2110 Summer Night Screenings presents:

“Screaming Queens: The Riot At Compton’s Cafeteria”
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Film Screening & Discussion
THURSDAY July 30th, 7pm
2110 Mackay Street
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“Screaming Queens” (Victor Silverman & Susan Stryker / 57 min / 2005) tells the little-known story of the first known act of collective, violent resistance to the social oppression of queer people in the United States — a 1966 riot in San Francisco’s impoverished Tenderloin neighbourhood, three years before the famous gay riot at New York’s Stonewall Inn.

The screening will be followed by a discussion, facilitated by Jackson Hagner.

Jackson is one of the founding members of the Solidarity ID Project, which aims to engage in popular education and advocacy surrounding issues of access and the realities of people who experience discrepancies between their official state-assigned identities and their personal identities. He works as a board member and a volunteer at the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy, working on various campaigns and programming, popular education and advocacy.

For more info on the Solidarity ID Project, click here.

“Finding Dawn” & “Stolen Sisters: A Documentary”

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Film Screenings
& Discussion with Bridget Tolley
THURSDAY July 23rd, 7pm
2035 St-Laurent
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***Finding Dawn***

Dawn Crey. Ramona Wilson. Daleen Kay Bosse. These are just three of
the estimated 500 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been
murdered in Canada over the past thirty years. Directed by acclaimed
Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh, Finding Dawn is a compelling
documentary that puts a human face to this national tragedy.From
Vancouver’s skid row, where more than 60 women are missing, we
travel to the “Highway of Tears” in northern British Columbia, and
onward to Saskatoon, where the murders and disappearances of
Native women remain unresolved. Finding Dawn illustrates the deep
historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic
of violence against Native women in this country. It goes further to
present the ultimate message that stopping the violence is everyone’s
responsibility.(Christine Welsh /Canada /2006 /73 min)

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***Stolen Sisters: A documentary***

In 2004, Amnesty International made a bold pronouncement and it wasn’t about Guantanamo, Saudi Arabia, or other global hotspots where you would expect human rights violations. It was against Canada. Amnesty International charges that Canada is putting Indigenous women in danger of kidnapping and violent deaths through racism and indifference. Stolen Sisters is a documentary about Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, inspired by the 2005 report by Amnesty International entitled, “Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada.” (Canada/2007/60 min)

***Discussion***

The discussion following the films will be facilitated by Bridget Tolley.

Bridget Tolley is a member of the Kitigan Zibi First Nation in Quebec. Her mother was struck and killed by the Quebec Police on October 6th, 2001. She believes that there was homicidal negligence on the part of Surete du Quebec officers and is presently working on a complete review of the investigation, arguing that homicide files were filled with inaccuries and incongruent reports and that police procedures were not conducted according to accepted practices.

Join us every Thursday between July 9th to August 6th.

All screenings are FREE and will be followed by a discussion!

Everyone is welcome!

When: Thursdays at 7PM

Location: 2110 Mackay Street

(”Finding Dawn” and “Stolen Sisters” will be screened together on July
23rd outside 2035 st-Laurent**)

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JULY 9th
*Madonna: Truth or Dare*

Alek Keshishian / USA / 1991 / 98 min

Give It 2 Me: A Harm Reduction Approach to Diva Worship.

Featuring:

-Truth or Dare (the Madonna documentary), music videos, concert
footage & interview excerpts. The screenings will be followed
by a discussion of sexuality, whiteness, and diva worship. Through
harm reduction analysis, we will explore the space between apologist
and critic.

Discussion facilitated by Josh Pavan

JULY 16th
*Fight Back, Fight Aids: 15 Years Of Act Up*

James Wentzy / 75 min / 2002

James Wentzy’s in-your-face Fight Back, Fight AIDS is a compilation
of footage documenting the first ACT UP meeting in 1987 on New
York City’s Wall Street and continues to 2002. Amateur video recording
– at the demonstration level and from the private, behind-the-scenes
meetings and training – reveals the astonishing camaraderie that
united a politically enraged community, regardless of age, race,
ethnicity or gender.

Discussion facilitated by Marty Fink

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***DEADLINE EXTENDED FRIDAY JULY 17TH 2PM***

The 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy is currently hiring a
Finance,Administrative and Resource Centre Coordinator
//Le centre 2110 est à la recherche d’un-e Coordonnatrice-eur
administratif, des finances et du centre de ressources

Deadline to apply: Friday July 17 2009 at 2 pm.
The position is set to begin on Monday August 3.

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Give It 2 Me: A Harm Reduction Approach to Diva Worship