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Chrissy Taylor is a white, non-binary, queer settler originally from Northern Ireland and has been living on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Skwxwú7mesh and Tsiell Wauthuth nations (Vancouver, BC) for the last 15 years. They are currently a co-chair of the InterPride Solidarity committee, which provides grants to emerging queer organizations, primarily in the global south and east. Chrissy worked for many years in health equity research with sex workers and folks living with HIV and is currently working at Trans Care BC as a health navigator while completing a Masters in Counseling. Chrissy is passionate about hearing peoples’ stories, increasing accessibility, social and health justice, anti-oppressive, anti-racist and anti-colonial practices. Chrissy uses they/them pronouns, loves to cook and whittle spoons.

Steve est bachelier en travail social et œuvre dans ce domaine depuis plus de vingt ans. Des études en anthropologie et en art dramatique complètent sa formation. Intervenant psychosocial dans un collège depuis une quinzaine d’années, Steve a en plus de l’intervention individuelle et de groupe, a travaillé au sein du milieu communautaire dans les domaines de l’éducation populaire des adultes, l’accueil des personnes immigrantes et de la prévention des ITSS et du VIH-SIDA. Sa pratique professionnelle ainsi que son implication sociale au sein des communautés 2SLGBTQ+, des groupes noir, racisés et des jeunes le convainquent que le dialogue, le respect, l’écoute et les arts, au-delà de nos diverses identités et appartenances nous rendent plus semblables que différents.

Albert McLeod is a Status Indian with ancestry from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Metis community of Norway House in northern Manitoba. He has over thirty years of experience as a human rights activist and is one of the directors of the Two-Spirited People of Manitoba.

Albert began his Two-Spirit advocacy in Winnipeg in 1986 and became an HIV/AIDS activist in 1987. He was the director of the Manitoba Aboriginal AIDS Task Force from 1991 to 2001. In 2018, Albert received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Winnipeg.

Albert lives in Winnipeg, where he works as a consultant specializing in Indigenous peoples, cultural reclamation, and cross-cultural training

Lisa Trefzger Clarke is a queer, first generation settler from Germany, mother, and anti-gender based violence educator. She has worked in anti-violence work, non-profit research, communications, education, feminist activism and community development for over 20 years. Her interests include violence against women, gender based violence, developmental disabilities, public education, decolonization, 2SLGBTQ+ and youth engagement and empowerment.Lisa is a graduate of the Masters of Adult Education and Community Development program at St. Francis Xavier University, researching public and feminist pedagogies, social justice education and transformative learning. Her original research explored the learning experiences of feminist public educators when facilitating conversations about consent and gender based violence.

Julie Nobert DeMarchi (she/her/elle) is originally from Hull, Quebec but has grown up in Timmins, Ontario in Treaty 9 Territory.  She is a partner, a mother of 3 and a grandmother of 4 and a foster parent to many youth as well as a parent to many pups over the years.

She has over 25 year’s experience in non-profit management both in publicly funded and government funded agencies and is currently the Executive Director of a violence against women agency.  She is passionate about giving back and helping to make a difference. Volunteering makes her heart full; from youth and adult sports, cadet corps, health coalitions, festivals and events, fundraisers, advocacy work, political committees, local and national pride committees and local provincial and national women’s organizations.

One of her guiding principles is share in the following quote “Always be kind.  If you see someone falling behind, walk beside them.  If you see someone being ignored, find a way to include them.  If someone has been knocked down, lift them up.  Always remind people of their worth.  Be who you needed when you were going through hard times.  One small act could mean the world to them. – author unknown”