Anti-Israel Group in Pride....The CJN Reports (April 29, 2010)

This article discusses how Pride Toronto plans on sticking to the revised terms and conditions for this year's Pride applicants. Martin Gladstone (director of the 1-hour documentary "Reclaiming Our Pride"), Tracey Sandilands (Executive Director of the Pride Committee), and Elle Flanders (a Jewish member of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid) are featured in the article.

Can't read this? Grab a hard copy of the CJN (e.g., from The Miles Nadal JCC - Bloor and Spadina) and turn to page 17.

Pride Report from Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre (FSWC)

Join us For Another Delicious Shabbat Dinner! Friday, May 14, 2010

Join Kulanu Toronto for a delicious Shabbat Dinner on Friday, May 14!


We welcome guest speaker and Toronto Sun Columnist Sue-Ann Levy. Sue-Ann will talk about coming out on the front page of the Toronto Sun on Pride Day 2007, the journey that led up to that day, and life since as a political commentator, a proud and traditional Jewish wife and would-be politician.

DATE: Friday, May 14
TIME: 7pm
PLACE: Wolfond Centre (36 Harbord St., corner Huron)


COST:
Students/Seniors: $15
Non-students: $25
Official Kulanu Members: $20

STRICT RSVP by Tuesday, May 11 to kulanutoronto@gmail.com.

NOTE: Those who arrive at the door without RSVPing will be asked to pay an additional $5.

** Meal catered by Sephardic chef, David Moyal.

Please pay in advance by cheque to:
Kulanu Toronto
30 Holly St. #1706
Toronto, ON
M4S 3C2


NEW Shabbat Dinner Notice:
At Kulanu Toronto, we aim to make our Shabbat Dinners delicious, enjoyable, and reasonably priced. The event fee is used to offset the substantial catering cost. By RSVPing by the deadline, you are securing a meal AND assuming responsibility for the full cost. No shows will also be expected to pay the full cost.

SAVE THE DATES! Shir Libeynu Shul Services - June 2010

SAVE THE DATES! 

Congregation Shir Libeynu Invites You to Come to Shul in June....

Saturday, June 5, 2010 @10:30 a.m.– GOING TO SHUL WITH PRIDE!
This Shabbat morning service includes a celebration of LGBTQ Pride. Everyone is welcome. Service held at The Michael Bernstein Chapel @ the Miles Nadal JCC (750 Spadina Ave, at Bloor).

Saturday, June 19, 2010 @10:30 a.m.– This special mid-month service takes place at First Unitarian Congregation, Shir Libeynu’s new High Holy Day home, located at 175 St. Clair Avenue West, just west of Avenue Road.

Free childcare will be available during services and a light Kiddush will be served afterwards.

For more information, please visit http://www.shirlibeynu.ca/.

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival: May 20-30, 2010!

INSIDE OUT'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BEGINS!Join Inside Out for its 20th Anniversary Festival Launch Party on Sunday May 2nd from 7pm-11pm at Canada's National Ballet School, 400 Jarvis Street.

It's shaping up to be a spectacular night with a special performance by Miss Conception, DJ Craig Dominic spinning, the best looking crowd in town, and a fantastic selection of silent auction items on the block.

Join Inside Out for a great night and to get the scoop on the stellar line-up for this year's Festival and their 20th anniversary retrospective program.

TO NOTE............

FILM FESTIVAL WEBSITE WILL LAUNCH MAY 2, 2010! Get all the details on the Inside Out website at http://www.insideout.ca/ on May 2 about the stellar line-up of this year's Festival.

Kulanu Toronto will be co-sponsoring (With TJFF) a very cute gay comedy entitled "Oy Vey My Son Is Gay" on Sunday, May 23 at 7pm at the Isabel Bader Theatre.

See the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J84NoBwOCWU

Also...

Barbara Center, one of our very own Kulanuniks, is excited to present her 10 minute short film entitled “Letters” about her own coming out story on Saturday, May 29, 4:45pm, at the Isabel Bader Theatre. Barbara’s film is part of the Inside Out Legacy Video Project.

Ticket prices:
$12 - general public
$10 members
$8 seniors and students

Purchase tickets as follows:
Website: http://www.insideout.ca/
Phone: 416.967.1528
Box office (2 Carlton St. at Yonge) - opens May 7.
Rush lines at the theatres

Toronto Jewish Film Festival (April 17-25) - 3 LGBT Films!

Don't miss this year's Toronto Jewish Film Festival! It includes 3 LGBT films.

It is also the first year that Kulanu Toronto is proud to be co-presenting a film, namely "Eyes Wide Open" (screened on April 19 and 20).

Ticket prices:

$12 (non-students)

$7 (students and seniors)

LGBT FILM SCHEDULE:

"Off and Running"

Sun, April 18 - Bloor Cinema - 11am

"Gay Days"

Sun, April 18 - Al Green Theatre - 8:45pm

"Eyes Wide Open" (co-sponsored by Kulanu Toronto)

Mon, April 19 - Bloor Cinema - 8pm

Tues, April 20 - Silvercity Richmond Hill - 8:15pm

To purchase tickets and review the film schedule, please visit http://www.tjff.com/ .

WANT FREE TICKETS?

We have several comps for the 3 films listed above.

Email us at kulanutoronto.ca with the title, date, and location of the film you would like to see.

Don't wait long! They will be gone before you know it....

Comps will be issued on a first come, first serve basis.

Spring Shabbat Dinner - April 23, 2010

Join Kulanu Toronto for our Spring Shabbat Dinner on Friday, April 23, 2010!We are excited to have Bernie Farber, CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress, as our guest speaker for the evening. Mr. Farber will examine the concept of “tolerance” in a diverse society. He will argue that simply being tolerant leads to a multicultural inertia. Bernie will propose some ideas both provocative and stimulating to take us from tolerance to acceptance and celebration.

Place: Wolfond Centre (36 Harbord Street, corner Huron)
Time: 7pm
Cost: $15 (students); $25 (non-students); $20 (Kulanu Members)
**Meal catered by Hillel's very own Sephardic chef, David Moyal.

STRICT RSVP DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 20 to kulanutoronto@gmail.com.
NOTE: Those who arrive at the door without RSVPing will be asked to pay an additional $5.

Please pay in advance by cheque to:
Kulanu Toronto
30 Holly St. #1706
Toronto, ON
M4S 3C2

FRIENDS AND ALLIES WELCOME.

Spring Pub NIght!

Step into spring with Kulanu Toronto!

Bring your friends and come join us for a few beers and schmoozing at "O Grady's" Pub (518 Church St, one block south of Wellesley) next Tuesday, April 13, at 8pm.

Please RSVP by Monday, April 12 to kulanutoronto@gmail.com.