March 9th to 15th

Friday, March 10th

Iraq : occupation and resistance A public conference with guest speakers from Iraq and the United States. Tonight: "Iraq and the Middle East: What's at stake" with Rahul Mahajan

7pm at Studio-theatre Alfred-Laliberte, Room J-M400 (metro level)
Pavillon Judith-Jasmin, UQAM, 405 Ste-Catherine Street East

Also runs Saturday. Organised by L'Entraide missionnaire, with the support of Collectif Echec a la guerre and Voices of Conscience

For more information, you can download the conference's pamphlet: http://www.web.net/~emi/Conference_Iraq_032006.pdf
or the schedule:
http://www.web.net/~emi/schedule_Iraq_conference.pdf
or call (514) 270-6089

Saturday, March 11th

Iraq : occupation and resistance A public conference with guest speakers from Iraq and the United States. Today: "Living Every Day Under Occupation" with Dr. Jinan Ahmed, and the documentaries "Caught in the Crossfire" and "The Untold Story of Falluja" and more.

Simultaneous translation available in French and English

9:30am to 5pm at Studio-theatre Alfred-Laliberte, Room J-M400 (metro level) Pavillon Judith-Jasmin, UQAM, 405 Ste-Catherine Street East

Organised by L'Entraide missionnaire, with the support of Collectif Echec a la guerre and Voices of Conscience

For more information, you can download the conference's pamphlet: http://www.web.net/~emi/Conference_Iraq_032006.pdf
or the schedule:
http://www.web.net/~emi/schedule_Iraq_conference.pdf
or call (514) 270-6089

March 2nd to March 8th

Thursday, March 2nd

UBERCULTURE'S 3RD BIRTHDAY BASH! Featuring performances by Narcy of Euphrates, spoken word, dance, and DJ Gonzo. Local art will be on sale alongside the ongoing art auction. 4$ pints of überbrü. Cover: by donation at the door.

8 PM, Bishop Street Pub – 1222 Bishop Street (below Ste-Catherine).

Chansons sur toiles Lors du vernissage de l'exposition de Robert Deschênes, Isabelle Larrivée accompagnée au piano par Paul Bouchard présenteront un court spectacle

19h30 àCasa Obscura, 4381 Papineau, entrée libre

Friday, March 3rd

Art Matters Opening Party with World Provider, Dandi Wind, The Diamond Dogs, Ghetto Pony and Carlo.

Bain Mathieu, 2915 Ontario East (metro Frontenac), 8pm to 3am

The complete Art Matters program can be found here (PDF)