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Queer events: Week of May 6

By Lina Harper • May 5, 2011 8:32 pm EDT

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Studio 303: Échange Québec-Sao Paulo

Neuvième anniversaire du Cabaret Mado

Hunter Valentine

Community Bike Tour

Respected activist Jessica Yee launches the book she edited, Feminism FOR REAL: Deconstructing the Academic Industrial Complex of Feminism. The evening will feature presentations and round table discussions, and is a fundraiser for the Native Women’s Shelter. Admission is free. Casa Del Popolo, 4873 Boul Saint-Laurent. May 7 at 7pm.

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