Toronto Women's Bookstore

Toronto Women's Bookstore
http://www.womensbookstore.com
416-922-8744

UPCOMING TWB EVENTS

1. Poetic License Thursday May 12
2. Monique Wittig Tribute Evening Friday May 13
3. Browngirlworld Sunday May 15
4. Laura Davis in Toronto Saturday May 28
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TWB COURSES
5. There are still spots in our two May courses that begin next week!
6. June Courses at TWB
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1. Poetic License: An Evening of Poetry
Featuring Orville Lloyd Douglas, Iman Mersal and an opening performance by nah-ee-lah
Orville will be launching his new book of poetry "You Don’t Know Me" (TSAR Publications)

Thursday, May 12
7 p.m.
at Toronto Women’s Bookstore
73 Harbord St.
$5 suggested donation at the door
All are welcome, wheelchair accessible

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2. Toronto Women’s Bookstore presents :

A Tribute to Monique Wittig (1935-2003) and a Booklaunch for « On Monique Wittig: Theoretical, Political, And Literary Essays » (U. of Illinois Press) edited by Namascar Shaktini

Friday, May 13
6:30 p.m
at Toronto Women’s Bookstore
73 Harbord Street
Free, all are welcome to attend, wheelchair accessible

Monique Wittig was the co-founder of the M.L.F. (Women's Liberation Movement) in France, and Author of Les Guérillères, The Lesbian Body, and others.

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3. Browngirlworld: Radical visions of South Asian womanhood: a spoken word and visual art show.

Sunday, May 15
Door 7 p.m., Show 7:30 p.m.
$5 admission at the door
at Toronto Women’s Bookstore
73 Harbord St.

Featuring:
Rosina Kazi, lyricist/vocalist, LAL
Bushra Rehman, queer Pakistani poet, co-editor of "Colonize This!"
Leah Laskshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, author "Consensual Genocide"
Chamindika Wanduragala, Sri Lankan visual artist (Diaspora/Flow)

Open mic to follow
This is an all-ages event. All are welcome to attend. Wheelchair accessible.

Co-sponsored by brownstargirl productions, fist full of fire pictures and Toronto Women’s Bookstore.

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An Evening With Laura Davis: A Woman With the Courage to Heal
Saturday, May 28, 7pm

OISE Auditorium
252 Bloor St. W
Tickets $8 to $15 General admission
Call 416.922.8744 to reserve tickets, or go online at
www.womensbookstore.com and click on the link near the Laura Davis box.

ASL interpretation provided, Free childcare provided, Wheelchair accessible. All are welcome to attend.
TWB gratefully acknowledges our Co-presenter George Brown College Assaulted Women and Children Counsellor/Advocate Program.

Community Co-sponsors: Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies (OISE/UT), December 6th Fund, Sistering, Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape, Women’s Support Network of York Region and YWCA Toronto.

Sponsoring publisher: Harper Collins Canada

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TWB COURSES

Four-Week Course: Mondays in May Cancer: Creative Strategies for Resistance
With instructor Pam Patterson
Mondays in May: 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 6:30pm to 9pm @ TWB
Fee: $52 (No Refunds) Enrollment limited to 15 participants
This is a four-week workshop in which we will explore creative strategies to address the prevention and treatment of cancer.

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Three Tuesdays in May, and One Wednesday
"Spoken Word" A Cappella: Theory and Practice
with facilitator Naila Keleta Mae (nah-ee-lah)
Tues May 10, Tues May 17, Wednesday May 25, Tues May 31 6:30 to 9pm
Fee: $52 Enrollment limited to 15 participants.

This course aims to prepare participants and their materials for an a cappella Spoken Word performance. Participants must bring material that they want to work on for the duration of the course: an existing text, part of a text or an idea! This course is open to all.

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All courses are wheelchair accessible. There are a limited number of subsidized spots in each course, please call the store to inquire and to register. 416.922.8744. We cannot hold spots in courses unless they are paid for. All courses are held at Toronto Women’s Bookstore at 73 Harbord St.

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June 2005 Courses @ TWB!
Mondays in June: Cuban Feminist Literature with Clelia Rodriguez
Monday June 6,13,20 and 27

This course strives to familiarize participants with an overview of Cuban feminist movements as well as twentieth-century Cuban female writers. For Cuban feminist writers confronting the patriarchal dichotomy, reinforced by the machista discourse, prose and poetry, has allowed them to address key questions in search of their own creative, autonomous, unique and intimate space. Among the issues that will be discussed are ethnicity, race, class and politics. THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO ALL.

NOTE: The required readings for each week will be available in English and Spanish. Participants are expected to come prepared for each session. All readings will be ready to be picked up two weeks prior to the course at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore.

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Tuesday in June: Bisexuality: The Basics with Cheryl Dobinson

Tuesday June 7,14,21 and 28

This course will provide the opportunity for participants to learn about bisexuality and bisexual issues. The course will combine information sharing with interactive exercises and discussion in order to promote different kinds of learning. This course is open to people of any and all sexual identities who want to learn more about bisexuality.

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For full descriptions of the June Courses, please visit our website:
www.womensbookstore.com.

Each course is $52 (no refunds) and runs from 6:30pm to 9pm on the indicated evenings.

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