October TWB events and a Plethora of Giveaways
1. Mexico Solidarity Ticket giveaway!
2. 'In Your Face' Book Launch & Book Giveaway!
3. "Doing IT" Book Launch & Book Giveaway!
4. "Mapping Yoruba Networks" Book Launch

First time announcements of November TWB Events
4. Dancing Backwards: A Social History of Canadian Women in Politics. Tuesday, November 2
5. Larger Than Fiction: An evening of Canadian Fiction at TWB. Wednesday, November 3

October 2004 TWB Picks

1. Toronto Women’s Bookstore is pleased to present a fundraising evening for the International Mexican Solidarity Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua.

Come see a screening of the film "Missing Young Woman" directed by Lourdes Portillo. The film will be followed by short speeches and music.

Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Doors open at 6pm, film will start at 6:30pm sharp
Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave
Tickets $5 to $15 sliding scale (no refunds)

To purchase tickets or for more information, call Toronto Women's Bookstore 416-922-8744. Tickets can be purchased at 73 Harbord St. www. womensbookstore.com

Win a pair of tickets to this event! Be the 11th person to correctly answer the following question. Name a COURSE that TWB is hosting in October 2004. Contest closes Tuesday October 12th, at 9am. Only the winner will be contacted via e-mail. Please indicate in the subject line that you want to win "Mexico Solidarity" tickets. One entry per email address per contest, please.

2. Toronto Women's Bookstore Proudly Presents:

A Book Launch for: "In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You" By Shari Graydon; author, educator and former president of MediaWatch This book provides humour-inflected, teen-directed perspective on everything from “centerfold syndrome” to six-pack abs.

Thurs Oct 14 at 6pm
National Film Board of Canada
150 John St.
Free admission
Wheelchair accessible

Co-sponsored by Annick Press, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, MediaWatch and the National Film Board

Win a free copy of 'In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You" by Shari Graydon. The 4th and 12th correct responses to this question will win a free book: Name a writer who is reading at the Larger Than Fiction on November 3rd at TWB. Contest closes Tuesday October 12th at 9am. The winners will be contacted via e-mail. Please indicate in the subject line that you want to win the "In Your Face" book. One entry per email address per contest, please.

3. Toronto Women’s Bookstore and Sumach Press Present

A Book Launch & Celebration of: .
Doing IT: Women Working In Information Technology By Krista Scott-Dixon

Come and meet the author of this exciting new book that asks critical questions about the so-called Information Revolution. Just how are women faring in this much-hyped industry? Is women’s knowledge valued in the knowledge economy? How can women IT professionals move ahead in their careers so that they too shape and direct the future of information technologies?

Music provided by the geek-tastic grooves of Nerd by Day, DJs by night: Funky house and trance courtesy of DJ Gamma Fodder and DJ Quantum Foam, complete with retro-tech visuals!

Thursday, October 21, 2004 7 p.m.
at Toronto Women’s Bookstore
73 Harbord Street (at Spadina)

Free Refreshments- - -Door Prizes throughout the evening

* Free Admission - - -Wheelchair Accessible- - -All Are Welcome to Attend .

*Door Prizes generously provided by the Miles Nadal JCC, Sumach Press, Toronto Women's Bookstore and others! .

Win a free copy of 'Doing IT: Women Working in Information Technology’ by Krista Scott-Dixon! Be the 17th correct response to this question and win a free book. Name the event that is being presented by TWB on November 25th. Contest closes Tuesday October 12th at 9am. The winner will be contacted via e-mail. Please indicate in the subject line that you want to win the "Doing IT" book. One entry per email address per contest, please.

4. Book Launch: Mapping Yorùbá Networks by Kamari Clarke (Duke University Press)

Mapping Yorùbá Networks is a unique look at the political economy of homeland identification and the transnational construction and legitimization of ideas such as authenticity, ancestry, blackness, and tradition.

Kamari Maxine Clarke is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at YyKamari Maxine Clarke is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Yale University.

Friday, October 29th at 7pm
Toronto Women’s Bookstore
Free admission

NEW EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS
5. Book Launch Dancing Backwards: A Social History of Canadian Women in Politics.
By Senator Sharon Carstairs and Tim Higgins

Dancing Backwards is a history of the ground-breaking accomplishments of women in political life in Canada. Senator Sharon Carstairs was the first Canadian woman to be addressed as Honourable Leader of the Opposition. She will be discussing the book and answering questions.

Tuesday, Nov 2, 2004 at 7pm at sPaHa Restaurant and Bistro
66 Harbord St. (north-east corner of Harbord and Spadina) .
Free admission
Wheelchair accessible
Free canapes
All are welcome to attend

Co-sponsored by Heartland Publishing House

6. Larger Than Fiction: An evening of Canadian fiction with Shary Boyle, Larissa Lai, Suzette Mayr and Jaspreet Singh.

Join us for a special evening of new Canadian fiction. Shary Boyle will show art from her graphic novel "Witness My Shame", Larissa Lai will read from her recently re-issued novel "When Fox is A Thousand", Suzette Mayr will read from her latest novel "Venous Hum" and Jaspreet Singh will read from his new novel "Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir".

Wednesday, November 3 7pm at TWB .
Free admission
Wheelchair accessible
Free refreshments
All are welcome to attend .
Co-sponsored by: Arsenal Pulp Press, Conundrum Press and Vehicule Press