EVENTS & MEETINGS:

1) Tuesday, January 8: Meeting of Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty
2) Thursday, January 10: Meeting of Grassroots: Sudbury's Media Collective
3) Monday, January 14: General Meeting of Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury
4) Tuesday, January 15: Meeting of Justice and Freedom for John Moore
5) January 29 to January 31: Trans Health Connection Training

NEWS, ANALYSIS, & CALLS TO ACTION:

1) Callout for Planning International Women's Day Events in Sudbury by Stephanie Harris
2) "Chief Spence meets the spin cycle" by Kent Driscoll

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Tuesday, January 8: Meeting of Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty

Time: 6:30pm
Location: Offices of the Sudbury and District Labour Council (Suite 209, upstairs in 109 Elm Street, which is across the street from the Native Friendship Centre )

Matters to be discussed include planning actions against the cuts to the community start-up fund and our ongoing direct action support work. Everyone welcome. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Children are welcome to attend, or childcare support is available upon request at sudburycap@gmail.com.

S-CAP is a direct-action anti-poverty organization based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. We provide direct-action support work assisting individuals in their struggles with welfare and ODSP, housing, employers, and others who deny people what they are entitled to in order to meet their needs. In addition, we mount campaigns against and support educational work about regressive government policies as they affect working people and people living in poverty. We believe in the power of people to organize themselves.

S-CAP on FaceBook:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/257339454351403/

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Thursday, January 10: Meeting of Grassroots: Sudbury's Media Collective

Time: 10am to 11am
Location: Environmental Resource Centre (176 Larch Street, back
entrance)

Everyone is welcome to join us for our next meeting, next Thursday, January 10,  10 - 11am in the ERC (176 Larch, back entrance). We'll be discussing a planned community roundtable-slash-membership campaign launch event as well as other aspects of our new membership campaign, and of course, brainstorming story ideas.

Also, mark future meetings on your calendar, 10-11 am on the 2nd Thursday of each month: Feb. 14, March 14, Apr. 11, May 9, June 13 in the ERC.

Grassroots Sudbury Media is a working group of the The Media Co-op. We are creating independent media in the North, to speak to our issues and outlooks on our communities as well as the world around us. Independent media provides an avenue for people who are wishing to gain critical perspective on the issues that matter most to us, and to give a voice to those people and stories that you won't find in the mainstream media.

Find our site at:
http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/sudbury

Contact the Sudbury Working Group to learn more about writing for us or to let us know about community issues and events at:
grassrootssudburymedia@gmail.com

Find us on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/GrassrootsMediaCollective

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Monday, January 14: General Meeting of Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury

Time: 7pm
Location: Environmental Resource Centre (176 Larch Street, back
entrance)

Everyone is welcome to attend this general meeting of the Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury. If you’ve never made it out to a meeting, why not come out?  We’d love to meet you!

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Tuesday, January 15: Meeting of Justice and Freedom for John Moore

Time: 6:30pm
Location: Fromagerie Elgin, 5 Cedar Street (entry from Elgin), Sudbury

We will be discussing the ongoing work to cultivate opportunities for John to speak about his case outside of Sudbury, the interest from APTN in covering the case, and fundraising possibilities.

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January 29 to January 31: Trans Health Connection Training

Time: All day
Location: For details of the Sudbury location please register with
Jordan Zaitzow at jzaitzow@rainbowhealthontario.ca or 416-324-4100
x5325.

Trans Health Connection is coming to Sudbury! Please spread the word to colleagues who may  be interested.   

Trans Health Connection - a project of Rainbow Health Ontario and Sherbourne Health Centre - will be coming to Sudbury January 29th, 30th, and 31st, to offer 3 days of comprehensive training for providers looking to build clinical capacity in working with trans/transgender/transsexual clients. We are inviting interested providers, allies, and community members to register TODAY for this exciting opportunity!

JAN 29: Introduction to Trans Cultural Competence
This session looks at language, terminology, and definitions, exploring some of the assumptions we make in our day-to-day interactions with the people around us. It provides a dynamic snapshot of colonial history of trans, lesbian, gay and bisexual people, as well as an overview of the general health care needs of trans clients. This session focuses on some of the social determinants of health for trans communities, how to recognize and address barriers to care, and how to work towards providing a welcoming and respectful environment for trans clients accessing general health care services.

JAN 30: Providing Trans-Related Clinical Care
This session focuses on providing holistic community-based transition-related services to trans clients. It aims to guide participants through assessment, monitoring, and follow-up for hormone therapy (including navigating the "gender dysphoria" assessment, hormone treatment protocols, treatment monitoring and health promotion). This session also includes some considerations around providing social and psychological support to clients and their families and friends, as well as familiarizing with other available community referrals. This is a clinical training largely directed at doctors and nurses, and open to anyone interested in the information.

JAN 31: Surgery Overview, and Holistic Case Work
This session is a review and general look at different surgical options for trans folks, including information about different procedures, as well as what surgeries are offered where for Ontarians. This session includes a segment offered by clinicians at the CAMH gender identity clinic, on the process of getting surgery coverage through OHIP. This day also includes clinical protocols and recommendations for preparing for surgery, as well as providing post-operative medical care and support. We additionally look at working with trans clients for whom there may be additional health challenges, and developing partnerships to enlarge the scope of services for trans communities.

If you are interested in attending any of these training days, please contact project coordinator Jordan Zaitzow at
jzaitzow@rainbowhealthontario.ca or 416 324 4100 x5325 for more
details.

hope to see you there!

jordan

NEWS, ANALYSIS, & CALLS TO ACTION:

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1) Callout for Planning International Women's Day Events in Sudbury by Stephanie Harris

Dear Community Partners,

      This year, in support of International Women’s Day, various community organizations have grouped together to plan and coordinate events and activities that will take place during the week leading up to International Women’s Day,  beginning March 3rd, 2013 and ending on International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2013.  

I am writing to invite you and/or your group to join us in celebrating International Women’s Day.  You can support this initiative by:

1.  participating on the  planning committee (Next meeting December 19th at 1:00pm at Réseau Access Network, 111 Elm St., Unit 203, Sudbury, ON); and/or

2.  organizing an event/activity to be held between March 3rd to 8th (be in touch at email address below to obtain event registration form); and/or

3.  attending the events/activities that will be offered in our community (watch for schedule of events).
 
     We, the planning committee, are very excited to take part in a community-led event that is working collaboratively for a common cause. We want our community to see our united front in fighting for women’s equality and the women’s role in the prosperity of our community.  
 
     To parallel the United Nations theme, this years’ International Women’s Week theme will be “Gaining Momentum in Our Community”.  By keeping it broad, the theme could easily be applied in your respective organization or group (i.e. Gaining Momentum in HIV Prevention, Gaining Momentum in Women’s Equality, Gaining Momentum in Mental Health, etc.,).   
 
     We are looking for your interest in participating in the planning of this week-long event. We are trying to diversify as much as possible to be inclusive of all girls and women and therefore the more organizations, groups, clubs or people we have on board, the easier it will be to achieve that goal.  
 
      If you don’t plan on hosting an event, and aren’t able to become a member of the planning committee but would like to participate in some way, another option is to volunteer at the event in March.  Please contact Stephanie Harris with any interest in becoming part of our initiative, questions or concerns you may have.  I can be reached at 705.688.0500 ext 211 or stephanieh@reseauaccessnetwork.com .
 
Sincerely,
Stephanie Harris
On behalf of the International Women’s Day Planning Committee

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"Chief Spence meets the spin cycle" by Kent Driscoll
Original at APTN site includes a video clip and links to supporting documentation: http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2013/01/04/chief-spence-meets-the-spin-cycle/