“It is initiatives such as the LGBTQ Families Engaged evening series that provide the entire community of Durham with the
opportunity to embrace diversity and practice inclusivity. For LGBTQ community members in particular, these events demonstrate
Durham’s commitment to inspiring positive change,” said Tanya Shaw-White, President of PFLAG Canada Durham Region . “PFLAG
Canada is proud to be partnering with the Durham District School Board on this important initiative.”
“The DDSB had declared the 2014-2015 school year as the Year of the Ally to reaffirm our commitment to supporting all
dimensions of diversity,” said Director of Education, Martyn Beckett. Our goal is to create welcoming and accepting school
communities where we recognize marginalization, speak up about it, and work together to plan action to create positive social
change. LGBTQ Families Engaged provides an important forum for working together as allies to create positive and affirming
space for the LGBTQ voice in our school communities.
PFLAG Canada is a national charitable organization
that supports, educates and provides resources to
Canadians on issues of sexual orientation and gender
identity. PFLAG Canada seeks to promote an inclusive
Canada and to create a safe space for learning and
acceptance for friends, family and members of the
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, twospirit, intersex, and queer community.
The Durham District School Board is responsible for
public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge,
Brock and Scugog Townships and the urban settings of
Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa. The Board
employs 7,000 teaching and educational services staff.
With 130 elementary and secondary schools and
learning centres, the Board accommodates more than
66,000 regular day students and thousands more who
take advantage of a wide variety of continuing
education and adult credit courses. More information
can be found on the Board’s website at www.ddsb.ca.
Please follow us on Twitter @DurhamDSB and watch
our videos on YouTube.
The Durham District School Board is committed to recognizing and valuing the diversity found
within its school communities and believes in respecting and upholding the dignity of all its
members. In partnership with PFLAG Canada Durham Region, DDSB proudly welcomes and invites
LGBTQ parents and parents of LGBTQ children to its LGBTQ Families Engaged evening series as a
forum to create positive and affirming space for the LGBTQ voice.
Please join LGBTQ Families Engaged on Thursday, October 9th, 2014 for the first of our four evening
sessions. A complete list of all the LGBTQ Families Engaged sessions and locations for the
2014/2015 school year are provided below:
Times: 7:00 pm—8:30 pm
October 9, 2014 and February 12, 2015
Location: Room 1011, Education Centre,
400 Taunton Road East, Whitby, Ontario
December 11, 2014 and April 9, 2015
Location: Room 524, Bordessa Hall
55 Bond Street East, Oshawa, Ontario
The Durham District School Board is committed to recognizing and valuing the diversity found
within its school communities and believes in respecting and upholding the dignity of all its
members. In partnership with PFLAG Canada Durham Region, DDSB proudly welcomes and
invites LGBTQ parents and parents of LGBTQ children to its LGBTQ Families Engaged evening
series as a forum to create positive and affirming space for the LGBTQ voice.
Please join LGBTQ Families Engaged on Thursday, October 9th, 2014 for the first of our four
evening sessions. A complete list of all the LGBTQ Families Engaged sessions and locations for the
2014/2015 school year are provided below:
Times: 7:00 pm—8:30 pm
October 9, 2014 and February 12, 2015
Location: Room 1011, Education Centre,
400 Taunton Road East, Whitby, Ontario
December 11, 2014 and April 9, 2015
Location: Room 524, Bordessa Hall
55 Bond Street East, Oshawa, Ontario
“It is initiatives such as the LGBTQ Families Engaged evening series that provide the entire community of Durham with the
opportunity to embrace diversity and practice inclusivity. For LGBTQ community members in particular, these events demonstrate
Durham’s commitment to inspiring positive change,” said Tanya Shaw-White, President of PFLAG Canada Durham Region . “PFLAG
Canada is proud to be partnering with the Durham District School Board on this important initiative.”
“The DDSB had declared the 2014-2015 school year as the Year of the Ally to reaffirm our commitment to supporting all
dimensions of diversity,” said Director of Education, Martyn Beckett. Our goal is to create welcoming and accepting school
communities where we recognize marginalization, speak up about it, and work together to plan action to create positive social
change. LGBTQ Families Engaged provides an important forum for working together as allies to create positive and affirming
space for the LGBTQ voice in our school communities.
PFLAG Canada is a national charitable organization that supports, educates
and provides resources to Canadians on issues of sexual orientation and
gender identity. PFLAG Canada seeks to promote an inclusive Canada and to
create a safe space for learning and acceptance for friends, family and
members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirit,
intersex, and queer community.
The Durham District School Board is responsible for public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog
Townships and the urban settings of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa. The Board employs 7,000 teaching and
educational services staff. With 130 elementary and secondary schools and learning centres, the Board accommodates
more than 66,000 regular day students and thousands more who take advantage of a wide variety of continuing
education and adult credit courses. More information can be found on the Board’s website at www.ddsb.ca. Please
follow us on Twitter @DurhamDSB and watch our videos on YouTube.