Shared Learning Resources

Articles Related to significant days and months:

March:

Women’s History Month (USA, UK, Australia) 2020

1st - International Wheelchair Day
Izzy Wheels: Empowering Wheelchair Users Through Vibrant Color & Personality- by Kelli Kehler

8th - International Women’s Day
United Nations: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture
'Our Histories Are Complicated': Famous Five Fought a Good But Imperfect Fight
Cougar Annie's Garden
2023:
Learn more about Kamanda Bosco
Learn more about Mahsa Amini
Learn more about Autumn Peltier
Learn more about Bibiaon Ligkayan
Learn more about Yetnebersh Nigussie
Learn more about Tarana Burke

21st - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
U.N. Voices for action against racism
Learn more about Ijeoma Oluo

31st - International Transgender Day of Visibility

Celebrate!
GoodGoodGood- 18 Ways To Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility (2023)
Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with These 13 Movies and Shows
15 Transgender & Non-Binary Artists You Need to Know
Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix Special ‘Gender Agenda’ Sets Lineup of Genderqueer Comedians (2024)
12 Trans Women and Non-Binary Activists You Should Have Learned About in History Class
OutTV

Raising Awareness:
68 Terms That Describe Gender Identity and Expression
The history behind International Transgender Day of Visibility
Best Practices for Using Pronouns in the Workplace and Everyplace!
Misgendering: What it is and why it matters
Visibility isn't always an option for all trans people
6 Things You Can Do on International Transgender Day of Visibility
Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally
What Does "Two-Spirit" Mean? | InQueery | them.

Resources:
QMUNITY BC’s Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Resource Centre
Island Sexual Health LGBT2QIAA+ Resources
Vancouver Island Queer Resource Collective

Just a few of the amazing trans folks we have celebrated in our social media:
Vancouver remembers Jamie Lee Hamilton, will enshrine legacy at future place
Woman Enough by Kristen Worley and Johanna Schneller
Aiyyana Maracle
Canadian Trans Activists
Jenna Talackova
Meet Kissy Duerré, a fast-rising star on TikTok who embraces righteous politics and hard conversations

May

5th - Red Dress Day - National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG):
SUPPORT RESOURCES:
You can connect with the MMWIG2S+ support call line at 1-844-413-6649.
This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You can connect with Indigenous-specific Hope for Wellness Helpline at 1-855-242-3310 (offered in some Indigenous languages).

Awareness Resources:
The Redress Project- Art Installation by Jaime Black
Read:
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls -Calls for Justice
Kairos Canada list of books
Beyond Red Dress Day: Seven calls to action for Indigenous allies
CBC: MMIWG report calls on Canadians to act: Here's how to make an impact
5 Books About Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Strathcona County Library MMIWG Reading List
Watch:
Kairos Canada list of films and documentaries
Taken-APTN and CBC present Taken, a true crime documentary series focusing on solving the mysteries behind Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls by sharing their stories as told by their loved ones, and following the search for justice, and the clues that link these stories. Watch it on APTN Lumi.`
National Film Board Canada films about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Watch here.
Watch Finding Dawn on the National Film Board of Canada. Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh brings us a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy – the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The film takes a journey into the heart of Indigenous women's experience, from Vancouver's skid row, down the Highway of Tears in northern BC, and on to Saskatoon, where the murders and disappearances of these women remain unsolved.
Listen:
Winnipeg Public Library- List of Podcasts and other resources
Letter Writing:
Open letter from the Union of BC Indian Chiefs

August:

9th - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Meet 10 Indigenous Women Who Are Making The World A Better Place

26th - Women’s Equality Day (U.S.)
Intersectional Feminism: What It Means And Why It Matters Right Now

September:

Starting on the 18th - Gender Equality Week
10 Ways We All Need to Advance Gender Equality Today-Canadian Women’s Foundation

30th - Honouring Truth and Reconciliation (Please click here for a full list of resources)
To find immediate support:
National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419
The B.C. KUU-US Crisis Line Society also has 24-hour services available toll free at 1-800-588-8717
Youth line: 250-723-2040
Adult line: 250-723-4050
Supports: The following websites provide programming, and/or supports for survivors, and families of survivors of residential schools:

Indian Residential School Survivors Society

Hope for Wellness

KUU-US Services for People in BC

First Nations Health Authority

Victoria Native Friendship Centre

Songhees Wellness Centre

First Peoples Cultural Council

Links to Websites for Local Nations

30th - Honouring Truth and Reconciliation (Please click here for a list of more resources)