Dis/Orientation is a series of events hosted by QPIRG (the Quebec Public Interest Research Group) that aims to provide an alternative orientation for incoming and returning Concordia students and the diverse communities living in Tiohtià:ke (also known as Montreal). Our programming is based on a praxis of intersectional social justice and is designed to provide an introduction to the local activist community and an opportunity for students to gain new skills, knowledge, and resources to engage in social justice activism on campus and beyond.
This year’s theme prompts us to think about the relationships underpinning struggles for social justice. What do you need to thrive so that you can show up in solidarity as your whole self? How do relationships of solidarity create thriving and resilient communities? In what ways can we practice thriving in solidarity across struggles, across borders, between generations, and with our plant and animal relatives?