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The Positive Space committee for the St. George campus meets three to four times a year to discuss emerging issues, respond to needs throughout the campus and network with others to support the Positive Space campaign. These meetings are a gathering of students, staff and faculty across the campus who are interested in supporting Positive Space and connecting with others committed to addressing homophobia and making our learning and working environments more inclusive. Allies are pivotal to participating in the campaign and these meetings.

There is a listserv that you can join to learn about upcoming events and notices of meetings. Membership of the committee is open to all members of the University - students, staff and faculty.

Click here to request to subscribe to the Positive Space listserv.

Click here for the history and timeline of Positive Space on the St. George campus.

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1. Wanted! A Co-chair for the St. George Positive Space Committee.
Interested in taking an active role in promoting Positive Space on the St George Campus at the University of Toronto? We're currently looking for someone to become the co-chair of the Positive Space Committee. The time commitment varies depending on the projects undertaken, the people are fun and the work is always interesting. If you're interested in submitting your name, please contact us.

2. Show your Spirit
Purple represents spirit on the LGBTQ flag. Wear purple on October 20 to show your support and spirit for all the young people who experience bullying and intolerance in their homes, schools and communities.
Tragically the world has lost many young people who have died by suicide because of the cruelty and intolerance of others.
On October 20 wear purple to honour those most recently lost
Seth Walsh, 13 years old
Justin Aaberg, 15 years old
Tyler Clementi, 18 years old
Raymind Chase, 19 years old
Asher Brown, 13 years old
Billy Lucas, 15 years old
This is a North American initiative, locally coordinated by the UTSC Positive Space Committee
To learn more or to receive posters to promote the event please contact Michelle Verbrugghe michellev@utsc.utoronto.ca or Mike Plumton plumton@utsc.utoronto.ca

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The ever popular 5 Buck Lunch is back Wednesday Wednesday March 31, 2010

WHAT'S GOING ON?
Stop Queerphobia!
Stop Queerphobia: It's In Your Hands
an art project that expresses intollerance for Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia and other forms of gender- and sexuality-based oppression

How is violence and oppression against LGBTQ communities impacting the lives of people worldwide & in your own backyard? The Positive Space Committee invites and welcomes you to visit and and find out at multiple locations across campus during eXpression Against Oppression Week. During your visit you're invited to leave your mark on a series of canvas banners as a physical and symbolic sign and expression of support in stopping Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on campus. It's In Your Hands... and your support and unique mark is needed to STOP QUEERPHOBIA. All are welcome.
stop queerphobica

Happily Queer After A Modern Fairytale?

"Happily Queer After?" is part of the 2009 Celebration of the Arts -
ArtsZone - presented during all hours of ArtZone March 19-April 3, 2009.

The University of Toronto Positive Space committee (St. George) wants folks
to know that life at university is more than curling up with good books;
it's also about curling up with good people.

With that in mind we are pleased to launch a call-out for "Happily Queer
After?" WE are seeking your 'queer' story of love, crush, attraction,
gushy mushiness, with a happy or sad beginning and or end... which has
happened to you on campus or off campus. Members of the Positive Space
committee will take selected queer stories (stories collected from the
University of Toronto community) and unfold them through a series of
excerpts in various mediums to be discovered throughout Hart House.

Happily Queer After? A Modern Fairytale

Nooks and crannies on campus may always be found where love can bloom … but will it? Explore eight distinctive art installations placed around the nooks and crannies of Hart House that together tell the fleeting love story between Mel and Roshan.

ArtsZone participants can pick up and follow the story as it unfolds in the
unique way that they travel throughout HH. Maps with story points will be
provided but the beauty is that there is no one direction participants must
go thus each story can be unique in itself.

The ever popular 5 Buck Lunch is back Wednesday April 8th!

The Positive Space committee is pleased to sponsor the ever popular 5 Buck Lunch is on Wednesday April 8th! This year the theme is..... "Think Pink - Positive Stances for Sexual Diversity"! The organizing team wants you to wear your best PINK thingy you have...whether its your favourite pink sweater, tie, shoe laces, pencil case or boa (yes Allen that means you....!) Please join us as we celebrate the Positive Space campaign at the five buck lunch at Hart House in the Great Hall!

Positive Space Committee Invites you to the
5 Buck Lunch
Wednesday April 8, 2009
11:45 AM - 2:00 PM
Great Hall, Hart House

Hosted by Hart House The 5-Buck lunch series is a culinary voyage around the UofT universe - without emptying your wallet!
Delight in:
Asian Noodle Salad with Salmon
Beet Salad
Shrimp Chips
Red Curry with Chicken
Red Vegetarian Bean Chilli
Rice
Dessert:
Pink Cup cake with rainbow sprinkles

Notice of the next meeting

The next Positive Space - St. George meeting is Wed. January 21, 2009 from 12-1:30pm at UC Union (79 St. George) Walden Room in University College (this is the red brick building next to the Morrison residence).

Please join students, staff and faculty from across the university, and please welcome others to join you.

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The next meeting of the Positive Space Committee will be held on the

December 3rd from 12pm to 2pm -

Please mark it in your calendars. Hart House: south dining room.

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Hello and welcome to the new academic year!

Please join us for the first meeting of the Positive Space committee (St. George campus) for 2008/09.

We welcome all supporters of Positive Space – this is an important opportunity for us to come together as a community, to discuss issues central to the role of Positive Space and to consider what direction we will take in the coming year. Our actions in 2007/08 continued to spread the word about Positive Space, to assert a Positive Space presence on the St. George campus and to support those members of our community who were impacted by homophobic incidents.

During our gathering, we might consider the following questions:

What does Positive Space mean in 2008?
What are our long range goals?
Where would we like to be in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, by 2030?
How do we get there?

These questions ask us to move away from some of our earlier focus on specific actions, to a broader consideration of the meaning and place of Positive Space on the St. George campus.

We hope that you will join us

October 20th 2008
5:00 – 8:00pm
Victoria College, Senior Common Room
(enter behind Burwash Hall on the South West corner – between Burwash and Isabel Bader Theatre)