A-Infos (en) Canada, ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE conference callout

Common Cause issued A call-out for volunteers, organizers and participation in 
the process of making this Fall 2008 conference happen. ---- Planning Meeting 
Wed Aug 6 at 7:00pm at Exile Infoshop. ---- Print off the poster and display in 
a friendly location! ---- Conference Callout Poster - 81K
http://ottawa.indymedia.org/media/2008/07//8090.pdf ---- ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE 
conference ---- Social Justice, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, and 
Healthy Communities. ---- Organizing Meeting ---- Wednesday August 6th, 7:00pm
Exile Infoshop, 256 Bank St. (2nd floor) ---- Calling all radicals, anarchists 
and community organizers! We are in the early stages of organizing a conference 
and community forum to be held in Ottawa this fall. The tentative date for the 
conference is Oct 24-26, 2008. The conference will feature workshops, panel 
discussions, and tables by community groups. It will be an opportunity for 
community members and those active in social justice and radical movements to 
network and learn from one another.


This conference represents the next step following the three Anarchist 
Assemblies held in 2007. We are hoping to build on the momentum and the 
successes of the Assemblies while becoming more inclusive in bringing in others 
involved in community development and organizing.


The aim of the conference is to:
- stimulate meaningful and effective involvement
- foster relationships
- raise consciousness
- create strategy and vision
- build stronger communities working for positive change

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Organizing a conference is hard work and we can't do it by ourselves! We are 
looking for organizers and volunteers to be involved in the following capacities:
- direction and coordination
- fundraising
- venue booking
- outreach to groups / organizations
- outreach to speakers / presenters
- website development
- creation of promotional materials
- distribution of promotional materials
- online promotions
- media relations

We are also looking for people to help out at the time of the conference with:
- setup and support
- facilitation of discussions / workshops
- note-taking / reporting
- child care
- food provision
- materials
- billeting


And, we are looking for:
- support from organizations / groups
- ideas for workshop topics and presenters


Basis of Unity

The ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE conference is a gathering of anti-authoritarian, 
anti-capitalist groups and individuals in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. The purpose 
of the conference is to build stronger anarchist and radical movements for 
justice by providing a forum for communication and networking.

We advocate mutual aid, direct democracy, autonomy, solidarity and decentralized 
grass-roots forms of organization.

We struggle against all forms of domination and oppression including, but not 
limited to racism, classism, ableism, heterosexism, ageism, sexism, transphobia, 
and religious intolerance. We reiterate our opposition to capitalism, 
corporatization, patriarchy, ecocide, imperialism and colonialism.

We support direct action and other forms of resistance in people's struggles 
against oppression.


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If you would like to help make this event a success, please come out to our next 
meeting:
Wednesday August 6th, 7:00pm, at Exile Infoshop, 256 Bank St. (2nd floor)

Or contact us directly: (613) 656-5498 /  a_ottawa@mutualaid.org


Sincerely,
Common Cause Ottawa





- e-mail:: a_ottawa@mutualaid.org
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