Advocacy represents the strategies devised, actions taken and solutions proposed to influence decision-making on a particular cause/issue. The purpose being to create positive change for people and their environments. Individuals, organizations, businesses and governments can all engage in advocacy activities. Topics or activities should provide a non-partisan viewpoint, adhere to professional standards of your occupation,… read more »
As the prefix hetero- followed homo- in the 1950’s, so has trans- with cis- at the turn of this century. Cisgender or cissexual was first coined on the internet in the mid-1990’s, and later picked up academically (in particular queer studies) to refer to individuals who are not transsexual and who have only ever experienced… read more »
By Randy Shore @ Vancouver Sun Dec 1, 2009 Social worker Catherine White Holman was a pioneer in Vancouver’s Downtown neighbourhoods, bringing health services to the most marginalized people in the city, according to long-time colleague Trevor Corneil. “Catherine was a remarkable person,” said Corneil, a physician at Three Bridges Community Health Centre where Holman… read more »
Thanks to our own Dr. Viviane Namaste, Associate Professor at Concordia University, the research project Polyvalence provides us with truely Canadian information… Objectives to document the specific needs of individuals who have sexual relations with men and women with regards to HIV/AIDS and STD prevention to create relevant educational materials based on the interview data… read more »
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