QT2SBIPOC Discussion Night: Surviving the Holiday Season

Wednesday December 14, 6-8PM at SBA, 215 Huron Street, 9th floor Students for Barrier-free Access (SBA) and the Centre for Women and Trans People (CWTP) at U of T invites you to join us for a new series of events that works to create space for community building, critical conversation, and support for Queer, Trans […]

Fearless Heart: Self Compassion for 2SQTBIPOC folks: FREE Full Moon Anti-colonial Mindfulness Workshop

Fearless Heart: Self Compassion for 2SQTBIPOC folks FREE Full Moon Anti-colonial Mindfulness Workshop Cultivating a fearless heart does not mean the heart ceases to feel fear. A fearless heart is one that is unafraid to turn towards fear with kindness, which is the heart of compassion. This mindfulness workshop introduces practices of self-compassion to befriend […]

Fearless Heart: Self Compassion for BIPOC Two-Spirit, Trans, Gender Non-Conforming and Gender Non-Binary People: FREE 2 Part Anti-colonial Mindfulness Workshop Series

Fearless Heart: Self Compassion for BIPOC Two-Spirit, Trans, Gender non-conforming and Gender non-binary people FREE 2 Part Anti-colonial Mindfulness Workshop Series: December 1 & 8 Cultivating a fearless heart does not mean the heart ceases to feel fear. A fearless heart is one that is unafraid to turn towards fear with kindness, which is the […]

Back2School Barbershop

DATE:Sept 27, 2016 TIME: 3:30-6:30PM Are you LGBTQ2SIA and Black, Indigenous or POC? Want a short hair cut, fade, shave, buzz, undercut or design? Come by for a free haircut by Kou! By appointment sign up at coordinator.cwtpAT gmailDOTcom Part of the University of Toronto’s Queer Orientation Week

Letter-writing Night (to Immigration Detainees)

DATE: September 21, 2016, Wednesday TIME: 6-8PM Join us for an evening to write letters to the detainees and a discussion about immigration detention, how our communities are continually affected by intensified policing, and how to build a movement towards ending immigration detention, double punishment, and policing!

Hours Update for December 2014 and January 2015

Please note the following changes to our office & drop-in hours this December and January: CLOSED: Tuesdays December 2, 9 & 16 OPEN 12PM – 6PM: Wednesdays and Thursdays until December 18 CLOSED: December 19 – January 5 Regular hours resume: Tuesday January 6

Mindfulness and Settlement Workshop for LGBTQ Newcomer Youth and Allies

  *Want to feel more grounded and less stressed in your day to day life? *Join us to learn about mindfulness practices and what it can do for you. *Health care and settlement info will also be available. Free workshop. TTC tokens, food and winter clothes (first come, first serve) provided. Date: October 29, 2014 […]

American Sign Language Class: Basics!

This free American Sign Language class will be led by a Centre volunteer!  Learn ASL in a trans-inclusive, anti-racist, and relaxed environment.  Over 8 weeks we will learn fingerspelling, numbers, vocabulary, food, greetings, and more. EVERY WEDNESDAY 5PM – 7PM, starting October 8th to November 26th. Spots are limited.  Registration for full series is required.  Email […]

Respecting Our Pain: A Workshop on Mindful Awareness and Compassion: for trans*, 2-Spirit, and gender non-conforming people

WHEN: Tuesday October 21, 2014, 6PM-8:30PM WHERE: Centre for Women and Trans People at U of T 563 Spadina Ave., Room 100.  Wheelchair Access via Bancroft Ave. Facilitator: Lu Lam, M. Ed, is a trans-identified, Chinese-Taiwanese counsellor trained in mindfulness and critical diversity counselling practices. This workshop will offer participants a way to respect and connect with […]

GenderPoo: Exploring Gender Through Art

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm @ Hart House (7 Hart House Circle) Join us for a fun and interactive workshop exploring gender through art. Our genders are never fixed, not done, our genders are always learning, growing, transforming. Imagine if you could tell the story of your gender with pens and paper? […]