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It’s here! An all-day event where LGBTQ people from across Ontario can get together and party!
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There will be food, games, and lovers & strangers, so be sure to join us for some serious grassroots fun.
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This is an alcohol-free potluck, so please feel free to bring some food and drink for the communal table. We will also have a grill with coal available for those interested in barbecuing.
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When? Saturday, August 11, 2012, from 12:00 noon onward.
Where? Hanlan’s Point Island, Toronto
(Take the Hanlan’s Point ferry to the Island and follow the pink fabric strips to our location)
Our Facebook event page can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/events/463591073653651/
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We hope to see many of you there!
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The Queer Ontario Steering Committee
info@queerontario.org
www.queerontario.org
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Hello Everyone,
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We are pleased to announce that we will be in Ottawa on Saturday, July 14, 2012. Alana Boltwood, our Research & Education Committee Chair, will be at the PTS offices (251 Bank Street, Suite 301) seeking to meet many of you to discuss some of the issues that are important to you as Ottawa residents and city-goers.
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This is part of our ongoing summer tour, where we are meeting with folks outside of Toronto to get a sense of the various LGBTQ* needs and experiences that exist across Ontario. Past visits have included Hamilton, Peterborough, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, and Cambridge-Kitchener-Waterloo.
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To recap, then:
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— We will be at PTS from 1:00 to 3:00pm
— This weekend, on Saturday, July 14, 2012.
— Location: 251 Bank Street, Suite 301, Ottawa.
Special thanks go out to PTS for graciously hosting us.
(Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/441163049251056)
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We hope to see many of you there!
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Alana & the rest of the Queer Ontario Steering Committee
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If you cannot make it to this meet-and-greet, please consider filling out and/or circulating the Queer Ontario Pressing Issues Survey:
http://queerontario.org/2012/06/19/pressing-issues
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 Also consider submitting material to the Queer Ontario Think Tank:
http://thinktank.queerontario.org/about
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Queer Ontario would like to formally invite you to a Bills Victory Party on Saturday, June 23rd, to celebrate the passing of Ontario’s long-awaited anti-bullying and gender identity bills (Bills 13 and 33, respectively). These are two pieces of legislation that will no doubt have a tremendous effect on the way queer*, trans*, and genderqueer* individuals are perceived and treated in the education system and beyond, so what better way to rejoice in these newly-granted protections than with a party!?!

There will be light food and refreshments — and, of course, some delicious, delicious cake. So do spread the word and attend if you can!

With glee,

The Queer Ontario Steering Committee
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