The next WCC meeting will be this Tuesday at 4 pm in the Lower Level Meeting Room in the SUB building (I think it’s next to the ECOS office). We will be planning some upcoming events – and we need your help! Hope to see you there.

Also, the WCC is dedicated to ensuring moms can be in on the action. The WCC offers reimbursement for parents for childcare during WCC meetings and events!

“Psst Off!” is an awareness raising poetry jam that aims to:

1. Create a non-judgmental, open and artistic environment where all people (men, women, transgendered) can feel comfortable to share their voice about sexualized violence with other people.
2. Increase awareness on the prevalence of sexual assault and violence against women.
3. Dissolve myths regarding sexual assault and expose victim blaming “tips”.
4. Bring into account the gendered, racialized and systemic structure of rape and violence.
5. Elicit rage and anger regarding this issue of sexualized violence.
6. Channel that anger into feminist activism that you all can take home and actually utilize!

The poetry jam will be held on November 18th at Remedy Cafe on 8631 – 109 Street NW at 7:00pm and will run until 10:00pm or until our throats minds and voices are cleared out!

If you are a poet, a writer, a singer, a story teller, a spoken word artist, a rap/hip-hop artist, or someone who just wants to share something regarding sexual violence and this f***ed up patriarchal world, then this is the place to be! If you know someone that you think would be a great contributor to this event then let them know! This event is open to all people who want to spread the word and get people moving, learning, and doing something about this serious and prevalent problem of sexual violence.

Send your name, a brief description of your piece or pieces (you can contribute as many as you like) and how long your piece(s) of work will be to pchohan0503 at gmail.com and be a part of the Anti-Rape Movement! We will fit everyone into a schedule and post that schedule on the event. Last Day to send me an email is Tuesday, November 17th at 8:00pm. There will also be open mic slots where people can just come up and share a piece if you didn’t get a chance to send me an email!

There is no cost to this event. It is free with one exception: You cannot come alone! The “cost” to this event is to bring someone, anyone, that you think will appreciate or will benefit from this awareness raising event. We won’t really exclude you if you can’t find someone, but it would be really awesome if you do as this is an awareness event!

Also with winter (hopefully) coming around, the ladies at the Women’s Emergency Accommodation Centre and other Shelters in Edmonton really need your help. If possible, take the time to bring some socks, gloves, mittens, pyjamas, and slippers that we will be donating to one of the shelters after the event. We will have a donation box at the event so take the time to help someone stay a bit warmer this winter!

So basically my friends:

Bring a Friend. Show Support. Get Involved. Get Psst Off. Speak Against he prevalent issue of sexualized violence that is affecting the people in our lives all around us.

(PS: RSVP to this event on Facebook!)

HIV Edmonton is seeking men to help us review a Community Based Research Survey.

We are undertaking a Community Based Research Project to assess the sexual attitudes, practices, and health knowledge of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Edmonton. The project will also seek to determine the barriers that MSM face when accessing sexual health services.

The involvement consists of attending one meeting. The dates and location are as follows:

Meeting Times (You have a choice between two dates)

Monday November 16th (6:00 – 7:30)
or
Tuesday November 17th (5:30 – 7:00)

Meeting Location:
Community Room 1
Don Wheaton YMCA
10211 102 Avenue

Come help us build a healthier community!

Please contact QC Gu if you would like to participate
qc.g@hivedmonton.com
780-488-5742 ext. 224

Nellie McClung: A One “Person” Play – written by Kathy Morrell, starring Wendy Jean Smith, and directed by Robert Loucks, formerly of Edmonton.

The play will be presented at the Royal Alberta Museum Theatre on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14 at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 for either night from TIX on the Square, 9930 – 102 Avenue, 780-420-1757. You can also purchase the tickets online – click here for the Nov. 13 performance and click here for the Nov. 14 performance.

The Senate of Canada this fall recognized the 80th anniversary of the “Persons Case” and appointed the Famous Five as Senators for their triumph in having women declared “persons”.

Nellie McClung, Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby and Henrietta Muir Edwards had made the trip to London to meet with the British Privy Council, who supported their contention that women were persons. The Election Act of the Dominion of Canada was amended to remove the statement “No idiot, lunatic, criminal or woman shall vote.”

Nine days of non-stop events that will cover the spectrum around the theme of the Queer Body with everything from drag to roller derby will all be part of Exposure: Edmonton’s Queer Arts and Culture Festival beginning Friday, November 13 and running until Saturday, November 21, 2009.

For the most up-to-date information on Exposure events, click here to visit their website.

Our next meeting will be this Thursday in room 4-30 SUB at 6pm.  Hope to see you there!  As always, childcare can be provided during the meeting, just let us know

The next installment of the Arts 100 Speaker Series will be taking place TOMORROW, November 3. Michelle Meagher will be presenting information on taking a major in Women’s Studies. Spend one hour learning about course options and opportunities for students in the department.

Time: 12:45-1:45 PM

Room: Business B12

October 20, 2009

 

Here are the October 20th meeting minutes!

 

The UAWCC is making artwork for a good cause this Thursday and Friday!  Don’t worry, all levels of talent are welcome

What? UAWCC’s ArtDays
When? October 29th and 30th from 1 o’clock to 5 o’clock
Where? room 4-26 SUB
Why? to create children’s artwork for La Salle women’s shelter

In support of October as Domestic Violence Awareness month and in support of our city’s women’s shelters, the Women’s Centre is looking to donate children’s artwork to La Salle. If you’re interested in an afternoon of fun artistic endeavours, please join us either Thursday, October 29th or Friday, October 30th for a good cause.

Hope to see you there!

We’ll be adding some new books to our shelves shortly! There are some we got from our awesome sex toy party:

-Good Vibrations Guide to Sex by Cathy Winks and Anne Semans
-Sex for One by Betty Dodson
-Best Lesbian Erotica ‘08
-Best of Best Women’s Erotica

As well as Esther Kane’s book from her talk on eating disorders and body image:

-It’s Not About the Food: A Woman’s Guide to Making Peace With Food and Our Bodies

Check out these books and many others (check the UAWCC Library link on the sidebar) at the Centre, room 4-16 is the Students’ Union Building on campus!