Posts by Julia Horel
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University of Toronto Equity Studies Students Union Presents… LINKED OPPRESSIONS 2012
November 6-9, 2012 Linked Oppressions was born out of the realization that racism, transphobia and homophobia are deeply affected by one another. The ways that each of these spaces of oppression are experienced is deeply affected by how we inhabit and exist within the world. Linked Oppressions will be a week of events that are dedicated to speaking about the issues that affect us, learning and healing. “There is no such things as a single-issue struggle because we … READ MORE
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Toronto events: ROOKIE Yearbook One launch party and signings (x2)
ROOKIE YEARBOOK LAUNCH + MASQUERADE PARTY with Tavi Gevinson Tavi Gevinson is coming to Magic Pony for the launch of ROOKIE Yearbook One and we are having a costume party to celebrate! There will be a book signing, art show, photo booth and Halloween dance party with guest ROOKIE DJs. There will also be candy. Lots of candy. Toronto based ROOKIE photographer Petra Collins will be curating and creating an art exhibit with work by ROOKIE contributors. … READ MORE
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October 4, 2012 Vigil Locations: for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
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 … READ MORE
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Toronto workshop: “I do!” Project spoken word workshops
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 … READ MORE
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Toronto event: Day of the Girl
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 … READ MORE
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Web Features
Health at Every Size: Health at Every Size
I am what nutritionist Michelle Allison, known professionally as The Fat Nutritionist, calls a “dieting casualty.” From the time I was 16 and joined Weight Watchers for the first time to the day I decided to give up dieting forever when I was 23, I lived in a cycle of weight losses and gains, diet after diet, exercise for penance and “cheat days” for pleasure. I never thought I was thin enough, even when friends … READ MORE
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Toronto: Abilities Arts Festival Takes it to the Streets!
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 … READ MORE
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Events: Take Back the Night 2012 - Toronto
Take Back the Night’s theme this year is “Un-Occupying Our Minds, Healing Ourselves.” Take Back the Night is a FREE community event where we celebrate survivors of (sexual) violence, protest our right to live lives free of violence and build our diverse communities. TBTN includes a free community dinner, a community fair with resources, a rally with speakers and performers and a march. This year our event will feature the amazing community of PARKDALE. Saturday September 15th, … READ MORE
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Recommended Viewing: It Gets Fatter
It Gets Fatter is a project started by three self-identified fat people of colour, with the intent of building a dialogue around being fat people of colour in a fatphobic world, eating together and being in safe spaces together. “… maybe it could be a project, like It Gets Better, but actually better, because people of colour are doing it.” They have so far posted an introductory video that can be found here, and a version with … READ MORE
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Celebrating Contemporary Global Indigenous Culture: Planet IndigenUS
Celebrating Contemporary Global Indigenous Culture Planet IndigenUS co-produced by Woodland Cultural Centre kicks off this Friday! Aug. 10-19, 2012 WHAT: Planet IndigenUS co-produced by Woodland Cultural Centre The biggest festival in the world of its kind: A ten-day celebration of cutting-edge, contemporary Indigenous culture from around the world. WHERE: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto; Woodland Cultural Centre, 184 Mohawk Street, Brantford; and partners across the GTA Buses will be running between Harbourfront Centre, Woodland Cultural Centre and partner sites … READ MORE
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TAKE A SICK DAY! At the AGO
TAKE A SICK DAY! At the AGO presented by Disabled Young People’s Project Come share your know-how and come to know how we deal with our bodies and our health on our own terms. This is an event filled with wisdom, colour and the noise of change for those of us (young) people of colour who live with disabilities. We will have: art food community strategy sessions Music attendant care ASL interpreters wheelchair accessibility gender neutral restrooms LGBTQ positive vibe Scent-free ALL INCLUDED WITH YOUR FREE ADMISSION When/Where: AUGUST 18, 2012 10:30am-6:00pm ART GALLERY … READ MORE
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Recommended Reading: Hate Crimes Always Have A Logic: On The Oak Creek Gurudwara Shootings
Highly recommended piece from the amazing Harsha Walia over at Racialicious. While these murders were abhorrent, they were not ‘senseless’. The ad nauseaum suggestion that the killings were senseless attempts to construct the shooting as random and without logic, when in fact racist hate crimes operate through the very deliberate and precise logic of white supremacy. White supremacy, as a dominant and dominating structuring, actually necessitates and relies on a discourse that suggests that hate crimes are … READ MORE
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Event/Opportunity: Elle Project 2012 - Projet ELLE 2012
From the Girls Action Foundation: It’s time to register! Do you get fired up about issues and want to make a difference? Do you want to change things up in your life or community? Then why not join inspiring young women from across the country at the ELLE Leadership Training! (Or, if you know a young woman who could be interested, please pass this on!) The event is FREE. All costs for attending the training will be … READ MORE
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Rainbow Camp: for LGBTQ and Allied Youth 13-17 in Thessalon, Ontario
Join us for our first Rainbow Camp! This is a unique opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning, and allied (LGBTQA) youth and/or members of Queer families. We are committed to developing a camp community which honours creativity, individual choice, and social justice. Rainbow Camp will provide opportunities for campers to make new friends and develop skills through traditional camp programming. More than anything, Rainbow Cam is a fun place to come OUT and be yourself! Our Camp … READ MORE
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Event: Mad Pride Toronto 2012
Mad Pride Toronto 2012: July 10-15. Full event schedule now available! Mad Pride is an arts, culture, and heritage festival created by psychiatric survivors, consumers, mad people, folks the world has labelled “mentally ill,” and those in solidarity with us. Mad Pride is about: . remembering and participating in mad history . challenging discrimination . advocating for rights . affirming mad identities . developing and empowering mad communities . having fun! Our lives and contributions are valuable and need celebration! For the full schedule of … READ MORE
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Audition/Event: Spotlight on Summer Talent: Hot Talents Exposing Hot Issues
On Sunday, August 19, we will be hosting “Spotlight on Summer Talent: Hot Talents Exposing Hot Issues.” FYI and Redwood Women’s Shelter have partnered to put on this amazing event! With female-only performances, we hope to raise awareness about violence and discrimination against women. Performances are meant to empower and inspire girls from all across Toronto and the GTA to showcase their talents in a female dominated space. We are inviting young women to come … READ MORE
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Workshop: Alliance of Multicultural Agencies Against Forced Marriages in Canada
“I do!” is a youth initiative that is part of the project Alliance of Multicultural Agencies Against Forced Marriages in Canada at Agincourt Community Services Association. It seeks to create awareness about forced marriage among young women through art workshops and to film the workshops for making a documentary. We have completed the first art workshop which involved young people (13 - 18 years of age) creating posters about what they learned. You can read about … READ MORE
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UPDATED WITH GOOD NEWS: Sales team for independent Canadian book publishers defunded
GREAT NEWS! Today, the Literary Press Group was given word that the Heritage Minister has overturned the decision and the sales force will be funded for this year! I’ll leave this post as an informational post about what indie publishers in Canada do and how precarious their survival is! The LPG’s statement is here. xo Julia Dear Shameless readers, Some of you may be aware that my day job is in book publishing. I work for the distribution arms of … READ MORE
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Toronto event: Brown Canada Showcase
Brown Canada Showcase, Wed Jun 27 @ Grace Toronto. Premiere of the original play “Oh Canada, Oh Komagata Maru!” Tickets are free, RSVP now on eventbrite! Brown Canada Showcase Sharing Our Stories: Creating New Legacies Wednesday June 27th, 2012 5:30-9:00 p.m Grace Church, 41 Britain Street, Toronto (east of Queen station) Dinner served from 5:30-6:30 pm. Program starts at 6:30 pm, sharp. This is a Free Event, but space is limited; please RSVP before June 25th ateventbrite or by contacting browncanada@cassa.on.ca or 416-932-1359 … READ MORE
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Halifax teens: Write Now!
Hey Teens! Are you interested in writing? Stories, song lyrics, journals, poetry, spoken word, graphic novels or whatever else you can think of? Are you creative? Do you love to express yourself? Why not join Write Now! Halifax this summer? WHAT A writing club that brings together creative youth and adult writers to learn, share and collaborate on creative writing of all kinds. WHO Youth ages 13-18 WHEN Tuesdays, 6-8 pm July 17 to August 21 WHERE Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax Bus tickets … READ MORE