The 519 is a meeting place and focal point for its diverse downtown communities. We respond to the needs of the local neighbourhood and the broader Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, and Queer community.
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- 1975
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- Trans Day of Remembrance: Toro...
The 519 Church Street Community Centre
Friday, November 20 at 7:00pm
Centre Voices: It takes a Village to build community...
The 519 Church Street Community Centre
The Trans Day of Remembrance memorializes those within trans communities who have been struck down by violence. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder —... like most transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.
The Trans Day of Remembrance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgendered people, an action that current media doesn’t perform. The Day of Remembrance publicly mourns and honors the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten. Through the vigil, we express love and respect for our people in the face of international indifference and hatred. The Day of Remembrance reminds non-transgendered people that we are their sons, daughters, parents, friends and lovers. The Day of Remembrance gives our allies a chance to step forward with us and stand in vigil, memorializing those of us who’ve died. The Day of Remembrance calls upon us to recognize the ways in which transphobia, racism, classism and sex-worker stigma are linked so that we can join together to eradicate all oppression and all hate-based violence to create a safer life for us all.
We also acknowledge this: Violence, as it has impacted our communities, is not only an intentioned act. Violence is also an act of neglect. Violence affecting our communities includes the cut to social spending and the depleting social safety net. Violence impacting trans people includes the ever decreasing pool of social services that leaves the marginalized members of society struggling on their own without affordable housing, without access to nutritious food, without access to necessary health care. This social systems needs to change.
At the Trans Day of Remembrance we gather together in the hopes that someday, by working together, we can make these changes happen. We gather as a way to gain strength and we gather as an act of resistance.
Join us for community performances, the reading of names and remembrance of those who have left us and for a moment of silence.Read More
The Trans Day of Remembrance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgendered people, an action that current media doesn’t perform. The Day of Remembrance publicly mourns and honors the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten. Through the vigil, we express love and respect for our people in the face of international indifference and hatred. The Day of Remembrance reminds non-transgendered people that we are their sons, daughters, parents, friends and lovers. The Day of Remembrance gives our allies a chance to step forward with us and stand in vigil, memorializing those of us who’ve died. The Day of Remembrance calls upon us to recognize the ways in which transphobia, racism, classism and sex-worker stigma are linked so that we can join together to eradicate all oppression and all hate-based violence to create a safer life for us all.
We also acknowledge this: Violence, as it has impacted our communities, is not only an intentioned act. Violence is also an act of neglect. Violence affecting our communities includes the cut to social spending and the depleting social safety net. Violence impacting trans people includes the ever decreasing pool of social services that leaves the marginalized members of society struggling on their own without affordable housing, without access to nutritious food, without access to necessary health care. This social systems needs to change.
At the Trans Day of Remembrance we gather together in the hopes that someday, by working together, we can make these changes happen. We gather as a way to gain strength and we gather as an act of resistance.
Join us for community performances, the reading of names and remembrance of those who have left us and for a moment of silence.Read More
Memorializing those within trans communities who have been struck down by violence.
Time:7:00PM Friday, November 20th
Location:The 519 Church Street Community Centre
Centre Voices: It takes a Village to build community. Staff, Members and Friends of The 519 reflect on the history and future of the Church-Wellesley Village ...
Hundreds mourn and protest the death of Christopher Skinner, a 27-year-old gay man who was brutally murdered in downtown Toronto on the early morning of Oct 18. For full details of the story, visit www.xtra.ca.
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Centre Voices: It takes a Village to build community. Staff, Members and Friends of The 519 reflect on the history and future of the Church-Wellesley Village ...
The 519 Church Street Community Centre A worthwhile read, this report released by the UN today acknowledges that human gender is not a fixed thing but a mere “social construct that is changeable over time" and challenges us to consider the implications of counterterrorism practices on people of diverse sexual orientations and gender diversity.
Source: www.unhcr.org
The report, authored by Martin Scheinin, who is a U.N. Special Rapporteur, warns that time and resources could be wasted by document verification procedures that might "risk unduly penalizing transgender persons whose personal appearance and data are subject to change"
Centre Voices: It takes a Village to build community. Staff, Members and Friends of The 519 reflect on the history and future of the Church-Wellesley Village ...
The 519 Church Street Community Centre Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 416-222-8477
Source: www.xtra.ca
The Toronto Police Service reports that 27-year-old Chris Skinner was killed in the early morning hours of Oct 18.
The 519 Church Street Community Centre We're so proud of our City!
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The video that accompanied Toronto's presentation and bid to the delegates of InterPride's 28th annual conference to host WorldPride 2014. A special thanks to: Jaime Woo and Suresh Doss, our film maker extraordinaires! ...
Source: www.thestar.com
Revellers march in Toronto's Pride Parade on June 28, 2009. Organizers estimate the cost of a global pride event would rise to $10 million, compared to this year's $4 million.
The 519 Church Street Community Centre congratulates Pride Toronto on their successful bid to host WorldPride 2014! We can't wait to celebrate with you! Support Toronto's bid for World Pride.
The 519 Church Street Community Centre The 519's Executive Director Maura Lawless tours Rabble.ca reporter through The Centre .
Source: rabble.ca
On Thursday, I toured the 519 Community Centre with Executive Director Maura Lawless, who said the 519 has always been a welcoming place for everyone in the community.
The 519 Church Street Community Centre Listen to the podcast on Rabble.ca - An interview with staff from The 519 about the village and its continuing vibrancy.
Source: rabble.ca
On Thursday, I toured Toronto's Gay Village with Helen Rykens from The 519 Community Centre who has worked in the area since 1983. She revealed a community that's transforming and expanding - not disappearing.
Centre Voices: It takes a Village to build community...
