Strathcona County and Edmonton Pride Parade

Hello everyone! Strathcona County  and The altView Foundation have teamed up to provide free transportation for EIPS students who want to watch or join Edmonton’s Pride Festival on June 9th! Our focus is on giving youth in our schools the opportunity to come together and take part in the celebration of LGBTQ2S+ people in our communities. Students who …

altView’s 2018 AGM and 10th Birthday!!!!

What are you doing on April 25th? You’re invited to our birthday party! We turn ten years old this year and we’re celebrating that momentous achievement with this year’s Annual General Meeting. We’re celebrating a decade of incredible work and triumphs in Strathcona County and beyond. In addition to our birthday celebration, this evening will …

Upcoming ThoughtOUT Schedule

Here are our themes and facilitators for the next few months of ThoughtOUT! January 20: Cards Against Humanity Facilitator: Stephanie January 27: Learn to Knit Facilitator: Drew and Marcelle February 3: Queer superheroes in comics and movies Facilitator: Stephanie February 10: altView’s 10th Anniversary party Facilitator: none February 17: Family Day long weekend NO THOUGHT …

SupportiveParents.ca is coming!

In December, The altView Foundation is launching supportiveparents.ca, a new website to provide resources, tips, blogs, and peer supports for Albertan families to help them navigate the often rough waters of supporting an LGBTQ2S+ loved one. For many families, this is the first time they’re encountering this and they don’t have anyone or anywhere they …

Breaking Down Walls

The altView Foundation and the Status of Women Alberta presents the Breaking Down Walls Conference: LBTQ+ Women, Non-Binary. and Two-Spirit Empowerment Project. These micro-conferences focus on the sharing of knowledge, empowerment, and the building of community for LBTQ+ women, non-binary, and Two-Spirited peoples from all walks of life. Each micro-conference consists of speakers from the …

OUTlet is Back!!!

  Our monthly Sherwood Park program is back! With a special focus on LGBTQ2S+ youth and the adults in their lives, OUTlet is intended to bring people together to find the support and community they need. Each month, we’ll host a community GSA for youth to meet, mingle, and talk to their peers about the …

Announcement! Status of Queer Conference 2017

This October 14th, we’re hosting our Status of Queer conference in the beautiful city of Camrose. This one-day event will take place at the University of Alberta Augustana Campus and will seek to engage, educate, and inspire people about rural initiatives that support the LGBTQ2S+ communities in our province. Through panels, breakout discussions, and short …

Parent & Youth Program Consultation Meeting

The altView Foundation invites you to join us on November 2nd when we’ll be hosting a discussion of our programming for parents and LGBTQ+ youth. Help us shape the programming we have to serve the community!

November 2nd, 2016    5-7pm
Strathcona County Library
Birch Room

For more information, contact us at info@altview.ca

 

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