by Wisdom2Action View this email in your browser Advisory Council for Not Just the Tip The Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity and Wisdom2Action are looking for five (5) Canadian elementary or secondary educators interested in joining our Project Advisory Council! Applications close: Friday, September 23rd! Apply Here Call for Applications: Autistic and Disabled Youth Ages Between 16-24 The Sex Information & Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) is looking for Autistic youth and disabled youth to provide input that will inform the development of resources to improve sexual health promotion for Autistic and disabled youth. Each participant will receive

by Wisdom2Action View this email in your browser Are You an Autistic and/or Disabled Person (with physical disabilities) Between the Ages of 16 and 24? SIECCAN is inviting service providers as well as Autistic youth and disabled youth to provide input that will inform the development of resources to improve sexual health promotion for Autistic and disabled youth. Autistic and/or disabled youth can provide input by participating in one of the following focus groups. Honorarium of $75 per participant. Email Wisdom2Action at info@wisdom2action.org to sign up: ✨ September 20 at 7pm ET: Open session for disabled youth (physical disabilities)✨ September

by Wisdom2Action View this email in your browser We are Hosting Four Youth Consultations We are seeking youth in grades 7-12 to consult and inform the development of a new guide for educators on school mental health and suicide prevention. For more information and to fill out an application, please click the button below! The deadline to register is September 2nd! Register Here Introducing our Newest National Project: Not Just the Tip! We’re thrilled to introduce our newest national initiative on comprehensive sexuality education… Not Just the Tip! Funded by Health Canada, this project will aim to equip educators with

by Wisdom2Action View this email in your browser Preventing & Addressing GBV Against 2SLGBTQ+ Youth: What the Youth Sector Can Do Join National Alliance for Children and Youth and Wisdom2Action on August 4th for a critical discussion about what 2SLGBTQ+ youth serving groups and organizations can do to address and prevent Gender-Based Violence against 2SLGBTQ+ youth. FREE for Members – contact: info@nacy.ca Register Here Canada Banned Conversion Practices in December 2021. What Now? In December 2021, Canada passed a law banning conversion practices–discredited and abusive “therapies” designed to change or repress non-heterosexual and non-cisgender identities, behaviours and desires. In response

by Fae Johnstone On Thursday, April 7th, Canadian Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland introduced the 2022 Federal Budget. A great deal was at stake in this budget for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, particularly as we continue to grapple with the impact of COVID-19 and rising tides of anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate. The featured 2SLGBTQIA+ commitment in this budget was the much-awaited LGBTQ2+ Action Plan, which the federal government has been developing over the past year and has been touted as a major federal commitment on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues. It was meant to be a plan government departments and civil society organizations could rally around. As

by Florence Ashley Allyship begins with unequivocal support for trans communities. Organizations should express clear condemnation against any and all forms of transphobia. Anti-trans movements thrive in equivocation and ambiguity, often claiming legitimacy based on the myth that they represent a silent majority afraid to speak up against the tyranny of an all-powerful trans cabal. The idea that anti-trans views are the norm must be nipped in the bud by clear statements to the contrary. Do not expect trans people or the public to know that you are silently supportive of them. There must be no doubt possible. Organizational statements