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Toronto event: Young Lakota at ImagineNATIVE! Reproductive Justice rally, film screening, and after-party

October 9, 2012 • Julia Horel

Native Youth Sexual Health Network is proud to present:

Young Lakota at ImagineNATIVE! Reproductive Justice rally, film screening, and after-party

Young Lakota is a coming of age film about reproductive justice and Indigenous youth on the Pine Ridge reservation, during the battle ground for abortion rights and access in South Dakota.

Join us Saturday October 20th in Toronto:

-1pm Reproductive Justice: Equal Access Now! Pan-Canadian Day of Action at Old City Hall - 60 Queen St. West. Sunny Clifford (main character of Young Lakota) and Jessica Danforth (Native Youth Sexual Health Network) will be speaking at the rally and to the media

-4:30pm Film screening at ImagineNATIVE International Indigenous Media Arts Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King St. West. Tickets are available at: http://imaginenative.org/festival2012/

-7pm directly after the film screening in the GREEN ROOM for after-party, food, and discussion with Sunny Clifford and filmmakers

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/465042220193851/

For questions and free tickets to the film screening at ImagineNATIVE contact Krysta Williams, Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator kwilliams@nativeyouthsexualhealth.com

For more info about the film go to: http://imaginenative.org/festival2012/node/1918

For more info about Reproductive Justice: Equal Access Now! Pan-Canadian Day of Action go to: http://oct20rjday.wordpress.com/
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Homebound: Poetry Workshop Series for Young Muslim Women with Shadi Eskandani

October 5, 2012 • Ronak Ghorbani

(Outburst! Young Muslim Women Safety Project)

Outburst! Young Muslim Women Safety Project Presents:

Join us to create, dream and write!

Homebound is a six session workshop series that will focus on the writing of poetry as a form of artistic expression, craft and healing. In our biweekly gatherings we will use our pens and voices to explore the theme of “Home” with the intent of publishing work(s). We strive to make this is a safer space for everyone to use their creative voice and be heard. This group will be a place to honour our experiences and hear our peers’ truths. The workshops are open to anyone (16 - 26) who self-identifies as a Muslim woman through the spectrum of familial, spiritual, political, cultural, ancestral connections.

Receive

TTC tokens
Childcare (upon 48 request)
Language Interpreters (including ASL) available
Opportunity to be published
Opportunity to create a digital video of a poem

Dates for workshops

Saturday Oct 6th & Oct 20th: Writing Workshop 489 College Street 1 - 4
Saturday Nov 3rd & 17th: Writing Workshop 489 College Street 1 - 4
Saturday Dec 1st & 15th: Writing Workshop 489 College Street 1 - 4

Pre-registration is required please contact us to register 416-323-9149 ext 234 or outburst@schliferclinic.com

Homebound ~ Poetry Workshops for Young Muslim Women is one of several workshop series by Outburst!. Outburst! Young Muslim Women Safety Project is a movement of young Muslim women in Toronto who are breaking silence and speaking out about violence. As young Muslim women we want to determine the ways in which we define and access safety. Outburst!, a program of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, is an opportunity for us to build community through art, education and research.

Shadi Eskandani is an Iranian-born, Toronto-based poet/writer/youth support worker. She holds a Masters degree in Social Anthropology from York University. Her publications appear in Voices of Resistance: Muslim Women on War, Faith and Sexuality, as well as upcoming publications in in the seventh annual Diaspora Dialogues anthology, TOK: Writing the New Toronto. She has also translated Iranian children’s book, Good Night Commander. Shadi facilitates poetry workshops around the city, and as well, has performed her poetry at various events in Toronto. Shadi is currently completing a collection of her poetry, and working on a novella.

Funding for Outburst! Young Muslim Women Safety Project provided by Trillium Foundation and Laidlaw.

Tumblr http://outburstm.tumblr.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/outburstmovement
Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/events/289960414450790/

Twitter @OutburstM
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Save the date: Shameless magazine presents our first silent auction!

October 4, 2012 • Team Shameless

Shameless magazine presents our first silent auction!

Come and check out all the incredible items on display and help fund independent feminist media!

When: October 25, 2012, 6:30 - 9:00pm
Where: ING Direct Cafe (221 Yonge St.). Accessible space.

Tickets will be $15 adv. or $20 at the door.

Tickets available here: http://shamelessauction.eventbrite.ca/

Unique wares and creative services! You won’t want to miss this!
Raffle prizes for Nightwood theatre tickets! Music! Food! Cheap drinks!

This event wouldn’t be possible without the support of Steam Whistle Brewery, Rekai LLP and the Canadian Media Guild.
October 4, 2012 Vigil Locations: for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women

October 3, 2012 • Julia Horel

From the Native Women’s Association of Canada:

Each year on October 4th communities across Canada come together to honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. As we do so, we remember the lives of sisters, daughters, mothers and grandmothers tragically taken from us.

There will be at least 164 vigils on Thursday, October 4 across Canada. A full list of cities and towns with all information can be found here: http://nwac.ca/programs/2012-vigil-locations

OR

Virtual Candlelight Vigil
The www.october4th.ca website was created as a place of hope and healing where we can all come together to honour missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. When you visit, you will be invited to light a candle and leave a dedication. Please join us!
Zines! DIY! Revolution! Activity book! - Shameless Magazine at Nuit Blanche

September 28, 2012 • Ronak Ghorbani

If you’re in Toronto for Nuit Blanche the night-to-morning art festival, make sure to drop by the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W.) at 9 p.m. for the 12 Hr. Zine Machine!

Shameless Editorial Director Sheila, and Arts Editor Ronak are working alongside two super rad teens Kaya and Sahlla (the mastermind behind the Fight Like A Girl zine) to craft together a zine activity book on DIY interactive guides to revolution. We have one hour to make it and would love for you to come by and tell us your thoughts, opinions, and what revolution means to you.

Tweet us at @shamelessmag use the hashtags #DIYrevNB #12hrzinemachine to let us know what revolution means to you and what you’d like to see in the zine!

Also, make sure to check out the 12 Hr. Zine Machine website throughout the night to download the finished zines being made throughout the night!

The only thing 12 Hr. Zine Machine participants can make ahead of time is the zine cover. This is ours!

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More info on the event:

Drop by the Gladstone Hotel and behold the vibrant and bustling “12 HR Zine Machine” as ten featured Toronto artist groups are challenged to create a handmade zine art book every hour, all night long!

Join the zine machine by writing your suggestions on a large “Idea Board” in the workroom or tweeting them to @maddycollective. Nuit Blanche audience members are also invited to sit with the zine artists and contribute their own drawings and writings.

Free limited edition copies of each hour’s unique zine
will be given out to Nuit Blanche guests. The books will also be uploaded online and downloadable throughout the night on our project website at: www.12hrzinemachine.com.

Featured ZINE MACHINE artist groups are:

CAROUSEL MAGAZINE (http://www.carouselmagazine.ca/)
FIONA SMYTH (http://www.fionasmyth.com/)
KOYAMA PRESS (http://koyamapress.com/)
MAMMALIAN DIVING REFLEX (http://mammalian.ca/)
PAPER PUSHER/PAPIRMASSE (http://paperpusher.ca/, http://papirmasse.com/art/)
SHAMELESS MAGAZINE (http://www.shamelessmag.com/)
STATIC ZINE (http://staticzine.com/)
STEEL BANANAS ART COLLECTIVE (http://www.steelbananas.com/)
TORONTO COMIC JAM (http://www.torontocomicjam.com/about.html)
VSVSVS (http://vsvsvs.org/)

Learn more about the 50+ artists included in our project and read our workshop extravaganza zine on: www.12hrzinemachine.com

Part of Gladstone Hotel’s “Fly by Night”

Organized by Madeleine Collective: www.madeleinecollective.com
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Toronto workshop: “I do!” Project spoken word workshops

September 27, 2012 • Julia Horel

The Forced Marriage Project at Agincourt Community Services Association is holding a series of Spoken Word workshops for young women. The aim of the “I do!” youth initiative is to get young women to speak up about relationship violence issues that mostly affect young women.

There will be seven workshops held on Thursdays starting October 25th, from 4 - 6pm at Dorset Park Community Hub, 1911 Kennedy Rd, Unit 105. After learning to write their own Spoken Word pieces on the subject, the participants will get a chance to perform at a Spoken Word event. The process will be filmed to create a documentary that will be completed in december and submitted to documentary festivals.

There will also be two filmscreenings held to further spread awareness about the issue of forced marriage in the GTA. For more information about the project and our previous workshops, check out our project blog at http://www.fmp-acsa.ca/project-blog/.

To register, please contact Amna Siddiqui at samna@agincourtcommunityservices.com.

I Do! Spoken Word

Are you a young interested in discussing gender violence issues and learning to express your views
through spoken word?

Join our 7 spoken word workshops taught by a professional spoken word art facilitator Sheniz
Janmohamed.

Dates: Thursdays
Oct 25th, Nov 1st, Nov 8th, Nov 15th, Nov 22nd, Nov 29th, Dec 6th

Time 4 – 6pm

Note:
Refreshments, TTC Tokens, & volunteer hours are available

For more information or to register, contact:

Amna Siddiqui
samna@agincourtcommunityservices.com

Bring a Friend!

An inspirational experience that concludes with a documentary screening of the actual workshops.

“I do!” Project’s goal is to raise awareness and broaden the discussion in and around FORCED
MARRIAGES by engaging YOUNG WOMEN through the ARTS.
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Toronto event: Day of the Girl

September 25, 2012 • Julia Horel

In celebration of the inaugural International Day of the Girl, the United Nations Association in Canada’s Toronto Branch (UNACTO), will be hosting a screening of the powerful and must-see documentary IT’S A GIRL, on Friday, October 12th from 7-10pm. The event will be held at George Ignatieff Theatre at Trinity College at the University of Toronto (15 Devonshire Place).

The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls are missing in the world today as a result of “gendercide.” It’s a Girl is a remarkable film that explores this extreme form of gender inequality - to the point of exterminating millions of members of a particular gender group. It asks why this is happening and why so little is being done to save girls and women. Shot on location in India and China, this documentary shares the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of mothers fighting to save their daughter’s lives, and of families who kill for a son. Ultimately, it prompts us to critically think about what in our society allows and enables gender inequality to thrive. To watch the trailer and for the full synopsis, visit: http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/.

In addition to raising awareness about gendercide, the event will also go on to celebrate the very first International Day of the Girl, which will take place on October 11th, the day before the event.

Beyond the screening of It’s a Girl, this event will also feature:

o A keynote speech by 11-year-old Alyna Jamal Nanji
o A presentation on gendercide in North America and what Toronto’s most active are doing to bring gender equality to the fore, by UNACTO research-intern Mekdes Soloman
o A display of artwork by Toronto teens
o Raffle prizes

Find event details and purchase tickets here: http://internationaldayofthegirl.eventbrite.ca/

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Come visit Shameless at Word on the Street Toronto!

September 20, 2012 • Team Shameless

It’s the Word on the Street Festival!

Sunday, September 23, from 11am-6pm, at Queen’s Park in Toronto

You won’t want to miss us at the Shameless booth (MM7, in the Magazine Mews). Here are a few reasons why:

- Back issue sale! All back issues are $1 ONLY at WOTS.

- Tote bag sale! Tote bags are an amazing $8 ONLY at WOTS.

- Meet your favourite editors and members of the Shameless team!

Plus: keep an eye on our twitter feed (@ShamelessMag) for contests throughout the day.

See you there!
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Toronto: Abilities Arts Festival Takes it to the Streets!

September 17, 2012 • Julia Horel

Experience Toronto through a disabilities perspective
September 20-October 11, 2012

As part of the tenth annual Abilities Arts Festival launching September 20 with the ARTrageous! Gala and running September 21-October 11, three events look at our city from a unique perspective featuring a roster of visual and performance-based artworks by artists with disabilities.

In keeping with the theme of storytelling, each event at this year’s festival, including a photography exhibition and book launch, a multi-media extravaganza as part of Nuit Blanche and a unique theatrical experience featuring “podplays”, remind us that “telling tales” lies at the heart of human creativity and in the search to find connection and community with others.

Toronto: Street Level
Photography exhibit and book launch
September 21-October 11 from noon to 9pm daily
Carlton Cinema Gallery, 20 Carlton St.
Free.

Ten talented photographers present their view of Toronto through a disability lens in the photography exhibition, Toronto: Street Level. The photography presented at this exhibit is the culmination of an 8-month master class with acclaimed Toronto photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo, and features the work of Ontario artists: Mark Brose, Allan Cullen, Nicole Flynn, Steve Kean, Mike Monize & Natalia Isak, Jeff Nolan, Peter Owasu-Ansah, Dylan Smith and Kathy Toth. The opening and book launch is Friday, September 21 from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

A Queen Street Cartography
Nuit Blanche multi-media extravaganza
September 29 from 7pm-midnight
Open Gallery (49 McCaul St.) and Queen Street storefronts, Queen Streetcar and environs.
Free.

A Queen Street Cartography is a heady mash-up of photography, performance, music and intimate “city” stories. Featuring live performances by the brilliant mulch-instruumentalist Donald Quan of Musideum. The action spills out of OCAD’s Open Gallery and onto Queen Street in shop windows, along laneways and green spaces and onto the walls of the Queen Streetcar for this immersive mixed-media event.

The Listening Post
Intimate mobile city stories told through “pod-cast plays” set in and around Queen St.
September 30 from 1pm-4pm
Leaving from Open Gallery, 49 McCaul St. and heading into neighbouring streets and alleys.
Free.

Audience members step into intimate tales of life in the city as they walk the Queen Street corridor, guided by the voices and personal tales of life in the city by a remarkable quartet of artists: Jan Derbyshire, Catherine Frazee, Janna Gorham and Izzy Mackenzie Lay. Each audience of one “attends” each short play, by listening to it on an MP3 player while walking through the setting of the story.

Other programs running as part of the 2012 Abilities Arts Festival:

ARTrageous!
10th Anniversary Gala - A celebration of the last ten years. North America’s first artist-in-residence award for a disability-identfied artist to pursue their art will be announced.
September 20 from 6:30pm-9:30pm, Toronto City Archives, 255 Spadina Road. $25.

MIX
September 21-23 - films and workshops
Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton St.
Screenings $8/Attendants free.
Desire. War. Court Fools. Speed Dating. All in a weekend of disability media! All films are open captioned. Workshops, panels and discussions are free; but pre-registration is required. If you require ASL or attendant care to be provided, call 48 hours in advance.

Tickets and Info: Call 416-593-9475 or email info@abilitiesartsfestival.org
Visit abililtiesartsfestival.org for full information
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Toronto events: Resisting Mentalism: Becoming an Ally to Mad People and the Consumer/Survivor Community

September 17, 2012 • Julia Horel

Presenters: Elizabeth and Alisa from the Mad Students Society Working Group on Ally Relationships
www.madstudentsociety.com / www.facebook.com/MadStudentSociety

Upcoming workshop dates/locations in Toronto:

Tuesday, September 18 from 12-2pm
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) room 4420, 252 Bloor Street West
Part of DisOrientation 2012 Toronto: http://disorientation2012.org/
All welcome. Free.

Wednesday, September 26 from 12-2pm
York University, Student Centre room 307, 4700 Keele Street
Part of DisOrientation 2012 @ YorkU: http://opirgyork.ca/events/09-11-12/disorientation-2012 / www.facebook.com/events/316987408398580/?ref=ts
All welcome. Free.

Saturday, September 29 from 6-7:30pm
U of T St. George Campus / Harvest Noon, 2nd Floor, 16 Bancroft Avenue
Part of Trade School Toronto: http://tradeschool.coop/toronto/class
Registration required. Cost: wish-list item for trade

This workshop will examine unexposed sites and methods of discrimination against Mad people, psychiatric survivors, consumers, and those labelled with “mental illness” diagnoses or mental health disabilities (also called mentalism or saneism). To counter stereotypical and medical model understandings of madness (eg. “mental illness” presented as a biological disorder requiring medical treatment like psychotropic medications) pervasive in society, Elizabeth and Alisa will focus on Mad people as a people. Like other equity-seeking groups, Mad people have a history, language, community, and culture that would-be-allies need to acknowledge, celebrate, and support.

We will introduce learners to the consumer/survivor community and social movement by talking about our history, discussing identity terms, exhibiting button slogans, and highlighting alternatives like consumer/survivor organizations and peer support groups. Through interactive group activities and conversations, learners will be encouraged to challenge their mentalist attitudes in order to ally with Mad people and the local and global Mad Movement as well as to foster more fully accessible and “safe” social justice spaces and “inclusive” movements. Are you a crazy person too? Come explore some of the history of our movement with us.