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August is Pride Month!

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Allow us to draw your attention to a few events!

14 August 2012 | Montréal’s First Radical Dyke March

6:00 pm, Place Émilie-Gamelin (Berri/Ste-Catherine E)
Join hundreds of lesbians, dykes, butches, fem/mes, genderqueers, studs and trans folk who will take over Montreal’s streets for the FIRST DYKE MARCH in Québec’s history (inspired by similar initiatives in 1976 and 1983). In the midst of Pride, Divers/Cité and Pervers/Cité celebrations, we’ll march in leather boots, flip-flops, wheels of fire, sneakers, canes, Birkenstocks, and high heels. Our steps will write herstory!

We lesbians are everywhere, but all too often we are invisible or erased; even within the LGBTQ community! Fuck lesbophobia!

On August 14th we will rock Montréal. We will be fierce, naughty, strong, irresistible, brave, sexy, joyful, and enraged. Laughing in the face of a law that seeks to contain us, we’ll have patriarchy, heterosexism, and good old fashioned misogyny quaking in their boots!

16 August 2012 | Aqua Queer Prom Force

8:00 pm, Local C/D (2229, Ste-Catherine E)
Pride is nearly upon us – and with it, its usual myriad of parties, dances and events. But this year, Fierté Montréal and Project 10 teamed up to add something totally new to the roster: the first queer youth prom. Come join us, meet, dance & hang out with queer & trans youth !

The theme’s Aqua Queer Prom Force – so come in your best superhero-inspired regalia. Or in what you wish you’d worn at your prom. Or what you did wear at your prom. In short, wear whatever makes you feel fierce & comfortable !

Age range: 14-25
Price: 5-7$, but no one will be turned away

18 August 2012, Montreal’s First Official Dyke March

10:00 am gathering (11:00 am start), Champlain/Ste-Catherine E
Please join Montreal PRIDE, by marching with us in the 1st official Montreal Dyke march. Let’s celebrate the diversity of our community together!! Bring your signs, your noise makers and your attitude! Lets take our space within Pride celebrations, all the while having fun! Either in groups of 2, 10 or 100, what matters is your presence! Allies welcome!

The 1st ever Montreal Dyke march will feature the Coral Shor’s Hole-y Army, choreographed by Alexis O’Hara. The army celebrates holes of all shapes and colors and sizes on whatever gendered or genderless body they may inhabit, as hairy or shaved as they may be.

Legal Workshop on Bill 78

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What is Bill 78? Are all public gatherings illegal? How do you contest a ticket? You can find the answers to all these questions and more at the workshop we’re offering on August 6th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm! Come join Andrée Bourbeau, member of the CLASSE legal committee and UQAM law student, who will discuss the impact of Bill 78 and give an update on the tribunal proceedings contesting this law. This will be followed by a presentation on how to contest a ticket from Daniel Barza, a lawyer who volunteers his expertise in criminal and civil law at our legal clinic. If you have questions or concerns about this important issue, we invite you to come out and participate in this night of information sharing, at our offices at 5833 Sherbrooke St. West!

Let’s set the record straight before back-to-school this fall!

Know Your Rights: Interacting with the Police

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This week, Head & Hands would like to remind you of your basic rights when interacting with the police:

  • You can stay silent and refuse to talk to police or answer their questions, unless you are in a bar or a movie theatre, driving a car, or they say you broke the law. In those cases, you must give your name, birth date, and address, or show your ID, but you do not have to say more.
  • You can say no if police ask to search you or your belongings. Saying no does not mean you have something to hide.
  • You can leave unless you are being detained or arrested.
  • If you are being detained or arrested, you have the right to know why, and the right to speak to a lawyer in private without delay, even if you can’t pay.
  • You can only be strip-searched in private and by officers of the “same” sex.
  • You have the right to know an officer’s name and badge number.
  • You can report an officer who abuses you, swears at you, or violates your rights.

At Head & Hands, our legal services include information, support, and accompaniment in the case of arrest or violation of rights. We also have twice weekly, by-appointment legal clinics where you can get legal advice from a lawyer, and we offer community workshops on a variety of legal issues.

The above legal information is based on Pivot Legal‘s  “Statement for Police” cards, available at our offices. These cards can be read aloud and then given to police in case of detention or arrest.

The above information should not be taken as legal advice or relied upon in legal proceedings–if you require legal advice, you should contact a lawyer.

Event: Sexercise Your Brain!

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There is little we love more than independent initiatives that show that our community loves us!

Next week, come hang and give your brain a sexy workout down the street from us at Shaika! Sexercise Your Brain is an open mic night put on by the Dawson New School and supports our Sense Project. You can “listen to sexy stories, recite steamy poetry, sing amorous songs, or share any other racy art form,” so if you’ve got something to say, sing, or shout (or you just want to listen) join us and support us!

Seeking Board Members!

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Become a member of the Head & Hands Board of Directors!
Support our organization and community!

The Opportunity:

Head & Hands is currently looking for motivated, passionate people to run for election to our Board of Directors. We currently have 4 vacant seats to fill.

Applications are due May 9th at 6pm.

Who we are looking for:

We encourage all applications to our Board, and seek to create a balanced group to reflect the skills and priorities of our community. Head & Hands welcomes the unique contributions that youth (25 and under) and individuals from marginalized and oppressed communities bring to our organization, and invites these individuals to apply. We encourage applicants to describe the unique contributions they, as individuals with diverse experiences, would bring to Head & Hands in their cover letter.

Requirements:

  • Be a member of Head & Hands and be endorsed by two Head & Hands members. (Anyone who has made a financial gift to Head & Hands within the year. since June 2011, is a member).
  • Commitment to social justice and to our mission
  • Willingness to participate in fundraising activities in a collaborative context
  • Desire to work with a diversity of people on common goals
  • Available for monthly evening Board meetings and ongoing committee work (total time commitment is approximately 8-10 hrs / month)

Assets:

  • Interest in local and current youth issues
  • Knowledge of various aspects of community work
  • Knowledge of harm reduction, anti-oppression, and collective functioning
  • Expertise in areas relevant to our services (medical, legal, social, education)
  • Contacts in the community, media, private and public sectors
  • Willingness to be a spokesperson for Head & Hands
  • Professional experience with human resources and/or financial management

We are particularly interested in recruiting board members with experience in one or several of the following areas:

  • Financial management
  • Fundraising, event planning, communications
  • Human resources, labour & compensation
  • Strategic planning & collaborative governance
  • Policy work in the non-profit sector
  • Legal issues (especially commercial law)

Interested? Find out how to apply here!

Did You Know?

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A lot of you probably know about services like our medical and legal clinics, counseling, and Sense Project sexual health workshops–at least based on how many phone calls we get about them! Today we’d like to highlight a few of our less visible services. Did you know that Head & Hands offers…

  • Accompaniment! Sometimes life throws you situations that can be confusing or scary.  Our team is available to go with you to your abortion appointment or court date to provide support and help clarify the process.
  • Tons of community workshops! Besides sex ed, we’ve got workshops on racial profiling, legal rights, drugs, healthy boundaries, and relationships. We are often able to tailor workshops to the needs of your school, group home, community centre, or organization. One example? “Paddling the Pink Canoe: The Importance of Talking About Female Sexual Pleasure.”
  • Food Pantry! Up to twice a month, youth can drop by the main offices to pick up groceries intended to last 1-2 days in emergency situations.
  • Free tutoring! Every fall, we match students aged 12 – 18 with volunteer tutors based on scheduling and subject. The pairs work together weekly at Head & Hands.