THRIVE: Our Voices Rising! by METRAC

Forum for the 16 Days of Action Against Gender Violence

For Women and Trans Peoples

Saturday Nov. 29, 2014 in Toronto, Canada

10:00am-3:00pm (registration starts at 9:30am)

Metro Hall, 55 John St. -Room 308/309 (King & John, 2 blocks east of Spadina)

FREE EVENT – FOOD – ASL – NOTE-TAKING – CHILDMINDING – GENDER NEUTRAL WASHROOMS

Join THRIVE on Saturday November 29, to LEARN, DISCUSS and ADDRESS the various ways gendered violence impacts our lives and the ways we can resist.

LEARN about the work of different groups who are engaged in resisting colonization, racism, environmental degradation, etc.

ENGAGE in discussion circles, tool building and different well-being activities. And CONNECT with other community members and people working towards positive change.

KEYNOTES:

Stopping the Violence: It Starts With Us by Sheryl Lindsay, No More Silence

Anti-Black Racism

WORKSHOPS:

Prison Industrial Complex by Najla Edwards (PASAN)

Environmental Violence is a Reproductive Justice Issue by The Native Youth Sexual Health Network

Gender and Housing

Twitter Hashtag: #ThriveTO14

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/60251…

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