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Title:

Building Bridges from the Past to the Future

Agreement Number:

SO240223

Agreement Value:

$336,495.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 23, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Through this 26-month project, Spark Your Pride – Culture, History and Arts Organization of Saskatchewan Inc. will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by collecting oral histories and photos from 2SLGBTQI+ seniors throughout Saskatchewan, developing strategies and tools to help share those stories, building a network of 2SLGBTQI+ seniors provincially and nationally, conducting research, and developing a theatre piece to engage 2SLGBTQI+ youth with the history of 2SLGBTQI+ people in Saskatchewan.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Location:

Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, CA S0L 3J0

Reference Number:

190-2024-2025-Q4-00019

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Spark Your Pride

Program:

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.