Laverne Cox, Toronto: Ain't I A Woman, My Journey to Womanhood

LAVERNE COX Ain't I A Woman, My Journey to Womanhood Part of our annual Celebrating Women's Voices/Expression Against Oppression event series, Laverne Cox will be joining us for her talk, "Ain't I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood" DETAILS Tickets are sold out. There will be tickets available at the door the night of (approximately 100). Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Doors Open: 6:00pm Lecture Begins: 6:30pm Elgin Theatre 189 Yonge Street, Toronto Just north of Queen Subways Station --------------------------------------------------------------- LAVERNE COX Laverne Cox is a critically acclaimed actress who currently appears in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, playing the groundbreaking role of “Sophia Burset,” an incarcerated African American transgender woman. Laverne is the first trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television show. Time Magazine named Sophia Burset the 4th most influential fictional character of 2013. Laverne is also a recipient of the Dorian rising star award for her work in Orange is the New Black. --------------------------------------------------------------- ORGANISED BY The RSU Trans Collective The Ryerson Students' Union (RSU) The Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson (CESAR) The York Federation of Students (YFS) The University of Toronto Students' Union (UTSU) The Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students at UofT (APUS) The University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union (UTMSU) The Scarborough Campus Students' Union (SCSU) The Community Action Centre (CAC) of the Students' Association at George Brown College (SA) --------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT ATTENDEES The event will be open primarily to students and members of the trans community in Toronto. Tickets will be available via eventbrite (mar24.eventbrite.com), but physical tickets must be picked up at your local students' union prior to the event. Tickets become available: Monday, February 23, 2015 @ 9am Ticket pick-up: Monday, March 16-Friday, March 20 What you will need for your ticket pick-up: - Your student card for either George Brown College, the University of Toronto, Ryerson University or York University. TICKETS SET ASIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE TRANS COMMUNITY Organisers have set aside a restricted number of tickets for members of the trans community(s) who are not students. Please send an email to AskLaverneTO@Gmail.com to RSVP for these tickets. DOOR TICKETS A restricted amount of tickets will be made available at the door on the day of the event. These tickets will be given out on a first-come first-serve basis. You do not need to have student identification to access tickets at the door. A NOTE FROM ORGANISERS This event is being hosted in collaboration with a number of students' unions in the GTA. Because this is a large collaboration spreading across a number of large campuses we do have a responsibility to ensure that availability of tickets prioritises our members. However, we also recognise that many members of the trans community(s) have faced barriers to accessing post-secondary education. It is for these reasons, and more, that we have set aside tickets for members of the trans community(s) to gain access to the event. --------------------------------------------------------------- ACCESSIBILITY The event will be in a wheelchair accessible venue and will have ASL interpretation. We request that all attendees refrain from wearing scented products at this event, for accessibility purposes. Please let us know if you have any concerns, questions, or needs surrounding accessibility at this event. The organisers strive to create accessible and inclusive spaces for all of our members. If we require any accommodations to ensure your participation, please email equity@rsuonline.ca We're so excited for this event! See you there!!