PRIDE EDITION 2021

• Rainbow Resource Centre: o Check out our Instagram & YouTube page for fun & informative content! o CAMP AURORA registration opening soon!

o Identity Group Discussion nights (7:00-8:00 PM) ▪ June 2 - Older Youth Space (ages 17-21) ▪ June 8 - Ace + Aro Space (ages 13-21) ▪ June 16 - Trans and GNC Space (ages 13-21) ▪ June 22 - Bi/Pan/Queer Space (ages 13-21) ▪ June 29 - Younger Youth Space (ages 13-16) Sign up forms for each discussion group night will be posted one week prior on our Instagram page. Follow us so that you do not miss any updates!

o Intergenerational Tea Party: Saturday June 12th 1:00pm ▪ Join RRC Youth Program and Over the Rainbow virtually (Zoom) for a tea party and chat pride. ▪ Tea, sweet treats and sandwiches will be hand delivered for the party! ▪ Open to 2SLGBTQ+ folks ages 13-21 and 55+ in . ▪ Sign up by clicking the link in our bio on Instagram or visit: https://rainbowrc.wufoo.com/forms/pride-intergenerational-tea-party-virtual ▪ LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE!

o 2SLGBTQ+ Flag history, creation and meaning - video recorded by MYSELF! (Great video to share with your class) o June 16th: I will be uploading a YouTube video with 2SLGBTQ+ artists, musicians, celebrities, etc. to follow over the summer break!

• Important dates: o June 12th: Pulse Remembrance Day ▪ One Pulse Foundation - Five-year-pulse-remembrance-week-activities • remember the 49 lives lost and 50 injured in the public shooting inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The deadly shooting against the 2SLGBTQ+ community sparked national outage and conversations about gun laws throughout the United States • https://www.communityrainbowrun.com/ - Virtual run

o June 20th: Summer Solstice ▪ First day of summer ▪ https://summersolsticefestivals.ca/

o June 21st: National Indigenous Peoples Day ▪ National Indigenous Peoples Day (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca)

o June 28th: Stonewall Riot Anniversary ▪ New York Times: Six-ways-to-learn-about-stonewall ▪ History channel: The-stonewall-riots

o ***Sept 3rd – 12th: Winnipeg Virtual Pride – weeklong events ▪ Get ready for Pride Winnipeg 2021 - Pride Winnipeg • Pride Winnipeg (@pridewinnipeg) • Instagram photos and videos

• EVENTS! o May 29th 9 – 4:30pm: MB Metis Federation: Youth Virtual Conference o June 1st 4pm: NorWest Youth Hub: Youth Vaccine conversation o June 2nd 5pm: 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations: HIIT exercise series o June 3rd 6pm: 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations: Meditation o June 4th 5:30pm: Pride Centre of Edmonton on Instagram: Card & Zine making workshop o June 18th 6pm: QUEER PROM ▪ Egale is hosting an Instagram Live celebrating 2SLGBTQ+ and ally youth across Canada! Special social media stars and performers! o June 20th 1pm: Portland,OR Virtual viewing of their ! o June 26-27th: Seattle,WA Virtual Pride events! o https://vancouverpride.ca/ o https://victoriapridesociety.org/pride-2021/ o https://saskatoonpride.ca/ o https://queencitypride.ca/ o https://www.pridetoronto.com/ o https://www.nycpride.org/ - Theme: The Fight Continues! o https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/events/ - Library of Congress events

• 2SLGBTQ+ pride products, specials & more: o Pre-sale: Pride Candle — Lively Ember – 50% of sales go to Rainbow Resource Centre! o C’est ta Vie Jewelry on Instagram: Inclusive Pride Flag earrings - $5 from each pair goes to Rainbow Resource Centre o sparrowj.designs on Instagram: Pride Sticker Packs – 75% of sales go to Rainbow Resource Centre o Jordan on Instagram: Pride crochet bees! – 50% of sales go to Rainbow Resource Centre o ldb.designs.inc on Instagram: Pride earrings – 50% of sales go to Rainbow Resource Centre o Masks by Cake on Instagram: Facemasks – WPG Drag queen o Our Little Shop — SKIPPING STONE – proceeds go towards providing binders, programming, services etc. to the 2SLGBTQ+ community o Pink Progress Pride Heart – Queer Geekery – portion of sales to Egale o Bento Sushi: Rainbow Sushi roll – portion of sales to Egale o AnatomyApparelCo on Etsy: Jurassic Pride Dinosaur skeletons -portion of sales to Egale o Make Equality Our Reality (myshopify.com) – Grade 7 class created digital board game ▪ teach about various communities facing social injustices. All proceeds to Egale o Pride Tape – helping to raise awareness and inclusivity in sports o Cherry choke stuff - all profits from 2 candles to o Teletubbies Love Pride (teletubbiespride.com) – portion of the proceeds to GLAAD o Queer Business List - Google Drive o Flamingo Market - 2SLGBTQ+ Artists & Entrepreneurs across Canada and worldwide o National LGBTQ+ Small Businesses - Google Sheets o Rainbow Disney Collection | Pride Month 2021 – donating funds to 2SLGBTQ+ supporting organizations Rainbow Disney Collection |

• Literature, videos, movies, tv, music, etc.: o June 25-27th: Free screening of ‘Sex, Sin & 69’ ▪ Documentary is a historical, retrospective film about the 1969 legislation to partially ‘decriminalize’ homosexuality ▪ June 27th is the anniversary of Bill C-150 ▪ To register: Sex, Sin & 69 Film Screening o Pride Round-Up (lernerbooks.blog) o Music playlists: ▪ Egale's #PrideInside Playlist - playlist by egalecanada | Spotify ▪ Celebrating YOU - playlist by FOLX | Spotify

• Fun things! o Pride 2021 - Only Human (onlyhumanco.com) ▪ Receive texts about drag brunches, talent shows, story telling, coming out stories, resources, etc. Check out their Pride gear as well! o 24 Best Virtual Escape Rooms – Free ones starting at #13 o Bring Back The Bees | Cheerios – order Free sunflower seeds o Spence Neighborhood Assoc: Plant sale! – May 29th 12-4pm o PRIDE Virtual Backgrounds - Google Doc o Affirmations #1 & Affirmations #2 – great to cheer yourself up! o Attachment: ▪ Rainbow Cupcakes

• Coloring, crossword & activity pages: ▪ CCGSD_Crossword_Jun21_HP.indd (ccgsd-ccdgs.org) ▪ Drag in the Peg on Instagram: Colouring page ft. a few local goddesses ▪ Red Cross First-Nations-Health-and-Wellness-Colouring-Book ▪ Anishinaabe colouring book ▪ Ojibwe colouring/activity book ▪ Coloring Pages | soniartist (wixsite.com) ▪ Attachments: • Two Spirit Coloring page by Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie • TDOV by @Linesxlou • The Corona Virus and me activity book • Celebrating Diversity word find