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From Acceptance to Inclusiveness workshop

GIlbert Drapeau
201 - 10640 112 Street Edmonton T5H 3G8
Phone : 780 232 5778

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The program is offered to teachers and other professionals aiming to develop a more holistic and human vision of the Queer and Trans condition for their students. The program may also be offered to older adolescents and young adults. The training focuses on the challenges that these communities are subject to such as ageism, physical discrimination, racism, etc., and their impacts on the Queer and Trans individual in addition to supporting educational and social service organizations to better serve these clienteles.

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French as a First Language
French immersion
French as a Second Language

School subject (primary)

Social studies

School subjects (secondary)

Social studies
Health and Life Skills

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Participants will develop increased knowledge of the experiences of Queer and Trans people which will result in increased empathy for these communities. Each of us operates with baggage that is more or less common to us as human beings. The Queer and/or Trans person operates in this common social environment with additional baggage often composed of traumatic negotiations with this said environment. The workshop will enable the participant to recognize these differences and incorporate this understanding into their future business and social relationships.

Requirements

To be discussed, as this is dependend on where the presentation occurs. The presentor provides most of the necessary materials.

Availability

The presentation is available year-round.

Number of participants

The minimal number of participants is 10; maximal numbers are to be discussed. The presentation was offered to groups of nearly 300 in the past.

Duration

The presentation is two hous long. That said, as per past experiences, the incorporated question period usually brings about rich discussions.

Cost

The presentation cost is of $1500.

Description

Building understanding of the other is the first step in building bridges between individuals, communities and society at large. Through this presentation, where exchanges and interactions are encouraged and expected between the audience and presentors, participants will develop empathy for the Queer and Trans communities through a sharing by two individuals from these communities. The two-hour presentation provides information about the use of language (e.g. current lexicon, pronouns, etc.), the realities faced by members of the Queer and Trans community, and the challenges it faces from within. It is hoped once the program completed, that the participant will be better able to respond to the other in empathy and understanding.

From Acceptance to Inclusiveness and other such presentations have been presented to the ALIGN Association of Community Services, the Alberta College of Social Workers, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, public service staff of the Government of Alberta, the Métis Nation of Alberta and Southminster-Steinhauer United Church amongst others.