Dyke March Toronto 2012 Town Hall Meeting

#dykeTO tweets from the 2012 Dyke March Toronto Town Hall Meeting. May 1, 2012.

  1. Share your thoughts and follow the Town Hall discussion tonight using #hashtag #dykeTO. @ellechronique will be live tweeting! #canqueer
  2. #dykeTO inclusivity seems to be the overarching theme for the year with the various elements and plans.
  3. #dykeTO mission statement is solid. Amazing and inclusive. The politics of the leads are on the ball.
  4. New this year! A route change that will end at Allan Gardens. #DykeTO #Canqueer
  5. The #Dyketo March fundraiser, Libido, may be a circus theme! Exciting! #Canqueer #PrideTo
  6. There will be speakers and performances at the starting rally. #Dyketo #Canqueer
  7. How do we make the March a platform for your voices? #dyketo
  8. Take back the dykr marshalled themselves, how can @dykemarchto address this? #dyketo
  9. "I'm a senior mem of the comm. Are lesbian and dyke the same thing?" Laura says, "Dyke is used b/c it is more inclusive of trans." #dyketo
  10. "The dyke march is a march, a political demonstration, not a parade," Anna Evans. #dyketo #Canqueer #PrideTO
  11. Police not necessarily as friendly to marches as they are to parades #dyketo
  12. Explanations of past stonewall and take back the dyke history, want to bridge gap #dyketo
  13. How can we make sure we engage all aspects ot community? Age-wise, etc #dyketo
  14. Goals of bringing together seemingly separate factions of queers. #dykeTO
  15. Want to be bombarded online with content, more outreach at events #dyketo
  16. "I am heartened to see more women of colour here this year, but how are you connecting to more women of colour?" #Dyketo #Canqueer
  17. Rally speaker ideas; politicians are great but more diversity needed #dyketo

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Politically-charged, community-engaged queer women organizing Toronto's Dyke March. Ramping up for 2012 Dyke Pride in Toronto, Canada.

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