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What is going on in Ontario school
What is going on in Ontario school
An online community discussion addressing diaspora concerns around trans and nonbinary curriculum, policy, and practice. Register here What to Expect: Our event seeks to address concerns around 2SLGBTQIA+ policies in schools. How has recent legislation in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick around parental consent impacted Ontario? What are common myths circulating within newcomer communities around LGBTQIA+ content in schools? How can we support queer/trans youth in schools as parents/community members? Why are some parents uncomfortable with gender neutral facilities in schools? Where does fear/ resistance to inclusive school policies come from? Â We have four incredible speakers with a breadth of knowledge and expertise to share: Christine Hsu Christine (she/they) is a first gen immigrant settler who moves through the world as a nonbinary genderfluid woman. They are a certified learning professional and a body liberation-centred physical and health educator who have been facilitating training and consulting on intersectional 2SLGBTQIA+ and trans & nonbinary inclusion for school boards across Canada for over a decade. They have worked with administrators, educators, students, queer and trans youth in G/QSAs, and for organizations across multiple sectors, focusing on creating safer spaces in schools, communities and workplaces. Her expertise includes working in policy development within high performance sports for national sports organizations and with HPE curriculum leads for systems change in sports, HPE and school athletics. Christine works full time as an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and anti-racism learning consultant who delivers workplace training and community based healing-centred workshops, and provides strategic consultation for organizations seeking to make EDI infused transformational changes. Narina Nagra Narina Nagra (she/her) is the proud parent of a 10 year old trans girl who attends Perth Ave. Public School in Toronto. She has been a life-long advocate for social justice, anti-racism/anti-oppression and community building in various spaces for the [...]