Sudbury Upping the Anti Issue 5 Launch: "The Future of Feminism in Canada"

11/22/2007 - 19:00
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Come see "In the Shadow of 9-11," a short film of a recent talk by Sunera Thobani, former president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) who is interviewed in Upping the Anti #5. Join a discussion with local feminist activists and thinkers sparked by Thobani's interview ("The Fight For Feminism") on feminism in Canada.

* Thursday, Nov. 22, 7pm, Myths and Mirrors space, (in Victory Park. on the right side of Frood Road, three blocks north of Kathleen). For more info. and for travel and childcare subsidization funds call Gary at 523-2205.

Upping the Anti is a radical journal of theory and action which provides a space to address and discuss unresolved questions and dynamics within the anti-capitalist, anti-oppression, and anti-imperialist politics of today’s radical left in Canada. For more information go to http://uppingtheanti.org/

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Sudbury Upping the Anti Issue 5 Launch: "The Future of Feminism in Canada"

Come see "In the Shadow of 9-11," a short film of a recent talk by Sunera Thobani, former president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) who is interviewed in Upping the Anti #5. Join a discussion with local feminist activists and thinkers sparked by Thobani's interview ("The Fight For Feminism") on feminism in Canada. With comments from:

Jen Johnson - Lecturer in Women's Studies at Thorneloe College, Laurentian Unviersity.

Waubauno Kwe - First Nations elder, aka Barb Riley.

Leyna Lowe - Women's Studies student and feminist blogger (www.thefemaledissenter.blogspot.com)

Meagan Mullally - student, editor of Muse, and activist with Common Cause.

Alexis Shotwell - Professor of Philosophy and English at Laurentian University.

* Thursday, Nov. 22, 7pm, Myths and Mirrors space, (in Victory Park. on the right side of Frood Road, three blocks north of Kathleen). The Myths and Mirrors space (it's covered in murals) is in Victory Park which is between Dupont st. and Schevchenko Ave., north of Kathleen. This is a wheel-chair accessible location. Here is a map.

Refreshments and snacks will be provided and copies of Upping the Anti #5 will be available for $5.

Sponsored by Upping the Anti and Common Cause (to contact Common Cause email revolution_reversal[at]riseup.net).

Upping the Anti is a radical journal of theory and action which provides a space to address and discuss unresolved questions and dynamics within the anti-capitalist, anti-oppression, and anti-imperialist politics of today’s radical left in Canada. For more information go to http://uppingtheanti.org/.

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Rev (not verified) | Mon, 11/19/2007 - 10:29