The Queer Ontario Education Committee is developing the organization’s Think Tank — a space on the QO website where one will be able to find critical writing and analysis about queer issues and its liberationist principles.

We are currently looking for people interested in taking part in these formative discussions to help us determine:

1. how to structure and run the Think Tank (looking at what kind of group would run it and what their decision-making process will be, especially when it comes to selecting, reviewing, and editing items for publication); and
2. how to structure the Think Tank section of the website (looking at what kinds of items we would want to publish and how we would want to present this to the public)

If you are interested in being part of this, please contact me. Do note that this opportunity is open not just to academics, but to anyone with relevant skills anywhere in Ontario.

Thanks in advance for your enthusiasm and we hope to hear from you soon!

Alana
alana.boltwood – at – gmail.com

Nick Mulé, founder Queer Ontario, helms the desk at the 519 Open House

On May 19, 2010 Queer Ontario held an “Open House within an Open House” during the 519 Church Street Community Centre’s “Open House” to celebrate the completion of their renovations. Rather than holding our regular monthly meeting, we set up a reception area in one of the meeting rooms proudly displaying our new table skirt (banner to come) and distributing postcards describing our group. Additionally, we sold buttons, had sign-up sheets and offered chocolates to the curious.

A number of buttons were sold, some new people signed up to be members and all praised us for taking on this work and wished us well.

Thanks are extended to all Queer Ontario activists who volunteered their time to set up and staff the table at this “Open House within an Open House.”

TONIGHT!

519 Open House – “Open House within an Open House”
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
519 Church Street Community Centre – Room 304
6:00 – 8:00 PM

Facebook RSVP.

We will be hosting an “Open House within an Open House” in place of having our regular monthly meeting, during the 519’s Open House to celebrate the completion of their renovations. Also, Queer Ontario was approached by the Rainbow Health Network (RHN) to share the space with us. Thus, during this period of time, we’ll have a welcoming table with literature about ourselves on it and sign up sheets to promote our group and encourage people to join. Given that this will be taking place during our regular monthly meeting time, we hope that many of you would be willing to come out to this event to talk up Queer Ontario and encourage others to get involved.