ABOUT THIS ISSUE SCHOOL SCHMOOL WAS CREATED IN TIOHTIÀ:KE ("MONTREAL"), UNCEDED INDIGENOUS KANIEN'KEHA:KA (MOHAWK) TERRITORY, WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A MEETING AND LIVING SPACE FOR HAUDENOSAUNEE, ABÉNAKI, AND ALGONQUIN PEOPLE. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF MÉTIS, INNU, AND INUIT FOLK ON THIS LAND. School Schmool is your radical guide to your often unradical school. In 1994, the first editors wrote, “When we say ‘school schmool’ we don’t mean to be dismissive. What we mean is that there are a lot of things going on at university, and school is only one of them.” Though it began as a bi-annual publication that brought together group profiles, articles, and practical resources for social justice, School Schmool is now an ad-free, corporate-free, agenda-with-an-agenda, connecting the McGill, Concordia, and greater Tioh’tia:ke communities.We hope to bridge (and break) the gap between academia and issues outside the classroom by providing a guidebook where students can find information on resources and initiatives taking place in their communities. We strive to feature content that presents radical, anti-oppressive, and intersectional perspectives on current issues, especially works by Queer and/or Trans people, Black and/or Indigenous people, and other people of colour. The theme for this year’s edition is THE TANGIBLE. Over the past few years, it's often felt like everyone was particularly exhausted. Instead of just talking about how shitty things sometimes are, we wanted to offer possibilities for concrete actions, and real ideas for creating radical communities. Sometimes engagement can mean learning how to occupy the McGill administration building (p. 40), and sometimes it’s as simple as doing a Sylvia Rivera colouring page (p. 214). An agenda is about organizing your life, your plans, and your engagements. We wanted this to be sewn together with organizing in an activist sense. We aimed to provide grounded content, especially content that discussed events, actions, and reactions that took place in "Montréal" over the last few years, or this past summer, or that are still happening, so that (new) students could get a full picture of the work being done in our communities. If you are new to this city, or to McGill or Concordia, we hope that the articles, art, and resources in this book serve as a jumping off point. We encourage you to reach out to the QPIRGs and to other organizations that interest and inspire you! Write your ideas in the notes sections, plan your manifestations in the calendar, and look to the work of our contributors for motivation. In solidarity, Amanda Murphy + Greta Rainbow NOTES ON ACCESSIBILITY We recognize the fact that this document may not be accessible to everyone in its current form. If you would like any of these articles or resources in a larger font or with any other accessibility modifications, feel free to contact us at [email protected] before November and we will do our best to meet your needs. Also visit schoolschmool.com for a web version of this edition and more rad content! Content warning: In the calendar section of this agenda, there are brief descriptions of historical events, some of which reference instances of police violence or sexual harassment. If you need these to be blacked out, shoot us an email. 1 ABOUT QPIRG MCGILL The Québec Public Interest Research Group at McGill (QPIRG-McGill) is a non-profit, student-run organization that supports action, research, and education on a wide array of social and environmental justice issues. Here’s a quick guide to our projects, resources, and events. Our working groups are the heart of our organization. Touching on issues as varied as independent media, urban gardening, Indigenous sovereignty, workers’ rights, prisoner support, anti-racism, migrant justice, and solidarity with the so-called “Middle East,” our working groups are engaged in making creative, direct, and grassroots social change. Current working groups are: Accessibilize Montréal, Atelier Céladon, Barriere Lake Solidarity, Black and Indigenous Harm Reduction Alliance (BIHRA), Bouteloua Collective, Building Community, Howl! Arts Collective, Independent Jewish Voices McGill, Lakas Paggawa, McGill BDS Action Network, Prisoners Correspondence Project, Reclaim Turtle Island, Solidarity Across Borders, Tadamon!, Temporary Agency Workers Association (TAWA), Third Eye Collective, and Women of Diverse Origins Network. We think that research should be community-based and useful to those striving for social change! In this vein, the Community University Research Exchange (CURE) allows students to fulfill their course, internship, or thesis requirements while doing research that is needed by community organizations around Montréal. The Convergence journal showcases engaged and community- based undergraduate research and action projects. Throughout the year, QPIRG-McGill puts on workshops, panels, films, and discussion groups. Whether as part of Culture Shock!, which touches on the myths surrounding immigrant, Indigenous, and communities of colour; Social Justice Days, which provides a space for students to learn about social and environmental issues; or the Radical Skills series, which helps students learn how to fight for social change, our popular education projects provide opportunities for critical reflection and thoughtful activism. QPIRG-McGill is by and for students. Whether you want to join a working group, plan an event, join the Board of Directors, or help organize a conference, QPIRG-McGill would love to have you. 3647 university st. montréal, québec (514) 398–7432 [email protected] qpirgmcgill.org 2 3 ABOUT QPIRG CONCORDIA The Québec Public Interest Research Group at Concordia (QPIRG-Concordia) is a resource centre for student and community research and organizing. We strive to raise awareness and support grassroots activism around diverse social and environmental issues. Our work is rooted in an anti-oppression analysis and practice. We seek to make campus-community links and inspire social change through engaging, inclusive, and non-hierarchical approaches. Our core projects include the Study In Action undergraduate and community research conference, the Disorientation alternative orientation, the Community-University Research Exchange (CURE), and our Alternative Library. We also produce various publications including Convergence, a journal of undergraduate and community research, and the School Schmool radical agenda—which you’re holding in your hands right now! Importantly, we support close to thirty working groups that organize on a wide variety of social justice issues. Current working groups are: Accessibilize Montréal, Building Community, Certain Days Political Prisoner Calendar Committee, Collectif Opposé à la Brutalité Policière, Comité d’action des personnes sans-status / Non-Status Action Committee, Contempt of Court: Legal Clinic by and for Social Movements, Convergence des luttes anticapitalistes (CLAC), Équipe Sonore / Sound Team, Food Against Fascism, Game Curious Montreal, GARAM MASALA (Montréal Alliance of South Asian Leftists and Allies), La Grange, Justice for Victims of Police Killings, Montréal Anarchist Bookfair Collective, Montréal Childcare Collective, Open Door Books, Prisoner Correspondence Project, Projections Insurgées, Queer Between the Covers, Recon, Refus Global Now, Resist Trump and the Far Right Network, Sidetracks Screenprinting Collective, Solidarity Across Borders, subMedia.tv, Taking What We Need, and Tout Le Hood En Parle. We maintain an active schedule of events throughout the year, including book launches, films, skillshares, and teach-ins. In essence, QPIRG Concordia is a campus-community link for social change. Both students and community members are welcome to make use of our space and resources, and participate in our projects. We believe in the power of collective organizing to achieve social justice! 2100 guy st. suite 205 montréal, québec (514) 848-7585 [email protected] qpirgconcordia.org 2 3 TIOHTIÀ:KE AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE KANIEN'KEHA:KA LANGUAGE BY KARONHÍ:IO DELARONDE & JORDAN ENGEL This map of Tiohtià:ke tsi ionhwéntsare was made by Karonhí:io Delaronde, a Kanien’kéha speaker from Kanièn:ke and Jordan Engel, a map-maker from Ka’skonhtsherá:kon (Rochester). The following list of toponyms contains the Kanien’kéha place name, its translation, and the English place name. a’nenharihthà:ke (place where the grapes are cooked) – saint-eustache ioniatarakwà:ronte (it has a bulge in the lake/river) – chambly ka’neshatà:ke (where the fine snow-crust is [named so because when going there when it is really sunny the sands of the foothill sparkle like the snow-crust]), or kaneshatà:ke (on the foothill) – oka kahentà:ke (on the prairie) or ken’tà:ke – la prairie kahnawà:ke (on/at the rapids) – kahnawake kanà:tso (pail in the water, pail boiling) – the ottawa river kaniá:tare tsi kahnhokà:ronte – the richelieu river kaniatarowanénhne (place of the big river) or kahrhionhwa’kó:wa (the great sized river) – the st. lawrence river karonhiatsi’kowáhne (where the sky is noticeably great) – longueuil oshahrhè:’on (most likely to do with osháhrhe [cattail]) – chateauguay oshahrhè:’on or shahrhè:’on – the chateauguay river otsirà:ke (on the fire) or o’seronnì:ke (place of where the axes are made) or tiotià:kon/tiótiah’ke (broken in two [the st. lawrence river breaks into two around the island]) – montreal island skaniatará:ti (across the river) – lachine tiohtià:ke (From Tiotià:kon/Tiótia’ke [broken in two]) – montreal tken’taró:ton (many chimneys are standing there) – saint-placide tsi ienontahrástha (place to march up a mountain) – calvary mountain tsi kahiatonsherón:ni (where the papers are made) – salaberry-de-valleyfield tsi kania’tarón:ni (where the cloths are made) – beauharnois tsi tkahná:wate (where the rapid is) – lasalle wishòn:ke (place of the plums) – saint-philippe Visit decolonialatlas.wordpress.com for more information. 4 CONTENTS 1 About This Issue 60 Winter in Parc La Fontaine 2 About the PIRGs 62 September 4 Tiohtia:ke and Surrounding Areas in the 66 Make your own Oat Milk Kanien'keha:ka Language Untitled Art 6 Berlin No.