| | The Acronym is your source for the latest news, events, and resources from Egale Canada.
This January, we're excited to share with you: a new awareness campaign, legal advocacy updates, upcoming free webinars, and more. |
|  | Egale Launches New Campaign: Help Us Remain Reveals Dementia Injustices Faced By 2SLGBTQI People Aging poses a universal challenge, and for 2SLGBTQI people, it comes with an increased risk of cognitive decline. In light of Alzheimer's Awareness Month this January, Egale Canada, the country’s leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues, along with partners at Fondation Émergence and the National Institute on Ageing, has launched the Help Us Remain Campaign to urge Canadians to take a closer look at a community facing a hidden battle. Through an extensive research report, short film and immersive audio gallery, the campaign raises awareness of the need for tailored, inclusive healthcare support to preserve the identities and dignity of 2SLGBTQI people living with dementia.
To listen to the audio stories, watch the short film and access educational resources, visit egale.ca/dementia or follow along on social media to learn more @EgaleCanada |
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| |  | Egale Back in Court: UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity v. Government of Saskatchewan et al. This week, we are back in court standing up for trans and gender diverse youth in the fight against the Saskatchewan government’s harmful school pronoun policy legislation. School is a lifeline and a refuge for gender diverse students, especially for those who don’t have safe home environments. This is why we have always said that we will use every tool at our disposal in this legal battle — and we are not backing down. Bennett Jensen, Director of Legal at Egale Canada along with Adam Goldenberg and Ljiljana Stanic of McCarthy Tétrault LLP as co-legal counsel for UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity will be in court January 10-11.
Visit our webpage for updates on the case and to learn more |
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 | Egale Canada begins 4-day work week pilot project This week, Egale Canada will begin a 6-month 4-day work week pilot project. During the pilot project, our offices will be closed on Friday every week. Our mission of supporting 2SLGBTQI people and communities is at the core of everything we do and at the centre of all the decisions we make, and this was no exception. It is crucial that we continue to find new and innovative ways to sustain our advocacy long term. One of the key ways to do this is ensuring that our staff feel cared for, supported, and valued. We remain committed to maintaining the same quality of services and engagement in all of the work that we do to inform public policy, inspire cultural change, and promote human rights and inclusion through research, education, awareness, and legal advocacy. Visit our website to learn more |
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|  | Upcoming Free Webinars Introduction to 2SLGBTQI Inclusion in Schools
Generously supported by the Ontario Ministry of Education
This interactive webinar will introduce participants to identities captured by the 2SLGBTQI acronym and how they relate to four components of identity. Participants will consider impacts of harmful biases throughout the school’s structure and culture and gain awareness of the work needed to foster safer and more inclusive environments. Draw the Line Against Transphobic Violence
Generously supported by the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services Join us for Draw the Line Against Transphobic Violence, a free, 90-minute, instructor-led webinar that will help participants recognize and intervene in these harmful dynamics, and build skills for fostering cultures of consent, gender inclusion, and healthier relationships overall.
Visit our website for dates, registration, and to learn more |
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 | Egale’s Ontario Education Leader Summit Calling all school principals, vice-principals and superintendents in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. This month, Egale is hosting in-person Education Leader Summits in Ottawa to hold collaborative conversations about school- and board-wide solutions, scenarios, and educational opportunities for advancing 2SLGBTQI school inclusion. The summits are designed to be highly informative, engaging, and interactive. Each summit is a three-hour event that places a strong emphasis on knowledge sharing and round table discussions. The end of the summits will include recommended practices for senior educational leaders that will leave participants feeling supported and with tangible next steps to be inclusive leaders.
Visit our website to learn more and register today |
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|  | Egale’s 2023 REAL Impact on 2SLGBTQI Issues Egale’s pillars of work begin from community-based research to inform the education that is needed to build inclusive and accessible spaces for 2SLGBTQI people. From here, our awareness programs rise to give a voice to our communities and inform the public of today’s most pressing issues. As more voices are gathered and allies are inspired towards activism, legal advocacy is facilitated to ensure that the work we do is lasting and reflected at all levels of government and beyond. Egale’s 2023 REAL Impact: - Research: Completed six research projects with six more continuing in 2024
- Education: Delivered 2SLGBTQI inclusion training to over 4,000 individuals
- Awareness: Launched six awareness campaigns and created more than 120 resources
- Legal Advocacy: Wrote 14 public statements and letters and intervened in five legal cases
Visit egale.ca/impact to view our full 2023 impact report. Donate today to help us continue to make a REAL impact in 2024 |
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 | Thank You for Supporting 2SLGBTQI Inclusion Thanks to the generosity of our many partners and supporters, we are so excited to share that our 2023 Gift of Belonging Campaign raised a total of $110,000 for our work to advance 2SLGBTQI inclusion across Canada! 2023 brought many challenges and uncertainties — but Egale has been and will continue to be steadfast in standing up for 2SLGBTQI communities. We will continue to amplify community voices, build and encourage allyship and safer spaces for 2SLGBTQI people, and call upon our institutions and systems to act now. Through our REAL approach, we will continue to ensure that all the progress and work made towards 2SLGBTQI belonging and inclusion does not unravel — and all of your support has made this possible. From all your friends at Egale, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity and support. We look forward to achieving significant impacts towards 2SLGBTQI inclusion and belonging in 2024! Make a donation today |
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| | Your support fuels our work to achieve our vision of 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. |
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| Egale Canada
120 Carlton Street, Suite 217 | Toronto, Ontario M5A 4K2
416-964-7887 | [email protected] |
| 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. |
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