Interest Group Co-Chairs:
- Dianne Roedding DRoedding@regionofwaterloo.ca
- Judith MacDonnell jmacdonn@yorku.ca
Cost of Interest Group: $20 for RNs, $10 for students, first
year free
Web site: www.rnao.org
RNIG Annual General Meeting Agenda -- April 17, 2010 [PDF - 19 KB]
RNIG Annual Report: April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 [PDF - 32 KB]
Meeting Minutes
January - February 2010 Meeting Minutes [PDF - 25 KB]
October 3, 2009 Meeting Minutes [PDF - 28 KB]
RNIG meeting agenda October 2009 [PDF - 28 KB]
May 19, 2009 Teleconference Minutes [PDF - 29 KB]
April 25, 2009, Annual General Meeting Minutes [PDF - 32 KB]
New RNIG Member Update Available
RNIG Member Update for March 2010 [PDF - 24 KB]
RNIG Member Update for September 2009 [PDF - 60 KB]
RNIG Member Update for April 1, 2009 [PDF - 50 KB]
RNAO at Pride
The Rainbow Nursing Interest Group of the RNAO are inviting you to march in the Toronto Pride Parade on Sunday, July 4, 2010. This will be our third year of participating.
Please RSVP to Andre Boisvert of the Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG) letting us know your interest.
We welcome your family and friends to march with us. We hope to be recognized marching as a larger contingent, proud for all nurses, clients, and our allies.
The arrival time is 1PM to assemble the Parade. Our check-in with the Parade Marshall is at the intersection of Bloor St & Ted Rogers Way (Jarvis). Our section is S8. The Pride Parade begins at 2 PM, travels west on Bloor to Yonge St., south on Yonge to Gerrard St. then east on Gerrard, ending on Church St.
We are thrilled to be participating in this, the 30th Anniversary Parade. 'This is a parade that celebrates diversity in all its glory and celebrates both what Proud and what Pride mean to you!'
Don't forget to come prepared with water, sunscreen, and for any type of weather. Please no inappropriate signage and no drugs or alcohol. Refer to the Opportunity Guide (www.pridetoronto.com) for further information.
On the day of the parade, you can contact Judith at (905) 808-0447 or Andre at (416) 315-3466.
Please RSVP and direct any questions to Andre Boisvert, RNIG Membership ENO to aboisvert.rn@gmail.com or refer to our website
Visit our website to read our booklet, 'Information for Nurses' which can be printed and used in any workplace.
There are other Pride events happening in communities across Ontario, for information, please visit:
Guelph Pride - http://www.guelphpride.outontheshelf.ca/
Halton Pride Picnic - www.haltonpride.org
Hamilton Pride Festival - www.hamiltonpride.com
London (Ontario) Pride - www.pridelondon.ca
Peel Pride - www.prideeventspeel.com
tri-Pride (Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo) - www.tri-pride.ca
York Region Pridefest - www.yorkpridefest.com
1) RNAO's Submission to Premier Advocating for Trans Communities [PDF - 29 KB]
2) PDF file on safe schools and an online toolkit for British schools to combat transphobic bullying: http://www.gires.org.uk/transbullying.php
3) RainbowHealthOntario (RHO) is a province-wide program that works to improve the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in Ontario through education, research, outreach and public policy. Our mission is to improve access to services and to promote the health of Ontario?s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities.
the RHO website has many resources for nurses and LGBTQ communities: listings of LGBT Provider Directory, Educators and Researchers involved with LGBTQ health, community events, research projects and findings and curriculum resources.
There is a new toolkit available on the website for making long-term care queer friendly.
The Rainbow Health Ontario LGBT Provider Directory is now available online at www.RainbowHealthOntario.ca! The LGBT Provider Directory directory features free listings of programs and services as well as individual service providers that have expressed a commitment to providing competent and welcoming care to LGBT people in Ontario. It is designed to facilitate and improve access to LGBT health and social services in Ontario by providing a central source of information.
If you are an individual LGBT-positive health or social service provider in Ontario or your organization provides an LGBT-positive program or service, we invite you to submit your listing for inclusion in the RHO LGBT Provider Directory.
We encourage you to share this information with your community members, friends and clients across Ontario.
To learn more, please visit: www.RainbowHealthOntario.ca/lgbtHealth/find
4) A new resource has been created by and for Aboriginal Trans people. Go to www.2spirits.com for more info.
5) LGBTQ Infertility/Fertility Support Group meets at Sherbourne Health q2 monthly.
Shaping a Culture of Respect in our Schools: Promoting Safe and Healthy Relationships
Safe Schools Action Team Report on Gender-based Violence, Homophobia, Sexual Harassment, and Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour in Schools
Download the report [PDF -- 632 KB]
PAST EVENTS
International Day Against Homophobia May 17, 2009 http://www.homophobiaday.org
February was Black History Month and
Egale Canada launched a new initiative to recognize the creative dedication
and achievements of Black, African and Caribbean queers in Canada. The recipients
of the 2009 Queering Black History initiative were announced: Trey Anthony,
Alexis Musanganya, Angela Robertson, Douglas Stewart, Monica Forrester and Nik
Redman.
To order postcards featuring the recipients, please call 1.888.204.7777 or
e-mail: akim_larcher@egale.ca (info
featured on Rainbow Health Ontario).
the
Second Annual LGBTQ Health Matters Week: April 13-19
presented by: Rainbow Health Ontario and the LGBT Program at Sherbourne Health
Centre.
Join us for a week of celebrating the health and well being of the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, 2-spirited, genderqueer, intersex,
queer and questioning communities across Ontario.
Building Healthier Communities is the theme for the 2009 LGBTQ Health Matters
Week.
Celebrate Bisexuality Day - get the poster [PDF - 51 KB]
Bisexuality, Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being
Research Project Community Forum and Celebration!
Tuesday September 23, 7-9pm at Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne Street
Get the poster [PDF
- 149 KB]
CAST training "LGBTQ and Addicted" Consumer
Panel & Workshop
October 7
Get the poster [PDF
- 58 KB]
About RNIG
RNIG's brochure for nurses, in print format [PDF - 40 KB] and reading format [Word - 81 KB]Read the RNIG Annual Report
to March 31 2008 [Word - 104 KB]
Read RNIG's bylaws
[PDF - 24 KB]
Mission
To foster and advocate for nursing practice and environments that support people
of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Vision
"Every space a POSITIVE SPACE*."
Values
We value: Evidence-informed, inclusive, reflective, respectful, safe
and supportive care for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Goals
- Challenging invisibility and silencing faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Asexual, and Ally (LGBTTTIQQAA) people.
- Facilitate evidence-informed nursing care that reflects the needs of LGBTTTIQQAA clients.
- To provide resources, support and knowledge for registered nurses, their community, and each other.
(*POSITIVE SPACE refers to an agency that is open and welcoming, equitable
and accessible, to persons of all sexual and gender identities, including clients
and employees. It also refers to an agency in which all staff have been trained
to understand the issues around sexual and gender diversity and are familiar
with human rights, diversity, and resources. POSITIVE SPACE is a program
developed by the University of Toronto.)
Executive
President(s)/Chair(s)
Dianne Roedding, Co-chair DRoedding@regionofwaterloo.ca
Judith MacDonnell, Co-chair jmacdonn@yorku.ca
Communications Executive Network Officer(s)
Karla Stewart karlastewart@hotmail.com
Laura Hanson lauraelisehanson@hotmail.com
Finance Executive Network Officer(s)
Elaine Hampson Elaine.Hampson@york.ca
Membership Executive Network Officer(s)
André Boisvert aboisvert.rn@gmail.com
Student Liaison Executive Network Officer(s)
Vacant
Policy and Political Action Executive Network Officer(s)
Lisa Connolly connollyandluke@execulink.com
Robin Fern rfern@mac.com
Photos of RNIG in action!
If you are already an RNAO member and wish to add RNIG to your membership, please contact RNAO at 1-800-268-7199 (toll-free) or 416-599-1925.
