events: Herstory, Ride, Iran, City Hall, Genocide, Housing

[angela bischoff]

HERstory

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30, 6pm
Factory Theatre
125 Bathurst St. @ adelaide

HERstory is a collection of personal stories shared in one evening by
brilliant  female minds expounding on the issues that shape us as women.
HERstory will be hosted by NOW magazine editor Susan G. Cole with guest
storytellers: writer and biographer Rosemary Sullivan (The Red Shoes:
Margaret Atwood Starting Out), playwright & actor Linda Griffiths (Age of
Arousal/Maggie & Pierre), playwright Hannah Moscovitch (East of Berlin),
director & playwright Nina Lee Aquino (Singkil) and feminist author Julie
White (Sisters and Solidarity).

Pre-show reception begins at 6pm with catering from Belly - catering for
the urban appetite - followed by HERstory then a performance of Hannah
Moscovitch’s The Russian Play/Essay.

For tickets please call the Factory Theatre box office 416 504-9971 or
visit www.factorytheatre.ca

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Coldest Day of the Year Ride
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 -  noon

Come out to City Hall at noon for a group ride to Metro Hall on the
statistically coldest day of the year. Warm up at Metro Hall with
complimentary hot chocolate and snacks.

This event is part of Bike Winter:
http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/bikewinter/index.htm

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Don't attack Iran: public forum at Ryerson

Panel discussion
Thursday, January 31
6:30pm
Thomas Lounge
Oakham House
55 Gould Street
Ryerson University
(TTC: Dundas)

George Bush is beating the war drums once again. This time it's Iran in his
sights. Find out why and what you can do to stop it!

Featuring guest speakers:
Niaz Salimi: Member, Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
Mustafa Koc: Associate professor, Department of Sociology

For more information, please contact Ryerson Students Against War:
E-mail: RyeSaw at gmail.com

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Ever wanted to learn how to stir stuff up at City Hall?  How to make
change in your neighbourhood and in your city?

On Saturday, February 2nd, the Toronto Public Space Committee will be
holding a Community Organizing Workshop to teach potential and current
municipal and public-space activists the practical skills involved in
working with City Hall, dealing with the media, organizing supporters and
so on -- the sort of stuff that's invaluable to know if you want to run a
campaign, whether within the TPSC or on your own.

Saturday, February 2
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Centre for Social Innovation,
215 Spadina Ave. (north of Queen St.), Suite 120

Presenters include: Dave Meslin (founder, TPSC, City Idol, Toronto
Cyclists Union), Jonathan Goldsbie, Erin Wood, Georgia Ydreos, Andy Brown
(campaigners, TPSC), and Rami Tabello (coordinator, IllegalSigns.ca). More
to be announced!

This event is FREE, but we ask that you please RSVP to
jonathan at publicspace.ca.  Thanks!

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HIDDEN FROM HISTORY: THE CANADIAN HOLOCAUST

Indian Residential Schools and the Truth Commission into Genocide in Canada

Wednesday, February 6th, 7-9 pm
OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St. West (St. George station)
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto (OISE/UT)

ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Residential school survivors will speak about the book "Hidden from
History" and discuss their ongoing work with the Truth Commission
into Genocide in Canada using clips from their hard-hitting
internationally acclaimed documentary "Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and
Canada's Genocide". The film tells the story of former United Church
minister Kevin Annett's attempts to open up the stories of Aboriginal
residential school survivors to the Church and his subsequent defrocking.

For more information, visit
<http://www.hiddenfromhistory.org>http://www.hiddenfromhistory.org

Hosted by the Indigenous Education Network (OISE) with the support of the
Centre for Aboriginal Initiatives (UofT), the Adult Education and
Community Development Program (OISE), the Counselling Psychology Program
(OISE), and the Centre for Women's Studies in Education (OISE).

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Housing Not War rally

Rally for Housing Not War!
Thursday, February 7
12:00pm to 2:00pm
King and Bay streets
Toronto

Show the government and downtown Toronto that we demand "Housing NOT war!"

For more information, please contact Housing Not War:
Phone: 416-599-8372
E-mail: housingnotwar at gmail.com

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