Wednesday, Sept. 16th - Screening Under the Stars: Drool
A darkly queer comedy in the tradition of Little Miss Sunshine where a dysfunctional family unit grows to appreciate one another when they pile into a purple Kathy Kay Cosmetics car to dispose of the dead-beat patriarch in the trunk.
9pm, Newlands Pavilion, King and Barrie St., Admission by Donation
Co-hosted by Reelout

Friday, Sept.18th - Bike Repair Workshop with Yellow Bike Action
Join OPIRG Kingston and Yellowbike Action for a hands-on workshop teaching you how to repair various bike problems. Yellowbike Action mechanics will be equipped with tools and skills, and all you need is a hurting bike!
Space is limited, so please RSVP at 613-533-3189 or info@opirgkingston.org
3-5pm, Greyhouse, 51 Bader Lane. Free!
After all the fixing, join us for a Critial Mass Ride at 5:15.

Tuesday, Sept. 22nd - Zine Making Workshop
Join OPIRG for a fun, no-skilled-required introduction to Zine Making. A Zine enthusiast will be sharing tips, and graphics/materials will be provided. Please bring any materials you want! Coffee and tea will be available!
6-8pm, Grey house, 51 Bader Lane. Free!

Thursday, Sept. 24th - Film Screening of Finding Dawn
Finding Dawn illustrates the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against Native women in this country. It goes further to present the ultimate message that stopping the violence is everyone’s responsibility.
6pm, Room 12, Dunning Hall, 94 University Ave. Free!
Co-hosted By Queen’s University Native Students Association

Friday, Sept. 25th, 2-4pm – Book launch: The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy by Yves Engler
This book could change how you see Canada. Most of us believe this country’s primary role has been as peacekeeper or honest broker in difficult-to-solve disputes. But, contrary to the mythology of Canada as a force for good in the world, The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy sheds light on many dark corners.
Yves Engler is the author of two books: Canada in Haiti: Waging War on the Poor Majority (with Anthony Fenton) and Playing Left Wing: From Rink Rat to Student Radical
Location: Robert Sutherland Room, 2nd Floor of JDUC @corner of Union and University

Sunday, Sept. 27th - Radical Walking Tour of Kingston
Meet at the Grey House for a guided radical walking tour of downtown Kingston. This tour is designed to uncover Kingston’s function in the military economy, the prison-industrial complex, and the public-private corporate nexus housed at Queen’s University and downtown. The tour will also bring to light some of the stories of marginalized folks including Kingston’s black, Jewish, and queer communities. It will point to a few inspiring examples of resistance that have all in their own way fought for a different and better Kingston, one that is anti-oppressive, pro-community and pro-autonomy. Spend an hour familiarizing with Kingston’s history, sites, sounds, joys, and concerns.
12pm, meet at Greyhouse, 51 Bader Lane. Free!

Sunday September 27th - Really Really Free Market
Come by for free stuff, snacks, music and company! Bring books, music, clothes, ideas, skills and other items to give away in an afternoon of gift economy celebration!
1:30-4:30pm at the AKA Autonomous Social Centre, 75 Queen St (at Wellington).

Monday. Oct 5th - Get Crafty Night
Join EQuIP for our weekly meeting and discussion. Afterward, stick around for our crafting night! Bring any craft you want—knitting, paint, hemp, sewing etc! EQuIP will provide some supplies for those who need it. OPIRG will supply some zine making supplies and teach you how to make one! Everyone welcome!
5:30pm, Grey House, 51 Bader Lane, Free!

Monday, Oct 5th – Absoufian Abdelrazik Talk
6:30pm, Wilson Room, Downtown Library, 130 Johnson St, Free!

Monday. Oct.19th, - Queen’s Queer History Night
Ever wonder what Queen’s was like for Queer students before you got here? How about the roots of Kingston’s Queer community? With this event, two of Queen’s Alumni will be talking about their experiences at Queen’s!
5:30 - 8:30pm, Greyhouse, 51 Bader Lane. Free!
Co-hosted with EQuIP!

Update: Click here to find archived materials from this project online.

The Ontario Public Interest Research Interest Group, the Education on Queer Issues Project, the Women’s Centre, and the People’s History Project are hoping over the summer to gather the stories of folks who have used this house over the past many decades. Although we’ve only been here for 17 years, we know that for almost 40 years this house has provided safer spaces for marginalized folks and acted as a catalyst for change. We are seeking to collect the stories of your experiences in this house. Maybe you were involved in EQUIP, OPIRG, CUSEN, Amnesty International,The Women’s Centre, Kingston Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Association, or maybe you were in the Queen’s Homophile Association back in the day!

We are interested in collecting informal interviews with people, but we are also looking for any materials associated with groups and their activities who were operating out of the house, including pictures, promotional materials, posters, anything that will aid us in recapturing a sense of the past of the Grey House.

If you, or anyone you know would like to help collect materials, or talk to people about their experiences, or were involved here at the Grey House and would like to help with this project please contact us:

info@opirgkingston.org

Thanks so much.

This brunch meeting is for all OPIRG members and allies, and will start promptly at 10am.
The agenda will consist of such excitement as annual reports, financial audits, the turning over of a new Board, and celebrating the work of the past year.

Please RSVP info@opirgkingston.org by April 16th at 4:00pm if you plan to join us that day.
Include in your RSVP if you would like a ride to the restaurant, as we are offering travel arrangements that will leave from the Grey House at 9:30am.

OPIRG Kingston is a grassroots organization that tackles social justice and environmental issues by linking research with action.

Please contact us for further information on:
- the roles and responsibilities of a member of the Board
- receiving an application to be a Board member

E-mail info@opirgkingston.org
Be speedy! Applications are due April 10, 2009.

Loving Spoonful has heirloom tomato seedlings that need a home for the summer. Grow the plants, harvest the tomatoes and donate them (or an equivalent quantity) back to Loving Spoonful for distribution to meal providers in Kingston. To get some for your garden please email lovingspoonful[at]opirgkingston.org or call 613 583-2055.

Loving Spoonful is a project that seeks to recover perishable, surplus food for meal providers in Kingston. For more information about the project please visit www.opirgkingston.org/lovingspoonful

Applications are due Tuesday May 20th by 4pm. You can email applications to hiring[at]opirgkingston.org (preferred) or drop them off at 51 Bader Lane (The Grey House) on Queen’s campus.

Applicants must provide a resume with 3 references, a cover letter and a one-page (one-sided) statement or essay that addresses any of the following topics: the relevance of anti-oppression work to social change organizations, the most pressing issues facing our communities today, the role of public interest research in society, or the role of students in social or environmental change.

Interviews will take place either Monday May 26th or Tuesday May 27th. Position can start immediately or ideally by June 9th.

Please click here for details on the job and how to apply.

For more information please email info[at]opirgkingston.org. The office will be closed as of May 8th.

OPIRG welcomes the contributions that individuals from marginalized communities bring to our organization, and invites individuals from the following groups though not limited to: Aboriginal people, people of colour, women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, queer-oriented people, single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and people with disabilities to apply.

We encourage applicants to describe the contributions and experiences they, as individuals who identify with marginalized communities, would bring to the OPIRG organization in their cover letter. All applicants are asked for a brief statement on their views of power and oppression.

JOB POSTING: FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

reelout, Kingston’s annual not for profit queer film + video festival, is
seeking a Festival Director to oversee the coordination of our 10th annual
festival and the general administration of the organization.

THE POSITION

The Festival Director is responsible for ensuring the continued success of
the reelout queer film + video festival, which is currently entering its
10th year of operation. The Director’s duties include:

- Festival and event coordination
- Volunteer coordination
- Supervision of seasonal staff and other contract workers
- Strategic planning with the reelout Board and Collective
- Public and community relations
- Fundraising including donor and corporate sponsor relations
- General organizational administration including budget monitoring -
Management of the festival office
- Content development for the festival website and programme guide

The Director will work in collaboration with the reelout collective, board
and staff to carry out these duties. Ultimately, the Festival Director
takes a leadership role in ensuring that reelout’s annual queer film +
video festival runs smoothly and maintains its place as one of the premier
cultural events in the city of Kingston.

ASSETS AND QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will have:

- Experience navigating the complex world of arts presentation activities
- A passion for film + video
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with public speaking
- An ability to multi-task
- Good interpersonal communication skills
- The ability to inspire confidence and enthusiasm in staff and volunteers
- Some experience in a leadership or management role
- A commitment to queer and trans communities

Demonstrated success in securing funding from charitable foundations, arts
councils and the business community is an asset.

RENUMERATION

Contract position from June 2008 - April 2009, 20$ per hour at 22 hours
per week.

TO APPLY

Application deadline: May 8, 2008.

Please include: A CV or resume; a cover letter explaining why you would be
suitable for this position; and the names and contact information of two
referees who know you and your capabilities (at least one from a recent
employer).

Mail:
reelout arts project inc.
336a Barrie Street
Kingston ON K7K 3T1

Fax: 613-767-9843

Email: smatthews99@msn.com

Questions regarding this position can be directed to Scott at (613)
329-1421 or to smatthews99@msn.com.

You will only be contacted if we would like to interview you for this
position. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted within 2
weeks of the closing date.

A fundraising meeting in support of CCAMU and Robert Lovelace is planned for this Thursday evening, 8pm at 99 York Street. Please contact Susan Delisle at sdelisle[at]kingston.net if you plan to attend.

Ardoch Algonquin First Nation negotiator Bob Lovelace was sentenced to six months in jail and a fine of $25,000 for his role in a protest over uranium exploration on disputed land in eastern Ontario. Click here for a statement from The Ardoch Algonquin First Nation.

Click here for Amnesty International’s statement in support of Robert Lovelace.

Click here to sign a petition.

A demonstration in support of the political prisoner Bob Lovelace is planned for Saturday, Feb 23 at 11am at the Quinte Detention Centre (Napanee) - email Cathy Willis at cjwills@kos.net if you can attend and have room in your car for others.

Quinte Regional Detention Centre is located at 89 Richmond Street, Napanee
Directions: Hwy 401, exit at Hwy 41 (#579), turn left at the T, then left at next stoplight, which is Richmond.

A bus will be leaving from the John Deutsch University Centre (Corner of University and Union) at 10:30am (Cost between $5.50 - $10/person round trip depending on numbers).
If you want a space on the bus: Email cjwills@kos.net and put the number of spaces you need in the subject line: e.g. “2 for the bus”

At Sexual Assault Centre Kingston’s annual general meeting in September, 2007, the membership voted to follow the lead of many of our sister Centres and amend our organizational structure. By changing to a participatory hierarchy, SACK will be able improve efficiency and more effectively focus on our constant goal: to prevent sexual violence.

As we write the pages of the Centre’s herstory, we are seeking community women who are willing to contribute their time, experience and talents, to sit on our Board of Directors. To this end, we are holding an Information Night at the Centre, open to all women who may be interested in joining our Board. We welcome lesbian women, trans women, senior women, women of colour, women with disabilities, Aboriginal women, and immigrant women.

This event will take place on Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 7 p.m. Please join us in our fully-accessible Centre, at 275 Queen Street, 2nd floor, Kingston. For information prior to the event, please contact Kim Allen, Executive Director, at 613-545-0762.

Alternative Frequency and GroundSwell Open House
Wednesday, January 30, 4:30-7pm
99 York St

Come learn about opportunities to pursue community journalism at CFRC 101.9 FM Queen`s Radio. Here you can talk to members of the collective, listen to the show and find out more about how independent media is produced. Snacks will be provided and sample programs will be available for listening. Everyone welcome! For more information please contact:
Courtney Kirkby, News Coordinator cfrcnews[at]ams.queensu.ca 613.533.2121

GroundSwell is CFRC’s social justice spoken word show and an OPIRG Working Group.

Applications are due Monday January 14th, 4pm.

OPIRG Kingston, the National Farmer’s Union Local 316, The Partners in Mission Food Bank and The Sisters of Providence are working on a Cooperative Food Distribution Initiative. We aim to develop a system for reclaiming fresh produce headed for the waste stream in local restaurants, grocers and institutions. This produce will supply existing food providers/meal programs. Our local innovation will be to simultaneously distribute sustainably grown local food, bought at fair prices from local farmers, to the same restaurants, grocers and institutions, as a fundraising activity for the reclamation program.

We are hiring a Coordinator for a 45 week contract to start January 28th, 2008. The position will be $21/hr at 23hrs/wk. The CFDI Coordinator will conduct a Feasibility and Development Study, conduct a Pilot of the program and more.

Download the Request for Proposals, which includes information about the position and download the two supporting documents: Food Reclamation Program and CFDI Backgrounder.

Please note that the Food Reclamation Program pdf is inverted so you need to rotate the document by 180 degrees in your viewer to be able to read it. If you have trouble downloading or would like more information please email info[at]opirgkingston.org

For more info about the group, please visit www.quakc.org

reelout, Kingston’s queer film + video festival is looking for new volunteers! Watch amazing queer films with the programming team and decide what gets shown on the big pink screen. Come to the next programming meeting, Tuesday September 11th, 7pm at The Grey House.

For more information please visit: www.reelout.com or email programming@reelout.com