Important Notices:

• Due to low enrollment and also some changes coming to GLOW’s training process, we have cancelled the training session that was scheduled for Friday, December 3rd. Our apologies for any inconvenience! We hope that you will all keep your eyes out for information on training coming up in Winter 2011.

Monday, November 29

• Event: Sapphic Mondays
  Time: 6:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office or Meet at Sweet Dreams Tea Shop in University Plaza @ 6:30pm
  
  It’s the last Sapphic Monday of the term! We’ll be going to the Sweet Dreams Tea Shop for some (free) treats and maybe play a board game or just chat. Meet at the GLOW Office first and we’ll walk there as a group. Thanks for everyone who’s come out to Sapphic this term and hope to see you all next term (or in the Spring term if you’re on co-op!).

Tuesday, November 30

• Event: Tuesday Movie Mayhem
  Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
  Location: Arts Lecture Hall – Room 105
  Movie: Jeffrey
  
  That’s right! Last official movie night of the semester! (I’m very sad!!) We’ll be showing the movie Jeffrey in support of AIDS awareness week. I hope that everyone can come!
  And if you can’t then be sure to at least join us at Williams after the movie!
  As always, treats will be provided! (I have poprocks and other special treats to celebrate the last official movie night!)
  
  Movie Description: From the award-winning off-Broadway play comes an irreverent romantic comedy about one young man’s desperate search for love and happiness in the 90′s. Jeffrey is a gay man so disheartened by the AIDS epidemic that he vows to give up on love entirely. Unfortunately, it’s not so easy to turn off your heart, especially when you’ve just met the man of your dreams.

Wednesday, December 1

• Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
  Location: PAS 3005
  Topic: Coming Out & Questioning – Sexual Exploration

• Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

Monday, November 22

• Event: Sapphic Mondays
  Time: 6:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Event: Bow Tie Making Workshop
  
  Want a classy bow tie? Don’t know where to get one? This week, we’ll be making them from scratch! Bring your own fabric if you want a specific design. Otherwise, there will be fabric supplied free of charge. You can also make other things with this fabric if you wish. All are welcome!

Tuesday, November 23

• Event: 2011W Term Events Brainstorming Session
  Time: 12:30pm
  Location: GLOW Office

  Join us to give us your input on the theme of the two weeks, specific events you’d like to see, and gain some excitement! I’ll provide the snacks if you provide the ideas – fair trade, right? I know I can’t think on an empty stomach!

  This is a great opportunity to see an event idea you have come to life. We’ll also be talking about new ways to get involved with events and promotions, so if you are also interested in the planning and marketing side of events, come join us! If you are looking for some more involvement with GLOW, but think that a Director position might be too much, we have some new positions opening up that you may want to hear about.

  I’ll eat all the snacks myself if no one joins me, so I hope to see you there!

• Event: Tuesday Movie Mayhem
  Time: 7:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Movie: High Art

  Movie Description:
  Sydney (or simply ‘Syd’), age 24, is a woman who has her whole life mapped out in front of her. Living with longtime boyfriend James, and working her way up at the respected high-art photography magazine Frame, Syd has desires and frustrations that seem typical and manageable. But when a crack in her ceiling springs a leak and Syd finds herself knocking on the door of her upstairs neighbor, a chance meeting suddenly takes her on a new path.

Wednesday, November 24

• Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
  Location: PAS 3005
  Topic: Questions from a Hat

• Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

Monday, November 15

• Event: Trans* Positive Chalking
  Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm
  Location: Congregating in the SLC Great Hall
  Join GLOW Monday morning in chalking positive messages about trans-identified individuals all over campus.

• Event: Queer Theory Discussion
  Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
  Location: Women’s Centre – SLC Rm. 2102
  Come out for a discussion on queer theory with Kevin Nixon! We will be discussing transgendering and gender bending, in a comfortable and informal discussion setting.

• Event: Sapphic Mondays Special Event: Trans* Support March Preparations
  Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pm
  Location: Women’s Centre – SLC Rm. 2102
  Join us for a special Sapphic Monday, as we prepare signs, banners, buttons and other materials for our Trans* Support March on Thursday! Get your craft on, be creative and show your support!

Tuesday, November 16

• Event: Labels and Identities
  Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
  Location: SLC Great Hall
  What does it mean to be genderqueer? Are all trans-people gay? Come find out the answers! There will be several interactive and educational displays on various gender and sexual identities. There will also be the opportunity for you to explore your own unique identity by graphing your identity on the Great Hall floor.

• Event: Tuesday Movie Mayhem
  Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
  Location: Arts Lecture Hall – Room 105
  Movie: Transgeneration
  
  Join us this Tuesday for a special showing of Transgeneration! Show your support for Trans-Awareness Week by coming to the movie!
  Chips and Pop will be provided!
  We will be heading over to Williams after the movie!
  
  Movie Description: What’s it like to be a man trapped in a woman’s body? How does a woman become a man and vice versa? This mesmerizing 8-part original series is a year-in-the-life look at 4 college students, who are juggling the challenges of academia with their commitment to transition from their birth sex.
  While Hollywood brings tales such as Duncan Tucker’s TRANSAMERICA to the screen, in real life transgender people from both sexes struggle to find their place in society. TRANSGENERATION is an eight-part TV series that follows four college students as they try to alter their natural gender, while musing on how they’ve managed it, and the various problems they all face.

Wednesday, November 17

• Event: Resource Fair / Gender Neutral Washroom Day
  Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
  Location: SLC Great Hall
  
  This will be an excellent opportunity to find out about all of the on campus resources for trans-people and gender variant identities. We will also be raising awareness about bathroom access for trans-people. We are showing a fantastic film called Toilet Training, and inviting everyone to take the Gender Neutral Washroom Challenge. For one day, see what it’s like to use the campus gender neutral washroom facilities. If you take the challenge you will receive a special roll of toilet paper labeled with a map of gender neutral washrooms on campus!

• Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

Thursday, November 18

• Event: Trans* Support March
  Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm
  Location: Congregate in the SLC Great Hall
  
  “Hey hey, ho ho! Transphobia has got to go!” Be active and visible supporters of Trans* and gender variant persons on campus by joining our awesome Trans* Support March! Using those fantastic materials we created on Monday, we’ll be marching around campus to raise awareness and visibility of Trans* issues, as well as to show GLOW and the Women’s Centre’s support of trans-people.

• Event: Ally Reception
  Time: 2:00pm to 4:30pm
  Location: SLC Great Hall
  
  An opportunity for individuals in the Ally Network to get together and network and make on-campus contacts of other queer and trans-supportive people! More than just a mixer, this event also seeks to provide further educational opportunities for our Allies! This Ally Reception will feature amazing guest speakers who will share their experiences and discuss the valuable contribution Trans* people make to our community!

• Event: Ally Reception: Guest Speakers
  Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm
  Location: SLC Great Hall
  During the Ally Reception, some guest speakers will be talking about Transphobia and other Trans* issues!

Friday, November 19

• Event: Gender CrissCross Coffee House Closer
  Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  Location: ESS Lounge (EV2 139)
  
  To wrap up an amazing week of awareness, visibility and support we will be having a fantastic coffee house in the ESS Coffee Shop. Play music, listen to music, poetry readings, chat with friends, share experiences and explore everyday issues of trans* life. We encourage all who feel comfortable to bring something they would like to share with the group. Don’t forget to BYOM (Bring Your Own Mug) and indulge in delicious treats!

• The Board of Directors applications are due Friday, Nov. 12th
• There will be two Craft Days in preparation for Trans* Awareness Week

Monday, November 8

• Event: Board of Directors Meeting
  Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm
  Location: Drop by the GLOW Office at 4:55pm to find out.
  
  If you’re considering applying for a director position with GLOW, we welcome you to come to one of our board of director meetings! This one! These meetings are fun, semi-informal and we get into awesome discussions about the direction of GLOW events and services (so it’s a great way to get a feel for what your role would be). Don’t be intimidated – we welcome all!

• Event: Sapphic Mondays
  Time: 6:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Event: Video Game Night!
  
  Since Mona had to cancel last week due to illness, the video game night will happen tonight, instead!
  Are you a Dance Dance Revolution master? Have you always wanted to try it? This Monday is your chance! This unfortunately is the only video game that Mona has for her PS2 in Waterloo. If you have other PS2 games, please bring them in! Refreshments and snacks will be provided as usual (or in other words, we all walk that walk to Timmies).

Tuesday, November 9

• Event: Tuesday Movie Mayhem
  Time: 7:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Movie: Mysterious Skin

  Hey Guys!!! Another great movie is coming up this Tuesday night at the GLOW office!!! I’m expecting this movie to be really interesting so I hope that a lot of people can come!

  Treats will be provided
  We will be heading over to Williams after of course too

  Movie description:
  The summer I was eight years old, five hours disappeared from my life. Five hours, lost, gone without a trace…” These are the words of Brian Lackey (Brady Corbet), a troubled 18 year-old, growing up in the stiflingly small town of Hutchinson, Kansas. Plagued by nightmares, Brian believes that he may have been the victim of an alien abduction. Local Neil McCormick (Joseph Gordon Levitt) however, is the ultimate beautiful outsider. With a loving but promiscuous mother (Elisabeth Shue), Neil is wise beyond his years and curious about his developing sexuality, having found what he perceived to be love from his Little League baseball coach (played by Hal Hartley veteran Bill Sage) at a very early age. Now, ten years later, Neil is a teenage hustler, nonchalant about the dangerous path his life is taking. Neil’s pursuit of love leads him to New York City, while Brian’s voyage of self discovery leads him to Neil – who helps him to unlock the dark secrets of their past. Based on the acclaimed novel by Scott Heim, MYSTERIOUS SKIN explores the hearts and minds of two very different boys who come to find the key to their future happiness lies in the exorcism of their collective demons.

  Dont forget to add Tuesday Movie Mayhem Facebook Group!!!

Wednesday, November 10

• Event: Trans* Awareness Week Preparation Craft Day
  Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office

  Hopefully we’re all done midterms and you can de-stress by getting creative and helping out with Trans* Awareness Week! You don’t have to come out for the entire time, any amount of help is beneficial! And if you can’t make this one, stop in on Friday at the same place during the same hours to help out.

• Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
  Location: PAS 3005
  Topic: Queer Gazette – Gaydar

• Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

Friday, November 12

• Event: Trans* Awareness Week Preparation Craft Day
  Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Day 2 of the Trans* Awareness Week Preparation Craft Days

• Event: Board of Directors Applications Due!
  Time: Applications are due by midnight.
  Click here for more details.

• Event: Sapphic Mondays
  Time: 6:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Cancelled – Mona has the flu.

Tuesday, November 2

• Event: Tuesday Movie Mayhem
  Time: 7:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Movie: Chutney Popcorn

  This week we will be watcing Chutney popcorn! The movie looks really interesting so I hope that everyone can come by and see it! We had a great turnout last week! Let’s try to outdo it!!!
  As always, treats will be provided and we will be heading over to williams after!

  Movie Description: As a struggling artist, Honda-riding out-lesbian living with her white girlfriend, Reena feels she has nothing on her older married do-perfect sister Sarita – except her ovaries, that is. When Sarita and her husband discover that they cannot have children, Reena offers to serve as a surrogate mother. Trying to convince her girlfriend, Lisa (Jill Hennessey), that they can do this together is just the start of Reena’s problems. Soon enough, Reena’s family and friends pull away convinced that Reena’s decision is a bad one.

Wednesday, November 3

• Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
  Location: PAS 3005
  Topic: Coming-Out and Questioning – Age Differences and Queer Relationships

• Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

• Event: Sapphic Mondays
  Time: 6:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Event: First of all, sorry about canceling last week! This week is almost just in time for Halloween so in celebration, there will be a pumpkin for us to collectively carve. There will also be other various Halloween themed things such as snacks, crafts, games and possibly a movie.

Tuesday, October 26

• Event: Tuesday Movie Mayhem
  Time: 7:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office
  Movie: Better Than Chocolate

  Another awesome movie night is coming! Meet in the GLOW Office this Tuesday to watch Better Than Chocolate! I’ve seen this one before and its a great movie! So be sure to come and check it out!

  Treats will be served! (I’m thinking timbits!!)

  Movie Description: Two attractive young lesbians, Maggie and Kim, meet in Vancouver, develop a passionate romance, and move in together. Meanwhile, Maggie’s well-meaning but naive mother Lila gets divorced and decides to move to Vancouver and join the household. Soon after, Lila is befriended by Judy, a transvestite about to undergo a sex-change operation. Complications ensue as the conservative Lila learns the truth about Maggie, Judy, and their diverse group of friends.

Wednesday, October 27

• Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
  Location: PAS 3005
  Topic: Questions from a Hat – Come prepared with questions/topics to be added to the random pool for discussion!

  Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

Nadia Diamond, a local professional drag queen holding the title of Miss Tri-Pride 2010 will be hosting and DJ Furious George will be spinning all night.

Important Info:

• Doors open at 8:00P; Show begins at 9:00P
• Suggested donation of $5 to fund future Drag Shows and GLOW’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
• All ages for UW students; bring your WATCARD!
• Bar access for 19+
• Non-students welcome when accompanied by a WATCARD holder (2 students per UW students

Confirmed performers:

• Nadia Diamond – Miss Tri-Pride 2010
• Miss Drew – Empress XVI of Hamilton
• Shayla Shenanigan – Miss Club Rennaissance 2010
• Manton
• Johnny Deeper
• Parker South
• Jocelyn Galt
• Sydney Savage
• Diva Devine Davis
• Justin Syder
• Penny Tration
• Justin Bieber
• Almost Adam
• Phil McCrevice

• Tuesday, October 12

Event: Opening Ceremonies
Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: SLC Great Hall
To officially kick off Coming Out Week, someone from UW administration and from Feds will speak about the importance of queer issues on campus. The service coordinators will speak about GLOW and outline the events happening throughout the week.

Event: Special Tuesday Movie Mayhem Night (partnering with WPIRG)
Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: AL 124
We’ll be showing the movie “Get Real”, a classic coming out story in queer cinema. Snacks will be provided!

• Wednesday, October 13

Event: Queer Alphabet Exhibit
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Location: SLC Great Hall
A display will be put up in the SLC showcasing different queer terminology and issues. A GLOW volunteer will be present to answer any questions.

Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
Location: PAS 3005
Topic: Queer Gazette (Coming Out stories will be brought in and discussed)

Event: AfterGLOW Social
Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
Location: UW Grad House
A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

Event: Flag Guard
Time: 10:00pm – Overnight
Location: SLC Multipurpose Room
“Flag Guard” is a traditional event held during Coming Out Week where attendees are encouraged to stay overnight to “guard” the pride flag that will be hanging in the SLC. We might show a couple of movies, play a few games, and snacks will be served.

• Thursday, October 14

Event: Ally Reception
Time: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: SLC Multipurpose Room
This event is a mixer targeted at queer allies on campus. Services (e.g. Health Services, Counselling Services) will be invited to have information booths at our event. This will tie in to our Paper Panel which will be held at 3:00pm.

Event: Paper Panel
Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: SLC Great Hall
Three to five speakers will be invited to sit on panel and discuss research relating to queer issues. Follows the Ally Reception held earlier.

• Friday, October 15

Event: Amazing Race
Time: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Begins in the SLC Great Hall
Open-minded individuals are encouraged to grab a friend and sign up for the Amazing Race! Starting in the SLC Great Hall, teams will be racing around campus and participating in events to have a good time! Events include: putting condoms on fruit and drag racing.

Event: GLOW Bonfire
Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: Environment Firepit (on Laurel Creek across from Environment 2)
As part of our week wrap-up, GLOW will be hosting a bonfire to give everyone a chance to mingle and roast some marshmallows. Rain date: Sunday, October 17th (If the weather is poor).

• Saturday, October 16

Event: Drag Picnic (Hosted by Sapphic Monday)
Time: 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Meet at GLOW Office, Picnic at St. Jerome’s
Picnics are awesome, but this isn’t just any picnic – why not have a picnic in drag? Come out to this special Sapphic Mondays event (special because it’s on a Saturday and everyone is encouraged to come) to have a picnic while wearing a moustache and/or wig! Gendered clothes and accessories will be provided, so you don’t have to come dressed up.
If it’s raining, the picnic will be in the GLOW Office.

• Hope to see you all come out!

You can also check out the Facebook Page for the week!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158416934182436&ref=ts

Just a few reminders about Toronto Pride, which is on July 4, 2010:

1. Tickets are still on sale at the Feds Office if you want to take the bus to & from Toronto; Roundtrip is $5 for UW students; $10 for Non-UW.
   - We will be departing from Davis Centre at 9:30 am and arriving at Jarvis and Carlton St at 11 am
   - In the evening, we will be  departing from Jarvis & Carlton St. at 9:30 pm and arriving back at Davis Centre at 11 pm.
2. If you plan on marching in the parade with GLOW, we have to be at the check-in point at 12:45 pm, which is Bloor St. and Ted Rogers Way. We will be leaving from Jarvis & Carlton to the check-in point at 12:15 pm (so meet us at Jarvis and Carlton before 12:15 pm!)
3. Since the theme is “Back to the Future,” wear something futuristic and crazy (Lady Gaga-esque, Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera, Kelis style) or come wearing “University of Waterloo” t-shirts and support the school!
   - GLOW thought it might be a good idea to wear trash bags as dresses/t-shirts with some bold, colorful accessories (Ke$ha style). If you would like to be a part of this, email me at: p.jalundhwala {at} hotmail(.)com.

Hope to see all of you in T.O on July 4 :),

Prit
GLOW Special Events Director, Spring ’10

GLOW has arranged for a bus to go to Toronto for The 30th Annual Toronto Pride Parade. The bus will be leaving early in the day and returning late in the evening, so individuals will have plenty of time to explore the different festivities going on, as well as the parade which happens starting at 2pm.

GLOW will also be marching in the parade itself, and everyone is encouraged to join us! Our theme this year is “Back to the Future” (this means deck yourselves out in the wackiest, most futuristic gear you can think of!).

Ticket Info:

$5 UW Undergrad
$10 Non-UW Undergrad
* These prices are ROUND-TRIP. This is an INCREDIBLY good deal!!!
** Tickets are on sale NOW at the Feds front desk – limited seating is available, so get your tickets now!

Departure/Return Info:

LEAVE from Davis Centre at 9:30am (aim to be there 15 minutes early!), ARRIVE at Jarvis St. and Carlton St. at approximately 11:00am
LEAVE from Jarvis St. and Carlton St. at 9:30pm (same day – again, aim to be early), ARRIVE at Davis Centre at approximately 11:00pm

Prep Party:

THIS Friday, June 25th at 7pm in the GLOW Office
Attend this session if you’d like to march with GLOW in the parade!