Courses and Workshops at Toronto Women’s Bookstore in October and November!
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1. Workshop: Bisexuality: The Basics Wed Oct 6
2. Workshop: Cuban Feminist Literature Wed Oct 20
3. Four-Week Course: Mondays in November: Bisexuality: Exploring the Issues
4. Four-Week Course: Tuesdays in November: Catching de Spirit: The Use of African Spirituality in the Fiction of African Writers With instructor M. NourbeSe Philip
5. There are still spots in the October poetry course ‘splitting open the world : radical women’s poetry from 1970s to now’
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Upcoming Events at TWB
6. Busy week! Janet Conway on Wed Sept 29 and Rauda Morcos on Thurs Sept 30.
7. Booklaunch of “In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You” by Shari Graydon.
8. Booklaunch of “Doing IT: Women and Information Technology” by Krista Scott-Dixon
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9. Celebrating A Legacy Conference at OISE/UT Oct 1 and 2

NOTE about courses and workshops at TWB:

Enrollment for each session is limited to 15 participants. Pre-registration is required. All courses and workshops are held on the first floor of the store and are wheelchair accessible. We request that all participants who attend our courses and workshops be scent- and fragrance-free. We require payment in full at the time of registration to secure your spot in the course or workshop. Please drop by the store to pay in person or call us with a credit card number.

For full course descriptions and instructors’ bios, please go to the “courses” page on our website.

1. Wed Oct 6, 6:30pm to 9:30pm: Bisexuality: The Basics with Cheryl Dobinson

This workshop will provide the opportunity for participants to learn about bisexuality and bisexual issues. Together we will explore myths and stereotypes about bisexuality, biphobia, different models of sexual identity, and the wonderful diversity of bisexual lives. This workshop is open to people of any and all sexual identities who want to learn more about bisexuality.

Wednesday, October 6, 2004
>From 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Held at Toronto Women’s Bookstore
73 Harbord St. (West of Spadina, South of Bloor)
Fee: $10 (No Refunds)

2. Wed Oct 20, 6:30pm to 9:30pm: Cuban Feminist Literature with Clelia Rodriguez .

This workshop is open to anyone who speaks Spanish and is interested in Cuban Feminist Literature. Some of the readings are in Spanish only and will not be translated into English. A reading package is available to be picked up at TWB by all registered participants. All participants are required to read the package prior to the workshop.

Some authors that are included in the reading package are: Dulce María Loynaz, Reina María Rodríguez, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Zoe Valdes and others

Wednesday October 20, 2004
>From 6:30 pm - 9 pm.
Fee:$10 (No Refunds)

3. November: Monday evenings: Bisexuality: Exploring the Issues With Instructor Cheryl Dobinson .

Monday evenings in November 6:30pm to 9pm
Mon Nov 8, 15, 22 and 29 .

This course will provide the opportunity for participants to learn about bisexuality and bisexual issues. The course will combine information sharing with interactive exercises and discussion in order to promote different kinds of learning. This course is open to people of any and all sexual identities who want to learn more about bisexuality.

Week 1 What does it mean to be bisexual?
Week 2 Identity and intimate relationships
Week 3 Being in community
Week 4 Bi-positive . Fee: $52 (no refunds) A small number of subsidized spots are available. . Monday evenings in November 6:30pm to 9pm Mon Nov 8, 15, 22 and 29

4. November: Tuesday evenings
Catching de Spirit: the use of African Spirituality in the Fiction of African Writers
With instructor M. NourbeSe Philip .

Africans in both the Old and New Worlds have used spirituality, African and non-African, not only to survive, but to enhance their lives in the face of destructive forces such as colonialism and racism. Catching de Spirit will explore this theme through works of literature by African writers from Africa and the Afrospora. This course is open to men and women of colour of African descent only.

Week 1--General introduction to African spirituality. Required reading--Nehanda by Yvonne Vera.
Week 2--The role of Egungun-Ancestors. Required reading--Flickering Shadows by Kwado Agymah Kamau
Week 3--Continuity and dis/continuity of African spirituality. Required reading--The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara and The Wine of Astonishment by Earl Lovelace.
Week 4--The role of the journey or quest and woman as keeper of secrets.

Required reading--Praise Song for a Widow by Paule Marshall.

M. NourbeSe Philip is a poet, essayist, novelist and playwright who lives in the space-time of the City of Toronto. She has published four books of poetry, one novel and three collections of essays. Her work was recognized in 1995 by the Arts Foundation of Toronto Writing and Publishing Award. In 1999 her play Coups and Calypsos was a Dora Award finalist. .

Tuesday evenings in November 6:30pm to 9pm
Tues Nov 2, 9, 16 and 23
Fee: $52 (no refunds)
A small number of subsidized spots are available.

5. There are spaces open in the poetry appreciation course “splitting open the world: radical women’s poetry from 1970s to now’ with Lean Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarsinha, Tuesday nights in October from 6:30pm to 9pm. (Tues Oct 5, 12, 19, 26) at TWB. Fee is $52. There are still some subsidized spots available.

6. Reminder of TWB events this week:
Book launch with Janet Conway for her book “Identity, Place, Knowledge: Social Movements Contesting Globalization” (Fernwood Books)
Wed Sept 29, 7pm
sPaHa Restaurant
66 Harbord St (at the North-East corner of Harbord and Spadina)

A poetry evening - in Arabic and English - with Palestinian activist and poet Rauda Morcos. Rauda Morcos is coordinator of Aswat/Voices, a pioneer group of young Palestinian gay women.
Thurs Sept 30, 8pm
At Toronto Women’s Bookstore
Free admission

The poetry reading will be followed by a Fundraiser @ 93 Harbord St at 9:30pm
Tickets $30 to $50 Sliding scale

7. Booklaunch of “In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You” (Annick Press). . This book by best-selling author and former president of MediaWatch, Shari Graydon, provides some humour-inflected, teen-directed perspective on everything from “centerfold syndrome” to six-pack abs.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 14 at 6pm
National Film Board of Canada
150 John St.
Free admission
Wheelchair accessible All are welcome to attend. This is a child- and teen-friendly event.

8. Booklaunch of “Doing IT: Women Working in Information Technology” (Sumach Press) 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?

Thursday October 21, 7pm
At Toronto Women's Bookstore
73 Harbord St
Free admission
Door prizes! All are welcome to attend
Door prizes have been donated by Miles Nadal JCC, Sumach Press, TWB and others.

9. CELEBRATING A LEGACY: A Teach-In on Institutional Ethnography

Institutional Ethnography (IE) is a method of social analysis developed by feminist sociologist Dorothy E. Smith while she taught at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) in Toronto. Are you interested in learning this approach? Are you looking for an opportunity to refresh or extend your existing knowledge? Are you looking to (re)connect and converse with other people who are grounded in this tradition? If so, this is the event for you!

When: October 1st and 2nd, 2004
Where: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
252 Bloor Street West, 2nd Floor
Please check the conference website: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/aecdcp/Legacy.html