Category Archives: Activism

Sideponytail vs. The G20

28th
Jul. × ’10
By Karen
So proud to be part of this with my DJ Crew, Sideponytail. A dance party and fashion show with all proceeds going to the G20 legal defense fund. See you Saturday! From the Facebook page: July 31 at 9:00pm The Hydeaway, 10209-100 Ave For our friends who are still in prison on trumped up charges. For our family who [...]
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Listen

13th
Jul. × ’10
By Karen
Queers, Sex & Prison: Listening Party! Wednesday, July 14, 2010 6:30pm – 8:30pm Stanley Milner Library Room 7, 6th floor 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Selections from the Prisoner Correspondence Project CD. Public Listening Event (transit- LRT: Churchill Station, BUS: 1, 2, 5) FREE – will be accepting donations for the Prisoner Correspondence Project. Sharable Snacks will not be turned away! Bring writing / [...]
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Happy Pride!

11th
Jun. × ’10
By Karen
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend in Edmonton just in time for Pride. I will be posting events throughout the week. Saturday is the big parade. One very special thing to note is that the Edmonton chapter of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid will get to be part of the celebration. As some of you [...]
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Emergency Rally

1st
Jun. × ’10
By Karen
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 6:00pm – 9:00pm THE LEGISLATURE Emergency rally to support the Freedom Flotilla, which is the biggest convoy of humanitarian aid sent to Gaza in 4 years. They have been attacked by Israel, and according to some reports, over 20 are dead and over 60 injured. We NEED to speak out and inform the public of [...]
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severely

13th
May. × ’10
By Karen
I am so so so proud to have been involved with this event. Please come. Let’s work on this Edmonton thing. 1. WHOSE STREETS? (Public Talk by Kenyon Farrow) 7pm-9pm, Friday May 14 2010 Jubilee Auditorium, Rehearsal Hall (Enter Stage Door, South Entrance) 11455 87 Avenue LRT stop: JubileeHealth Sciences Suggested Donation Onsite Child Care Available Wheelchair / Some Reduced-Mobility Accessible For [...]
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Does fluorescent yellow count?

9th
May. × ’10
By Karen
I have been stuck inside for a couple of weeks now, working and missing community. I’m happy to resurface, especially for the Community Response Project. Community Response Project presents: “Justice Beyond Prisons” Monday, May 10, 2010 5:00pm – 6:30pm Humanities Centre, Room L-3 Community Response Project invites you to think and act towards meaningful versions of justice! Let’s get educated about [...]
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Wednesday

26th
Apr. × ’10
By Karen
After last week’s attack on Shannon, friends in the community began the Community Response Project. CBC news aired a story on the queer community coming together to support a friend. There is a meeting this Wednesday to discuss ways in which we can engage with the rest of the city to talk about these realities that are [...]
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The Mobilization of the Garneau Sisterhood

6th
Jan. × ’10
By Karen
Police Warnings and Sexual Violence: The Mobilization of the Garneau Sisterhood 2009/10 Inside/OUT Speakers’ Series Thursday, January 7th, 5-6pm Room 128 (1st floor), Education SOUTH building. Presented by Dr. Lise Gotell, Professor, Women Studies, UofA From the Facebook event page: In 2008, a series of sexual assaults occurred in an Edmonton neighborhood bordering the University of Alberta. Edmonton police service [...]
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The Samarasekera Response Team! In the news!

3rd
Nov. × ’09
By Karen
Our friends have been making headlines and we are proud proud proud. From an article in the Edmonton Sun: Hundreds of posters featuring the “femimenace” and other tongue-in-cheek images were put up around the University of Alberta campus last week in response to controversial comments made by the university’s president. In an interview published Oct. 21, president Indira [...]
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National Equality March

11th
Oct. × ’09
By Exposure
Equal protection for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. NOW. Our hearts are in Washington DC this weekend for the National Equality March. Visit the Equality Across America website for more information and great resources. UPDATE! Check out the great coverage including YouTube videos of all the speakers [...]
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