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SUMMARY:2Spirit and LGBTQ+ Pride
DESCRIPTION:2Spirit & LGBTQ+ Pride\n\n\nThis presentation will engage with participants to explore what they know and what they think they know about 2Spirit and Queer-Trans Indigenous experiences and histories.\n\n\n\nThe presentation will review some of the LGBTQ+ Pride history of Canada. Everyone is encouraged to come with an open heart\, mind and spirit. Topic warning: colonization\, racism\, homophobia / transphobia\, gender-based violence\, residential schools. \n\n\n\nThis session is FREE to attend for Chamber of Commerce members and their employees\, non-Chamber member representatives of our local business community and LGBTQ+ allies\, however advance registration is required. \n\n\n\nRegistration: Please use the registration link on this page to confirm your attendance. (After clicking on the registration link\, if you do not have a Chamber login\, please select the 'Not a member? Click here to continue your registration' link.) \n\n\n\nLight snacks and beverages included.\n\n\n\nAbout our Facilitator\n\n\n\nOzhawa Anung Kwe/Yellow Star Woman (Teddy Syrette). Is from Rankin Reserve of Batchewana First Nation of the Anishnabek\, and currently lives in Sault Ste. Marie\, ON. Their background includes social justice\, art and bingo. They have a diploma in Social Service Work - Indigenous Specialisation from Sault College.\n\n\n\nTeddy is a public speaker\, event organiser\, community developer\, artist and drag queen. They were honoured with the title of 2Spirit International Warrior 2021-2022\, by the International 2Spirit Organising committee of 2021.  \n\n\n\nSince 2022\, they have curated\, organised and hosted several drag shows under the stage name Bette U. Wanna of Batchewana with Ever Sick Indigenous Performing Arts & Entertainment aka House of Ever Sick (Baawaating).\n\n\n\nIn March of 2023\, Teddy Syrette (Ozhawa Anung Kwe)\, of 2Spirit Anishnabe Storytelling & Advocacy was awarded the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce Indigenous Professional of the Year Award. This award is presented to a person who has made an impact in the Indigenous\, Metis and Sault Ste. Marie communities and in so doing so\, serves as an inspiration to us all.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: justify\;">\n<div class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" line-height:="" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-align: center\;" yafld8skbwc=""><img alt="" height="197" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2985/Image/Event_Graphics/2023_2Spirit_/2SpiritandLGBTQPride1600450px1.png" style="width: 700px\; height: 197px\;" width="700" /></div>\n\n<div class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" line-height:="" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: " yafld8skbwc=""><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="color: rgb(75\, 0\, 130)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">2Spirit &amp\; LGBTQ+ Pride</strong></span></div>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This presentation will engage with participants to explore what they know and what they think they know about 2Spirit and Queer-Trans Indigenous experiences and histories.<br />\n<br />\nThe presentation will review some of the LGBTQ+ Pride history of Canada. Everyone is encouraged to come with an open heart\, mind and spirit. <em>Topic warning: colonization\, racism\, homophobia / transphobia\, gender-based violence\, residential schools.&nbsp\;</em></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">This session is FREE to attend for Chamber of Commerce members and their employees\, non-Chamber member representatives of our local&nbsp\;business community and LGBTQ+ allies\, however <strong>a</strong></span><strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">dvance registration is required</strong><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: FiraSans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; text-align: justify\;"><strong>Registration:</strong> Please use the registration link on this page to confirm your attendance.&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: FiraSans\, sans-serif\; text-align: justify\;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box\;">(After clicking on the registration link\, <strong>if you do not have a Chamber login</strong>\, please select the&nbsp\;&#39\;Not a member? Click here to continue your registration&#39\; link.)</em></span><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: justify\;"><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Light snacks and beverages included.</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: justify\;"><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#4B0082\;"><strong>About our Facilitator</strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="225" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2985/Image/Event_Graphics/2023_2Spirit_/TeddySyrette_2021_MedResJPEG.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 225px\; float: left\; margin-left: 5px\; margin-right: 5px\;" width="150" />Ozhawa Anung Kwe/Yellow Star Woman (Teddy Syrette). Is from Rankin Reserve of Batchewana First Nation of the Anishnabek\, and currently lives in Sault Ste. Marie\, ON. Their background includes social justice\, art and bingo. They have a diploma in Social Service Work - Indigenous Specialisation from Sault College.<br />\n<br />\nTeddy is a public speaker\, event organiser\, community developer\, artist and drag queen. They were honoured with the title of 2Spirit International Warrior 2021-2022\, by the International 2Spirit Organising committee of 2021. &nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nSince 2022\, they have curated\, organised and hosted several drag shows under the stage name Bette U. Wanna of Batchewana with Ever Sick Indigenous Performing Arts &amp\; Entertainment aka House of Ever Sick (Baawaating).</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: justify\;"><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">In March of 2023\, Teddy Syrette (Ozhawa Anung Kwe)\, of <span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;">2Spirit Anishnabe Storytelling &amp\; Advocacy</span> was awarded the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce Indigenous Professional of the Year Award. This award <span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;">is presented to a person who has made an impact in the Indigenous\, Metis and Sault Ste. Marie communities and in so doing so\, serves as an inspiration to us all.&#8239\;</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></div>\n
LOCATION:Quality Inn and Suites Bay Front 180 Bay Street Sault Ste. Marie\, ON P6A 6S2
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DTSTAMP:20260428T203514Z
URL:https://www.ssmcoc.com/events/details/2spirit-and-lgbtq-pride-424
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