Fw: Organizing for Justice consulta, Sat Apr 30th, psac 233 gilmour 10:30am

[mike Gogu]

sorry the message is further below... sig file always seems to get in the way... Michael ------------ "It is not that the struggle for social justice was tried and found wanting, it was that it was found difficult and not tried." - paraphrase of G.K. Chesterson " A path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone, one question - Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t it is of no use. " Carlos Castaneda in The Teachings of Don Juan 'You who are unmoved by others' suffering are not entitled to the name of man.' Charity has been made into a great virtue only because of the low level of human decency. "Change is inevitable: Growth is optional." --- On Wed, 4/27/11, Michael Goguen <michael...@gmail.com> wrote: Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 8:53 AM Yes sorry this is in the Ottawa area, for those I sent this to who are not in the area... but if you know people who might be interested, feel ENCOURAGED to pass this on :) Subject: This Saturday ```` please share widely! :) This Saturday, people are coming together to: * Get to know each other * Share our interests, experiences and actions/projects * Talk about what we can do together, how to support each other * Come up with practical steps, ideas and direction to build local movements BE PART OF IT! Organizing For Justice Community Consulta Sat Apr 30, 10:30am-4:30pm at PSAC, 233 Gilmour Social, economic, and environmental justice, and healthy communities You don’t want to miss this! ~ ~ ~ We invite you to come for the full day or whatever part(s) you can Here’s the schedule * includes lots of small group discussion, variety of activities, and times to come together as a whole group … plus breaks! Morning (start at 10:30am) * Getting to know each other on an individual basis * Understanding why we’re here * Considering the issues we’re dealing with … both on a societal level, and in our groups/projects * Intro to what we can do together Lunch – provided (approx 12:45) Afternoon (approx 1:45) * In-depth small-group discussions on self-selected topics * What ideas do we pursue? What plans can we take on? * Wrap up, follow up plans, what’s next? ~ ~ ~ Some items that might be discussed: * Creating ways to learn from each other * Developing the skills and tools needed to organize * Building activist infrastructure and networks * Accessing resources * Shared projects like: online event calendar, independent media, regular community events * and more BUT … It really depends on you. This event will be ‘self-directed’ in that it will be participants’ interests that guide the discussion(s) We are hoping that this will help foster an ongoing process of collaboration and coming together… But again, it really depends on you Hope to see you there! - Organizing For Justice collective www.OrganizingForJustice.ca We regret to say that there will be no childcare provided. For any questions or concerns, please contact org4j...@gmail.com or 613-656-5498. To receive follow up notices and future announcements, please add yourself to the listserv: http://bit.ly/O4J-list