Thursday, May 31, 2007

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In this issue:
• MAYOR'S PRIDE BRUNCH
• SATURDAY TRANSMOVIE MATINEE
• VOLUNTEERS FOR PRIDE DANCE
• INTEREST IN COUNSELING?
• LGBTQ PARENTING WORKSHOP

MAYOR'S PRIDE BRUNCH

Tickets are available at the Pride Centre for the Mayor's Pride Brunch. The brunch will be held on June 17th at the St. Andrew centre at 12720-111 Avenue NW begining at 12:30 pm. Tickets are $30 and proceeds will support Camp fYrefly. For more information or to purchase tickets please call the Centre at 780.488.3234. (Cash or Cheque only)For information on Camp fYrefly please visit their website.

>> Camp fYrefly

SATURDAY TRANSMOVIE MATINEE

The movie matinees will be taking a break over the summer, starting with the Pride weeks (Edmonton and Calgary), which were already scheduled to be pre-empted. The plan is to return in September. More details will follow as we get closer to resuming.

There is one more matinee on the current schedule, for this coming Saturday:

The next afternoon matinee is June 2nd, from 2:00 to 5:00. We're showing Southern Comfort, by request. A fully updated Movie Matinee calendar is online at http://www.albertatrans.org/tmn.shtml.

Southern Comfort (1999): As Robert Eads puts it in one of the first scenes of this remarkable documentary, he lives in "Bubba-land"--which wouldn't be unusual if Robert weren't a female-to-male transsexual. Southern Comfort chronicles the last year of Robert's life, as he succumbed to, ironically, cervical cancer; over that year, documentarian Kate Davis developed an amazing intimacy with Robert and his adopted family of other transsexuals living in the depths of Georgia, including his vivacious male-to-female transsexual girlfriend Lola. The film's title comes from an annual gathering that Robert describes as "the cotillion of the trans community, the coming-out party"--an event part convention, part high school prom. Every scene testifies to both the enormous difficulties they face and the grace, humor, and sheer will with which they take it all on. It's not surprising Southern Comfort has won numerous awards, including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

The Trans Movie Matinee is brought to you by The Pride Center of Edmonton (9540-111 Ave). It is held Saturdays at 2:00, and there is no admission charge. This is not meant to be a major public performance -- just a private gathering among friends with a common interest. There will be some munchies and drinks (pop, coffee -- no alcohol) provided, and you are invited (but not required) to bring some as well.

This is mainly meant to provide an extra outing, and a chance to meet people from other groups, as all are invited.

Thanks; take care, Mercedes Allen

>> TransMovieNight

VOLUNTEERS FOR PRIDE DANCE

The Pride Centre of Edmonton is still looking for volunteers to help with the Pride Dance. The Pride Centre Benefits from all volunteers and this would give anyone an opportunity to give back to their community and help a local organization. For more information contact JP at 488.3234 or email jp@pridecentreofedmonton.org

INTEREST IN COUNSELING?

Are you an individual who possesses an BSW or equivalent grad-level credentials (M.Ed, M.A., M.C.)? Are you LGBTQ-friendly, & knowledgeable of accessible resources within the LGBTQ community? Are you able to provide at least 6 hours/month of voluntary support for clients within the centre. If you fit any or all of this criteria, we would like to meet with you.

Please forward a copy of your resume or curriculum vitae to Blair Croft at blair@pridecentreofedmonton.org if you would like to apply or find out more about this exciting volunteer opportunity. We will be accepting resumes or c.v.’s until June 15th, 2007, and be conducting interviews shortly thereafter. In addition, we encourage you to tell your colleagues whom might be interested in applying! We hope you will consider offering some of your spare time to help out the LGBTQ community in this very important way!

LGBTQ PARENTING WORKSHOP

The Pride Centre of Edmonton is interested in hosting a LGBT Parenting workshop. This 4 part workshop is designed to provide nessessary informtion to LGBT parents that will enable and empower them to act comfortably within the community at large while supporting thier child's social, recreational and educational endevours. If you or someone you know is interested in facilitating the workshop, please contact Joclyan at joclyan@pridecentreofedmonton.org or call 488-3234 and leave a message with JP.

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