May 10
BOOK CLUB
Our next BOOK CLUB is coming up on May 10th at 7 pm MST and is hosted by our amazing Sergeant at Arms, Brandy
Our book for this BOOK CLUB is The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill. Reminder that this book is dark and gritty and deals with some heavy content. It will give us a lot to discuss and is expertly written however we don’t want these topics to negatively affect any of our members! Please read the content warnings below before deciding on whether to join BOOK CLUB this round.
For be discussing the first 50 chapters in The Lonely Hearts Hotel (each chapter is extremely short FYI) for our upcoming chat!
Below are the content warnings for The Lonely Hearts Hotel, please read them before deciding on whether to join BOOK CLUB this round. The book is dark and gritty and deals with some heavy content. It will give us a lot to discuss and is expertly written however we don’t want these topics to negatively affect any of our members!
**CONTENT WARNINGS: The Lonely Hearts Hotel. This book is gritty and dark. It contains quite a bit of graphic sexualized violence, emotional and physical abuse, drug and alcohol use, and the struggle of orphans and teenage pregnancy. Additionally, the book is set in the early 1920’s and there are outdated cultural norms depicted**
#membersonly. Safer, Sober Spaces Guidelines in Effect
May 18
Online Coffee Chat
We’re super excited for our next Online Coffee Chat, hosted by our president, Kira, on May 18th at 7:30pm.
Join the Sober Babe Squad for a light-hearted chat and some sober fun!
#membersonly. Safer, Sober Spaces Guidelines in Effect
may 29
BLGC Annual General Meeting
The Boring Little Girls Club is inviting you to OUR FIRST EVER Annual General Meeting!
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Now that we’re a registered society, we have to host an Annual General Meeting for all our members every year. This is the chance for us to vote on things like our Board of Directors and different motions as well as present the BLGC’s financial statements and forecast for the coming year.
The BLGC AGM will be held on May 29th from 7pm-8pm MST on Zoom. To vote at the AGM you MUST be a registered member with the BLGC. You can sign up to be a member by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/VfPd9PR39CeQQtfs5.
#membersonly. Safer, Sober Spaces Guidelines in effect.
may 30
Trans and Non-Binary Foundations
We’re super excited to welcome Victoria Bucholtz (She/Her) from Queer Education Foundation for their workshop: Trans and Non-Binary Foundations on May 30th at 2pm on Zoom. The BLGC is committed to learning and growing every gosh darn day and this is an amazing educational opportunity for us and our membership!!
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Trans and Non-Binary Foundations will introduce participants to Trans and Non-Binary Identities, terms and definitions, address pronouns usage tips and tricks, discuss present day common barriers for Trans folks and recommend best practices for integration gender diverse people in the you, communities and families
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The Queer Education Foundation offers diversity and inclusion training on an intersection basis, focusing on the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Communities.
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Victoria Bucholtz (She/Her) holds a doctorate in History from the University of Calgary, with a cognate field in gender theory. Victoria is a LGBTQ+ facilitator and currently teaches at Mount Royal University. She is a transgender rights activist, entertainment producer, and drag queen. An avid mountaineer, skier, and dog mom, she lives in Calgary, Alberta in the Treaty 7 Region.
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This workshop is open to all BLGC members with no need to RSVP beforehand.
We will be taking PWYC (pay what you can) e-transfer donations for the Queer Education Foundation. If you are financially capable, please send what you can to boringlittlegirlsclub@gmail.com (with a note that the money is for the Trans and Non-Binary Foundations workshop). Reminder that finances will never be a barrier to attending #blgc events and hangouts. Safer, Sober Spaces Guidelines in Effect