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

TWB Announcements
1. Reminder that there are still spaces in the Sun Aug 22 Workshop!
2. September Course still has spaces available
3. Our full Fall 2004 courses schedule is available online
4. Bisexuality: The Basics Workshop Wed Oct 6
5. August 10% venture Friday August 27

Community Announcements
6. Language Lounge, part of the Queen St. Art Crawl

1. Sun Aug 22 Workshop: DIY Zinesters with Sandra Alland and Jennifer LoveGrove. This workshop is for women who want to get published. This workshop was previously promoted as being for Latina women only and it has now been opened up to include all women. Learn how to present your work to publishers, how to create your own zines and chapbooks. It all happens this Sunday!

Sun Aug 22 at Toronto Women’s Bookstore
5:30 to 8:30pm
Wheelchair accessible
Fee: $10. Please pre-register beforehand.

2. A Road Map to Art Making for the Independent Working Class Artist with Anna Camilleri.
Sunday Sept 12, 19, 26 and Sun Oct 3. 5:30 to 9pm. *
This course is open to folks who self-identify as artists and poor or working class *

Week 1. Who We Are/ Flipping the Script: who we are, where we are, where we want to be, identifying barriers, and conditions needed to develop as artists, naming positive qualities we bring to our art practice that we attribute to our class.

Week 2. Creative Concepts/ Treatment and Proposals: getting clear on ideas, writing narrative descriptions and outlines for a variety of audiences, knowing your audience and ‘rules of engagement’ i.e. assessment criteria, juries etc.

Week 3. Compass: Tools and Tips: tools to help organize your work (time + resource management tips), tools to get you published, booked, screened, models for learning: mentorship and apprenticeship, promotion and marketing

Week 4. Drawing Your Own Map: the DIY approach, asking for what you want and asking for what you’re ‘worth’

Fee: $52. No refunds. Pre-registration is required.
A small number of spots are reserved for those who require a sliding scale fee.
Please ask at the front desk.

3. We have a wonderful lineup of 4-week courses this fall. Check out the full details online. We also have a booklet available at the store that has full descriptions of each of the courses.

4. One-Day Workshop: Bisexuality: The Basics
With Instructor Cheryl Dobinson
Wednesday October 6, 2004 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Held at Toronto Women’s Bookstore
73 Harbord St. (West of Spadina, South of Bloor)
Fee: $10 (No Refunds)
Enrollment is limited to 15 participants

This workshop will provide the opportunity for participants to learn about bisexuality and bisexual issues. Together we will explore myths and stereotypes about bisexuality, useful definitions, 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.

About the facilitator: Cheryl Dobinson is a bisexual writer, researcher, and advocate. She has an MA in Sociology from York University. Her studies focused on women's sexuality and queer youth. She has been publishing the bi women's zine "The Fence" since 2002. Cheryl is very involved in Toronto's bisexual community, and wants to start wearing a t-shirt that says "This is what a bisexual feminist looks like" so people will stop assuming she's straight just because her partner happens to be a man.

5. On Friday August 27, come and shop at TWB and 10% of the day’s sales will go to Supporting Our Youth (SOY).

SOY is a dynamic volunteer organization that works to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual (LGBTTQ) youth in Toronto through the active involvement of adults. We create healthy arts, culture and recreational spaces for young people; provide supportive housing and employment opportunities; and increase youth access to adult mentoring and support.

Community Announcements
6. Language Lounge: An Evening of Spoken Word & Music

Language Lounge is an evening featuring some of the city’s hottest poets and music-makers including: Jemeni, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, ahdri zhina mandiela, the spoken word band maewon, and poetry-music blind dates between Stuart Ross & John Farah and Terence Go & DJ Verlia

Curated and hosted by Sandra Alland

Sunday, September 19th 8:30pm
Mitzi’s Sister 1554 Queen St. West
Pay What You Can tickets available at the door

Language Lounge is presented by Artscape’s Queen West Art Crawl, a three-day festival celebrating the arts community of Queen St. West. Check out our website for more information about The Crawl including The Outdoor Art Show and Sale in Trinity Bellwoods Park, The Young Artist Showcase, Artist Open Studios plus other multi-disciplinary events at The Gladstone Hotel, The Drake Hotel, 401 Richmond and over 50 other venues along Queen St. West from Spadina to Roncesvalles. Pick up your free Queen West art Crawl Guide at participating venues including Toronto Women’s Bookstore. www.torontoartscape.on.ca/qwac