altView started in Sherwood Park. It has been our home and is still the base of our operations to this date. Our staff spend most of their time around the county in schools and in community spaces. We have 3 new programs in Sherwood Park that will meet monthly at the same time. When: April …
altView writes is a pro LGBTQ and feminist writing course that teaches basic writing skills with a dash of social theory. The goal of the program is to help writers find their voice and style while considering the way we represent marginalized peoples and ideas. Each night will focus on a different aspect of writing. …
By now, most of you will have heard about the mass shooting of LGBTQ people in Orlando at Pulse nightclub. It was a horrific act of violence that left 49 of our people dead and 53 wounded. I use the phrase “our people” intentionally. I never knew these people. Most of you will not have …
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the Pride Centre of Edmonton and altView Foundation Present The 2016 YEG Queer Women & Trans Festival and March Saturday June 11th 12pm – 6pm A family friendly, all ages afternoon (alcohol free). March from the Leg grounds to the festival site at Oliver Park (118 St and 103/104 Ave) 12 noon meet at the …
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Join the altView foundation for a lovely afternoon of high tea. Enjoy high quality loose tea with mouth watering snacks! All proceeds go to the altView Foundation to help make our community a safer place for all sexual minority and gender variant people. Come for the tea or come for the cause. We are asking …
For many years the altView foundation has worked to create safe spaces for LGBTQ people in their communities. Based in Strathcona County, altView supports GSAs, runs writing programs, and now has a secret bunker from which it plans to launch the cutest assault on heterosexuality ever seen. “We just came to realize that it was …
What is Rainbow Alliance? – A safe place for youth to meet and hang out – A group for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans-identified, queer, questioning, and straight allied youth – A place to have fun, learn about yourself and others in a safe, caring and supportive environment – A space where we recognize that everyone …
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Well, folks, here is the schedule for altView’s Edmonton queer and trans discussion and activity group. Jan 23 Body Positivity and self esteem photoshoot Jan 30 Web series night Feb 6 painting night Feb 13 Stat (no thought OUT) Feb 20 Queer Career/ Career role models Feb 27 Movie night March 5 Engaging with the …
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 9th 2015 at noon Submit applications to jobs@altview.ca Include “ARW Application” in the subject line Required: Resume and Cover Letter Job Title: altView Resource Worker Job Description: Mission Statement: To build diverse pro-queer and pro-trans communities in Alberta through advocacy, education, empowerment, collaboration, and the arts. Core Values: We …
Trans, gay, bisexual, and lesbian youth are coming out at younger ages than ever before. As such, it is important to start thinking about how best to serve youth who come out in junior high and elementary schools. The topic of serving trans students in particular has been a highly visible debate causing great concern …
Read more “Mills Haven School Panel on Serving Trans Students”