Union for Gender Empowerment

Come join us in our office (SSMU building, room 413) tomorrow at 6PM to watch and discuss Paris is Burning (1990)!

FEMINIST MEDIA CIRCLE
presented by the Union for Gender Empowerment

When: most Mondays at 18h (see schedule below)
Where: room 413, University Centre (3480 rue McTavish)

Let’s come together to read or watch and discuss some feminist media! In these times of ascendant fascism and patriarchy, we must learn, think, and have fun together. We have magazine articles, a film, a short story, and a sewing workshop coming up. No preparation is needed—we will read or watch or make the pieces together during the events. Snacks provided.

Monday March 23rd @ 18h: For a Q***r Revolutionary Movement (2023) & For a Q***r Revolutionary Autonomy (2026) by Louve Rose. Local texts laying out a program for building power as q***r revolutionaries.

Monday March 30th @ 18h: The Ugliest Girls (2023) by Lindsay Wong. A horror short story on the commodification of beauty.

Tuesday April 7th @ 18h: Paris is Burning (1990) directed by Jennie Livingston. A classic documentary about the New York City ball culture of the 1980s.

Monday April 13th @ 18h: Refusal, Reorienting (2026) by ZTL and Counter-Disinformation (2026) by Laïka. The former is a text about anti-racist organizing, and preventing its watering down. The latter uses the history of q***rcore music to inform a fun proposal for propaganda.

Monday April 20th @ 18h: mend your s**t! — a sewing workshop. Bring clothing you want to fix up. We’ll help and teach each other, share skills, and end the semester together.

There‘s still a chance to share you thoughts about the UGE library! Contact Madelyn for more information.

Our next reading circle will be this Wednesday in our office!

(Francophones: on a besoin de vous, lisez la suite! 🩵) Staffer training is the main way for people to get involved in the UGE. In it you’ll learn who we are, what we do and how we do it, and how to help staff our office. Dinner will be provided (we’ll accommodate for dietary restrictions).

There are two slots for staffer training this semester. There is one slot on Thursday, September 18th in room 403; the other slot is Friday, September 19th in B-29 (this room is kinda hard to find, we’ll be there in the lobby to help you find the room).

The primary task we ask of our volunteers is to staff our office, but there are lots of other ways to help out! We need people to help table at events, poster for UGE campaigns, facilitate reading circles, do feminist advocacy on and off campus, etc. If you can’t staff but are still interested in helping out with the UGE you should still sign up for staffer training.
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Le principal moyen de s’impliquer avec le SÉG, c’est la formation des bénévoles! Vous allez découvrir qui nous sommes, ce qu’on fait, et comment on fonctionne. Le souper sera offert (nous accommoderons vos restrictions alimentaires).

Deux périodes de formation sont prévues. Vous pouvez choisir entre: le jeudi 18 septembre en salle 403 ; ou le vendredi 19 septembre dans la salle B-29 (c’est difficile à trouver, on sera dans le couloir pour vous guider).

La tâche principale que nous demandons à nos bénévoles est d’être présents une heure ou deux par semaine pour que notre local soit ouvert (beaucoup de gens qui nous rendent visite sont francophones, donc nous avons vraiment besoin de vous!). Par contre, il y a plein d’autres façons de nous aider ! Nous avons besoin de personnes pour nous aider à organiser des tablées pendant des événements communautaires, accrocher les affiches pour nos campagnes, animer des cercles de lecture, organiser des actions féministes sur le campus et à l’extérieur, etc. Si vous ne pouvez pas donner de votre temps, mais que aimeriez quand même nous aider, inscrivez-vous tout de même!

Come join our next reading circle this Wednesday at 6PM in our office! 🎉

We will be reading Donna Haraway’s “A Cyborg Manifesto” at our next reading circle this Wednesday at 6PM, in our office! :)

Hard working at the office.

(sexandu dot ca, or link in bio) “It’s My Choice” is a new online tool that compares abortion pill and abortion procedure, for people seeking an abortion in Canada during early pregnancy. It helps you decide the method of abortion that’s right for you. It’s also available in French, Mandarin, and Punjabi!

Do you use the UGE Library? Here’s an opportunity to share your thoughts!