April 2023

The Acronym is your source for the latest news, events, and resources from Egale Canada.
This April, we're excited to share with you; new educational resources, some of our recent work to combat anti-2SLGBTQI hate, 2SLGBTQI-related legal developments, and more.

Combatting Anti-2SLGBTQI Hate

Open Letter to All Levels of Government

It’s time for all levels of government in Canada to take action both to counter the rise in anti-trans and anti-2SLGBTQI hate as well as to protect the safety, rights, and freedoms of 2SLGBTQI people and communities.

Read our open letter at egale.ca/awareness/open-letter-combat-hate

Open Letter to the CRTC Regarding Fox News

Due to their clear violation of Canadian broadcasting standards, Fox News has no place on Canadian broadcasting networks. Egale Canada is calling on the CRTC to begin public consultations on the removal of Fox News from the list of non-Canadian programming authorized for distribution in Canada.

Read our open letter at egale.ca/awareness/open-letter-crtc-fox-news

Ppen letter, call for the CRTC to hold a public consultation on Fox News in Canada

The 50-30 Challenge

The 50 – 30 Challenge is an initiative between the Government of Canada, Canadian businesses, and diversity organizations. The goal of the program is to challenge Canadian organizations to increase the representation and inclusion of diverse groups within their workplaces while highlighting the benefits of giving all Canadians a seat at the table.

NEW RESOURCES!
We've launched new templates, checklists and more resources to support your organizations in becoming more inclusive and accessible.

Learn more at egale.ca/50-30challenge

Now What? Canada's Conversion Therapy Ban

In January 2022, Bill C-4 became law nationwide which formally banned conversion "therapy", and while we can celebrate the ban, our new educational resources aim to help guide the continuing efforts as community and allies turn to the question, now what?

Learn more about this initiative and resources at egale.ca/conversiontherapyban

Fostering Dialogues

Fostering Dialogues was an arts-based action research project that brought together LGBTQ older adults and PSWs from Ontario in a virtual 12-week arts & dialogue program.

This program explored themes of home, care, and futures of community-based care through facilitated conversations, art-making, and co-creation of a digital mural.

We're excited to release the Fostering Dialogues project's research report and the interactive mural.

Learn more at egale.ca

Relearn and React Series

The Relearn and React Series is a collection of curriculum-friendly teaching resources and materials featuring topics supporting 2SLGBTQI representation and inclusion within the Ontario curriculum. The series features a collection of educational toolkits with downloadable and video resources created to support educators (grades 7-12 in Ontario) in building more inclusive schools for 2SLGBTQI young people.

Learn more and access the series at egale.ca

Looking for more school-related resources?
Join our upcoming free webinars!

April 13 at 7pm EDT: Trans and Nonbinary Youth
April 18 at 1pm EDT: Intro to 2SLGBTQI Inclusion

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2SLGBTQI-Related Legal Developments and News

The Government of Canada expands the list of historically unjust convictions eligible for expungement
Concerns rise about the disappearance of 2SLGBTQI community spaces in Canada
India’s Supreme Court set to hear same-sex marriage case in April 2023

Read a summary of these headlines and more on our website

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Current Career Opportunities

Manager of Learning
Bilingual Facilitator / Independent Contractor

View all of our career opportunities at egale.ca/careers

Legacy Giving

Did you know that 82% of Canadians report that they donate to a charity each year – but currently, only 5% of Canadians have chosen to create a gift to charity in their Will? (CAGP Foundation, 2020).

Legacy giving has the potential to create great, lasting impacts on important causes and the work of charities that are close to your heart, without taking away from your loved ones. In partnership with Will Power – a national public education effort – you can learn more about leaving a gift through your Will.

Through Will Power, you can calculate what your special gift could be and even connect with financial advisors, estate lawyers, or notaries about including a gift to Egale in your Will.

For more information about legacy gifts, to speak with someone at Egale, or to start your Will online today, please visit: egale.ca/bequeath-a-gift/.

Egale Canada
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Egale works to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues. Egale achieves this by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education and community engagement.

Our vision is a Canada, and ultimately a world, without homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and all other forms of oppression so that every person can achieve their full potential, free from hatred and bias.