March 13, 2020
6-8pm
3521 rue University
We invite community members to join us in screening a compilation of testimonials from sex workers to express their truth and experiences regarding stigma, discrimination and criminalization as well as different issues face by sex working folks. Discussion will follow with Maria Nengeh Mensah from Testimonial Cultures.
Coffee, tea and bannock will be served.
Facilitators/Co-organizers:
The Black Indigenous Harm Reduction Alliance is a group of community workers of diverse experience who wish to draw attention to the need for access to self-determined and holistic health services within our communities. Through peer-to-peer discussions, harm reduction education, and advocacy within mainstream harm reduction spaces, we aim to work with our communities to build kinship, empowerment, and leadership and strengthen ties between Black and Indigenous individuals and communities.
Please contact us by email: bi.harmredux@gmail.com
The Indigenous Sex Work and Art Collective is a group of diverse Indigenous folks with lived experiences in the sex industries that got together to access culturally safer support within their community. We mostly organize retreats and participate in sharing circles with community workers, peers and organizations.
Please contact us by email : indigsexworkartcollective@gmail.com
Maria Nengeh Mensah est professeure titulaire à l’École de travail social de l’UQAM. Elle dirige, depuis 2010, l’équipe de recherche-action Cultures du témoignage | Testimonial Cultures [www.culturesdutemoignage.ca]. Chercheure engagée dans la défense des groupes minorisées, ses travaux unissent les milieux associatifs, académiques et artistiques autour des défis liés à la reconnaissance et à la participation sociales des communautés sexuelles et de genres. La « Compilation de témoignage sur le travail du sexe » (2012) est le fruit d’un travail collectif avec des personnes qui exercent le travail du sexe, membres de Stella, l’amie de Maimie (à Montréal) et POWER (à Gatineau). La compilation présente des extraits de vidéos et de films, réalisés au Canada entre 1981 et 2011, et vise à défaire les préjugés en mettant à l’avant plan la parole des travailleuses et travailleurs du sexe qui demandent la décriminalisation de leur vie et de leur travail.
This event is part of Social Justice Days! Find the full schedule here: www.facebook.com/events/635202883947788/
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Childcare:
Childcare can be requested at this event with 24 hours notice; please call 514 398 7432 or email info@qpirgmcgill.org
Language:
Whisper translation from English to French will be available for all events with 24 hours notice unless already provided; please call 514 398 7432 or email info@qpirgmcgill.org to request.
La traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le français sera disponible sur demande avec 24 heurs de pré-avis; apellez 514 398 7432 ou envoyez un courriel à info@qpirgmcgill.org.
Physical Accessibility:
The United Theological College is wheelchair-accessible by a ramp through the back entrance. To access, head north on University (the building will be to your right). You will be able to turn into the alley a few buildings past the 3571 University. Follow the alley to the right, to the parking area for the United Theological College. Enter through the gate and proceed into the building. Washrooms are also wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral.
All events are scent free. This means that all attendees should refrain from using any scented products prior to the event or bringing them to the event, including (but not limited to) perfume, cologne, shampoo, conditioner, soap, hairspray, or lotion. This scent-free policy is put in place to minimize risk for people with environmental sensitivities. For more information on this policy: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/hsprograms/scent_free.html
If you have other questions or concerns related to accessibility, please don't hesitate to get in touch at 514 398 7432, info@qpirgmcgill.org, or send us a message on facebook.
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Land Acknowledgment:
This event takes place on the traditional territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka. The island called "Montreal" is known as Tiotia:ke in the language of the Kanien'kehá:ka, and it has historically been a meeting place for other Indigenous nations who are a part of the Haudenosaunee confederacy. For those of us at QPIRG, acknowledging the keepers of these territories is part of a process of reminding ourselves that our lives are only possible because of the land that we live on, and that most of us benefit from these territories as settlers, and it is also about reminding ourselves of how deeply important it is that our work, as a social-justice organization, be deeply and profoundly informed by the context of colonization. We would encourage everyone to seek out more spaces for learning and understanding the history of these territories