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

TWB ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Ranjana Khanna lecture Feb 25
2. Who Da Man Booklaunch March 3
3. “Ten Thousand Roses” Booklaunch and Panel Discussion March 8
4. “Gender of Constitutional Jurisprudence” Reception March 17
5. JEANETTE WINTERSON IS COMING Monday April 11
6. Two March Courses: there are still spots available!

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7. International Women’s Day Rally, March and Fair Saturday March 5

Our lovely spring events poster is here! Come on by and pick one up. It includes events and courses from February to May 2005.

1. Ranjana Khanna will be giving a lecture “Asylum and Disposability”
Friday February 25 6pm
University College, U of T 1 King’s College Circle, Room 179
Free. All are welcome

2. Book launch of Gamal Abdel-Shehid’s “Who Da Man: Black Masculinites and Sporting Cultures”
(Canadian Scholars’ Press)
Thursday March 3 7pm
Toronto Women’s Bookstore
73 Harbord St. Free. All are welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

3. Book launch and panel discussion of Judy Rebick’s “Ten Thousand Roses: The Making of a Feminist Revolution” (Penguin Canada).
Tuesday, March 8 (which is International Women’s Day, by the way!) 7pm
Ryerson University 350 Victoria St. Jorgenson Hall, POD 250

4. Book launch and reception for Beverley Baines’ and Ruth Rubio-Marin’s book “The Gender of Constitutional Jurisprudence” (Cambridge University Press).
Thursday, March 17 7pm
Toronto Women’s Bookstore 73 Harbord St. Free, All are welcome to attend, wheelchair accessible.

5. Toronto Women’s Bookstore and Knopf Canada are very pleased to present
JEANETTE WINTERSON

Yes, the rumours are true! Tickets are on sale now for Jeanette Winterson’s only Canadian stop on her North American book tour for her new novel “Lighthousekeeping” (Knopf Canada).
Monday April 11, 2005 7pm
Church of the Holy Trinity
10 Trinity Square (at Yonge and Dundas, behind the Eaton Centre)
General Admission
Tickets are $5 to $12 sliding scale (no refunds)
Purchase tickets by coming to Toronto Women’s Bookstore (73 Harbord St), calling and reserving over the phone with a credit card (416.922.8744) or reserve tickets online. Please note that online ordering will be set up by Thursday, February 17, 2005. This event is wheelchair accessible. All are welcome to attend.

6. Do you have the winter blahs? What better way to welcome spring than to take a 4-week or 8-week course with us? On Mondays in March we offer “Getting Knitty With It”, a course for beginners, not so beginners and anyone interested in learning to knit, with instructor Jae Steele. Monday March 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 6:30pm to 9pm. Only $52! (no refunds) Call with a credit card to register and reserve your spot today! All are welcome to attend.

On Tuesdays in March and April we are hosting “Writing the Short Story” with published author and poet Tamai Kobayashi. For 8 weeks writers will learn about crafting a short story. All are welcome to attend, but everyone must have a completed short story that will be workshopped.
Tuesday March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. Tuesday April 5, 12 and 19. $100 (no refunds). Call us with a credit card or come by the store to register your spot today!

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
7. "No to Violence, No War, Yes to Justice, Equality for All" International Women's Day ( IWD ) 2005
Saturday, March 5th, 2005 OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St. W. (St. George Subway Station)
Rally 11:00AM March 1:00PM IWD Fair : Ryerson University
Planning Meetings - Wednesday Evenings at 6:00PM 489 College Street, Suite 200