February 2024 Newsletter

Welcome to February!

It is black history month. The 2024 theme for Black History Month is: “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build”. This theme celebrates the rich past and present contributions and accomplishments of Black people in Canada, while aspiring to embrace new opportunities for the future.

JOIN OUR RADICAL WELLNESS EVENT ON FEBRUARY 25, 2024!

R A D I C A L W E L L N E S S

E V E N T !

February Speakers Series

Join us TOMORROW for this important and engaging conversation around addressing and preventing gender-based violence in our communities featuring Dr. Berivan.

R A D I C A L W E L L N E S S E V E N T !

R E G I S T E R N O W !

Go to our website and register today for our Radical Wellness event on February 25, 2024. Our wellness event will feature speakers, vendors, and exhibitions related to wellness. We agree with the late and great Audre Lorde, "rest is a form of radical resistance". For social justice advocates and activists to keep up the good fight, we also need to remember to nurture and take care of ourselves. This year, the theme of our conference revolves around forms of self-care. How can we expect to advocate for ourselves or others if we are stressed and exhausted. These past few years have been a lot. We need to regather our strength and focus on collective well-being.

For more information about how to become a speaker or vendor at this event, please email: azgendereqcoalition@gmail.com

We are going to the UNITED NATIONS Commission on the Status of Women 2024!

UN CSW 2024

Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario

"The Fifth Wave of Feminism: Radically Inclusive and Intersectional"

Wed, 20 March, 2024 12:30 PM

CCUN 2nd Fl

M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N

to follow.

At GECO, we have recently introduced a new membership model. If you sign up to be a member of GECO, you receive access to exclusive educational tools and resources in addition to access to all our events (speakers series) and conferences. We will be hosting a Radical Wellness Conference in the Spring (2024).

Membership prices are available on our webpage.

GECO has a new WEBSITE!

Our membership Chair, Joni Nelson has created a new GECO website. Scan the QR code to visit our new website, or click below.

Click HERE to visit our new website

Activism - Queer Momentum

This month GECO will continue to fight transphobia and hate by taking part in local activism and counter protests related to trans hate. This is an important part of our work. GECO advocates for equality for all genders. Too often, trans and queer folks and communities feel left out of gender and feminist movements because of a history of exclusion. We are fighting for the fifth wave of feminism, one that is intentionally inclusive of all genders, sexes, and sexualities.

To learn more follow or support Queer Momentum.

LINK to Queer Momentum

We have a Gender Equality Club at Fanshawe College. Are you a student interested in becoming part of this club? If so, please contact our Fanshawe College Youth Club President Travis Eveland.

t_eveland2@fanshaweonline.ca

We have a Gender Equality club at Western University. Are you a student interested in becoming part of this club? If so, please contact Christina Waite, our Western University Youth co-Presidents Ky Maheu or Christina Waite.

cwaite9@uwo.ca or kmaheu3@uwo.ca

Follow our UWO GECO Youth club on Instagram.

Visit UWO GECO YOUTH

If not YOU, then WHO?

Do you want to live in a more equitable and just society? Do you believe that we should have gender equality in our community? If so, please consider joining the Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario as a member. We have a new membership model that includes member benefits such as a GECO resource hub, special access and pricing for events, advocacy work, an invitation to be part of committee work, and an acknowledgement of your commitment to achieve gender justice.

Become a MEMBER of GECO

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