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TWB ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Poetic License, Thurs Nov 25
2. Creative Writing Workshop in Spanish, Sun Nov 28
3. Sounds Siren Red: Anna Camilleri in Performance,Wed Dec 8
4. January 2005 Course - Taking Responsibility, Taking Directions: White Anti-Racism in Canada with instructor Sheila Wilmot.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
5. Globalization of Reservations, Fri Nov 19
6. Trans Day of Remembrance, Sat Nov 20
7. Live Web Streaming of Chomsky lecture, Sun Nov 21. TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT
8. Nandita Sharma lecture, Thurs Nov 25
9. Creating Connections: Relationships That Work, Sat Nov 27
10. Women, War and the World, Mon Nov 29

TWB ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Poetic License Evening at TWB
New Canadian poetry with Lien Chao, Rishma Dunlop, Kuldip Gill, Priscila Uppal & Rachel Zolf.

Lien Chao will read from her new poetry book "More Than Skin Deep" (TSAR).
Rishma Dunlop and Priscila Uppal are co-editors and Kuldip Gill is a contributor to "Red Silk: An Anthology of South Asian Women's Poetry" (Mansfield Press). Rishma will also be reading from her new book of poetry "Reading Like a Girl" (Black Moss Press).
Rachel Zolf will be reading from her new poetry book "Masque" (Mercury Press).

Thursday, Nov 25, 7pm
Toronto Women's Bookstore
73 Harbord St. (west of Spadina, south of Bloor)
Free admission, wheelchair accessible, all are welcome to attend.
Free refreshments served.
Co-sponsored by Black Moss Press, Mansfield Press, Mercury Press & Toronto South Asian Review (TSAR)

2. Workshop: Creative Writing in Spanish
ESCRITURA CREATIVA en CASTELLANO PARA MUJERES DE HABLA HISPANA
Instructora: Constanza Durán

Crearemos un espacio de exploración e indagación dentro de nuestra creatividad y emociones internas, y asi poder experimentar y aprender a expresarlas a través de la escritura. Trabajaremos con pequeñas meditaciones guíadas para entrar en el mundo interno propio y así poder comunicar esos momentos profundos con lapíz y papel. Queremos proporcionar un espacio cálido y de confianza para soltar los temores y abrir una puerta al flujo creativo,a nuestro mundo interior.

Cuándo? El 28 de November, de 5:30 a 8:30 pm
Dirección: 73 de Harbord St. (Oeste de Spadina Ave.)
Precio: $ 10.00 (No refunds) Los cupos son limitados para 15 personas
Pre-registration is required.

3. Arsenal Pulp Press and Toronto Women’s Bookstore present
SOUNDS SIREN RED a new work conceived, written and performed by Anna Camilleri dramaturgy by Tristan R. Whiston

“Red gives pause for thought. To be “red”, is to be seen - so, why is it that a red light means stop and a red dress means go?” - from Sounds Siren Red

Critically acclaimed performer and writer Anna Camilleri returns to the stage with Sounds Siren Red - a provocative performance of storytelling, performance poetry and monologue. The visceral and disarming Camilleri undresses and redresses the archetypal woman in the red dress and re-creates her in an image of her own styling - queer, strong and femme.

premiere performance of SOUNDS SIREN RED ~ one night only in Toronto
Tuesday December 7, 2004 @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre doors 7:30, performance 8 pm
$7 tickets for sale at Toronto Women’s Bookstore.

4. January 2005 Four-Week Course:
Taking Responsibility, Taking Directions: White Anti-Racism in Canada with instructor Sheila Wilmot.
Mondays in January: 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This course is wheelchair accessible
At TWB, 73 Harbord St. @ Spadina
Fee: $52 (No Refunds)
Some subsidized spots are available Enrollment limited to 12 participants

This goal of this course is a theoretical and applied integrated look at white activists’ and unionists’ understanding and response to white supremacy/racism in Canada today. This integration is on a number of levels: in the relationship between structural and everyday forms of white racism; in terms of the various power relations and how we experience them (racism, sexism, class-bias); and, with respect to how these power relations function and are reproduced within the historical context of imperialism and capitalism. The course will explore the complex reasons why white folks still don’t do anti-racism very well. There will be required weekly readings, beginning with the first session. This course is open to whoever wants to take it, both people of colour and white folks alike.
THE READING PACKAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP THE WEEK OF DEC 13, 2004 at Toronto Women’s Bookstore.

Week 1: Monday, January 10: Setting of the current Canadian context for anti-racism, including Canada’s place in the global hierarchy and a look at white racism’s Canadian face. Key concepts will be defined to set the groundwork for looking at racism in an integrated way.

Week 2: Monday January 17: An anti-racist, feminist & anti-capitalist look at Canadian racism’s history. Topics include: resistance; othering and christianity; race and racism; the chickens and the eggs; nation-building and white supremacy; present, migrating & settling; people’s work and movement; the legacy of multiculturalism.

Week 3: Monday January 24: Where white activists and unionists learn about anti-racism: what activist groups, non-profit agencies, universities and union organizations teach us. -Analysis of the effectiveness of this learning, through exploration of five major themes.

Week 4: Monday January 31: - Anti-racist organizing principles - Individual and collective challenges to racism - Anti-racist organizing for social change The materials for this course are from the instructor's unpublished manuscript, which is based on much secondary research as well as her own experience and analysis. Each week there will be a reading package that includes discussion questions on the material. It is expected that participants will engage with the material from the perspective of their own experiences, analyses and social location.

About the Instructor: The anti-racism exploration in this course is not guilt-based or moralistic; rather, based on Sheila Wilmot's years as a white community organizer and what she has learned - particularly from organizers of colour - she applies an integrated set of politics to look toward a more complex, effective white anti-racism. For almost two decades, Sheila has been involved in local anti-racist, workers rights, feminist & anti-war organizing, as well as with a number of international solidarity projects.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
5. Globalization of Reservations: Dismantling Cages of Colonialism & Building Links of Resistance

The relocation of Indigenous people began in present day Paraguay, South America and continued in North America. The South African government then took the model of Davis Inlet Reserve located in Canada, copied it, and constructed apartheid. Recently, the Israeli government has used this recipe of colonization and has started to build walls around Palestinian communities enslaving them on their own land. The objective of the evening is to bring awareness of Aboriginal issues and to draw connections between struggles of self-determination globally.
Guest Speakers:
Bonita Lawrence- Mi’kmaw Teacher and Writer
Jean-Paul Restoule- Anishnabe Assistant Professor
Yolisa Dalamba- South African Community Organizer
Hazem Jamjoum- Arab Students Collective
Special Guest: Women’s Hand Drummers

Friday November 19th, 7:00 PM
The Koffler Institute of Pharmacy & Management
569 Spadina Avenue Rm. 108 at The University of Toronto (Beside First Nations House)
Wheelchair Accessible
Event sponsored by: The Coalition in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty, The Native Student’s Association, The Aboriginal Studies Program, The Women’s Centre at U of T, Sage Computing, Golden Harmony Kung Fu, Health & Harmony Massage Clinic

Childcare will be provided at The Women’s Centre from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM located at 563 Spadina Ave. North Borden Building, Rm 100 416-978-8201

6. TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
Be a part of the 519's second annual Trans Day of Remembrance Ceremony, taking place in the afternoon on Saturday November 20th! Doors open at 1pm and the ceremony will begin promptly at 1:30pm.

Since last year's Day of Remembrance Ceremony, 23 more members of our global trans community have died as a result of violence. The Trans Day of Remembrance ceremony, at The 519 provides an opportunity for trans/two-spirit/gender-queer people and our allies to gather together to gain strength, to educate, and to perform an act of resistance. While most “Transgender Day of Remembrance” events internationally focus on “anti-transgender violence” We here at Trans Programmes at the 519 are choosing to acknowledge not only transphobia as a root cause of violence in our community, but also to specifically mark the various forms of oppression in our culture that increase violence and limit protections for many members of the trans community. These include racism, ageism, ableism, stigma against sex-workers, classism, and homophobia. For more information: Kyle Scanlon, Trans Programmes Coordinator 519 Church Street Community Centre 416-392-6878 x104

7. There will be live web streaming of the Noam Chomsky talk on November 21, 2004
TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT

CIUT - 89.5 http://www.ciut.fm/participate.html
CKLN - 88.1 http://www.ckln.fm/

You can listen via online live streaming by clicking on the "Listen" part of these websites during the actual event. After the event the two radio stations will make these recordings available for download.

8. The University of Toronto's social justice cluster is pleased to present:
Nandita Sharma No Borders! Resisting White Nationalism, Imperialism and Illegality

Nandita Sharma is a founding member of the international campaign: Open the Borders! She is in the School of Social Sciences at York University. She examines the connective role that the globalization of capitalism, racism and patriarchies play in processes of international migration, displacement and exploitation. Nandita is a founding member of the anti-biopiracy organization, Basmati Action Group which is opposed to all forms of life patenting (including the US patent given to Rice Tec Corporation for basmati rice).

Thursday 25th November, 2004, 6.30pm Rm 548, Faculty of Social Work, 246 Bloor St West, at Bedford. Near St George subway. Light refreshments served. Part of the Activist Scholarship and Radical Praxis Series For more information: www.socialjustice.utoronto.ca. Ph: 416 978 5716. Cosponsored by the Faculty of Social Work and Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Studies. Free/open to public.

9. David Kelley Lesbian/Gay HIV/AIDS Counselling Services Presents:
Creating Connections: Relationships that Work in Queer Communities Saturday November 27, 2004
1pm to 4pm at the Family Service Association 355 Church St
A three-hour forum/discussion about making queer relationships work in unsupportive and often hostile environments, negotiating difference and creating and maintaining intimacy. Free and wheelchair accessible. 416-595-0307 dks@fsatoronto.com

10. Women, War and the World Participate in an exciting peace-building event hosted by KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, a social justice partnership of eleven churches and church agencies. Join us on Monday, Nov. 29th 7-9pm Native Canadian Centre 16 Spadina Ave. (N of Bloor) Speaking that evening will be women from Canada’s First Nations, Colombia, Palestine, and Sudan speak about their struggles against violence and their work for peace. Featuring music by Spirit Wind. This event is part of the KAIROS Women and Peace-building Tour. For more information contact: Sara Stratton at KAIROS: (416) 463-5312 x 241 or sstratton@kairoscanada.org