Celebrate International Women’s Day at West Coast LEAF’s 26^th Annual Equality Breakfast.

We are proud to present author and activist Carmen Aguirre, winner of CBC’s 2012 Canada Reads, interviewed live on stage by Gloria Macarenko.

The event takes place March 5 2013, 7-9 AM at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and includes a silent auction. Tickets $90 at http://2013equalitybreakfast.eventbrite.ca. Sponsored by CBC and Fasken Martineau.

The best event this side of noon!

With more than 100 brothels operating in the city’s east end in 1930s Vancouver was once a haven for bawdy houses. In the 1970s, the city’s West End emerged as home to an outdoor sex workers’ stroll, who were expelled by 1984. Further displacement started an era of missing and murdered women. Discover the multi-faceted past of sex work in Vancouver from a diverse panel of activists and current and retired sex workers.

April 26, 2013, 7:00pm | by donation (suggested $10)

Designing for sex is always a challenge, but more so when there’s history, storytelling, and artifacts added to the mix! Join exhibition designers Propellor for a highlight on creative inspiration and the integrative design process.

April 4, 2013, 7:00pm | $12 | MOV members FREE

Tease out the goodies of Sex Talk in the City with curatorial lead Viviane Gosselin, and follow it up with a talk exploring the history of contraception, evolving attitudes towards sex, and women’s changing status by University of Ottawa professor Christabelle Sethna.

Design your own pleasure machine in this hands-on night with vibe mentors from Womyns’Ware and WeVibe. Then tease your ears and imagination with a talk by saucy historian Rachel Maines, author of the Technology of the Orgasm.

Feb 21, 7:00pm | $12 | MOV Members FREE

In this new exhibition by the MOV, visitors will discover how sex isn’t only biological, it’s cultural. Delve into how people in Vancouver have learned about sexuality, defined pleasure, and responded to the politics of sex.

From February 14 to September 2, 2013  10:00am-8:00pm

For more information, please visit our website http://www.museumofvancouver.ca/

Be among the first to discover an innovative exhibition that explores the history of sexuality in Vancouver – from education to pleasure to politics. Explore sexuality not as science, but as part of our exciting, fascinating, though-provoking culture.

Feb 13, 7:00pm | $15 | MOV Members FREE

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Vancouver-born artist Tobias Wong’s work has seduced, fascinated, and outraged observers. Delve into his work in this last chance tour with Object(ing) content advisor Pablo Griff.

Feb 7, 7:00pm | $12 | MOV Members Free

For more information, please visit our webiste http://tobiaswongfeb7.eventbrite.com 

Depression is one of the most significant public health challenges in Canada. It is, by some measures, the single largest cause of long-term disability in the country. But what is it, exactly?  What causes it?  Is it really just a biochemical imbalance? And, most importantly, how do we treat it? What can someone do on their own to prevent or help overcome the problem? In this talk psychologist and author Dr Randy Paterson sheds light on a complex disorder, and on some basic self-care strategies that turn out to be surprisingly potent.  

Free admission. Seating is limited.
Co-sponsored by Changeways Clinic.

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