[anti-Islamophobia awareness campaign in Edmonton]

An anti-Islamophobia Awareness Campaign launched in Edmonton on August 19, 2023 with a photo exhibition and playback theatre performance.

"The Muslim Women Tell It As It Is campaign will be launched with an interactive community playback theater performance in collaboration with Thirdspace Playback Theater and an exhibition of images of diverse Muslim women taken by Faisa Omer. The same images will be advertised on ETS transit buses and LRT stations in Edmonton, for an 8 week period from August 14, 2023. Our approach recognises gendered Islamophobia, and thus centers the experiences and stories of Muslim women and girls."

Sisters Dialogue is a diverse group of Muslim women based in Amiskwacîwâskahikan, Treaty 6 Territory (Edmonton) with a goal to provide culturally safe spaces and supports for racialized Muslim women and girls through an intersectional, collaborative, and women-centered framework. We are a grassroots organization created by Muslim women for Muslim women. We came together in February 2021 in direct response to the spree of attacks on Muslim women, particularly Black Muslim women in our city. www.sistersdialogue.ca"

(text above from https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/islamophobia-awareness-campaign-with-photo-exhibition-playback-theatre-tickets-694201664867?aff=erelexpmlt)

If you are in Edmonton, be sure to visit Edmonton City Hall to see the photo exhibit which continues into September, along with an 8 week campaign on ETS buses and LRT stations.

“strategically inclusive leadership” posts - table of contents

Main page: introduction to "strategically inclusive leadership"

introduction to "strategically inclusive leadership"

Concepts and exercises:

#1: names that matter, and who is at the margins

#2: Indigenizing the academy (part 1: concepts)

#2: Indigenizing the academy (part 2: exercises)

#3: the table I long for....

This work is ongoing and more items will be added here over time...

[trans and nonbinary people are just people like you and me ...]

In light of a lot of misinformation going around about trans and non-binary people, I thought I'd share a few key articles providing balanced perspectives. For the first one, I've also extracted the "quick read" section: 

Quick Read Trans and nonbinary people are just people

•   "Anti-trans legislation is largely based on misinformation and myths.  
•     Kids know their gender identity as early as 3. 
•     Gender-affirming care does not typically involve surgery under age 18. 
•     Being trans or nonbinary is not “trendy,” and most people who transition will not detransition.  
•     Anti-trans sports bans are not based on scientific research.  
•     Sex is not a binary and being trans is not a mental illness.  
•     Trans and nonbinary people have a right to live and access necessary gender-affirming medical care."

From the article "Debunking 8 Top Myths About Trans and Nonbinary People" - read the rest at: https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/life/relationships/transgender-nonbinary-myths

Related articles:

Detransition, Desistance, and Disinformation: A Guide for Understanding Transgender Children Debates

https://juliaserano.medium.com/detransition-desistance-and-disinformation-a-guide-for-understanding-transgender-children-993b7342946e

Arkansas Trans Ban Unconstitutional: Judge Declares 311 Statements Of Fact In Ruling

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/arkansas-trans-ban-unconstitutional