Youth Blog
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
This year, Jer's Vision is proud to celebrate the Day of Pink in British Columbia with the British Columbia Teachers' Federation!This year, we will celebrate a special Day of Pink in British Columbia...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Dear Friends of Jer's Vision, We are Jenna, Ailish & Nelly, and we are volunteers at Jer’s Vision who got involved through our Women’s Studies class at the University of Ottawa. Our...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
This week we received a wonderful card from Kayla and the rest of the Lifeskills Class at Richard Pfaff! Thanks guys!"Thank you for coming to our class and educating us on LGBTQ. I enjoyed the...
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sugar Beach is wearing Pink on April 11th to stop bullying, will YOU be wearing pink? Watch the video from the award winning Aussie and Canadian duo. They recently won song of the year...
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Today Shannon and Melanie visited Carleton Heights Public School to speak with students in Grades 4-8 about the LGBTQ community, respect and healthy relationships. The students participated in great...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Mayor Jim Watson, with Somerset Ward Councillor Diane Holmes, today presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Jeremy Dias for his tireless volunteer work and outstanding contributions to the...
Friday, February 3, 2012
Thursday and Friday, Shannon and Mel visited Colonel By to speak to students about bullying, homophobia and queer issues. They also met with SAFE (Students Advocating For Equality) who are planning...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Is homophobia the new racism?by Radhika Panjwanilink from the Brampton GuardianIs it okay for a gay teacher to have photographs of his same-sex partner on his desk at school? Should a gay employee “...
Monday, January 23, 2012
On December 16th Jer’s Vision brought Dare To Stand Out to Lasalle Secondary School in Sudbury, ON for a day full of workshops, a keynote by Jeremy and some comedy by Martha Chaves. The event drew...
Friday, January 20, 2012
This week Shannon and Mel visited Canterbury High School to speak with the grade 9 phys ed students about homophobia and bullying. They had a great time, the students and teachers were super...
