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Feminist action

feminists must take action

Put together by the Rebelles, a group of young feminists with chapters across Canada, this workshop facilitation guide and agenda sets up how to hold a workshop on feminist action. The guide is for a consensus or discussion based workshop for groups to work out an action or to go over what questions feminists should tackle on their way to deciding on a campaign. The guide goes over:

 
Goals

Agenda for the workshop

how to generate discussion

Choosing the right action

 

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Support a survivor

a painted hand with the text stop the violence

Most people will experience some violence in their lives, whether it's emotional, physical or psychological. However women are more likely than any other Canadians to encounter violence. Over half of Canadian women have reportedly experienced sexual or physical violence in their lifetimes since age 16. It is estimated that only six percent of women who have experienced violence report it. Though not extensive, this basic guide will outline:

Kinds of violence

How to listen

What to say

Solidarity

Kinds of violence

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Including transwomen in women's services

trans liberation

It's sadly not uncommon for transwomen to be discriminated against by women's services. Woman-only policies are exclusionary to women who are transgender, intersex and transexual.

 

Manual

That's why the Trans Alliance Society has produced the Trans Inclusion Policy Manual. The extensive guide covers definitions, legal and human rights, an overview of the need for inclusion as well as detailed sections about how to write and implement trans-friendly policy.

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People's Health Radio

The Revolution Starts at Home: The Vancouver launch

August 10, 2011
| Audio from the July 21 Vancouver launch of the book "The Revolution Starts at Home, Confronting Intimate Violence In Activist Communities."

50:43 minutes (46.44 MB)
The F Word

Mary-Woo Sims on feminism, lesbianism and social justice activism

August 1, 2011
| Mary-Woo Sims, award-winning social justice activist and former Chief Commissioner of the B.C. Human Rights Commission, speaks with Nicole Deagan of The F Word about lesbianism, feminism and activism.

26:10 minutes (23.96 MB)
People's Health Radio

Nine Month Blues: A look at women's reproductive rights in Canada

June 23, 2011
| From birth control, to abortion, to access to information and education, what's happening with sexual health for women in Canada?

61:13 minutes (56.05 MB)
Columnists

A response to the mainstream feminist blogosphere on 'Feminism FOR REAL'

So while I was out in the real world yesterday working up north in Nunavik (which is not Nunavut -- for those of you who think you're bad ass having heard about Nunavut before -- Nunavik is a completely different Inuit region) this happened in the feminist blogosphere regarding the lack of mainstream feminist coverage of Feminism FOR REAL -- Deconstructing the Academic Industrial Complex of Feminism.

Trans film screening series: Speakeasy

May 9 2011 - 6:30pm
May 9 2011 - 8:30pm

Location

Bahen Centre
40 St.George rm.1180
Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
Canada
Phone: 416 978 8201
Fax: 416 978 1078
43° 39' 34.6716" N, 79° 23' 48.6528" W

The Trans Inclusion Group hosts a free screening of: "Speakeasy"

Everyone welcome. Allies welcome.

► SPEAKEASY: Shot in the style of classic film noir and reminiscent of the 1940′s, Speakeasy draws you inside its secret world of rough sex, queer fetish, and fearlessness. Detective Billy Castro descends into the world of porn noir as he investigates an underground queer club filled with handsome transmen and femme fatales. Award-winning director Courtney Trouble captures the feel of the 1940s, as well as the queer fetish and fearlessness of our own era.

WINNER! 2010 Feminist Porn Awards - Most Tantalizing Trans Film

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Trans Film Screening Series

FemCab 2011

Mar 1 2011 - 8:00pm
Mar 1 2011 - 10:00pm

Location

Harbourfront Centre, Brigantine Room
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto
Canada
Phone: 416-944-1740x5
43° 38' 20.8248" N, 79° 22' 58.4076" W

Nightwood Theatre's International Women's Day Celebration! This sell-out event is now in its 28th year. The only cabaret in town where performers of every discipline come together in an irreverent and boisterous celebration of women. This year it will be hosted by Sandra Battaglini, Canadian comedy award-winner for her show, Hard Headed Woman.

This year's line-up includes:
Judy Rebick (Keynote)
Donna Grantis Band (music)
Shakura S'Aida (music)
Judith Thompson with a SICK collective member (theatre)
Alejandra Ribera (music)
Chelsea Manders (comedy)
Lara Bozabalian (spoken word)
Julia Aplin (dance)
and Guiomar Campbell and company as our House Band

Contact name: 
Rebecca Peirson
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