The 519: Fostering Queer and Trans-Inclusive Environments at Work and Beyond. A 3-part series.

Cohort 2: Facilitated via Zoom (Register below)
Tuesday July 12, 2022, 1:00-4:00pm (session 1)
Tuesday July 19, 2022, 1:00-4:00pm (session 2)
Tuesday July 26, 2022, 1:00-4:00pm (session 3)

Cohort 3: Facilitated via Zoom (Register below)
Wednesday October 12, 2022, 1:00-4:00pm (session 1) Wednesday October 19, 2022, 1:00-4:00pm (session 2) Wednesday October 26, 2022, 1:00-4:00pm (session 3)

This education and training opportunity is comprised of a 3-part series of interactive workshops that will help teams gain a deeper understanding of 2SLGBTQ communities and how to begin fostering more affirming daily practices and spaces that celebrate the dignity of queer and trans people through the work you do as Youth Outreach Workers (YOWs).

Learn common terms used by and for 2SLGBTQ folks, deepen your understanding of self-determination, and discuss the importance of using and respecting people’s pronouns. You will learn about discrimination and human rights based on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as reflected in the Ontario Human Rights Code, and deepen your understanding of how broader systems of oppression intersect with experience of being queer and trans. Additionally, you will learn best practices on interrupting violence and harm and how to be an ally to/for 2SLGBTQ communities.
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Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Circles (OFIFC): Indigenous Cultural Competency Training (ICCT) Cycle 1

2022
Cohort 1: November 1, 9:00AM-12:30PM & November 3, 9:00AM-12:30PM
Cohort 2: November 22, 9:00AM-12:30PM & November 24, 9:00AM-12:30PM
2023
Cohort 3: January 17, 9:00AM-12:30PM & January 19, 9:00AM-12:30PM
Cohort 4: February 7, 9:00AM-12:30PM & February 9, 9:00AM-12:30PM

Indigenous Cultural Competency Training (ICCT) is designed for the development of necessary skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values that will support participants in building meaningful and informed relationships with urban Indigenous communities. Cycle 1 focuses on the early relationship between the Crown, Canada, and Indigenous peoples. Through an interactive presentation and group breakout sessions participants will explore:
- OFIFC’s Relationship Framework
- The Urban Indigenous Action Plan
- History of the Friendship Centre Movement
- Legal Terms and Cultural Understandings of Identity
- Settler Colonial Logics
- Legislative History
- Residential Schools and Intergenerational Impacts

More information about the OFIFC & their ICCT can be found here.
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LivingWorks Start - Suicide Prevention Training

A user-directed and interactive online skill-building training that can be completed in approximately 90 minutes

LivingWorks Start enables participants to recognize someone having thoughts of suicide and take action to ensure they receive help. This course is endorsed by the Canadian Mental Health Association while their ASIST program is on pause due to provincial guidelines.

Licenses for this course will be purchased by the Provincial Team and distributed to you cc’ing your Supervisor/Manager. You will have 60 days to complete the 90 minute course once the license has been activated.
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