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Pink & Teal Magazine Launch

Posted on February 11, 2012 by TWB

Where can Canadian women look for support after receiving a breast or gynecological cancer diagnosis? Pink and Teal is the only Canadian quarterly publication aimed at responding to the everyday questions and concerns of women living with just such a … Continue reading →

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Women & Money Workshop by Amanda Mills

Posted on February 11, 2012 by TWB

In this 3 hour workshop you will discover your financial strengths and learn how to harness them and apply them to areas that are problematic for you. Following this workshop, over ninety percent of participants indicated that they had experienced … Continue reading →

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Book Launch, Discussion & Spoken Word Performance – Khadijah Goes to School by Asim Hussain

Posted on February 11, 2012 by TWB

Khadijah goes to School is a story about You. It is universal and empowering. In one word, its theme is Contribution: personal contribution, contribution to others, and contribution to society. It is a “device” designed to spark curiosity, discussion, and … Continue reading →

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Book Launch & Signing – Militarizing Men by Maya Eichler

Posted on January 26, 2012 by TWB

A state’s ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a “real man” is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has no inherent ties to militarism. The link between men and the … Continue reading →

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Book Launch & Signing – Spaces Between Us: Queer Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Decolonization by Scott Morgensen

Posted on December 9, 2011 by TWB

How does settler colonialism shape queer politics? How do Two-Spirit activists challenge settler colonialism in queer politics and across Canada? In a provocative new book, author Scott L. Morgensen addresses these questions in a history of relationships that have linked … Continue reading →

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CHANGE STARTS WITH US

Posted on December 6, 2011 by TWB

Twenty-two years have passed since the École Polytechnique Massacre in Montreal of 14 women who were murdered simply for being female. To mark the anniversary, the NFB Mediatheque, in partnership with the White Ribbon Campaign and the Ryerson White Ribbon … Continue reading →

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Book Launch & Signing – What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl’s Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety by Jaclyn Friedman

Posted on December 1, 2011 by TWB

In this empowering, accessible guide, Jaclyn Friedman—co-editor of Yes Means Yes—gives young women the tools to decipher the modern worlds confusing, hypersexualized, sometimes dangerous landscape so they can define their own sexual identity. Friedman decries the hypocrisy and mixed messages … Continue reading →

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Reading & Book Signing – Writing the Revolution by Michele Landsgerg

Posted on November 25, 2011 by TWB

Two-time National Newspaper Award-winning journalist Michele Landsberg – one of the most respected voices in Canadian feminism – reflects on her groundbreaking columns for The Toronto Star. For 25 years, Michele wrote a highly influential column that both recorded and … Continue reading →

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Women & Environments International Magazine Launch

Posted on November 24, 2011 by TWB

Women and Environments International Magazine LaunchThe Women & Environments International Magazine is pleased to invite everyone to the launch of Women & Labour, The Spring/Summer 2011 issue, at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore. Date: Thursday, November 24th., 2011 Time: 6:30 – … Continue reading →

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Book Launch & Signing – Human Rights in Camera by Sharon Sliwinski

Posted on November 4, 2011 by TWB

From the fundamental rights proclaimed in the American and French declarations of independence to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Hannah Arendt’s furious critiques, the definition of what it means to be human has been hotly debated. But … Continue reading →

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