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[OPIRG-EVENTS] PIRG events, March 2001




PIRG ACTIVIST CALENDAR, MARCH 2001

Updated March 3, 2001

The Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) 
is a non-profit, student-run organization involved in research, 
education and action on social and environmental issues.  

This is a summary of some upcoming events organized by 
OPIRG and other student groups in Ottawa. 
To learn about how you can get involved in activism, call:
OPIRG-Carleton 520-2757 or OPIRG-Ottawa, 230-3076.

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Every Sunday, 7:30-10:30 pm

Earth*tones: drum and dance circle. Bring a drum, flute, 
xylophone, or other acoustic instrument and join the jam. 
Benefit for OPIRG-Carleton, $2-$3 cover. 
Arts Court, 2nd floor, Studio B, Daly & Nicholas.
For information call 520-2757 or 567-7244.

Every Wednesday, 5 pm

Meetings of OPIRG-Carleton's Economic Justice Group. 
Learn about how you can join upcoming protests against 
the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA).
OPIRG, 326 Unicentre, Carleton University.
OPIRG-Carleton Economic Justice Group, 520-2757.

Anti-FTAA events in Ottawa

For a comprehensive list of anti-FTAA events in Ottawa, 
check the websites <http://www.flora.org/ftaa>, and
<http://www.uottawa.ca/gsaed/anti-ftaa.html>.

Saturday, March 3, 6 pm

Fundraising dinner and musical evening for El Salvador 
earthquake victims. Proceeds will go to the National 
Association of Agricultural Workers (ANTA) to support 
their relief work. $15 for adults, $5 for children.
Ivan Gregoire Community Centre, 70 St. Joseph Blvd.
OPIRG-Carleton Caribbean and Latin American Solidarity 
Group (CLAS), Salvadorean Support Committee, NUPGE.

Monday, March 5, 8 pm

Anti-Slavery Benefit Concert. Find out what you can do 
to get a Canadian oil company out of Sudan. $3 cover.
Dunvegan Pub, 244 Laurier Ave. E.
OPIRG-Ottawa EnviroAction Group, 230-3076.

Tuesday, March 6, 6 pm

International Women's Week/GLBT Campus Pride.
Concert with Faith Nolan, feminist activist and singer.
$5 or pay what you can, benefit for women's shelter.
At Oliver's, Unicentre, 1st floor, Carleton University.

Tuesday, March 6, 7 pm

Film: "This is What Democracy Looks Like."
303 Paterson, Carleton University.
OPIRG-Carleton Economic Justice Group, 520-2757.

Wednesday, March 7, 2-6:30 pm

Alternative Energy Fair: Solar car slide show (2-3 pm); 
discussion about nuclear issues (3:15-4:45 pm); 
workshop about solar and wind power (5-6:30 pm).
2203 Dunton Tower, Carleton University.
OPIRG-Carleton Radioactivists, 520-2757.

Thursday, March 8, 9 pm

Grrl's Night Out! Celebrate International Women's Day 
with your sisters. This event is only for those who 
identify as women. At Icon, 3rd floor, 366 Lisgar St.
For information about International Women's Week, 
contact the Womyn's Centre at Carleton, 520-2712.

Tuesday, March 13, 6 pm

Roundtable Discussion on the FTAA.
Discussion about the Free Trade Agreement of the 
Americas (FTAA) with members of OPIRG-Carleton.
2017 Dunton Tower, Carleton University.
OPIRG-Carleton Economic Justice Group, 520-2757.

Tuesday, March 13, 8 pm

Trading Away Our Forests: A teach-in about the FTAA, 
globalization and how forests are threatened. 
Slideshow, talk and music presented by activists 
from B.C.'s Forest Action Network and OPIRG.
Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe St. 
OPIRG-Carleton Forestry Group, 520-2757.

Wednesday, March 14, 7 pm

No Forests, No Future? Talk and video about 
clearcutting on Cree land in Quebec, with Geoff Quaile, 
environmental analyst for Grand Council of the Crees.
303 Paterson, Carleton University.
OPIRG-Carleton Forestry Group, 520-2757.

Thursday, March 15, 7 pm

Invisible Struggles Caravan: Activists from Colombia 
talk about their struggles for peace.
Alumni Auditorium, University of Ottawa.
OPIRG-Carleton Caribbean and Latin American 
Solidarity Group (CLAS), 520-2757.

Friday, March 16 - Sunday, March 18

Ottawa Community Teach-in on the FTAA.
For more information, see: <http://www.flora.org/ftaa>.

Tuesday, March 20, 6 pm

FTAA Workshop: Learn about how you can join the 
protests against the Free Trade Area of the Americas 
in Quebec City in April.
2017 Dunton Tower, Carleton University.
OPIRG-Carleton Economic Justice Group, 520-2757.

Wednesday, March 21, 12 noon

Press conference on student political prisoners 
in Burma, at the University of Ottawa.
Contact Canadian Friends of Burma, 237-8056.

Friday, March 23 - Sunday, March 25

North American Radical Cheerleading Conference. 
Creative resistance; art and revolution workshops.
At Carleton University.
Contact the Womyn's Centre at Carleton, 520-2712.

Tuesday, March 27, 6 pm

Non-violent Action Workshop: The Theory and Practice 
of Civil Disobedience.
2017 Dunton Tower, Carleton University.
OPIRG-Carleton Economic Justice Group, 520-2757.

Friday, March 30

OPIRG-Carleton's Annual General Meeting (AGM). 
Location and time to be announced.
For information, contact OPIRG-Carleton, 520-2757.

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