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FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (Apr. 2020)

May 1st, 2020 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (Apr. 2020)

An updated guide of Annex resources By Gleaner Staff Staying home to help stop the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be the new normal for the foreseeable future.   Read on for our updated guide to Annex resources during COVID-19, the second issue since we all started to hunker down and stay […]

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Sprott House opens new home for LGBTQ2S youth

February 2nd, 2016 · Comments Off on Sprott House opens new home for LGBTQ2S youth

Specialized facility meets urgent need By Summer Reid Homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirited (LGBTQ2S) youth finally have a place to sleep without intimidation and harassment. YMCA Sprott House (21 Walmer Rd.) this month began providing transitional housing for 25 homeless LGBTQ2S youth, aged 16 to 24. “It’s another step forward for us […]

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Marat/Sade ambitious spin on classic Peter Weiss tale

July 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Marat/Sade ambitious spin on classic Peter Weiss tale

              By Síle Cleary It may only be their second production, but precocious theatre company Soup Can Theatre have taken on a mammoth challenge by reinterpreting the classic Peter Weiss play The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the […]

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Off the chain: Toronto celebrates Mad Pride Week

July 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on Off the chain: Toronto celebrates Mad Pride Week

By Min Kang Mayor David Miller has officially proclaimed July 12 to 18th  Mad Pride Week. “It’s throwing the word back in the face of the general public who think mad is a horrible kind of state to be in, so we throw it back into the face of society, just like gays throw queer […]

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