Coffee, Action and Words at UMI CAFE!

We Got So Much To Say! As the cold takes jabs at our senses and we breathe deeper
to try to fan the coals inside of us to stay warm....we are called to speak up for
things that need to be discussed. Through poetry, through writing, or through song,
Umi Cafe has a few things this week that should grab your attention and get the blood pulsating through your body smoothly...let's get passionate...

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20th 2008
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

3rd Edition of Bill Brown's 1,2,3 Slam!
w/ Special Guest: Neil Conway from the Discounts (NFLD)
www.neilconway.ca
www.thediscounts.ca


Come and be fascinated by the verbal architecture of Ottawa's best and up-and-coming slam poets. 12 poets will spit off in 3 rounds, (1st round = 1-minute poem, 2nd round = 2 minute poem, 3rd round=3 minute poem) to see
who will walk home with Bill Brown! With previous winners, Mehdi "ONE" and Poetic Speed (www.komiolaf.com) displaying their mastery beside their fellow poets, this night will surely be one not to miss.
Featuring Special Guest, Neil Conway of the Discounts, all the way from Newfoundland. The two times Neil was here with the Discounts and the Idlers (http://www.myspace.com/theidlersmusic), every left with aching feet and an expanded mind...just bring your soul!

Poets, sign up on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Veterans or rookies step up!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21st 2008

ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE CONFERENCE:
The Launch of the Dominion Newspaper (special issue on Mining)
Speakers and Live Music - All Ages
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

http://org4justice.wordpress.com/

Activism for progressive change happening in Ottawa

People are fed up with traditional politics. They know something needs to be done, and they aren’t willing to leave it to politicians. They’re taking responsibility into their own hands. Even Barack Obama used to be a community organizer.
The current generation of organizers and activists are coming together this Nov 20-22 in Ottawa. The occasion: the Organizing For Justice conference.
This is meant as a time for people to connect around the themes of social, economic, and environmental justice, and healthy communities: to develop strategy, to share vision, and to work on skills and tools that will help them in their efforts to effect change. All people who share these interests and values are welcome to attend and be a part.

There’ll be plenty of opportunity for expanding horizons and getting into the nitty-gritty of organizing effective communities for change.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd 2008

LISA POUSHINSKY & THE ORB WEAVERS
8:00 PM START TIME
www.myspace.com/orbweavers
www.myspace.com/lpoushinsky
www.sonicbids.com/lpoushinsky


Lisa Poushinsky: The candy-coloured dress and skinny bass caught your eye but it’s the trembling vocals and vibrating guitar that slide down the back of your neck like a fingernail, pulling you off the street and into the bar. You’ve found yourself in the middle of an L.Poushinsky show. By turns playful, funky, and thoughtful, at times deeply dark and downright hair-raising, eLp hooks her audience with slippery vocal stylings and reels ‘em in with the confident delivery of quirky, catchy melodies and sophisticated lyrics. With elements from jazz, motown, blues, pop / rock, cabaret, and country, eLp’s sets range across a wide and surprising musical landscape.

The Orb Weavers: All the way from P.E.I.! Playing a fusion of psychedelic, rock and country. John Mullins: Guitar Shane Coady: Drums/Vocals Pat Deighan: Vocals/Guitar Dan Wagner: Bass/Vocals