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WM [till (it) CMDONICUL' - Wednesday laundry H, A003 . 7 ~ , s._._Ai~â€"~ ~ '1 r,,_i.,n.\_,s ~ isfi, , , 7 , A H. , . 7 ,i‘ u v t \ t . ~ 7 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ I 1.111 this 10 ”it. (,iiRoNicii. I l T] t f t' H in l i] grants that they W0Uld receive the 2010 budget season with a zero per I e ar 0 ero lea I 05 g C ty COUIIC ‘leTQIllél‘fms as "WY Ind 1." 2008 cent increase ”0"“ _ . , Chilean novelist lsabel Allende once said, “Erotica is using a Cut spending .. , th fittwglgcap"; )proyects to They cannot ‘73" until the next feather. pornography is tisiiig the whole chicken," I t (N L U y e tpro _" m5" budget deliberations. LI" “3 hope Erotica has been on my mind lately since i saw a poster for AImth“ year ht” t't‘dt‘d- .‘t'l “ ‘lll I 1’0”“?‘1 09‘ thalamth the extra that counctl‘s New Year 5 resolution ‘ :\n l:vening of (literature, a literarv celebration of women‘s erent approach t” Watt‘tll l“ ‘ mm the “[3" WI] receive from the WI” be this I sexuality presented bv Secrett lxvents. Event organizer Shellev I ”“19””. financial downturn ““"ll‘ government tnIInfrastructure Secrett spoke with me this past week about (literature. no“ in l to be titfcouncil‘s radar screen money "lOSt 0t OUT previous Mike Connolly its fifth year, I [hey increased the “at“ “”‘l “1‘“de infrastructure'slxxnding ”WWW” “Eleven local women will hit the stage with their uncen- ‘t‘l‘t‘t ”it“ by 15 per (“ht and ”l“ “in by covered, (,UllnCll can then . sored work of erotica," said Secrett. " [here are no writing coir I “”23“?! ”l the ”9W it?” with .i P“ iii PM tht‘ unspent property tax sav- . ‘ ‘ 5‘ ‘ , I tests to be a reader at (literature. and there t‘l‘l’l‘dltllv aren‘t unv “rt." ti“ increase ofover thfl‘i‘ W“ ”11%“ ”"0 the muchâ€"depleted . mm . lib i rehearsals to prepare for the big night v» the event encourages ,, , , , t. ,. I ‘ .,-i“.i- . . , . U ”l ‘ dUUbl" the-rate Utth‘ n “ nes , , " mm” ’. \ give, and welcomes full sell-expresston Willi healthv sexualm as a I national cost otlmng increaw With a little more work council g “ i. * r -3 Ii was“; «“_ . is Ihum.» ' ' lht’) do r10! seem to live ill llit‘ iiiiUldAha’Ve brought In a zero per I 3 _ h 3H' .I .aziméa‘?fi An early childhood educator, Secrett is the corchair for trir ”at“? world 35 the ”3“ ”“15 ”"l‘ 1‘“ increase or at the vervleast . _ . .. y . _,~}v,~z.3i-..... vi Pride, creating popular events like Lesbo Bingo. l'rans Dav of I l spoke as a delegation to l iiilllt |l an increase no larger than the cost wé'figrflfil w Remembrance. drag king shows, a family diversitv portrait I *‘t budget "the l temm'ftt‘d tht'l“ ”l l'Y‘F‘S- . _, A, . »-i ”of" 1 exhibit and An Evening of (Iliterature. Secrett explained (lliter- how tOUSh th“ economic Chm‘m' _ ”Hf could have been ”my _ E9 t- -, ‘fidvf-ar'e“, " ' attire is about community and bringing people together. ““5 for most M “5 and hm” ”I" "”119?th inthvtrttwilly no reduc- i a. '-,= guess; I. “rm-593$; “l always say this is ‘a women and transspositive event.’ but ‘ financial times had changed \lllt t‘ non? city semlties. aJii cuttincii , r ,. ,5 must“. ""“J‘if‘fl‘r' lwill not turn away any men." said Secrett. “Among the female I they‘were elected. “if.“ZUPéM (3."? "3b? (NEW _. {if-3a; 7.._;,£;g.s§t$«1. . rib; __ population who come out, the majorityislesbian women. but l suggest they could help, i“ ll“ 5““ av nancta pro ems. 9' “ "Tb" Jam’s ,. , g: it seems to appeal to a lot of straight women as well. it's a verv ' 0"?“ Staff“) keep the All "I the hum“ canonly hopevthey come , . . ’7. soaks-awaits»: a»; 41% welcoming environment and at the beginning ofthe night. i budget to the same \Pf‘ndlnis’ it“ “l “0““ from the" WOW tower. ‘ z x3359 wguérwamm â€"‘ ; » ask the audience to listen with corn» ’ as 2008‘ , I really cannot WWW that.ou.r . fie¢w~lawulxmmm plete aCceptance and community in l I . Restrict all pay increases [it the mayor thinks the City is well-pOSi- , i, I" Wm;«sWi"-.iis";3 '9' six} mind _ listen as ifeverv word is gold. \ I \ IISI I‘\I [I . I . - ' . i ll - . . ,u -. if , i . ‘ . I rate ofinflation. , Iiiilitd I0 meet the challenges 0t th“ . ; , .. _’ mg»: * .g» 3;»! There is vulnerability to [reading erot- , \II I g - Put into place a stall hiring “(mum)" I‘ney need to do much "“ ‘ . a, .~ 53%.; 4&3”?- ica to an audience)." * freeze, more stringent financial planning ”a . r“ a». L? LC”; Canadian writer Sylvie ”m agrees. W” - inform all who receive L‘Il_\ rind instruct staffto Plan for the ‘ "v . ‘ / '3’fi’fiw‘. a ~“ 2 h in an interview with Jessica laboni on , . 1 _ _ _ _,,, was the Carleton University website: I , , 'â€" , » ‘ “(F.rotica) has a lot to do with discom- i , I I 0 . fort and vulnerability. it is definitely ; earnin 1 e essons om e w... i - , i I think pomography is about the out- , . l 0 side and obvious, whereas erotica is I f , ~ san eac es 0 amalca l no i r , I hidden. [can see it as an art form and , A R L i , It's been rather hard to drag tinseli in front of a in these kinds of places. I Sifldbgfaifazoll are exploring the I 11%quan I I I computer screen this Wt‘t'k its l till] currently writ- Perhaps it's bWflUSC‘ Welt? 0” vacation, and the in mv re aryc-h oti erotica ; , ing this 20 feel (may from (llt' heat it in ()cho Rios, People here, I think. have been trained to be posi- I Wikipedia 3;“ it‘s derived from the ‘ ’T T’ T I l Jamaica. tive in a combined effort to boost the (‘r k , d" I ‘ .‘ _ . , . , t | v d 4. d . ‘ And it's not my” (ix-“(1111i)“ i( lb, 77" V V V "'7‘ ”Mills! industry. ’ ee “Oi: “'05. meaning pd‘XSIona e 0 0' t lne as d I ‘ l n i i i t )l l s... 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Maybe its Just easter to be postttve and writer Charlena Russell Russell said grformin at lasgt year's g This is a dramatic difference from l £ 4 happy when the weather '5 always De" fu d ‘ ' ~ pe . “E g ‘ . , our last trip in November 1? ‘ ; fect. event was] a ":1“ ”Interesting eirtlpekrience. f vetryone was sold I “‘3‘ was ‘" “mm” ”8““ l » " “it 5“ we d°"" ““9 a” “was? 5"” $721“ch Shams airfiegafiliés‘feécdigiisciiofi 33%;? “him my brother accurately ‘ it“; mer. b“! we have a [m of other things to "All the readers shined verv personal words and'truths and l I 32:32? as "Miami WM] Mexican I h - t be ESIISEEL'xou-C location the perfect each had their own comfort level and openness, it was a it is a very Americanized new“ : é . weather and me hea‘lty 9f being next to a Edy house and a safe and accepting place for them to area. and, sadly. it seems to be mm” 3 ‘wb- beach, there is still grinding poverty m In addition to alive rfonnance by Chariena Russell , lacking in any kind of Mexican cul BRIAN places like Jamaica. Secrett said there will all; be photography by Tanya Marie 'Ii ‘ l d . . . . ture. , l BOURKE Opportuni es can be 1.1"" ed an - not Smith, and the unveiling of Kitcheners burlesque troupe Culture. however. '5 everywhere I” ‘ everyone “mm to work In the tourism Revue Royale Secrett said it will be a fun night out of the ordi‘ be found in Jamaica. .. industry. , .‘ ‘ . . . Having travelled to Barbados. lllt' BU! they a"? working hard to close 51:34:“! I: ifimeufimnéqulhrsgigifigt :23: Dominican Republic, Cuba and mm Jamaica, l have some of those gaps and many Places. like the resort had gregthingpfrom cute roman tic stories to whatever'they're to disagree with anyone Who says "H the“ places we are at, make an extra effort to bring m s at into it always runs for over three hours but no one seems to ‘ i ‘ n ' . . . . ‘ are the same. . . the high“! pos no 2 h dl l f complain. We have a longer intermtssion than usual because Every one has "5 own unique “am“ and On the other han ' we ave an en ass SUPP y 0 150 women from our community are under one roof and nat- iamaica. perhaps more than any of them, displays OPli’OTt‘mltteS ‘ urall some mixin and mingii is nec â€" l ' that. . Right now there are challenges at home. but 1 Cyl‘ lena R ii A" aim“ (mmrure is all There's a laid-back. relaxed attitude here that don't know too many ROD"? With ability and work about community ands bringt a voice w the female desire makes other locations look like they are all ramped ethic who don't meet With some level 0t success in through the an oferotica thannlgts to Shelley Secrett “Shelley is up. their lives ' . ‘ . case' Cari agreatmover alt r r urco mu . saidRusseil. But there is also a great sense of pride in this that t5 "0‘ ajways the In many bbean “Books. readi mgnzhdlrgcllliutnan inmteraclllign are becomin country. countries. and it would be a '0‘ be“, If we would more and margarita in our society i love the fact that (liter: Displays of the Jamaican flag and colours are remember that. tr 5 I 1‘ I _ everywhere, and it doesn't take much to get anyone l'm "01 3""? ifa 9mm“? attitude can 50“? Pmb‘ tufiie‘ncgm ression [illiteb‘eeautifugl thl “15‘0"“ whilst SUP here to rave about their own country. lems, but [do know it makes them seem a little bit WA" Evenlncngllterature is on Jan 17 38",” Registry The- Sure there are problems, but there does seem to more sunnountable. atre in Kitchener Tickets are 310 avail. able at Orange Monkey be a tremendous posmw I‘m" in the WOW" he"! ~~ Maybe we can learn a few things in Waterloo. the Exhibit Café at the Children's Museum in a force I often think '5 hiding '” (anada. Kitchener or bye-mailing dkhectorOyahoocom. Proceeds from It seems “m Spend "m“ ”t "l” ”m9 complaining this til-plus event so to trLPride (www.tri-pride.ca). about the government, the cold, the snowplows or m . whatever happens to be biting our hints at a panic- 3M" 30W“ a member ofthe [053 K00,“ I'M Marshall Wald .3 a visual armmnd independentfllmmabn ular time. morning new, am b? WM Iryemallat mail it welcome at marshal! wandOhotmai‘me And We found i don‘t hear that nearly as much bbourkeOkoolfmcom. . ‘ ‘