Gender is a fundamental concept for radical communities yet it is often overlooked. Folks working on campaigns that aren't focused on gender can assume that their particular understanding is shared in a group and the notion of gender goes unexplored. There's also not one real primer to get a radical understanding of gender. Books accepted as par de course in academia (Judith Butler) are far from accessible to folks unfamiliar with complex jargon.

On March 20, 2011 the organization Stop Street Harassment founded by author Holly Kearl, created the first International Day Against Street Harassment. After only a month of planning, more than 2,000 people from 13 different countries participated in the day of action. It was so successful that it has been extended to a week of events, rallies and protests. This year it's observed from March 18 to 25 with the most events happening on March 24.

Why?

The event is part of Campus Pride Week and the Mental Health Campaign.

You are invited to join us for a discussion with Sid Jordan and Selma Al-Aswad from Reteaching Gender and Sexuality and local youth from Project Acorn and a screening of the documentary Put this on the Map. The event will also involve a question and answer period, with an opportunity to explore applied strategies for professionals working to broaden conversations about gender and sexuality. Finally, the event will be used to launch the Pride Centre's most recent programming initiative: Buddy Up with Pride.

Underneath the din of politicians posturing about "life" and "choice", there are real stories of real women who have had abortions. Each year in the US, 1.3 million abortions occur, but the topic is still so stigmatized. Powerful, poignant, and fiercely honest, I had an abortion tackles this topic, featuring 10 women - including famed feminist Gloria Steinem - who candidly describe experiences spanning seven decades, from the years before Roe v. Wade to the present day.

55 minutes 8pm at Raw Sugar Cafe

Free admission, $5-$10 suggested donation.

Free admission

The conference will be given in English. 

This two hour sex positive workshop covers how to make safer sex a little more fun (and therefore more likely to happen). Make sure that there's lots of safer sex barriers to show off before people get too excited. This workshop includes:

Sex positive definitions

What is consent

Creating safe space

Condom banana ice breaker

A full agenda

Sexy role play scripts for participants

Developed by 2spirits this guide is part instructive, part demonstrative but on the whole a necessary read for activists. Designed for educators, organizations, activists and community workers, it includes detailed explanations of issues currently facing the indigenous trans community. From unisex toilets to harm reduction and visibility in the community, everything is examined through an indigenous perspective.

Though given the nickname from a simple slot machine, the Canadian fruit machine was anything but benign. It was a top secret system of persecution and oppression of queer Canadians, spurred by homophobia . It involved the calculated and systemic demotion and firing of queers in the civil service by the RCMP.

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