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YWCA week without violence

Sunday October 14 to Saturday October 20, 2007

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	As part of an international effort, YWCA Toronto promotes a violence free world, welcoming communities across the city to participate in free events throughout the week. Each year more than 45,000 people in over 600 schools, workplaces, and community organizations across Canada participate in YWCA Week Without Violence. This initiative is marked by over 90 countries to create safer communities around the world.
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YWCA Toronto girlJAM contest

Are you a girl between 12 and 18 living in the GTA?

Do you sing, dance, draw, paint, compose, sculpt, choreograph, play an instrument, write, perform, act, tag, design, illustrate, animate, or mix?

YWCA Toronto is looking for your creative expression on anti-violence. Whatever your medium, we want your message. 

If your piece is selected, you could perform or display your piece at the 5th annual YWCA girlJAM on Monday October 15th at Lula Lounge.

To enter your piece:

1. Download and complete the submission form ( pdf)
2. Attach it to the piece
3. Email  to girljam [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org

Mail to:
YWCA Toronto girlJAM Contest
80 Woodlawn Ave. East.
Toronto, ON, M4T 1H1
For more information: 416.961.8100 ext. 358

YWCA girlJAM5

Monday  October 15 at Doors at 6pm Show at 7pm. All ages welcome
LULA Lounge 1585 Dundas St. West
Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm

Beat the drum, break silence, end violence!
Join a stellar line up of musicians, singers and dancers who will sing, step and stomp to end violence.
Join us at 6:30pm.for an all-girl drumming circle for peace.

featured artists:

• Ms. Boogie - www.myspace.com/boogiebounce
• GreenTaRA - www.myspace.com/greentaramusic
• Joni NehRITA - www.myspace.com/joninehrita
• KG - www.myspace.com/musicbykg
• Marinda  www.myspace.com/feralbliss   
• Sunshine State  www.myspace.com/wearesunshinestate
• YWCA Girl Contest Winners

Add your name to the VIP list, email girljam [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org

bu!  the power of being a girl conference!

Be Anything. Be Everything. Be You!

Saturday October 20, 9:00am to 4pm
North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St., (North York Centre Subway)
With the leadership of the YWCA Girls’ Council, and the Toronto Youth Cabinet, YWCA Toronto presents this FREE full-day conference by for and about girls 14-22.
For more details or to register, please call 416.961.8100 ext. 358 or email abc [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org.

Discover. Learn. Make Friends. Be Yourself.

workshops include:

• Power, Privilege and Prejudice
  Anti-Oppression Training
• Beyond Bitches and Beats
  Misogyny in Hip Hop
• Webjitsu
  The modern martial art of surfing the net intelligently
• Rulers, Rebels, and Radicals:
  Girls who have changed history
• “Oh no you di’int!”:
  How to resolve conflicts peacefully  before a problem escalates
• Caution! Toxic Love:
  How to spot when you or someone you know is in an unhealthy relationship
• Sex in the City:
  From condoms to STDs, get straight answers to your questions at this healthy sexuality workshop
• If you show me yours I’ll show you mine:
  Learn the fine art of resumé writing, networking, how to sell your skills
• Mo Money!:
  So now that you’ve got some, find out how to make it grow, where to keep it, and how to save it

plus:

• Expressive Arts
• No Cook Cooking Workshop
• Civic Engagement 101
• Wen Do
• Build a Bag
• Salsa
• Yoga
• African Dance

Lunch, snacks and funky goody bags included!
email: abc [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org

bring the peace story time

YWCA Toronto will offer a unique story time at bookstores, libraries and schools throughout the Week Without Violence.  This story time for pre-school, and school--aged children and their parents will explore alternatives to bullying through tales that introduce peaceful conflict resolution, sharing and respect.

Local performers and celebrities could be reading stories at a location near you.
Stay tuned for dates and times.

behind the scenes

YWCA Bully2U: Voicing Views on Violence
Specially programmed for Grades 9 to 12

Wednesday October 17th, 2007
9:30am to 12pm
Silver City Theatre
2300 Yonge St.  Yonge & Eglinton Centre (Eglinton Subway)
Admission by RSVP, Free

Join YWCA Toronto and OSSTF District 12 STBU as we bring together over 400 high school students, teachers and teacher-librarians for the 5th Annual Bully2U: Voicing Views on Violence.

YWCA Week Without Violence is a world-wide effort led by YWCAs in over 90 countries.  We build on the leadership of women and girls to promote community and artistic responses to all forms of violence – from the social and exclusionary to the direct and physical. 

Bully2U: Voicing Views on Violence

Bully2U: Voicing Views on Violence is an interactive program that brings together artists, performers and authors who have explored violence and social exclusion in their work.  Students will hear excerpts from the authors’ writing, watch thought-provoking performances and have the opportunity to interact with the authors and performers. 

performers include:

• D! Smith, founder of A is for Orange, a reading series for Queer Caribbean emerging writers
• Native Earth Performing Arts, with an excerpt from Yvette Nolan’s play Savage
• R.O. Glasgow, Spoken Word Artist and Playwright
• Teresa Toten, Better than Blonde
• Karen Krossing, Take the Stairs
• Elly Gotz,  speaker and educator from the Holocaust Centre of Toronto

For further information contact
Raine Liliefeldt at YWCA Toronto, 416-961.8100 ext.326
rliliefeldt [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org

YWCA Week Without Violence workshops

Throughout the week YWCA participants will take part in self-defense, self care, wellness and art workshops and activities.

more

download:
women's resource funding brief to Ministry of Finance (01/2007)
Senate Commitee on children's human rights brief (01/2007)
Status of Women Canada letter to House of Commons (01/2007)
Cyber Safety Internet (CSI NET)
- a girls' guide to being safe on the internet (4.8Mb)

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