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To the various transsexual, transgender, and genderqueer communities of the Greater Vancouver area,
On the week before Pride (July19th-July 25th), a trans community forum is going to be taking place @ Rhodes Wellness College (1125 Howe st.)*! The organizers of this free, community-centred event envision a bringing together of diverse trans communities, both individuals and service providers, to establish a cohesive vision of what the specific needs of our trans communities are at this exact moment in time---through a focus on health and coalition building.
We see this is an opportunity for trans people, their allies and the health professionals that work with them to create community, hear the needs and concerns of the communities, and to share the skills and knowledge that we all have.
The tentative structure of the event is as follows:
Monday night (July 19th) through till Thursday night (July 22nd) there will be a mini trans film fest, to be held at different venues across town.
Friday night will be the official opening of the forum, with a film, keynote speaker, and social events (ie: dance party, board games)
Saturday's panels, workshops, and faciliateted discussions will be geared more towards individual trans/genderqueer community members. Examples of proposed workshops include: a know your rights workshop, a self defence workshop, and a facilitated discussion on substance use in the trans community. Saturday night will close with an "all bodies swim night" wherein an accessible pool is rented for all to go swimming.
Sunday's panels, workshops, and facilitated discussions will be geared more towards service providers, health professionals, and individual community members interested in building broad-based coalitions. Examples of proposed workshops include: how to better support trans people working in the sex trade, a panel discussion on the changing policies of university women's centres, and a political strategizing session on public bathroom safety.
As the week will be taking place the week before Pride, the collective organizers that it would be a nice fit to end the forum with a trans pride march, similar to the ones that happen in Toronto and San Francisco.
At present we are looking for volunteers and leaders to help out with 6 sub committees:
- Fundraising,
- Food,
- Forum After-Party Events (ie: Friday night orientation, Saturday pool night)
- Programming
- Advertising/ Promotion.
- Trans Pride March
If you feel you as though you can contribute to any, or all (!), of these committees we encourage you to please join us at our next meeting.
The next forum planning meeting is happening this Tuesday, May 4th from 7pm till 9pm @ QMUNITY's Generations office located at 1033 Davie Street (suite 610).*
We look forward to folks of all genders getting involved in this wonderful, community building event!
In Solidarity,
The Greater Vancouver Trans Forum organizing committee
vancouvertransforum@gmail.com
***Both Rhodes Wellness College and the Generations Office are wheelchair accessible. The exact measurements are to come soon***
***While this community forum seeks to centre trans people, The Greater Vancouver Trans Forum organizing committee recognizes that for most trans people, "trans" is only one aspect of their day-to-day world. The Greater Vancouver Trans Forum also understands that many trans folk belong to numerous marginalized communities simultaneously. Thus, The Greater Vancouver Trans Forum encourages volunteer applications, workshop submissions, and feedback from trans people of colour, indigenous trans folk & two-spirit folk, trans people who work in the sex trade, sero-positive trans people, non-binary ided/genderqueer trans people, trans people living with disabilities, fat trans folk, trans people who have been incarcerated, poor trans people, and many other trans folk that experience intersecting forms of oppression.***
x-posted to a few communities
To the various transsexual, transgender, and genderqueer communities of the Greater Vancouver area,
On the week before Pride (July19th-July 25th), a trans community forum is going to be taking place @ Rhodes Wellness College (1125 Howe st.)*! The organizers of this free, community-centred event envision a bringing together of diverse trans communities, both individuals and service providers, to establish a cohesive vision of what the specific needs of our trans communities are at this exact moment in time---through a focus on health and coalition building.
We see this is an opportunity for trans people, their allies and the health professionals that work with them to create community, hear the needs and concerns of the communities, and to share the skills and knowledge that we all have.
The tentative structure of the event is as follows:
Monday night (July 19th) through till Thursday night (July 22nd) there will be a mini trans film fest, to be held at different venues across town.
Friday night will be the official opening of the forum, with a film, keynote speaker, and social events (ie: dance party, board games)
Saturday's panels, workshops, and faciliateted discussions will be geared more towards individual trans/genderqueer community members. Examples of proposed workshops include: a know your rights workshop, a self defence workshop, and a facilitated discussion on substance use in the trans community. Saturday night will close with an "all bodies swim night" wherein an accessible pool is rented for all to go swimming.
Sunday's panels, workshops, and facilitated discussions will be geared more towards service providers, health professionals, and individual community members interested in building broad-based coalitions. Examples of proposed workshops include: how to better support trans people working in the sex trade, a panel discussion on the changing policies of university women's centres, and a political strategizing session on public bathroom safety.
As the week will be taking place the week before Pride, the collective organizers that it would be a nice fit to end the forum with a trans pride march, similar to the ones that happen in Toronto and San Francisco.
At present we are looking for volunteers and leaders to help out with 6 sub committees:
- Fundraising,
- Food,
- Forum After-Party Events (ie: Friday night orientation, Saturday pool night)
- Programming
- Advertising/ Promotion.
- Trans Pride March
If you feel you as though you can contribute to any, or all (!), of these committees we encourage you to please join us at our next meeting.
The next forum planning meeting is happening this Tuesday, May 4th from 7pm till 9pm @ QMUNITY's Generations office located at 1033 Davie Street (suite 610).*
We look forward to folks of all genders getting involved in this wonderful, community building event!
In Solidarity,
The Greater Vancouver Trans Forum organizing committee
vancouvertransforum@gmail.com
***Both Rhodes Wellness College and the Generations Office are wheelchair accessible. The exact measurements are to come soon***
***While this community forum seeks to centre trans people, The Greater Vancouver Trans Forum organizing committee recognizes that for most trans people, "trans" is only one aspect of their day-to-day world. The Greater Vancouver Trans Forum also understands that many trans folk belong to numerous marginalized communities simultaneously. Thus, The Greater Vancouver Trans Forum encourages volunteer applications, workshop submissions, and feedback from trans people of colour, indigenous trans folk & two-spirit folk, trans people who work in the sex trade, sero-positive trans people, non-binary ided/genderqueer trans people, trans people living with disabilities, fat trans folk, trans people who have been incarcerated, poor trans people, and many other trans folk that experience intersecting forms of oppression.***
x-posted to a few communities