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Time Well Bent: Toronto queer social events for February 2012 (Black History month)

QUEER WEST ARTS FESTIVAL 2012. A festival committee will meet in February Date, time and location TBA. People wishing to be festival Volunteers are welcome to attend with their input and jdeas. Festival Committee Chair again this year is Matthew Drobnich a Gen Y'er ,queerwestartsfestival@gmail.com

Friday February 3 - Gayfinity is back with more Gay. More Finity and More Grind! Formerly at Naco Gallery new home @ The Henhouse. DJs Leila p./scott donald/leatherDATA/+++ more! play dancehall, hip hop, kwaito, house and other gay beats. $5 donation (no one turned away) This month all proceeds go to organizing the upcoming event: Living the Limit: Incarceration, the Law, and the Politics of Self-Determination. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8Pnd2JDoX9g#!Come celebrate the death of the Ford budget! We won!!!! (mostly... more work to come and much more gay love is still needed) 10pm. Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St W. henhousetoronto.com .Queer West village, Toronto Ontario

Friday February 3 - Scissors a Queer Women's Dance Party @ Neon Bar. DJ Fawn Big Canoe and DJ Sokes playing house music and other popular shit. Neon Bar (A new joint) 1226 Bloor St W. at Brock. Admission Free: $5 after 11 pm Queer West Village, Toronto On.

Friday February 3 - Feminists Film Night and Discussion group @ The Department Cinenova is a non-profit womens’ film/video distributor based in London, UK. Cinenova is a source of very specific knowledge, a network and cultural community that engages directly with feminist film and video practice, and with the question of how to make this knowledge more publicly accessible. We are very pleased to present a series of events that access, activate and animate the Cinenova collection here in Toronto. This inaugural event will see New York-based artist and member of the Cinenova Working Group, Emma Hedditch, curate a screening from Cinenova’s vital collection of film and video.

The Details: Program: Ronna Bloom, I Feel Hopeful About the Future (1986, 11 min.) tells of personal memories and the nature of memory – how it's kept and how it can be challenged by the conflicting memories of others. Midi Onodera, The Displaced View (1988, 52 min.) traces a personal search for identity and pride within the unique and suppressed history of Japanese-Canadians. The Department 1389 Dundas ST. W. Time 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. FREE - seating is limited , so please arrive early Queer West Village Toronto Ontario

Friday February 3 - Queer Parkdale's Big Primpin' The HYFR GOAT YOLO HAM Edition @ The Wrongbar Bills itself as "hiphop for queer ho's and mo's," and attracts art scenesters, hipster kids, anarchist fags and others unfulfilled by both mainstream and underground approaches to dance music. The girls who come get glammed up because they feel safe, the fags go all out even though it's Parkdale, and the straight boys are well-behaved and generally well-dressed. This month featuring Djs Max Mohenu, Kevin Ritchie and Rory Them Finest. 10pm. Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St W. Cover $5. 416.516.8677 For bypass: bigprimpin@gmail.com Queer West Village Toronto, Ontario.http://www.big-primpin.com

Saturday February 4 - Tapette, the French night Mylène Farmer party edition!v@ The Henhouse A wonderful cozy little bar, where even strangers are friendly. Although mixed crowd, a disproportionate amount of gays come here. Way more than 10 percent of the people here are gay. . Henhouse has become one of the most popular up-and-coming lesbian bars on the Queer West scene. Where the Henhouse really seems shine is its inclusive atmosphere — which is fitting for the Queer West Village in general. It’s nice to go out to a place with your gay friends and run into your straight friends. Domestic beer is cheap, $5 a bottle and only Cameron Ale on tap at $5.50 a pint. DJ Phil Villeneuvewill be spinning all the best in French dance & pop music.

Bonjour les amies de Dorothée! - For the month of amour Tapette is throwing a very special Mylène Farmer party edition! Mylène hits, posters, videos mélanger with French house, '90s party anthems and disco classics. Come pay tribute to an amazing strange and Fierce French Icon by shaking that ass.

Tapette translates as; fly-swatter, carpet-beater, nancy, mousetrap, poof (UK) and faggot (USA). Facebook ban the word, hence it has to be listed as tap ette note the space. Queer West Village, Toronto

The Details: Henhouse 10 pm. until 2 am. , 1532 Dundas St W, end of block north side, past Dufferin, but not quite to Sheridan, which is next Street. No cover. henhousetoronto.com. | dj-phil-villeneuves | twitter.com/philville Queer West Village, Toronto

Saturday February 4 - Reality Bytes Big Queer Dance Party "X-TRA Cheese 2012" edition @ Augusta House. In February 2011, Reality Bytes brought you some extra "fromage" from your favourite decade. For this edition, we're back with the Cheese. DJs 4est, Jrox, Lindzrox and more, spinning dance, Hip Hop, electronica and alternative '90s. Plug in your dial-up modems, lace up your docs, grab your chain wallets, turn off Friends on your TV, dust off your ’90s records, grab your Discman and head down to the Augusta House to relive stress. Free B4 11pm, $5 after 152 Augusta Ave. Kensignton Market just up from Dundas W. No cover. 2nd floor, not wheelchair accessible.Queer West village, Toronto Ontario

Saturday February 4 - Afrotropolis - Wanderland: Black history through fashion @ 99 Sudbury. Afrotropolis seeks to explore black history and culture through fashion, film and other art forms. Capturing different eras, the exhibition celebrates the cultural achievements of people of African origin. 99 Sudbury, 99 Sudbury, 7:30pm Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door Getting there: 99 Sudbury is located just south of Queen Street West between Ossington and Dufferin. Access to Sudbury from Queen via Lisgar Ave. Queer West village, Toronto Ontario http://supafrik.wordpress.com/category/afrotropolis/

Saturday February 4 - Winterlicious: Guility Pleasures @ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. A celebration of food and fashion from The Drake Hotel and Toronto Fashion Incubator. Chef Anthony Rose offers comfort, locally-sourced classics like ricotta and blueberry pancakes and delicious housemade mini-baked goods paired with a bubbly mimosa and many other offerings. Browse the racks of one-of-a-kind Canadian fashion designers and jewellery and nibble on a tempting take-home treat. 9 a.m./ continuing in the afternoon. 1150 Queen Street West, east of Dufferin St at Beaconfields, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6J 1J3 Phone: 416-531-5042. Fax: 416-531-9493. Arts and Design district, Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood .- Queer West Toronto, Ontario. http://thedrakehotel.ca

Saturday February 4 and Sunday February 5 - Cuban Film Festival @ The Royal Cinema If you’re looking for some free entertainment this weekend, the Royal Cinema is hosting the Cuban Film Festival featuring two days of free programming. The festival opens with Lisanka, set at the dawn of the Cuban Missile Crisis, on Friday February 4th at 7 pm.Free screenings continue throughout the day on Saturday February 5th, with the last film showing at 11 pm. You can check out the full schedule on the Royal’s http://www.theroyal.to/schedule/

Monday February 6 - Trampoline Hall Mini lectures @ The Garrison. Curated by Erica Kopyto a Toronto based dramaturg, director, producer and educator dedicated to the creation of works for social change. she is currently a professor in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Seneca College on the York University Campus. She is also involved in numerous social justice initiatives and is an active member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the The Americas.Trampoline Hall is hosted by Misha Glouberman. Glouberman, is a Toronto facilitator and designer of highly participatory events. He’s hosted panels, discussions, and events with health care workers, transit activists, professional dancers, homeless parents, Open Source software advocates, graffiti artists, Copyright experts, and Star Trek fans, to name just a few, and teaches classes in negotiation and communication skills. . 8 pm. $5-$6. The Garrison nightclub is across from The Beer Store, 1197 Dundas W, http://trampolinehall.net Queer West Village, Toronto Ontario.

Thursday February 7 - Man 2 Man - Damien and Emmanuel's Gay Love Story @ Hart House In celebration of the upcoming Black History month and in keeping with our traditions of exploring and discovering cultural and personal freedoms and expressions, Hart House is pleased to host an evening of performance and discussion with the creators of Man 2 Man. About the show - When Emmanuel, a man in his forties, met Damien, he wasn't sure what he wanted. He knew he was attracted to Damien but was still struggling with issues around his sexuality. Of all places, these two men met at a church where Emmanuel's singing entranced Damien. This sets the stage as we join Damien and Emmanuel's struggle to make sense of, love, lust and life. "Man 2 Man is a unique play because it deals with the intersection of sexuality, Christianity, race and family. In following the love story of the two lead characters Damien and Emmanuel, we are drawn into a world that is honest, black and gay. University of Toronto, Hart House (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario) Free. 7:00pm until 9:30pm http://www.facebook.com/events/154995441274249/

Thursday February 9 - DJ A-Trak @ The Hoxton. The Hoxton is the latest project by business partners Richard Lambert and Jesse Girard, who are known as the brains behind Parts & Labour and The Social (the latter of which closed in early July). No longer is it a crime to mash a hip-hop acappella into a techno track. In this arena, A-Trak, aka Alain Macklovitch, leads the pack. The 27 year-old Montreal native rides the line between hip-hop and electronic beats in a refreshing hybrid of everything ass-shaking.. He and partner Nick Catchdubs founded America’s most trendsetting new label, Fool’s Gold, launching the careers of artists such as Kid Sister and Kid Cudi. A-TRAK with Special Guests Thursday, February 9, 2012 - The Hoxton, 69 Bathust Street Adv. Tickets $20.00 | Doors @ 10pm | 19+ Event For Tickets or VIP Booth/Bottle Reservations E. Josh@touch-entertainment.com or M. 647-982-2700 http://thehoxton.ca/ | http://djatrak.com/

Friday February 10 - Random Order, Toronto's ska/reggae/rock band are playing @ The Cadillac Lounge (Queer Parkdale tonight) Lynn Phillips: Lead Vox & Guitar, John Jowett: Trombone, Caterina Marchese: Drums and Adrienne Valentine: BassRandom Order seldom play the west end, so this will be a treat for purveyors of a ska-indebted sound blended with punk’s spirit, Random Order usual homo haunt is Slacks the Lesbian bar on Church St. This four-piece delivered a high-octane concoction of beefy ska rhythms, propulsive drums and a trombone, ignited by vocalist/guitarist Lynn Phillips, rock attitude in abundance calling the crowd to arms “We need more people to dance!” Delivering a frenetic and danceable performance this is the sound of a group filled with so much life and energy, they’ll have you bustin’ a move in no time.Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/randomorder and http://www.randomorder.ca Cadillac Lounge Cover $10 10 PM to 1 AM, 1296 Queen st West, http://www.cadillaclounge.com Queer West village, Toronto Ontario

Friday February 10 - The Return of A Queer Kind of Valentine's @ Habits Gastropub A mix of spoken word and music from some of Toronto's finest talent. The first "QKoV" took place in 2009, and 2012 celebrates the return of the event.

Spoken Word performances by: Debra Anderson (Code White, McGilligan Books) Suki Lee (Inbox Communications) Brock Hessel (Co-Facilitator, Queer Writes, University of Toronto)

Music performances by: Javier Pena Robert Blanchet Rex Baunsit Sara Meinke (aka Miss Minx) Danny & the Holy Mountain

The Details: Habits Gastropub 928 College St. at Dovercourt accessible by the 506 College/Carlton streetcar Performances begin @ 8pm Admission $6 Everyone is welcome to attend https://www.facebook.com/events/276251742438990/ | http://habitsgastropub.com/ Queer West village, Toronto Ontario

Friday February 10 - A queer womens dance party @ La Perla (783 Queen Street West, Upstairs) DJ Cosmic Cat spinning tonight https://www.facebook.com/djcozmiccat Cover $5 Door 10pm **Maj- Drink Specials before 11:30pm - $2.50 Jose Cuervo tequila shots and Paloma cocktails (tequila, Fresca, and lime) **Plus $5 Palomas all night ***Email HER for line bypass: set.her.free@gmail.com Visit HER Blog: http://www.herherher.com .Queer West village, Toronto Ontario

Friday February 10 - Cub Camp queer boys party @ The Beaver. DJs tonight : Scooter (Yes Yes Y'All) + DJ Kevin H. Door host: Ila. A party for queer boys with beards and tattoos. (and if you like them, you can show up too) Scooter brings his signature style (of nudity and a fetish for beards) back to the Beaver! Cub Camp returns!! Come dance with a cub on the dance floor. Or cruise that tattoo'd boy on the back patio. Or do a body shot off that bearded gay. Sexiness is suggested and encouraged. Everyone welcome!! Every 2nd Friday of each month at The Beaver 1192 Queen St W, Queer West village, Toronto Ontario.http://cubcamp.tumblr.com or http://www.facebook.com/cubcamp

Saturday February 11 to Sunday February 12 - Sixth Annual Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair @ Gladstone Hotel The sixth annual Erotic Arts and Craft Fair presented by Come As You Are: February 11th, 2012 at the Gladstone Hotel from noon until 8 p.m., followed by the first annual EACF cabaret (9 - 10:30 p.m.) and after party (10:30 p.m. - Midnight). The Toronto Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair is a one-of-a-kind sexy fair that brings together artists and crafters just in time for Valentine's Day. Knitters, crafters, zinesters, card makers, and artists of all types will be creating erotic objects for this one day celebration of DIY sex and romantic culture. Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St W Queer West village, Toronto Ontario. http://eroticartsandcrafts.com/erotic%20arts%20and%20crafts/index.cfm

Saturday February 11 - Book Launch, Discussion & Spoken Word Performance – Khadija Goes to School by Asim Hussain @ Toronto Women's Book Store. Empowering. In one word, its theme is Contribution: personal contribution, contribution to others, and contribution to society. It is a “device” designed to spark curiosity, discussion, and even break down some stereotypes. Toronto Women's Bookstore Phone: 416-922-8744 73 Harbord Street, Toronto, Ontario, Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Free. http://womensbookstore.com

Saturday February 11 - Summertime In February (LGBT Youth Line Ontario) Evening of summer-themed storytelling with Alicia Louise Merchant, Sage Tyrtle and others. 8 pm. Price tba. Theatre Elusive, 1078 Dovercourt, http://thetheatreelusive.com

Saturday Febuary 11 - TORONTO GAY MEN'S SINGLE CLUB - SCREENS - "A Single Man", a film by Tom Ford @ THE SPOKE CLUB - 16 seats up for Grabs!

Colin Firth plays an English novelist, teaching literature at a Los Angeles college in 1962 and grieving—delicately, obsessively, heroically—for his lover of 16 years, dead in a car crash. Seeing no reason for his life to go on, George meticulously rehearses his own suicide, by gunshot, but has trouble finding a practical or aesthetically elegant way to carry it off. So over the course of a long day, he listens idly to his colleagues' worries over the Cuban missile crisis; has dinner with his oldest friend, a London socialite (Julianne Moore, never more glamorous); and indulges some erotic flattery from one of his students (Nicholas Hoult). All these are distractions as George prepares for death in the manner of a samurai or Roman Senator, and bathes in memories of his precious Jim (Matthew Goode—Ozymandias in Watchmen). View Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0U5GX-eoXs&feature=player_embedded

Fashion designer Tom Ford (born August 27, 1961), the fim director, financed the film himself. Tom Ford is openly gay, and he and his partner, journalist Richard Buckley, have been together since 1986 Ford currently lives in London, England. Colin Andrew Firth, CBE (born 10 September 1960) is an English film, television, and theatre actor.

The Details: When? Saturday February start 5:30pm sharp. Where? Private screening at The Spoke Club, 600 King St W 4Floor http://www.thespokeclub.com Followed by social mixer at cash bar after the screening. $10 - Only 16 seats available, first come first serve.- RSVP http://www.torontogaysingles.com Queer West Village Toronto, Ontario

Saturday February 11 - Queer Business Womens Valentine Special @ Augusta House DJs Sammy and Nino Brown spin R&B, pop, hip hop and electro love all night long. 10pm. Augusta House, 152 Augusta Ave. $5.152 Augusta Avenue just up from Dundas W. 2nd floor not wheelchair accessible. Queer West Village Toronto, Ontario.

Saturday, February 11- Toronto Queer Valentine's Day Slowdance @ Dovercourt House. You are cordially invited to a QueerValentine Slowdance. Relive the prom without the angst! With a lending library of designated dancers for all you wallflowers, and a dancecard-booklet to set up dances in advance (should you choose to), Queer Slowdance Night has all slow songs, all night long! (Except for the occasional intermission when we play the fastest songs we can find!) It's high school with a happy ending. Come and experience why slow is beautiful, and why love is not ironic. PS. Fabulous and inspired attire, while desired, is not required. But would be AWESOME & HAWT. Finally, you do not have to be queer to attend this party, but you must have an open mind, an open heart, and of course, have open arms.

The Details: Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd. (1 block North of Bloor, 3 blks. west of Ossington) Saturday, ((Street Map http://g.co/maps/u2kc3) Doors at 9:30, Dance from 10 PM - 2:30 AM. $10 admission includes your Dancecard-booklet! www.dovercourthouse.com Regretfully, the Dovercourt House is not wheelchair-accessible. 19+ Queer West Village, Toronto On.

Saturday February 11 - New lesbian monthly dance night Valentine Edition - The Hole @ The Neon Bar It's new, it's refreshing. Owners Niki Tsourounakis and girlfriend, Katy Chan open the place in July 2011. There are now more lesbian events in the city's queer west end, then the old gay ghetto on Church Street. hThe crowd is a great mix of West enders and East enders taking their dancy pants off on the dancefloor. It gets wild. The first HOLE was successful so many wonderful people came out in support and danced hard until after last call. Minus so of our technical difficulties hahah, we managed to keep it fun and rammed on the dance floor. So when you come expect to bump and grind. Seriously. We play everything from electro, sing along pop, top 40 mash-ups, some dub, some hip-hop. DJ Teams for the night: Guest DJ's TBA --FREE B4 11:30pm $5 after-- Bar Neon, 1226 Bloor St West old city's Bloordale Village neighbourhood, in the Queer West village, Toronto Ontario

Saturday February 11 - cirQlar & Cherry Bomb present "SHAG" featuring The Funk Hunters @ The Great Hall. This Valentine's Day, cirQlar sets out to be your official "Night Before the Morning After"! And we're teaming up with Cherry Bomb to make it all happen in the funkiest, grooviest, hot-sweaty-danciest way possible.

West-coast tag team, Funk Hunters http://www.thefunkhunters.com(Ghetto Funk, ROCA Recordings, Homebreakin Records), rocked Shambhala this summer and they're coming to Toronto to turn up the heat on our main room, supported by local 8-piece funk band, The Soul Motivators http://www.soulmotivators.comWe've added local favourites Farbsie Funk (Makeitfunky.ca), General Eclectic (Uma Nota) and Skank Honto http://www.skankhonto.com for an orgy of awesome...guaranteed.

AND! We are pleased and honoured to feature a Cherry Bomb http://www.cherrybombtoronto.com room for your dancing pleasure with back-to-back sets from scene legends DJ Cozmic Cat & DJ Denise Benson slinging the best in Bass, Tech & House all night, with Chiclet http://djchiclet.com and Jerus Nazdaq (bass culture) supporting. And to tease and tantalise your eyes Siren Sativa will be rolling her visuals on the big cirQlar screen all night.http://www.cirQlar.com

Expect only the tastiest of circus treats from CoCo Framboise, Miranda Tempest & David Ito, Terrence Drake, and Scarlet Black, creating a saucy Ménage à Wow for the senses and topped off by the incomparable je-ne-sais-quoi of your host, Phil Luzi. So bring your bell-bottoms and big hair, your platforms and polyester, your friends and lovers and come on.

The Details: The Great Hall 1087 Queen Street West, Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8:30 pm - Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3:30 am http://www.facebook.com/events/104176926369281/

Tuesday February 14 - The new Pinball Café opens doors to public on West Queen West in Parkdale. Toronto's only vintage pinball gaming room and cafe. Conceived by husband and wife team Jason and Rachel Hazzard, the entire concept for the café revolves around vintage pinball machines—Jason is a collector with a 1967 model and an all-around superfan—and an alcohol-free environment. “Let’s face it, we’re not about being some sketchy bar with pinball,” says Jason, who plans to serve milkshakes, baked goods, retro candy, and charge just $0.25 per game instead of the current $2 standard. Walk-Ins Welcome, Good For Groups1662 Queen St. W. http://thepinballcafe.com Queer West village, Toronto Ontario

Wednesday February 15 - Bike Pirates Shop (LGBTQ) Rainbow Day Work Shop Hi my name s Johnny and I am a volunteer at Bike Pirates (a DIY Bike shop) We are starting a Rainbow (LGBTQ) Day, every 3rd Wednesday of the month, from 6-9pm. TOPIC Basic Bike Repairs! 6 pm to pm Free We are currently updating our website with the arrival of Rainbow (LGBTQ) Day! stay tuned...Cheers Johnny Fisher. Sponsored by The Gay West Bicycle Club

Johnny will be on the cover boy for Toronto Fab gay men's scene magazine Today! Bike Pirates Shop/ 1292 Bloor St W at Lansdowne http://bikepirates.com..Queer West Village, Toronto Ontario.

Saturday February 18 - Butch Femme Salon - Presets Cabaret of Love - Fundraiser for People With AIDS Foundation PWA @ Rivoli (Back Room) Burlesque show, live DJs and dancing all night long with DJ Nik Red DJ Leidkllr, Deb Singh spinning & Titus Androgynous as Emcees. Performances By: Rowena Fonseka, Belle Jumelles, Hunter Splayden Frayden Dicklitlover, Tina Timebalm, Chase Dainty Box CoCo La Creme & others .

- The Butch Femme Salon is a Toronto Community driven group https://www.facebook.com/groups/104535566253997/?ref=ts focussed on creating space for Femmes and Butches of all stripes to mingle, chat, flirt, deconstruct, discursively construct, and ... fill in the blank. The Group welcomes Trans women/men/folk, Two-Spirit, Femmes, Divas, Sharks, Dommes, Butches, Studs, Papis, Aggressives, Machas, Bofinhos, Bois and Daddys, All donations from from this event will help the PWA provide accessible, direct and practical services to men, transmen, transwomen, women and children living with HIV/AIDS.

The Details: Rivoli (Back Room) 334 Queen St. West Whelchair accessible including washooms ASL interpreter provided. Cover $10 suggested donation or PWYC DOORS:8PM SHOW: 9PM Dance Party: ALL NIGHT LONG http://www.rivoli.ca | http://www.pwatoronto.org | https://www.facebook.com/events/209554109137047/ Queer West village, Toronto Ontario.

Saturday February 18 - Northbound Leather's 22nd Anniversary of Fetish Night @ The Revival Bar The One and Only. Canada’s Original Fetish Night since 1989 Featuring DJ Jimi Lamort & Special Guests Often imitated, never duplicated. The Real Deal! Forget the rest, you’ve found the best. Strict fetish dress code enforced Dungeon on-site for your enjoyment-- Bring your gear and play (or watch) away! This is one Fetish event you don't want to miss! For More Info : http://www.northbound.com $20 Advance - $30 @ Door. Revival Bar (783 College Street , Toronto, Ontario) 783 College Street , Toronto, CA 8:30 pm to 2:30 am

Saturday February 18 - Icycle Toronto Bike Couriers Annual Ice Race for 2012 @ Dufferin Grove Rice Rink for the annual Bike Couriers Ice Race at Dufferin Grove has been achieved. Just waiting for confirmation from the city. Come one come all, to Toronto`s most anticipated winter, if we get any cold weather, event. Free to watch from the sidelines, $5 to sit in the box All proceeds go to Charlies Freewheels. (video from 2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaxvo9o8shUvAfter party will be held at the Bike Pirates 1292 Bloor West http://bikepirates.com... Directors to Park: http://g.co/maps/tykt7 Queer West village, Toronto Ontario.

Wednesday February 22 to 26 - Reel Artists Film Festival Films about visual arts and artists. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W, canadianart.ca/raff.

Wednesday February 29 to Friday March 9 - The Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival @ TIFF Bell Lightbox. the festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges individuals to empathize and demand justice for all people. The screening of Fernand Melgar’s award-winning documentary Special Flight opens the 9th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival, co-presented with TIFF, on February 29, 2012 at the The festival will run until March 9, 2012 closing with director Jon Shenk’s acclaimed documentary, The Island President. Tickets are available at the door for most screenings, or in advance by calling 416-599-TIFF (8433). For tickets to the Closing Night Reception, please call Human Rights Watch Canada at 416-322-8448. http://humanrightsfilmfestival.ca/

Wednesday February 29 - OUTEXRESSIONS Newspaper media sponsor for 2nd annual QUEERING BLACK HISTORY MONTH @ RYERSON UNIVERSITY Students' Centre Please join the Ryerson Community as we celebrate Queer and Trans African, Black, and Caribbean People in Canada. On Wednesday February 29th, 2012 we will continue to honour and re-insert the lives, experiences and amazing achievements of Queer and Trans people into the discussions of black history month. The video below is by activist Lali Mohamed, Deviant Productions taken Feb 28, 2011.

The evening will begin with a reception, accompanied by hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and a beautiful photography exhibition documenting Toronto's incredible Ballroom Vogue Scene. Later, a panel discussion will honour the work and stories of Queer and Trans African, Black and Caribbean Canadians, both past and present. The night will end with a very special performance by the House of Monroe, celebrating their 5th Anniversary!

The Details: What: Photography Reception, Panel Discussion and Performance. Why: Queer and Trans bodies have always been involved in creating history. Let’s Celebrate it and Queer up Black History Month When: Wednesday February 29th, 2012 at 5:30PM Where: Ryerson Students' Centre (Church St and Gould St) at 55 Gould St. The space is wheel-chair accessible. We will also have ASL interpretation at the event. Our incredible panelists will be revealed soon. For more information, contact organizers Lali Mohamed at lali.moham@gmail.com or Rodney Diverlus, the RSU's Vice-President Equity at vp.equity@rsuonline.ca 500 guests have confirmed attendence, as of January 21, 2012.

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