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

2 October Courses and a Workshop offered by the Toronto Women’s Bookstore
Register now! There are still spots available!

1. Monday nights at TWB: Money 101 for Women
Facilitated by Amanda Mills, founder of Loose Change

Monday evenings in October 6:30pm to 9pm
Mon Oct 4, 18, 25 and Mon Nov 1
Please note there is no class on Mon Oct 11 (Thanksgiving Day)
Fee: $52

In this workshop we will examine our relationship to money and begin to move money out of the driver’s seat so we can reclaim our place behind the wheel. This workshop endeavors to set you up with a toolkit of financial skills. This course is open to women who want to gain better control over money and its impact on their lives.

Week 1 Money’s Mask - A look at images and characteristics of money both personally and culturally.
Week 2 Money’s Mechanics - A review of tasks central to making our money work for us; identifying where the trouble is.
Week 3 Money’s Museum - A glimpse at our own private histories around money and its effect throughout our lives.
Week 4 Money’s Magic - A celebration of our discoveries and increased respect for our feelings and desires from which our financial decisions flow.

Monday evenings in October 6:30pm to 9pm Mon Oct 4, 18, 25 and Mon Nov 1
Please note there is no class on Mon Oct 11 (Thanksgiving Day)
Fee $52 (no refunds)
Enrollment is limited to 15 participants
There are a small number of subsidized spaces available Pre-registration is required. We ask that all participants be scent- and fragrance-free. Unfortunately we cannot hold spots without payment.

2. Tuesday nights in October 6:30pm to 9pm
splitting open the world: radical women’s poetry, 1970s-now
with instructor Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Tuesday evenings in October 6:30pm to 9pm
Tuesday October 5, 12, 19 and 26
Fee: $52

Want to love poetry but think you hate it? This course is for anyone who hated English class or dropped out and anyone who wants to learn more about the past thirty years since feminism rocked the house of words. This course is open to all women and transfolks; participants should be comfortable in a course that is multicultural but where writers of color and First Nations writers are at the center. Reading packets will be provided.
Week 1 Intro: The 1960s-70s explosion: Judy Grahn, Joy Harjo, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Sharon Olds, Pat Parker, Marge Piercy, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange.
Week 2 The 80s independent feminist publishing boom: Lillian Allen, Beth Brant, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Chrystos, Marilyn Dumont, Hattie Gossett, Aurora Levins Morales, Marilyn Hacker.
Week 3 The 90s spoken word revolution: Sapphire, Sister Spit, I Was Born with Two Tongues, Suheir Hammad, Patricia Smith, Zoe Whittall, Alexis O’ Hara, Taste This.
Week 4 Molotov mouths and rebel girls: Def Poetry Jam, Daphne Gottlieb, StaceyAnn Chin, Ishle Park, Mango Tribe, Maewon, d’bi young, Andana Esteva, Dani Montgomery.

Tuesday evenings in October 6:30pm to 9pm
Tuesday October 5, 12, 19 and 26
Fee $52 (no refunds)
Enrollment is limited to 15 participants
There are a small number of subsidized spaces available Pre-registration is required. We ask that all participants be scent- and fragrance-free. Unfortunately we cannot hold spots without payment.

3. Workshop: Bisexuality: The Basics
With Instructor Cheryl Dobinson
Wednesday, October 6, 2004, 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Fee; $10 (No refunds)

This workshop will provide the opportunity for participants to learn about bisexuality and bisexual issues. Together we will explore myths and stereotypes about bisexuality, the unique experiences and challenges of being bisexual, biphobia, different models of sexual identity and identity development, and the wonderful diversity of bisexual lives and experiences. The workshop will combine information sharing with interactive exercises and discussion in order to promote different kinds of learning. This workshop is open to people of any and all sexual identities who want to learn more about bisexuality.

Wednesday, October 6, 2004 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Fee: $10 (no refunds)
Enrollment is limited to 15 participants Pre-registration is required.
We ask that all participants be scent- and fragrance-free. Unfortunately we cannot hold spots without payment.