and Consequences of the Global Economic Crisis

2008-11-19T16:42:00.002-05:00

Vous êtes tous et toutes convié-e-s à une soirée d'atelier conférence portant sur la Crise économique actuelle : démystifier l'économie. Cette soirée coorganisée par l'UPAM et la RadSchool aura lieu le 25 Novembre 2008 au 2149 McKay (métro Guy-concordia) de 18h - 21h.

You are welcome to participate to a conference and workshop on the actual economic crisis : demystifying economy. This event, cohosted by UPAM and Radschool will take place November 25th 2008, 2149 McKay (Metro Guy Concordia), 18 to 21 PM.

Au programme, deux présentations, l'une en anglais, l'une en français (nous sommes à la recherche de traducteurs.trices pour faire de la traduction chuchotée).

Patrice D'amours: "Les origines de la crise "

Il faut éviter de confondre les symptômes de la crise et sa cause. On parle souvent d'une crise du marché immobilier américain ou de la crise des papiers commerciaux mais il faudrait plutôt parler d'une crise du contrôle de la masse monétaire. En fait la crise du ‘dotcom’ il y a environ 5 ans était aussi un symptôme de la mème crise. Il faut regarder environ 20 ans en arrière pour voir émerger les causes profondes de la crise.

Two presentations will be given, one in English one in French, and there will be translation on site. (We are still looking for volunteers to take care of the whisper translation. Email us at theradschool(at)gmail.com if you can help.)

Kari Polanyi-Levitt: "The Origins and Consequences of the Global Economic
Crisis"

Kari Levitt will discuss the global economic crisis and assess its significance for the current stage of capitalist development.

Kari Polanyi-Levitt in Professor Emeritus at McGill University and author of the influential study of Canada's economic relationship with the United States, Silent Surrender (1970). For many years she divided her time between the University of the West Indies in Jamaica and Trinidad and McGill. She is also the author of the Reclaiming Development: Independent Thought and Caribbean Community (2005), a collection of essays on the meaning of social and economic development in the Caribbean. More recently, Professor Levitt has been examining the global food and economic crises.

Pour plus d'information, contactez : info(at)upam.info

Luttes étudiantes/Campus organizing: Mardi, 18 novembre à 19h00

2008-11-15T18:39:00.002-05:00

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L'École Radicale et le Centre 2110 for Gender Advocacy présentent :

Luttes étudiantes : les tendances actuelles
Rencontre-débat et discussion

Max Silverman (organisation du travail, AMUSE - McGill)
Sabine Friesinger (l'ère post-ZLEA, Concordia)
Véronique Martineau (La grêve étudiante de 2005, ASSÉ)

Mardi, 18 novembre à 19h00
2149 rue Mackay
Université Concordia
(métro Guy-Concordia)

Une rencontre-débat entre organisateur.e.s des mouvements étudiants, avec Sabine Friesinger (président sortant du Concordia Student Union), Max Silverman (Association of McGill Undergraduate Student Employees - AMUSE), et Véronique Martineau (un membre de l'Association pour une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante, ASSÉ). Ces personnes partageront leurs
expériences, tout en soulignant les défis et les stratégies concrètes de l'organisation locale, les liens avec l'organisation communautaire et le rôle des mouvements étudiants dans les luttes sociales plus larges.

Moderé par Indu Vashist de QPIRG McGill

**Suivi d'un forum ouvert pour questions, commentaires et le partage de stratégies**

+ Les ateliers de l'École radicale : des ressources pour la résistance ! sont gratuits, bilingues et ouverts à toutes celles et ceux qui militent pour la justice sociale. Pour inscription ou pour organiser un atelier, contactez : theradschool(at)gmail.com

+ Au Centre 2110, nous luttons contre l'oppression sexiste et transphobe, et plus particulièrement leurs impacts sur les personnes de couleur et autochtones, les personnes handicapées, les personnes transsexuelles et transgenres, les personne LGBQ, les travailleurs(euses) du sexe, les gens qui expérience la discrimination pour leur taille, les personnes sourdes, et les personnes à faible revenu. www.centre2110.org

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The Rad School and the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy present:

Campus Organizing: Contemporary Currents
Panel Discussion and Q&A

Max Silverman (Labour organizing, AMUSE - McGill)
Sabine Friesinger (Post FTAA-era, Concordia)
Véronique Martineau (2005 student strike, ASSÉ)

7:00 PM Tuesday November 18th
2149 Mackay St.
Concordia University

A bilingual panel of student organizers, including Sabine Friesinger (former Concordia Student Union President), Max Silverman (Association of McGill Undergraduate Student Employees - AMUSE), and Véronique Martineau (a member of l'Association pour une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante, ASSÉ), will share their experiences, shedding light on the specific challenges and strategies of on-campus organizing, highlighting links to community organizing and the role of student movements within larger social justice struggles.

Moderated by Indu Vashist of QPIRG McGill

**Followed by an open forum for questions, comments and strategy-sharing**

+ The Rad School: Resources for resistance! Workshops are free, bilingual and open to anyone working for social justice. For more info: theradschool(at)gmail.com

+ Centre 2110 is a volunteer and collectively run organization, committed to fighting gender oppression, especially as it relates to communities of color, First Nations and Indigenous people, transsexual, transgendered and/or intersex people, deaf people, LGB, Queer and Questioning people, people who experience sizeism, sex workers, low income people and/or people with disabilities and other marginalized communities. www.centre2110.org

L'organisation sur les campus!

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November Events (les détails a venir)

2008-10-31T14:12:00.006-04:00

L'organisation sur les campus/Campus organizing
Tuesday, Nov 18th, 7pm
at the SCPA (2149 Mackay, Concordia University)
This will be a bi-lingual event with participation in French and English.

Démystifier la crise économique/Demystifying the economy
Details TBA

Pour toute information:
theradschool (at) gmail.com

des ressources pour la résistance!

2008-10-31T13:23:00.000-04:00

(English below)

Développer vos habilités de militant.e pour la justice sociale ? Améliorer l’efficacité de votre organisation communautaire ? C’est ce que vous propose l'École radicale !

Cette école est une initiative mise sur pied par et pour des personnes impliquées dans l’activisme communautaire. Cet espace est conçu de sorte à favoriser l’échange entre les organisations oeuvrant pour la justice sociale, faciliter le partage des compétences et l’analyse critique de nos pratiques. C’est un forum au sein duquel les mouvements sociaux peuvent s’enrichir les uns les autres, construire des analyses en mettant en commun nos perspectives et en réfléchissant collectivement sur ce que veut dire l'engagement social à long terme, ainsi que ce qu’il implique.

Comment s’épauler pour éviter l’épuisement ou comment atteindre et maintenir un équilibre entre l'engagement social, la famille et le travail ? Comment favoriser des dynamiques de groupe positives et minimiser les tensions ? Comment approfondir notre analyse à partir de l'histoire et des traditions des mouvements sociaux qui nous ont précédés ? Comment en tirer des leçons et les appliquer à nos pratiques actuelles ?

Venez apprendre ou partager les connaissances et techniques essentielles à des activités de campagne ou d'organisation communautaire, telles que la rédaction de communiqués de presse, ou comment améliorer l’efficacité et la pertinence de vos recherches.

Les ateliers sont gratuits, bilingues et ouverts à toutes celles et ceux qui militent pour la justice sociale. Pour inscription ou pour organiser un atelier, contactez : theradschool(at)gmail.com
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The Rad School:
Resources for Resistance!

Want to hone your skills as a social justice activist?
Learn how to organize more effectively?
Then check out The Rad School!
A school by and for community organizers.
A place to share skills and think critically about our practices.
A place for movements to cross-pollinate. It’s a forum for building analysis, sharing organizing skills and reflecting on what it takes to be there for the long haul.

How can we deepen our analysis, learning from the history and traditions of earlier social movements?

How can we apply those lessons in our activities?

How can we support each other to avoid burn out, and balance activism with family and work?

How do we negotiate group dynamics and tensions?

Important questions. Come and explore the answers!

Learn or pass on campaign and organizing skills, from writing a press release, to doing research and more.

Workshops are free, bilingual and open to anyone working for social justice.

Sign up or offer to give a workshop: theradschool(at)gmail.com