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TWB ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Corrected Date for Heiress VS the Establishment Launch: THURS DEC 2, 2004
2. January Book Launch for Dionne Brand's NEW novel
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. Maryem Toller CD Launch. Win a pair of tickets
4. NFB Cine-Jeudi "L'appetit d'Eve"
5. Sexual Harassment Forum at U of T Women's Centre

We would like to apologize for the recent spate of errors in the dates of some of our upcoming events. We always try to proofread our e-newsletters before we send them out, but clearly that system has not been working well enough. Thank you for your patience and we will be much more on top of important details from now on.

TWB ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Booklaunch for The Heiress VS the Establishment by Constance Backhouse and Madame Justice Nancy Backhouse. THURSDAY DECEMBER 2, 2004
7pm sPaHa Restaurant and Bistro 66 Harbord St (north-east corner of Harbord and Spadina)
Free admission, hot canapes will be served, all are welcome to attend, wheelchair accessible.

2. Dionne Brand has a NEW novel due to be released in January 2005.
Toronto Women's Bookstore is very pleased to be hosting the Toronto booklaunch of this wonderful book, entitled "What We All Long For" (Knopf Canada). Mark this date in your calendars! (if you don't have a 2005 daybook yet, we have a great selection!)
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St. W. doors 8pm, performances and readings at 8:30pm
Tickets are on sale now at TWB, 73 Harbord St $5 to $10 sliding scale.
Order your tickets today! Over the phone 416.922.8744 or online at www.womensbookstore.com
Watch this space for more news about this wonderful evening!

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. Maryem Tollar celebrates life with the CD launch of her second album, Book of Life.
Join Maryem and her all star band, some of Toronto's world music virtuosi, on Saturday December 18 Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West 8pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and are available through the box office at 416-205-5555. Special guests for this performance are Roy Styffe and Planet Alto as well as dancer Roula Said and the Roulettes. Maryem Tollar has something important to say and she uses her magnificent voice to say it. While that voice has been heard in many contexts, this is uniquely Maryem's own - her music, her view of the world, her Book of Life.

To win a pair of tickets to this CD launch, please be the 14th correct email response to this question: Name a course or workshop that TWB is offering in 2005. The winner will be contacted by email. Only one entry per email address please. Contest closes Monday Dec 6 at 12 noon.

4. Cine-Jeudi at NFB
L'appetit d'Eve, a film about how the origins of life guide Fabienne Lips-Dumas in a quest for identity that takes her from the Burgess Shale to encounters with the greatest biologists and paleontologists of her time.

The screening will be held as a benefit for the December 6 Fund of Toronto, a non-profit organization. Canadians recognize December 6th as the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, as a day of remembrance and a day of action on violence against women who have died as a result of male violence.
Thurs Dec 2 at 7pm National Film Board of Canada 150 John St. 416-973-3012

5. Sexual Harassment: A Reality @ U of T?
A participatory discussion forum for women and women-identified only Wednesday, December 8, 2004 12pm to 2pm
The Women’s Centre, North Borden Building 563 Spadina Ave. Room 100 (Spadina and College)
Speakers: Jane Doe, Author, The Story of Jane Doe
Sandy Welsh, Professor, Department of Sociology, U of T and Author, Workplace Harassment and Violence Report
Gwen Schwartz, U of T Graduate Student
Cheryl Champayne, Sexual Assault Counsellor, U of T
Brought to you by the Women’s Centre Peer Support Program Providing a safe space for women to share experiences. Light refreshments. Child Friendly, Wheel Chair accessible space. TTC tokens available.