“but do you know what day it is?”:
dracula, gendered empire, and the breakdown of patriarchal-imperial colonial discourse

victorian patriarchal-imperial discourse justified colonization abroad and men's ownership of women at home. in bram stoker's dracula, the frontiers between internal/external, home/elsewhere exist everywhere, and are often associated with women who hold knowledge-power that undermines the crew of light's assumptions about the ‘natural’ inferiority of women, feminized men, and land. muddled marriage, multiple feminized frontiers, and knowledgeable local women all challenge the idea that colonization was a natural offshoot of british patriarchal responsibility. if only the crew would listen!

the vagina monologues

time: doors open at 6:00 pm and curtain opens at 6:30 pm
admission: by donation (suggested price $10)

open call for performers and volunteers to get involved.
email: gec@lusu.ca

please join us for a free film screening and panel discussion.
this event is sponsored by the department of gender and women's studies, the bora laskin faculty of law, the northwestern ontario women's centre, and the faculty of social sciences and humanities.

the smallest steps is a new documentary film that charts some of the histories of feminist anti-violence activism in canada.
watch the trailer: https://smalleststeps.ca

join us for a vigil honouring the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. if you are interested in sharing your story/speaking at this event, please email pride central at pride@lusu.ca.

join us for a workshop with kris carlson on consent and healthy relationships -- lunch will be provided!

this painting workshop will be taught by robyn kakegamic of kakegamic abstracts and we will be painting rainbow drippy lips in a pop-art style. please note, this event requires registration!

dear reader: a queer retrospective will be an open mic style event where members of the 2slgbtqia+ community will read letters to their younger selves or love letters to the queer community. we will be holding a writing workshop in the afternoon (12-2) in which a member of the artery will provide writing prompts, guidance and inspiration for your letters. even if you cannot make it to the workshop, you are still welcome to participate in the evening event! you are also welcome to submit something to be read on your behalf or anonymously. 

dear reader: a queer retrospective will be an open mic style event where members of the 2slgbtqia+ community will read letters to their younger selves or love letters to the queer community. we will be holding a writing workshop in the afternoon (12-2) in which a member of the artery will provide writing prompts, guidance and inspiration for your letters. even if you cannot make it to the workshop, you are still welcome to participate in the evening event! you are also welcome to submit something to be read on your behalf or anonymously. 

the department of gender and women’s studies feminist dialogues speaker series presents "reproductive justice revisited:
the history impacts of the decriminalization of abortion in canada".

presenter: dr. jula hughes (dean and professor, bora laskin faculty of law, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 )

summary: we all know what happened: the decriminalization of abortion in 1969 didn’t accomplish much and it wasn’t until the supreme court of canada declared the criminal code regime unconstitutional in the 1988 decision in morgentaler that things changed for the better. the talk seeks to complicate the story by considering the impacts of these key moments in the legal history of abortion in canada as they emerge from the historical record. i argue that important insights for the present and future of reproductive justice in canada can be gleaned from revisiting this history as regards barriers to access and how they might be overcome. 

poster available in pdf here.