Participating:
We are looking for presenters, facilitators and panellists on topics related to this year’s theme of celebrating the spectrum. These topics should reflect our diverse community including different sexual orientations, gender identities, ethnicities, abilities, religions, socio-economic backgrounds, roles, relationships, histories, futures and any intersection of these.

1. Workshop/presentations:
Prepare to lead 20-30 youth in engaging and participatory activities or discussions for 75 minutes. Youth consistently request more time to interact with each other. This year, we are also looking for workshops exclusively for the staff that support the youth.

(Please email the following information when applying, please contact us to apply.)

Title:

Presenter(s):

Names and contact information:

Description: At most 5 sentences please

Technical requirements: Flipchart/markers, pens/paper, projector/screen (presenters are asked to bring their own notebook computers), sound system, tables, large spaces

Honorarium: If required (we will try to provide an honorarium of $75 per workshop

2. Panellist
Be prepared to share your experiences for 5-10 minutes, listen to other panellists, engage in discussion and answer questions.

(Please email the following information when applying)

Name and contact information:

Bio: Information about your background, field of interest, study, expertise. (e.g. activism, trans, bi, person of colour, arts, religion, etc)

Honorarium: If required (we will try to provide an honorarium of $40) per panellist

2011 Presenters

1. ABRIGO CENTRE – reps: Pamela Snell & Hugo Mestre
The Abrigo Centre is a multi-service, charitable organization that focuses on building community capacity in west Toronto by helping individuals and families achieve their full potential. www.abrigo.ca

2. ALLIANCE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AIDS PREVENTION (ASAAP) – reps: Shazad Hai, Jacub Fernandes & Ramrajh Sharvendiran
ASAAP provides support, education, and advocacy for those living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS and who identify as South Asian. We provide prevention education workshops, events and run support groups for the South Asian population.

3. EAST MISSISSAUGA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (EMCHC) – reps: Anu Radha Verma,
Sofia Pelaez & Ashley Lake
East Mississauga Community Health Centre (EMCHC) is a community based organization that believes in creating greater access to health resources in the community. We provide clinical care as well as health promotion programming. Our priority populations include LGBTTIQQ2S communities and individuals. Specific LGBTTIQQ2S programs include a weekly drop-in for queer and trans adults, monthly PFLAG meetings, referrals and resources, counselling sessions, and clinical care including hormone therapy.

4. EGALE CANADA’s MyGSA.ca – rep: Alex Duffy
MyGSA.ca is Canada's national LGBTQ safer and inclusive schools website. MyGSA.ca provides resources and networking opportunities for anyone interested in creating safer and inclusive school communities by addressing homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia.

5. GBVP OFFICE – Reps: Michelle Cho, Javier Davila, Kenneth Jeffers, Rai Reece, Vladimir Vallecilla-Orozio
The Gender-Based Violence Prevention (GBVP) Office is an interdisciplinary team at the TDSB that works with central staff and community supports to build capacity for peer-education training in gender-based violence prevention. We develop and implement guidelines, workshops, forums and resources for students, staff and schools, including challenging ideas, attitudes and systems, educating on healthy relationships and promoting prevention building.

6. INSIDE OUT – Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival

7. KIKI BALLROOM ALLIANCE

8. KIDS HELP PHONE – reps: Kristen Buckley & Janice Kelly
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only bilingual phone and on-line counselling service for youth. It’s free, anonymous and confidential. Professional counsellors are available any time of the day or night, 365 days a year, to help young people deal with concerns large or small. As a community-based national charity, Kids Help Phone relies on individual and corporate donations to fund these vital services.

9. LEGIT-TORONTO - rep: Peter Bernier
You (minimum 18) may sponsor your foreign spouse or common-law partner (minimum 16). Sponsor exempt from income requirement. See LEGIT.ca for more information or attend a meeting at the 519

10. LGBTQ PARENTING NETWORK

11. METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children)

12. OUTWRITES – rep: Matthew Badali
OUTwrites is a queer-friendly writing group that runs every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the 519. Open to a range of skills. OUTwrites.org <http://OUTwrites.org>

13. PRIDE & PREJUDICE – reps: Kathleen O’Connell & David Yeh
The Pride & Prejudice (P&P) program at Central Toronto Youth services offers clinical counselling and group work services for LGBTQ youth exploring a wide range of mental health issues related to gender identity and/or sexual orientation, family and community, relationships, depression, anxiety or trauma. www.ctys.org <http://www.ctys.org/>

14. RAINBOW LINK - rep: Peter Bernier
Rainbow Link provides free LGBT books for GSAs, school libraries, etc. See current list at rainbowlink.ca, choose what you want and send me your list. Pick up your books or pay the shipping.

15. ReachOUT – Griffin Centre

16. STARS PROJECT – Delisle Youth Services

17. SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH - rep: Chelsey Marshall
Supporting Our Youth (SOY) is an exciting, dynamic community development program designed to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and transgendered youth in Toronto through the active involvement of youth and adult communities. We work to create healthy arts, culture and recreational spaces for young people; to provide supportive housing and employment opportunities; and to increase youth access to adult mentoring and support.

18. TEENS EDUCATING AND CONFRONTING HOMOPHOBIA (T.E.A.C.H.)

19. THE WELL – reps: Kala Bennette-Alexander & Cortney Murchie
The LGBTQ Community Wellness Centre of Hamilton (The Well) works to enable Hamilton’s LGBTQ communities, providers of health and social services to Hamiltonians, and all who live, work, play and learn within Hamilton to recognize and dismantle each barrier that prevents LGBTQ individuals from sustaining and enhancing their physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. We offer a range of program and organize various initiatives to realize this aim. For more information: info@thewellhamilton.ca, thewellhamilton.ca <http://thewellhamilton.ca> , 905-525-0300.

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