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Christine

Monday, November 10, 2014

Weekly Events


Events:


November 11, 2014-10:00m Honouring Our Native Veterans on Remembrance Day. Old City Hall
November 14, 2014- 6pm-Shameless Magazine 10th Anniversary Gala and Inaugural Shamie Awards
When: Friday, November 14th, 2014
Where: Urban Space Gallery @ 401 Richmond st. West
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
19+ event
Venue is accessible.

Unfortunately, due to lack of interpreter availability, we regret to announce that there will be no ASL interpretation at this event.

Every dollar we raise goes directly to funding Shameless magazine, helping fuel our mission to bring needed alternative voices to the media landscape.

Tickets are $20, and can be bought online (https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/shameless-magazines-10th-anniversary-gala-the-shamie-awards-tickets-13402313681) or at the door.


November 14, 2014- 7-9pm- Book Launch: Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition

Historical Materialism Toronto invites you to join us for the Toronto launch of:

Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
by Glen Coulthard

Joined by: Lee Maracle, discussant

When: Friday, November 14th, 7 – 9 pm
Where: Beit Zatoun - 612 Markham St. (Bathurst subway station)
November 15, 20141-4pm- Spiderwoman Theater – A Retrospective & Panel (FREE) University of Toronto, Multi Faith Centre 569 Spadina Ave. Native Earth Performing Arts, Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA) and Native Women in the Arts present SpiderWoman Theatre-


November 15-16, 2014-9:00am-5pm-INTERSECTION: Entrepreneurship & Indigenous Arts ConferenceCost: Free

Registration: https://intersection-conference.eventbrite.ca/

Program: http://www.research.ocadu.ca/research-and-innovation/home

INTERSECTION will be a unique gathering of Indigenous artists, entrepreneurs, academics and students, telling success stories. The keynote speaker is Dr. Jessica Metcalfe. Stemming from enduring appropriation of Indigenous material culture, Dr. Metcalfe will speak about how her blog Beyond Buckskin applied entrepreneurship as a platform to address local and global social issues. Three distinct panels will expand discussions on emerging business ideas and social innovation approaches. A series of practical workshops using design thinking and a NEW flourishing business model methods will allow attendees to practice and test their ideas for scaling up and sustainability.

The conference will:
- Highlight successful examples of Triple bottom line (Financial, Social, Environmental) enterprise
- Provide practical tools and workshops for students and aspiring entrepreneurs - Provide success stories of income generation for organizations looking for ways to replace government funding
- Address intersections and breakdown barriers between creative and business types

intersection.conference@gmail.com


November 15 2014-9:30pm-Bold As Love Presents: Lal Sweet 16th Anniversary with guest Moe Clark! @ the Gladstone Hotel. Come celebrate lal's sweet 16 anniversary, new video and website launch with special guest Moe Clark (from Montreal)

BOLD AS LOVE is a new music series curated and dedicated to supporting and uniting POC and Indigenous Artists on the same stage! Everyone is welcome!

$8-20 Sliding Scale

djs: Pursuit Grooves / Deejay LEllo Mello L'Oqenz

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