Alien-Nation is a celebration of creative resistance in struggle - through art and music to build more resilient communities. By focusing on workers' struggles and systemic discrimination and injustices, we raise our voices in solidarity with undocumented and precariously documented migrants for justice.

Speak Up! Speak Out! Public Dialogue and the Politics of Dissent

On Saturday March 19th 2011, there is a free, full-day conference about the criminalization of dissent around G20 activism -- and creative ways to heal and move forward.

Policing and the criminalization of dissent around G20 activism has

International Women's Day events honour and celebrate the achievement of women from around the world. Voices rising is focused on how we can rise from the barriers which can hold us back. It is celebrating women and empowerment!

An evening of music and spoken word. Performers: Brenda MacIntyre, Sara Marlowe, Amani, Lara Bozabalian, and Lishai Peel.

PWYC. Donations go to: The Canadian Foundation of Women. All ages, accessible, ASL/English Interpreters. Free refreshments.

The whole spoken word community comes together for LITLIVE.CA, the first web magazine to document and review the spoken word scene across this country.

The show features music, poetry and vibe from the KalmUnity Vibe Collective (with Katalyst, Fabrice, Deanna Smith and Blackbird )
It's the fabulous Alexis O'Hara flying in from Europe to perform
It's Catherine Kidd, Fortner Anderson and the national launch of poetry/trance band Pharmakon MTL's latest CD "To Call Out in the Night"

It's Luna Allison, Kaie Kellough and Throw Collective's Alessandra Naccarato

Your host and MC for the night is the editor of LITLIVE, poet and CKUT show host Mr. Vince Tinguely.

Doors open 8PM; show starts 9PM

$5 (or pay what you can)

Aqua Books is pleased to be the permanent home of the venerable poetry series Speaking Crow. The Crow starts at 7 p.m. and is followed by two open-mic sets and short breaks in between. Come take up the mic and wax poetic about life, the universe and everything!

Eva Waldauf is the featured Poet at Art of Word open mic. She'll be jumping, howling and laughing while reading some of her new and old favourites! She'll be bringing some of my Collage and Painting for cross inspiration.

Raw Canvas is a great place to perform in the open mic if you are a Musician or a Poet. Open mic sign up is at 8:30 p.m.. If you're a Visual Artist it's a great place to see art being created, new art on the walls or create your Art in the back studio! It's also a fun place to just listen, watch, have dinner or drinks.

Aqua Books is pleased to be the permanent home of the venerable poetry series Speaking Crow. The Crow starts at 7 p.m. and is followed by two open-mic sets and short breaks in between. Come take up the mic and wax poetic about life, the universe and everything!