Support Sistering
The price is steep, but a lineup like this – Jane Bunnett, Elvira Kurt, Molly Johnson, Sandra Shamas – makes the Funny Girls And Dynamic Divas fundraiser for Sistering tonight (Thursday, May 30) worth every penny. Actually, the cause is worthy even without the big-name entertainers. One of T.O.’s essential orgs, Sistering has been offering programs and emotional support to under-housed and low-income women for over 30 years. 7:30 pm. $80. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front East. stlc.com.
Will Eldorado shaft Greece?
Another Canuck mining company is making folks miserable outside our country – this time, Eldorado Gold and its proposed Skouries and Perama Hill projects in Greece. Mining Watch Canada, the Council of Canadians and others host Vaggelis Lampakis, mayor of the northeast city of Alexandroupoli, activist Tolis Papageorgiou and Hellenic Mining Watch’s Maria Kadoglou. They are telling our feds to stop promoting projects incompatible with the rich natural and cultural environment of the Halkidiki peninsula. Tonight (Thursday May 30), 7 pm. Free. U of T Mechanical Engineering Bldg, rm 252, 5 King’s College. miningwatch.ca.
Refugees from anti-gay attacks
With Pride Week just around the corner, there’s much to be grateful for in this neck of the woods. Elsewhere, though, things aren’t so fine. Cinema Politica screens Last Chance, a portrait of five people who fled their native countries to escape homophobic violence. Discussion will be led by director Paul Emile d’Entremont, film subject Trudi Stewart and immigration lawyer Michael Battista, an expert in gay and lesbian refugee issues. Tuesday (June 4), 6:45 pm. $2-$5 donation. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor West. cinemapolitica.org.