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“An International Day Against Homophobia belongs to no one individual. It’s about all people hoping for a prejudice-free world that can provide a place at the table for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation.”
Vancity and QMUNITY present the 8th Annual International Day Against Homophobia breakfast Thursday May 17 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. This year's theme is Queering the Workplace: How LGTB Inclusion is Good for Business. CBC journalist Kathryn Gretsinger will host an engaging and inspiring conversation with keynote speakers:
Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour
Kelly Worrall, Producer at Electronic Arts
Kasey D. Reese, VP Risk Management & Chief Internal Auditor Telus Communications
Visit our Events page for full description and guest speakers' biographies
The Board of Directors of QMUNITY is pleased to welcome Dara Parker as Executive Director.
“This is a very exciting time for BC’s queer communities,” says Jeffrey Preiss, Chair of the Board. “Over the past number of years QMUNITY has significantly expanded our reach as BC’s queer resource centre. Dara’s experience in community planning, non-profit administration and local government is a huge asset in making our vision a reality.”
Dara’s immediate priorities are to diversify QMUNITY’s funding strategies ensuring a sustainable financial future. She will also work to identify a new physical and accessible home that can accommodate QMUNITY’s growth. To ensure QMUNITY is meeting community needs, Dara will be conducting needs assessments to better understand priorities and ensure QMUNITY delivers the services and resources needed.
Dara has a background in community planning and over 14 years experience working in non-profits and local government. She began her career working in international development and has travelled to over 45 countries, spanning five continents. Her CIDA-funded youth engagement work in Lesotho (Southern Africa), inspired her to return to pursue a Masters in Planning at The University of British Columbia, with a focus on how to build inclusive cities.
Dara’s notable achievements include: working for Kids Help Phone, the United Nations Association in Canada, the City of Burnaby, and Cuso International. For the last three years Dara has consulted with UN-Habitat on their inaugural Youth Advisory Board, helping mainstream youth participation throughout the organization. Most recently Dara spent a year travelling in Colombia and Spain, studying Spanish and brushing up on her daily practice of cross-cultural survival strategies. Dara volunteers as Co-President of the United Nations Association in Canada Vancouver Board, promoting public engagement on global issues. An active athlete, Dara can be found teaching snowboarding on Grouse Mountain or playing volleyball around Vancouver.
Dara officially starts at QMUNITY on May 9, 2012.
$504.72 That is how much it costs to operate QMUNITY for one day, to pay staff, to keep the lights and heat on and to keep the doors open so that we can provide vital service to our community. When you Give a Damn and Give a Day YOU are responsible for making QMUNITY happen on that day. PLEASE go to our donation page now and Give a Damn by donating $504.72 (either a one time payment or break it up into monthly installments). You can select a date on the calendar that is important to you (your birthday, your anniversary, your partner's birthday, your coming out day, etc.) and on that date QMUNITY will be brought to you by YOU!
Gay the Fourth Be With You! QMUNITY Gab Youth held its annual youth week caffeinated cabaret on Friday, May 4th from 7-10pm at Rhizome Cafe (317 East Broadway)! It was an evening filled with youth talent. This event was for youth between the ages of 14 and 25 years and it was a drug and alcohol free space. Thank you to the National Arts Week and Vancouver School Board for sponsoring this event.
Did you know that there is an amazing library at QMUNITY? Keep up with all the latest library news on the Out on the Shelves blog! Updated regularly by our talented volunteer librarians, the blog includes posts on library changes and events, book excerpts, author spotlights, queer-related news articles, "best of" lists and more! For those considering donations, the blog also houses a wishlist of books and movies selected by our library coordinators. Check us out and leave a message about how we can better serve you!
New West's Seniors Centre Century House now hosts a monthly Senior GSA. The next meeting is Wed. May 16 at 1 pm, Century House is at 620 8th St./6th Ave in New West, 604.519.1066. If you live in new West or South Burnaby, and are 55+ this could be a great group for you to get support from, meet great new people, and have fun. This group was started and will develop with help from Generations.
Our volunteer librarians will be holding a fundraiser at the Vancouver Comicon on May 13! We will be selling a mess of comic books that were generously donated to us for the purpose of raising money for QMUNITY! Comics include Star Trek, Star Wars and classic 1980s/90s Marvel and DC series. There are some real gems in this collection, all of which are priced to sell! All proceeds from the sales will go to QMUNITY, so please come out and support us!
The Vancouver Comicon will take place on May 13th from 11-5 at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street. Admission is $4.
A free support group for men who are grieving the death of a male-identified partner or significant other, to share support in a safe, facilitated space, 7 - 8:30pm, Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month in room 610 at 1033 Davie St (Fully accessible. Buzz 610 for building access). The next meeting will be on May 24th. To register, or for information on other QMUNITY bereavement groups, please contact education@qmunity.ca or 604 684 5307 ext 112.
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