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This September, we're excited to share with you: Egale’s
back-to-school campaign, new resources, upcoming free webinars, and more. | | | Back-to-School with Egale Canada With
back-to-school season in full swing, Egale Canada is working hard to foster safer, more inclusive schools across the country.
Every student in Canada has the right to a safe and inclusive learning environment where they (and their families) are reflected. However, Egale Canada’s national report, Still in Every Class in Every School, shows that 2SLGBTQI students continue to face homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia at school. This reality in our schools is in addition to the undeniable rise in anti-2SLGBTQI hate that we are continuing to see across Canada and around the world.
Start this
back-to-school season equipped and ready to be a champion for creating inclusive classrooms and schools.
→ Access new educator resources like Teacher FAQ: Navigating Conversations About the Sex Ed Curriculum, Difficult Conversation Tip Sheet for Educators, and more.
→ Stay up-to-date on new school resources by joining Egale’s Educator Network .
→ Visit egale.ca/backtoschool for all of Egale’s back-to-school resources, tools, and workshops | | |
| | New Resource: 2SLGBTQI Advocacy Communications Toolkit With the ongoing rise in anti-2SLGBTQI hate, it is more important than ever to ensure that advocacy efforts are strategic. This step-by-step guide was created to support advocates and organizations in planning and implementing successful communications campaigns. You don’t need to be an expert to run an advocacy communications
campaign, follow this guide to lay out a path for an advocacy communications campaign from start to finish.
Learn more and access the resource on our website here | | | |
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Queer Reflections: Looking Back on the 2024 Paris Olympics Through a 2SLGBTQI Lens Alongside the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Egale Canada and You Can Play launched a sport inclusion campaign to celebrate 2SLGBTQI athletes and promote inclusivity in athletics and sport.
With the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, there is already much to reflect on through a 2SLGBTQI lens.
Read our 2024 Paris Olympics reflections on inclusivity wins, and ways to do better in the future. | |
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| The National Resource Centre on 2SLGBTQI Aging: Q & A with Rainbow Elders Calgary The National Resource Centre on 2SLGBTQI Aging (NRCA) is a partnership between Egale Canada and the National Institute on Ageing. Read the NRCA’s latest blog post, a Q & A with Rainbow Elders Calgary – a volunteer-run social/support group that provides a safe space for older members of the queer community in Calgary, Alberta.
Read the blog post on the NRCA website here | | |
| | | Upcoming Free Webinar: Draw the Line Against Transphobic Violence Trans youth deserve to be protected, and cultivating trans joy and building affirming spaces is an integral part of fighting transphobia. Join our free webinar, Draw the Line Against Transphobic Violence, to learn how you can support queer and trans youth in the
school community and beyond.
Visit egale.ca/workshops for webinar dates, to learn more and to register | | |
| | Resource Spotlight: Pronoun Usage Guide Inclusive pronoun usage is a step towards inclusion and cultivating a safer space for all, including 2SLGBTQI people! Use this quick guide to learn more about commonly used pronouns.
Check out the full resource for more tips on pronoun usage at egale.ca/pronouns |
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| | | We Need Your Allyship and Support Beyond Pride Season. | | | | Now more than ever, we need to continue building and sharing tools that put an end to the rise in violence. Resources like our Difficult Conversations Guide support people in navigating difficult conversations and taking a stand against anti-2SLGBTQI hate.
Show up for 2SLGBTQI rights and protections today and donate in support of this critical work.
A special thank you to all of our donors and partners who have generously supported us this Pride Season. Our work to support and improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI communities would not be possible without you. | | |
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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