Pride, Yes! Prejudice, No! Voices from the Queer Community

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When: 04:00 PM October 26, 2007 to 07:00 PM October 26, 2007

Pride, Yes! Prejudice, No!

Voices from the Queer Community

Panelists from Montreal's queer community discuss

diversity issues from a variety of perspectives.

Please join us! Light Refreshments served!

Friday October 26, 2007

4 P.M.-7 P.M.

McGill Bookstore Café

3420 McTavish

Gregg Blachford, Moderator and Chair, Senate Subcommittee on Queer Equity at McGill

Richard Dumas, Panelist, is a musician and writer who was born in British Columbia and studied music at McGill.

Neil Modi, Panelist, is a Complaints Officer with the Centre for Research-Action

on Race Relations (CRARR) where he works closely on issues of importance to the queer community in the realm of human rights.  He is also a McGill Law student.

Nada Raphael, Panelist,is a documentary filmmaker with a longstanding involvement with the Lebanese / Arab queer group Helem. She finished a documentary about immigrant les/bi/queer women in Montreal earlier this year.

Alan Wong, Panelist, has been a key part of Multimondo's work for several years and a driving force behind the queer Ethnocultural Day. He's also been involved with GLAM (Gay and Lesbian Asians of Montreal) and Gay Line.

Andrea Zanin, Panelist, is a leader, organizer, educator and writer within Montreal's queer, polyamory and BDSM communities, as well as being an active trans ally. Her current leadership affiliations include leatherdyke group the Unholy Army of the Night and the Queer Ladies' Reading Society.