The Toronto District School Board and the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity are excited to announce EnVision a one-day conference for students committed to making schools safer for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Envision is for students who are part of, or who want to start a gay straight-alliance, queer-straight alliance, gender justice group, equity club or a group of engaged students interested in social justice and healthy relationships. Students of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome!

The conference is free for TDSB students, and includes snacks and a pizza lunch. EnVision is a full day, with registration opening at 8:00, and programming from 9:00 - 3:30.

Workshops for this year's conference were planned based on topics proposed by students at last year's conference, including: Bisexuality, Perspectives of LGBTQ People with Disabilities, Being a Person of Colour and Queer/Trans, Decolonizing Queer Spaces,  Using They/Them Pronouns, and more.

Conference highlights will include:           

• TDSB Director John Malloy will open the conference and present the 2017-2018 Director’s  GSA Award    
• Keynote from Jani Lauzon and guests, addressing intersections between Indigenous and LGBTT2IQQA identities 
• Our MC is the unstoppable Ravyn Wngz - African, Bermudian, 2Spirit, Mohawk, Queer Transcendent Empowerment Movement Storyteller.  
• Conversations about sexual health with SeXT       
• Facilitated networking sessions for GSAs in the same part of the city, designed to allow groups to connect, support each other, and hear what community agencies are providing services where you are.
• Workshops!    
• A community fair to connect students to resources across the city      
• Book sales from A Different Booklist and Glad Day Bookshop"

Accessibility Note: Central Technical Institute is an older building, and the accessibility is not great, but there are doors on the east side with a ramp and no lip, an elevator between floors, and an accessible washroom. The access to the cafeteria is through the kitchen.

Please let us know when you register if there are specific access needs that we can address for you.

If transportation costs are a barrier staff should email j skelton at [email protected] for TTC tickets.      

Envision will take place on November 21, 2018 at Central Technical School (725 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2R5) and is FREE for all participants! 

Registration is open NOW!

Please note that more student and staff workshops will be added this week as they are confirmed.

*Students will arrive at 8am for registration. The Conference will go all day until 3.30pm.*