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Workshops

Trans Realities

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Anti-Colonization

Anti-Oppression

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Policy & Program Development

Organizational Development

Navigating Issues & Conflict

Events

Some things we’ve been up to! Recordings of some of the events can be found on our Facebook page… check them out!

yukon gender gear program

Big shout out for the collaboration with BYTE, Gendergear.ca, Yukon Pride Centre and Northern Voices Rising for creating the Yukon Gender Gear Program (YGG). 

film & discussion: black grrl Magik

November 2020 as part of the Yukon Pride Centre’s Queer Takeover series. Join us for a screening of Black Grrl Magikfollowed by a discussion with director Kyisha Williams and performer SlimThick Monroe, Mother of The House of Pinklady and Godmother to The International House of Monroe.

Vogue 101 workshop

November 2020 as part of the Yukon Pride Centre’s Queer Takeover series. During this workshop, Cassidy Noir will teach the 5 elements of Vogue: catwalk, hands, spins and dips, duckwalks, and floor performance.

shade the theft away: panel discussion

November 2020 as part of the Yukon Pride Centre’s Queer Takeover series. Watch artists, activists, and contributors of the QTBIPOC community Javier Guzmán, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, and Grey Capot-Blanc speak on the importance of their identity and being “seen”.

re "discovery" day: a webinar by nvr

August 2020. A webinar featuring and uplifting the BIPoC voices living in the aftermath of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush and shedding some light on hidden stories and less common perspectives of “Discovery Day” in Yukon Territory.

Featuring:
Paul Gowdie | he/him
Mellisa Ka-Yan Murray | she/her
Duane Gastant’ Aucoin | he/him

stay tuned!

We always have things on the go and are excited to keep working on events! Got an idea? Maybe we can help! Email us at northernvoicesrising@gmail.com