Tuesday March 9 at 6pm
The Centre for Women and Trans People
563 Spadina Cres (south of Harbord), Toronto ON

This workshop is FREE!

Join Chelsey Lichtawoman of The Fat Femme Mafia in an interactive workshop that will explore new ways of celebrating our bodies just as they are. We will deconstruct why the media wants us all to look like Paris Hilton, and discuss how to create and maintain body positivity in the face of the all-consuming diet industry.  The workshop will also examine myths and stereotypes around health, learning to create our own media, and will also feature a viewing of the short documentary Rubb My Chubb (Alexis Mitchell 2007) that was made about The Fat Femme Mafia that has screened in festivals across the world.

Bio: Chelsey Lichtawoman is the co-founder of the fat activist and performance troupe The Fat Femme Mafia and has been touring and performing across Canada for years.. She was also the host and curator of Granny Boots, the weekly radical queer performance night at the Gladstone Hotel. Chelsey recently had her first photography show entitled All About Her: versions of the woman exposed, which showcased her photos of Toronto queers. She can be reached at chelsey.lichtman@gmail.com.