Breaking the Silence:
Issues in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Program for 2005
  

You are invited to attend the eighth annual conference

sponsored by theCollege of Education
University of Saskatchewan

Theme: Helping Schools Become Positive Spaces

March 18, Friday Evening — Commerce 18 (The Goodspeed Lecture Theatre)
7:30 pm Greetings from the Minister of Learning, The Honourable Andrew Thomson
Introduced by Dean Cecilia Reynolds, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan
Response by Kelly Capelette, Student, Evan Hardy Collegiate
   
  The “Respect for Sexual Diversity Youth Troupe” presents a play and workshop
   
  Facilitator: Kit Loewen, Saskatchewan Teachers Federation
Commentators:
    Sam Tait, Student, Aden Bowman Collegiate
Margi Corbett, High School English Teacher, Hague
Dr. Jim Jutras, Director, Saskatoon Public Schools
     
9:00 pm Reception

March 19, Saturday Morning — Education Building, Room 1004

Plenary Session

9:00am The Road to Inclusion: LGBTQ Visual Narratives of Education, Community, and Culture in Canada
— A multi media presentation by Kris Wells, University of Alberta
  Greetings from President Peter MacKinnon, University of Saskatchewan
  Greetings from Nickolas Koupantsis and Stace Synkiw, actors in the 2004 production of The Laramie Project, introduced by Nich Fraser, Director, Uof S LGBTA Centre
9:20am “Fighting for equality and justice: An overview of gay and lesbian activism in the Province of Saskatchewan, 1970-the present,”   Val Korinek, University of Saskatchewan; introduced by Neil Richards
9:40 - 10:30am “Starting and sustaining GSAs,”  Kristy Harcourt  (Program Coordinator) and Lynn Sutankayo (Education Coordinator), and four students from the Out Is In Project, Edmonton; introduced by Kris Wells and Andre Grace, University of Alberta

Coffee Break: 10:30-11:00am

Parallel Sessions
(A) 11:00am-noon
  “Catching up on the Kempling case,”  Paul Clarke, University of Regina
  Preliminary report on current research: “Teacher observations of behaviour affecting GLBT students and staff in Saskatchewan secondary schools,”  Melanie Morrison, University of Saskatchewan
  Several Authors from I Could Not Speak My Heart  (Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center/University of Regina, 2004)
(B) 11:00am-noon
  Grand student conclave! A GSA coming together Visioning the ideal school
Facilitators: Jay Kennard and Brandi Panasiuk, Education Student Lounge


Lunch and Networking – 12:00-1:30pm

Saturday Afternoon
Workshops:
1:30-2:20pm
   
(a) How to respond to hallway taunts—Youth Launch Room 1004
(b) Brainstorming to transform a school into a positive space—Youth Launch Room 1026
(c) Publicizing inclusive activities: poster, button, and ribbon making—Candace
Loshack, Aden Bowman Collegiate; Travis Myrol, Mt. Royal Collegiate;
& Brandi Panasiuk, Delisle Composite School Room 1019
(d) Hearing and discussing coming-out-stories to friends and parents (university
and high school students only)—Youth Launch (counselor in attendance) Room 1022
(e) What are the best Internet resource sites?—Don Cochrane Room 1037
(f) Breaking another silence: Telling our transgender stories—Kay Williams Room 1024
   
2:30-3:20pm
   
(a) How to respond to hallway taunts—Youth Launch Room 1004
(b) Brainstorming to transform a school into a positive space—Youth Launch Room 1026
(c) Publicizing inclusive activities: poster, button, and ribbon making—Candace
Loshack (Aden Bowman Collegiate), Travis Myrol (Mount Royal Collegiate),
& Brandi Panasiuk (Delisle Composite School) Room 1019
(d) Out Is In and Youth Initiatives to Create Safe Spaces: Alberta Youth Speak OUT
Room 1020
(e) Exploring resources on the Internet: What are the best sites?—Don Cochrane, Room 1037
(f) Breaking another silence: Telling our transgender stories—Kay Williams Room 1024


3:30pm — Celebrating eight years of breaking the silence!   Quance Lecture Theatre

The Bridge City Chorus

Hymn to Freedom
Some of My Best Friends Are Straight
Both Sides Now
Over the Rainbow