**This event has been cancelled** This workshop covers the basics of the additional barriers that those labelled with intellectual, cognitive and developmental disabilities face in accessing their sexual and reproductive health rights. We will explore societal and personal biases that create these barriers through dissection of what it means to “protect” peoples that are “vulnerable”…. Read more
Events
Facilitation Skills: Teaching Sexuality Education (BRANDON)
This is SERC’s oldest and most refined workshop. Its two jam-packed days cover how to run a sexual health educational group with people of various ages (in or out of a classroom environment). Think of it as a sexuality educator starter pack. This workshop has been formed through hundreds of workshops our youth facilitators have completed over the years with thousands of participants…. Read more
Facilitation Skills: Teaching Sexuality Education (WINNIPEG)
This is SERC’s oldest and most refined workshop. Its two jam-packed days cover how to run a sexual health educational group with people of various ages (in or out of a classroom environment). Think of it as a sexuality educator starter pack. This workshop has been formed through hundreds of workshops our youth facilitators have completed over the years with thousands of participants. … Read more
Sext Ed and Porn Literary (BRANDON)
This training focuses on how to reduce the risks and increase the benefits of online sexuality through an essential life skill: consensual literacy. Service providers will leave with an understanding of the legal aspects of viewing and sending sexual material and ways to have open, non-judgmental conversations about sexuality and technology with youth…. Read more
Sext Ed and Porn Literacy (WINNIPEG)
This training focuses on how to reduce the risks and increase the benefits of online sexuality through an essential life skill: consensual literacy. Service providers will leave with an understanding of the legal aspects of viewing and sending sexual material and ways to have open, non-judgmental conversations about sexuality and technology with youth…. Read more
2STLGBQIA+ Culture & Inclusion (BRANDON)
This workshop is a great foundation upon which to build a welcoming environment for 2STLGBQIA+ people at your workplace. This workshop is designed to apply to various settings and sectors. The workshop will cover basics like the difference between sex, gender, and attraction. It will also give you small changes you can make immediately and resources to keep building that welcoming environment long after the workshop is over…. Read more
Gender-Based Violence: Deradicalization & Chauvinism (WINNIPEG)
Incels, pick-up artists, and #TradWives all rely on a radical gender ideology that believes in rigid gender norms that are often sold as “natural” or “traditional.” This trend of radicalization has been shown to cause acts of violence. Have you seen these trends in your community? This introductory half-day workshop will touch on some of the basics as well as some information on how to de-radicalize people who these ideologies have influenced…. Read more
Gender-Based Violence: Deradicalization & Chauvinism (BRANDON)
Incels, pick-up artists, and #tradwives all rely on a radical gender ideology that believes in rigid gender norms that are often sold as “natural” or “traditional.” This trend of radicalization has been shown to cause acts of violence. Have you seen these trends in your community? This introductory half-day workshop will touch on some of the basics as well as some information on how to de-radicalize people who have been influenced by these ideologies…. Read more
SERC Discussion: The State of Sexuality Education Backlash
Over the past year, SERC has experienced a heightened level of backlash and harassment for our work in communities across Manitoba. Our partners across the country have seen the same reactions to various misinformation campaigns. In this discussion, we will discuss the history of this “movement,” its effects today, and what service providers from all different sectors can do about it. If we can’t name it, we can’t talk about it. … Read more
Teaching Sexuality Series
The Teaching Sexuality Series is a collection of quick one-hour sessions that take a small piece of sexuality education and power through wise practices we have learned. The sessions work well for teachers and any service provider that includes sexuality education with groups as part of their programming. The content will be geared toward those who work with youth, but many of the sessions will also apply to those who work with adults…. Read more