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Jer’s Vision Launches The Bullying Monologues

July 17, 2012 by

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If you think we at Jer’s Vision take a break during the summer, then we have a surprise for YOU! Here at the JersVision.org/International Day of Pink office, we are working harder than ever to get ready for next year, as well as running presentations on anti-bullying at workplaces, community organizations and summer youth programs! […]

Pride on Queen Street Aug. 11

July 4, 2012 by

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UPDATE: Adrian Park is Grand Marshall for 2012 This year the Fredericton Pride Parade 2012 is being held on Saturday, August 11, beginning at 1 PM. THE PARADE ROUTE IS AS FOLLOWS: Starting at the staging area behind Fredericton City Hall (371 Queen Street), [ed. the City Hall Parking Lot] we will be travelling left […]

Heatwave! Seeks Volunteers

July 4, 2012 by

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The Hot Times Collective Presents: Heatwave! Call For Volunteers! More information on Heatwave! here. This is a women- and trans-centric bath house, no cis-men please. To volunteer, please email hottimeshfx-at-gmail-dot-com or talk to an organizer. Shifts are two hours, while the event runs for six. Volunteering entitles you to a refund of a portion of your […]

Canadian Trans Rights Bill Supporters Targeted

July 3, 2012 by

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by Mercedes Allen, June 28, 2012; reprinted with permission of the author. On Wednesday June 6th, Parliament voted to send Private Member’s Bill C-279: An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) to committee for review as part of its trek toward passage. I had expressed concerns at that […]

Pride in Education Conference

June 26, 2012 by

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The 2012 Pride in Education Conference will be held in Fredericton, New Brunswick on Tuesday, August 21, from 10 AM to 4 PM, at the Dept. of Early Childhood Development, 250 King Street, Room 240.  Please check the website for details. Dear PIE Friends and Allies: In partnership with the Department of Education and Early […]

Transformative Justice for Abuse & Assault

May 23, 2012 by

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Strengthening Communities to Address Harm: A Discussion on Transformative Justice by Hot Times Collective (release date: May 22, 2012). Event Date: Thursday, 31 May 2012, 19:00 until 21:00 2103 Gottingen St., Halifax, NS. Communities often struggle with how to address sexualized violence, intimate partner abuse, addiction, and other harms in ways that promote and encourage […]

Trans Man Takes Action Against Doctor’s Discrimination

April 19, 2012 by

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To whom it may concern, On April 18th, 2012, I went to see Dr. X of the Fredericton Psychiatry office regarding my gender identity disorder and to request a letter of recommendation for sex reassignment surgery at the clinic in Montreal. I was referred to Dr. X by a social worker of the Mental Health […]

NS Rainbow Action Seeks Queer Educators

February 27, 2012 by

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From Kirk at Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project: nsrap@nsrap.ca Good afternoon, I’m the administrative coordinator for the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project (NSRAP). I’m writing to ask if you know of any organizations in New Brunswick who offer workshops on GLBTI inclusion. Last month, NSRAP offered a workshop—LGBTI Inclusion in the Workplace & Home—for the Department […]

Jer’s Vision: Queer Youth Anti-Bullying

February 27, 2012 by

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Dear Friend, We are Jenna, Ailish & Nelly, and we are volunteers at Jer’s Vision who got involved through our Women’s Studies class at the University of Ottawa. Our project was to understand bullying in schools and do something about it.  We learned about homophobia, transphobia and other forms of discrimination and how they are […]

They Don’t: Want Gay Weddings in Their Church

February 13, 2012 by

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Guest article by Tonella Roy, from her blog, Out in the Coast. In California a recent appeal by the federal court has ruled that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional, saying that its sole objective is to “lessen the status and human dignity of gays”. THANK YOU! I shake my head in wonder […]