The “Nzirambi Photo Exhibition”, providing a glimpse into life at a Ugandan orphanage, will be unveiled during a special fundraising event on October 27. Funds raised go toward the Nzirambi Fund which ensures the boys and girls of this orphanage have access to higher levels of education.

An evening of photography and discussion with Jon Elmer, photojournalist to mark the 10th anniversary of the Second Intifada. Popular protests erupted throughout Israel-Palestine in October 2000 and Israel's harsh military actions quickly transformed the uprising into a war that redefined the nature of the conflict. Israel's withdrawal from settlements in Gaza and the construction of a 700-km wall encircling Palestinians in the West Bank has opened a new chapter in the struggle for justice in Palestine.

Jon Elmer is a photographer and journalist who has lived in and covered the West Bank and Gaza since 2003. His work has appeared in Le Monde diplomatique, Al Jazeera English and the Journal for Palestine Studies. He's currently based in Bethlehem. www.jonelmer.ca

NOW in TORONTO at BEIT ZATOUN Following showings in Montreal, New York, Beyrouth, Jbeil, Zahleh, Copenhagen, Amman, Tripoli, Paris, Tyre and Casablanca. Imagine a young country where multiculturalism is part of the mental landscape and where differences are life enriching. Imagine a much older country on the other side of the planet where 19 religious communities are at home on a territory only 1/10 the size of Southwest Ontario.

Lecture: Mangoes on Fabric with Sartaj Kaur

Sartaj Kaur will give a talk on the unique textile art of Kashmir and why it has always been a luxury item. She will discuss history, technique, style, the contemporary market, and how to identify an authentic Kashmir shawl.

Sartaj Kaur is the owner of and designer for Kinna Sohna, one of Toronto's leading boutiques of fine handcrafted textiles. Free for TMC Members and Full-time students, Non-members $12. Advance tickets may be purchased in person at the TMC's front desk. Please arrive early, seating is limited.

Visit our Web site at www.textilemuseum.ca.

Art Listings Professional (ALP) gets social with website launch party and group exhibit

Featuring work by Charles Hackbarth, Sean Hadley, Andreanne Le Hudon, Marinko Jareb, Trevor Laalo and Ryan Rader.

ALP is six months old! Help us get this puppy off the ground the right way with a dose of visual art from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal + music, performance, drinks and food.

Robert Edmonds is nailing his memories to the wall.

The artist, designer and Main Street fixture hangs the last of the frames of his Fragments in RPM exhibition in Vancouver's Public Lounge Eatery then pours himself a beer. Dozens of moments in music look down on him. It's the first of his solo exhibits in a while, but he's quietly excited about it. He doesn't do solo stuff much.

Fragments in RPM is comprised of screenprinted impressions of vinyl, and in their centres, Edmonds has placed fragments of gig posters he's designed over the past few years. Gomez, Hot Hot Heat, Franz Ferdinand, Flaming Lips, REM, Queens of the Stone Age and Warren Zevon all jam among them.

The Canadian Red Cross presents the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) international photo exhibit "Our World at War" which provides a unique and first-hand look at what war and armed violence do to people's lives. The exhibit features some of the photos from five award winning photojournalists (James Nachtwey, Ron Haviv, Chris Morris, Franco Pagetti and Antonin Kratochvil) who travelled to eight countries, where they met countless displaced families, prisoners, orphaned children, war surgeons, poor and widowed mothers, disabled volunteers, rebel fighters, rape victims, counsellors, midwives and others affected by armed conflict.

The Steeling the Gaze exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada reinvents and turns upside down the traditional notion of the portrait. At the same, it critiques and undermines at every turn the way Native peoples have been represented, taking apart such myths as the noble savage, the stoic and the warrior. It features works by some of Canada's most influential First Nations artists.

This exhibition of photographs, etchings, collages and videos offers viewers the chance to understand more deeply the Aboriginal struggle for healing and wholeness through portrayals that question, play with and reconstruct identity.