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This November, we're excited to share with you: Trans Awareness Week
resources, legal advocacy updates, upcoming free webinars, and more. | | |
Take Action this Trans Awareness Week Trans Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19) is a week to increase understanding about trans people and issues. Trans Awareness Week concludes with Trans Day of Remembrance (Nov. 20), a day to honour the lives taken due to anti-trans violence.
This Trans Awareness Week, amid rising anti-2SLGBTQI and anti-trans hate, it’s crucial to go beyond awareness
and take actionable steps to support trans, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and genderfluid people. With rising misinformation, anti-trans views, and transphobic policies threatening 2SLGBTQI rights, this moment calls for allies to take action.
This Trans Awareness Week, Take Action By… → Using our trans-related resources
→ Attending an upcoming webinar
→ Learning about trans experiences via our research
→ Educating your workplace or school
→ Familiarizing yourself with what’s happening across Canada | | |
| | Egale Canada and Skipping Stone to Take Legal Action in Response to the Government of Alberta’s Discriminatory Legislation In response to the discriminatory legislation introduced by the Government of Alberta, Egale Canada and Skipping Stone confirm that they will be taking legal action.
Every person has the right to feel safe and free to be their authentic
self, including young people. All deserve the ability to access health care and participate fully in their communities. Indeed, the Government of Alberta spent its first days back in the Legislature emphasizing the fundamental rights held by all Albertans to bodily autonomy and self-determination. Despite this, the government has acted directly counter to expert guidance and evidence, as well as the voices of Albertan families, and introduced policies that use fear and disinformation to target a small and vulnerable part of the community: 2SLGBTQI young people.
Read our full statement here | |
| | | Upcoming Free Webinars 2SLGBTQI Inclusion Roundtable Session on Gender Diverse Youth
Date and registration link: November 14, 2024 | 4:30pm ET to 5:30pm ET This interactive hour for educators offers a valuable opportunity to get answers to their burning questions, share and learn winning strategies for advancing 2SLGBTQI inclusion in our classrooms and schools, and build network relationships with like-minded colleagues.
Draw the Line Against Transphobic Violence
Date and registration link: November 21, 2024 | 4:30pm ET to 6:00pm ET
Draw the Line Against Transphobic Violence will help participants recognize harmful dynamics, and build skills for fostering cultures of consent, gender inclusion, and healthier relationships. This session is designed for students,
educators, administrators, and staff in both secondary and post-secondary schools.
Visit egale.ca/workshops for webinar dates, to learn more and to register | | | | | Egale Explains: School Pronoun Policies
With the rise of so-called “school pronoun policies” this Egale Explains resource will help you understand what’s at stake when young people who are forced to choose between coming out to their unsupportive families or being misgendered at school.
Learn
more and download this resource for free here
| | | | | | How Do We Talk About It? A Guide for Having Difficult Conversations Egale’s Guide for Having Difficult Conversations will empower you with the
knowledge you need to have the difficult conversations to tackle anti-2SLGBTQI hate and help familiarize members of your community with the issues facing trans and gender diverse people across Canada. Learn more and download this resource for free here | | | November is Make A Will Month! | | | | So, what are the benefits of creating or having an updated Will? - Clarity and Peace of Mind: Ensure that all of your assets and estates are in order, and managed how you
wish.
- Control: Everything is your decision – including who inherits and receives what.
- Minimizing Conflict: Avoid arguments or disputes amongst chosen family and loved ones.
- Protection: Protect your chosen family and loved ones.
- Lasting Impact: Support the causes that matter to you, for the generations to come, long after your time.
Legacy Gifts are essential to our future and Egale’s continued fight for the rights, freedoms, and protections of 2SLGBTQI communities.
Please check out Willfora, an online Wills creation service, or reach out to us to learn more about creating a Will and leaving a charitable gift to Egale. |
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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. | | | | |
