Activate T.O. Speaker Series

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09/10/2017

Spreading the word about a very interesting event coming up in Toronto!

Black Futures Now is hosting a Black and Indigenous Solidarity Workshop about Space, Place and Belonging. It's and exciting (and, unfortunately, rare) opportunity for Black and Indigenous city/community builders and emerging voices to connect and learn from each other on issues that mutually impact them and build mutually productive relationships.

Check it out September 23!

03/11/2017

Hmmm, what a fantastic idea! ;)

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2017/03/02/commenters_don_t_read_articles_here_s_how_one_site_is_fighting_back.html

A Norwegian news site is now asking its readers to take a short reading comprehension quiz before allowing them to post comments below certain articles ...

03/10/2017

The Moose Hide Campaign works with community towards ending violence against Aboriginal women and children, and it's happening on March 21, free of charge:

The Moose Hide Campaign works with community towards ending violence against Aboriginal women and children. It promotes gender equity, improved relationships, and holistic masculinities by speaking out against gender-based violence and sharing knowledge, stories and experience of violence in our com...

03/07/2017

'Why does a photograph of Watson get to be “artistic” while Beyoncé’s visual album — a massive undertaking — is presumed to be “appealing to the male gaze”?'

03/07/2017

What are you doing for tomorrow? Here are some events going on around Toronto:

https://nowtoronto.com/news/best-international-womens-day-2017-events-in-toronto/

We need events that celebrate women and marginalized communities more than ever

03/06/2017

Some words from the survivor of the latest r**e trial atrocity to go viral in Canada.

http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/i-am-not-a-drunk-female-passenger-in-cabbie-s*x-assault-case-responds-1.3310204

The woman at the centre of the s*xual assault case that ended with the acquittal of a Halifax cab driver says she was filled with rage when she heard the judge’s comment that “a drunk can consent.”

03/04/2017

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out Toronto Life's list of new art galleries to visit, with a shoutout to former panel speakers Tangled Art + Disability!

http://torontolife.com/culture/art/new-art-galleries-toronto-winter-2017-gladstone/

The Gladstone Art Hut, Tangled Art Gallery and more

01/25/2017

Clearing out your closets and looking to do some good with your new or gently worn stuff? The Regent Park Community Food Centre is seeking winter coats and boots.

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1879ed366ba54805188bdc3e7&id=608b0a444f&e=78321baacd

01/17/2017

Artist info for our panel tonight, 7:30 pm @ Toronto City Hall.

Haunts Collective (Kara Stone, Rekha Ramachadran, Julia Gingrich, and Kathleen McLeod; the latter three will be speaking).
Through their work, Haunts Collective aims to disrupt the common dichotomies of craft and technology, masculine and feminine, future and past, material and immaterial, and inspire others to blur the boundaries in between.

01/17/2017

Artist info for our panel tonight, 7:30 pm @ Toronto City Hall

Janice Turner has worked in the arts since 1991. She has been writer, creator and performer as a storyteller, puppeteer, clown and more recently visual artist. Throughout Turner’s career the focus and underlying thread have been her feminist values, which informs the stories she tells in each of her chosen media. These ideals were instrumental in her creating “A Night in the Red Tent” that ran annually for seven years on International Women’s Day in Newmarket, Ontario. This was an evening of celebration by women, for women. It was an overwhelming success. Since 2010 Turner has been delving into the influence of her childhood religion and feminism. She is transforming discarded textiles, everyday found objects, human hair and barbed wire to create “The Motherhouse”.

01/17/2017

We're so excited for our panel with Feminist Art Conference tonight at 7:30 pm, in Toronto City Hall!

Throughout the day we'll be sharing info about our speakers. First up, Michelle Gauthier.

Michelle Gauthier is an artist and graduate from OCAD University with a BFA in Criticism & Curatorial Practices. Inspired by feminism and reproductive rights, popular culture, and personal experience, she uses embroidery as a medium to create work that she hopes will facilitate conversations around societal norms on controversial subjects.

01/16/2017

For Martin Luther King Jr. day, some "underrated quotes paint a more accurate and extensive picture of King — one that both inspires and challenges us."

http://mashable.com/2016/01/18/martin-luther-king-jr-quotes/

To honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work, these underrated quotes paint a more accurate picture of King — one that both inspires and challenges us.

01/16/2017

Check out the exciting events coming up during FAC Week! Including one we're co-presenting tomorrow at City Hall!

01/10/2017

Fighting the patriarchy and promoting consent and gender fluidity?! This is pretty cool in Toronto bars!

'On The Table' is a series of coasters designed to spark conversation about gender-based violence and s*xual harassment in bars, clubs, and other venues.

01/06/2017

Check out our lovely poster featuring Janice Turner's artwork for our event with the Feminist Art Conference 2017: Embodied Resistance!