[opirgyork] GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK - Dec. 2-6th (Next Week!)

Tue Nov 26 19:48:56 PST 2013

*GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK*
*DECEMBER 2 – 6, 2013 | YORK UNIVERSITY (KEELE CAMPUS)*

The Gender-based Violence Awareness Week is a series of educational and
arts-based events that commemorate theDecember 6th Montreal Massacre while
expanding the discussion on gender-based violence to include its
intersection with other forms of oppression. These include, but are not
limited to, colonialism, racism, ableism, homophobia and transphobia. The
program for the week may be found below and on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1455712337988694/.

This week of events is being organized by the York University Graduate
Students’ Association (YUGSA), OPIRG-York, CUPE 3903 Trans-Feminist Action
Caucus (TFAC), Centre for Women and Trans People (CWTP), York Federation of
Students (YFS) and Sexual Assault Survivors’ Support Line & Leadership
(SASSL).

For more information on this week, please visit www.yugsa.ca, or contact
individual organizations (contact details and websites provided below).

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*Discussion Forum: Feminist, Anti-Racist Strategies against Gender-Based
ViolenceDecember 3, 2013 | 3:30 – 5:30 pm | GSA Lounge (Room 430), Student
Centre – Keele Campus*

The discussion of gender-based violence in mainstream analyses often fails
to address the ways in which sexual violence functions not only as a means
of patriarchal control but also as a tool of racism and colonialism.
Meanwhile, anti-violence strategies often result in increased violence
against many communities of colour, in the form of racial profiling, police
brutality, prisons and economic exploitation. This forum invites a
collective discussion on effective anti-violence strategies that can link
the fight against gender-based violence to struggles against other everyday
and structural forms of violence. It will particularly explore
community-based strategies, beyond the criminal justice system, that can
serve to hold perpetrators accountable while ensuring the safety of
survivors.

The forum will feature Beverly Bain (feminist anti-violence, anti-racist
activist and trainer), a representative from the Toronto Rape Crisis
Centre, and others.

For more information about this event, please visit www.yugsa.ca or contact
gender at yugsa.ca.

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*Creativity and Courage: Artists Speak OutTuesday, December 3, 2013 | 6 – 8
pm | GSA lounge (Room 430), GSA Lounge (Room 430), Student Centre – Keele
Campus*

The Centre for Women and Trans People (CWTP), Ontario Public Interest
Research Group, York (OPIRG-York) and CUPE 3903 Trans Feminist Caucus will
host an arts showcase, open to all means of artistic, creative expression,
in pursuit of a more holistic approach towards creating awareness around
gender-based violence. We recognize that gender based violence is motivated
by systems that reproduce racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia,
ableism, classism and other means of marginalization. We will bear witness,
celebrate resilience and educate through the arts.

Come showcase your art that reflects resilience, empowerment, anger,
survival, imagining a world without violence, destroying capitalism,
patriarchy and/or other oppressive systems!
Enjoy the sets of three featured performances, after which the showcase
will follow an open mic style.

For more information on this event, please contact
art_showcase at googlegroups.com.

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*Art ShowcaseDecember 4, 2013 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Student Centre Food Court,
Keele Campus*

Join the York Federation of Students in the Student Centre for the first
presentation of a series of paintings that will form a permanent art
installation in the new engineering building. These paintings, created by
York students, are meant to honor the National Day of Remembrance and
Action on Violence Against Women, and display a commitment to combatting
gender-based violence in all its forms.

For more information on this event, please visit www.yfs.ca.

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*Reflections on Resistance: Honouring our Courage & Strength in the Face of
Gender-Based ViolenceWednesday, December 4th | 12:30 - 1:30 pm |
Chancellor's Room (behind The Underground), Student Centre – Keele Campus*

Join the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Support Line & Leadership (SASSL) as we
remember those who lost their lives to gender-based violence. Add a name of
a loved one to a banner, write a message of support for survivors, or share
what you have done to eradicate gender-based violence. Refreshments will be
served. 313 Student Centre is wheelchair accessible; gender-neutral and
barrier-free bathrooms are nearby.

For more information on this event, please contact events.sassl at gmail.com.

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*Demystifying Sexual Violence: A Workshop with the Toronto Rape Crisis
Centre/Multicultural Women Against RapeWednesday, December 4, 2013 | 2 – 4
pm | GSA Lounge (Room 430), Student Centre – Keele Campus*

Sexual Assault and dating violence continue to occur on a daily basis. At
this YUGSA workshop, facilitated by the Deb Singh from Toronto Rape Crisis
Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape, we will discuss what constitutes
sexual violence and contrast it to the many myths which surround it. This
interactive workshop will highlight the ways in which our families, society
and media keep these myths alive, and how we may resist them.

Deb Singh is a counselor and activist at the Toronto Rape Crisis
Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape. Deb is an Indo-Caribbean renegade
warrior and anti-violence activist, Deb has been working with survivors of
sexual violence for the last 10 years. As a 34 year old, queer, working
class woman, she uses interactive workshop tools, art making and writing to
try and get her messages across. Check out her monthly blog at
http://shamelessmag.com/.

For more information about this event, please visit www.yugsa.ca, or
contact campaigns at yugsa.ca.

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