June 2023

June is a busy month for activism! We are celebrating Pride Month and National Indigenous history month. In London Ontario, we also come together to fight against Islamophobia and honor the Afzaal family. June is also the month to celebrate Fathers. If you would like to have your father featured on our website and socials, please send us an email including a photo of your dad and an explanation of why is he so awesome!

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Remembering #OurLondonFamily

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Celebrate Pride Month

At the Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario, we move beyond performative and rhetorical to active allyship and support for the 2SLGBTGQIA+ community. The @queermomentum letter to the Prime Minister and the minister of WAGE sounding the alarm about anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate and calling on the government to do more. We want to #endallhate.

June is also National Indigenous History Month.

On June 21, we will celebrate Indigenous day by joining in solidarity with ATLOHSA or the N'amerind Friendship center.

For National Indigenous History Month, we invite you to learn more about Indigenous history and culture. The London Public library has put together a list of Indigenous books to read. Click the link below to access them.

London Library Indigenous resources

Gender Equality Summit @ Equal Futures in Whitehorse, Yukon

Dr. Amanda Zavitz, Chair of the Gender Coalition of Ontario spoke at the #EqualFutures Summit in Whitehorse. She led a session called the Future of Feminism, where participants discussed the possibility of the #5thwaveoffeminism. Stay tuned for more information about this topic.

Film Screening and Networking Event

GECO is proud to be participating in this networking and film screening event on June 19, 2023. The Smallest Steps is a documentary of women who find their voice as individuals and a collective movement of healing.

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