🌈 Members of ¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s 2sLGBTQQIA+ working group hosted a booth at the Kelowna Pride Festival on Saturday, June 8. Staff and students were there to celebrate with the community and help people make their own decorative Pride buttons. They also promoted a short survey inviting comments on how ¹û½´ÊÓƵ can better support the 2sLGBTQQIA+ community.
¹û½´ÊÓƵ staff are encouraged to attend the upcoming learning opportunities to gain insights and knowledge on fostering inclusion within the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ community and beyond.
An online training seminar titled "Beyond the Binary" by Kristy Ware will be available to all ¹û½´ÊÓƵ staff, instructors, and faculty on June 26 from 2:30 - 4 p.m. Please email PeopleServicesLearning@Okanagan.bc.ca by June 24 to register (please have supervisor approval, if required).
¹û½´ÊÓƵ Librarians have developed a resource list that includes online research guides, books, and movies. Find out more at
All ¹û½´ÊÓƵ staff are also able to access learning resources through the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. The links to many pre-recorded seminars and other helpful materials.
Happy Pride Month!