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Hey everyone,

Guelph will be hosting a queer conference (the Canadian University Queer Services Conference) in January 2009, and we're doing a callout for workshop sessions. Please help us spread the word, and consider putting in a proposal!


Workshop Callout for the Canadian University Queer Services Conference (CUQSC) 2009

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“CONVERGENCE: Exploring Intersections of Oppression”
4th Annual Canadian University Queer Services Conference (CUQSC)
January 23 – 25, 2009
Guelph, Ontario                     
www.cuqsc.org
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PROPOSAL DEADLINE: December 1st, 2008.

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Found my black onyx last night while packing for New York. Haven't seen it in years. Instinctively slipped it into my bra this morning, right next to my heart chakra.

 

I am now officially afraid of cell phones (watch this, it's kind of hard to believe, or at the very least it's surprising... has anyone heard of this being an urban myth? I'm too lazy to check it out.)

http://www.koreus.com/video/telephone-portable-mais-popcorn.html

How do I create a friend-filter, and what does that actually mean?

This is bullshit.

The free internet we were getting is now gone, which means I have no internet access at home...

which means I'm taking this opportunity to say goodbye to everyone until I get back from my travels on June 8th! I'll be reachable by phone until tomorrow (Saturday) at about 8pm, then
I'll have intermittent internet access.

Hope everyone is and stays well!

COME JOIN US FOR THE LAUNCH OF

FOOTNOTES: university of guelph's undergraduate
feminist journal

APRIL 18th, 2008 6pm-9pm
Drop by for light snacks and drinks at the
Guelph Resource Centre for Gender Empowerment and Diversity
University Centre, Room 107

$5 Suggested donation for a copy of the journal and to help ensure
sustainability of this project.


**The FOOTNOTES Publishing Collective recognizes that April 18th is
the beginning of Passover. Unfortunately due to time conflicts we were
unable to reschedule this event. Our sincerest apologies.**


This event is wheelchair accessible. Childcare and ASL interpretation will
be available upon request, 48 hours in advance.

Please call 519.824.4120 x58559 to make arrangements or email us at
footnotes.journal@gmail.com.


FOOTNOTES is a student-run initiative at the University of Guelph that
gives undergraduate feminist-minded students the opportunity to publish
work in an explicitly feminist academic journal. The project has been
conceived of as a capstone-course by upper-year students and is being
supported by Dr. Norman Smith, Women's Studies Coodinator.

Please help us spread the word about this exciting new publication!!!!

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ATTENTION U OF GUELPH'S WOMEN’S STUDIES STUDENTS!!!!


Introducing FOOTNOTES: U of Guelph’s Undergraduate Feminist Journal!!


FOOTNOTES is a student-run initiative at the University of Guelph that gives undergraduate Women’s Studies students the opportunity to publish work in a feminist academic journal. The project has been conceived of as a capstone-course by upper-year students and is being overseen by Dr. Norman Smith, Women’s Studies Coodinator, Dr. Karen Houle and Dr. Jennifer Schacker.


This will be FOOTNOTES’ first year of publication and we are looking for your submissions!! While there are no pre-set themes for the journal, we are looking for papers that are written from a feminist perspective.

Submission Requirements:
- Papers must be academic in nature, may have been submitted for classes but cannot have been previously published nor can they be currently at another journal under consideration for publication
- Maximum 3000 words
- Text must be double-spaced and in 12-point font
- Submissions must include an abstract of 100 words
- Please include with your submission your name, program, year of study, and personal areas of interest/focus of studies
- If you are not enrolled in the Women’s Studies program (Major, Minor, or Area of Concentration), please provide a brief letter of 300 words or less explaining your interest in having your work included in FOOTNOTES

To submit a paper for consideration, four (4) hard copies should be received by Wednesday, February 6, 2008 before 4pm to Dr. Norman Smith’s office, MACK 2017 (History Department, in the extension of the MacKinnon building).

A collective of Women’s Studies students working under consensus decision-making will make final selections, along with input from course advisors. For more information, please feel free to contact the Footnotes collective at footnotes.journal@gmail.com

I just found out that after 12 years, RENT is finally closing on Broadway on June 1st of this year.

Hi friends! So, I've been craving good music to listen to that's not too mellow/won't play to my mood when I'm feeling down. And I can't think of anything new. So I'd like some suggestions! Email or respond here if you please. I'm up for pretty much anything, so don't worry if you're not sure that it's 'my thing'-- just tell me anyway! Thanks :)

I am officially done classes and school-related meetings for the semester.

Still have:
- One 6-page paper for Postcolonial Literatures (due Dec. 6th)
- One final exam for Children's Literature (on Dec. 11, 11:30am-1:30pm)
- One 12-page paper for Feminist Theory & Methods (due Dec. 13th)
- One (12-20)-page draft paper for Trans Theory & Culture (due Dec. 8th), and
- One 25-page final paper for Trans Theory & Culture (due Dec. 15th)

Hm, now that I have that all laid out... how's that supposed to happen again??

*BIG breath*

I long for those endless days of
Us not doing a thing

But there is no answer in the dark --
There you are

Taken from psycho_tabby

I have been sick so much recently, I'm starting to think maybe there's something off with my immune system right now. I mean, yeah, lately I've been stressed and haven't been sleeping much, haven't been eating well, etc., but it's no worse than it usually is when I'm at school. So what, then, explains the problems with my gums, tonsillitis, poison ivy, stomach problems, poison ivy, headaches, tonsillitis, and the cold I'm now getting just as this last bout of tonsillitis seems to be going away??? Also, the horrible cramps every month before I start bleeding and the vertigo I've been getting??? Why is my body revolting so seriously?!?!

I think it's time to book some appointments and hope that nothing *else* comes up to stop me from going...


On the plus side, less than one week until KINK!! We kind of finished choreographing our burlesque routines tonight, and we'll have all of one more practice before the day of the show. Weeee!! Wish us luck, and come out to support us on Nov. 3rd!

going once, going twice
sold
to the girl who ignored all the advice
of all the people who knew her better
she just stood there
on the front porch
waiting for her will
to come and get her

she was packed
she had a suitcase
full of noble intentions
she had a map
and a straight face
hell bent on reinvention
and she was ready
for the lonely
she was in it for it only

have been everywhere in my life in a big way lately. I'm talking one that lives in the walls of my room in PH and frequently comes out to stare at me mid-night, one that lives in the kitchen in PH and often (speak of the devil-here it is!) walks around on the counter and stove and stares at me, one in the walls/kitchen in Guelph, and multiple that have crossed my walking paths over the last few days (we're talking me walking on sidewalks, not through any sort of wilderness areas).

Seriously. What is it that they're trying to tell me? This trend is not going away, and becoming more and more frequent and more and more prominent.

Supposedly, "mouse scurries about paying close attention to the little things in life that we often miss. Mouse shows us that it is sometimes important to analyze a situation before we act. He also reminds us to balance mind with heart because if we lose sight of the big picture, we risk getting into trouble!" and "if you have a mouse totem this may show that while you are very careful about some areas of your life there are others that could use some better attention. It may be time to pay some attention to the details, you may not be able to see the forest for the trees in your life. Are you getting so lost in the big dreams in your life that you are forgetting other things? Are you missing what is right in front of you?"

Perhaps I am? I've been keeping these thoughts in my head now for a while, but I haven't come to any grand conclusions. Is this obvious to everyone but me? Cause if so, please do tell me; I could actually use some help on this one...

Hi folks,

...okay, so not real diamonds. But a diamond-themed website!

If you're going to be in Toronto next Wednesday, August 22nd (either from 4-6pm or from 7-9pm), and could spare a couple of hours to do some website testing you would be helping me out so SO much!

Basically, the testing involves you getting to the Ryerson campus (Church/Dundas), eating free pizza and refreshments, and playing around a bit on a new website and providing some feedback.

This website will be launched in the fall and is the companion website to the documentary mini-series 'Diamond Road' - a show which follows the stories of individuals in the diamond industry (from diamond miners and cutters to diamond designers, from those who have had their land taken from them to heads of the industry who are fighting for justice and equality). This is a new and really innovative site, and will be FUN to look through! After exploring the site, you let us know what you like/what you thought worked, and what you didn't. Pretty simple, no? THIS TESTING IS CRUCIAL TO THIS PROJECT and we really need to get more people on board!

We're looking for people of all computer and internet skill levels and of all ages. Don't worry if we haven't spoken in a while, I promise I won't judge. The only requirement is that you need to be available in Toronto next Wednesday, and you need to let me know if you can make it.

**Please respond either here or by emailing naomi@kensingtontv.com ASAP if you can join us or want more info**

Please help us spread the word to anyone you think might be interested! Thanks so much!

Nomi.
http://www.kensingtontv.com/web/index.php?id=13