Action Canada is convening leaders and sex-ed champions representing diverse sectors to take stock of the current state of sex-ed and chart a path of collective action to secure better access to it in Canada for the first time ever.
When sex-ed is done right, it can be life changing for people and have significant positive impacts on public health, STI rates, negative health outcomes, gender equality, instances of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, and bullying. All young people have a right to comprehensive sexuality education and sex-ed must become a national priority.
Day 1: Tuesday October 20th, 2020
Session 1: 10:15 am – 12:00 pm EDT
10:15-10:30 am EDT
10:30 am EDT
Welcome
- Land Acknowledgement and decolonizing sex-ed
- Who is the imagined learner?
- Why sex-ed still matters during COVID
- The role of sex-ed in advancing sexual heath and rights in Canada and abroad
Frederique Chabot, Acting Executive Director Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights
Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, Executive Director of CCGSD
11:30 am EDT
Gathering Overview
- Summary of virtual panel discussions
- Agreements, approach and logistics
- Personal Reflection
Frederique Chabot
Tanya Noel, Facilitator
12:00 pm EDT One-hour Health Break
Session 2: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
1:00 pm EDT
Sector Specific Issues/barriers
- Breakout groups by sector to deep dive into challenges encountered
Short Health Break
2:00 pm EDT
Issues/barriers
- Sharing back from breakouts
Tanya Noel
30 minute Health Break
Session 3: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
3:00 pm EDT
COVID mini panel
- Opportunities and innovations that sectors have implemented during COVID
- How opportunities might look different in the future
- Re-imagining ways we campaign into the future
Moderator: Marian Nur, Campaigns Officer, Action Canada
Panelists: Karen B. K. Chan, sex educator
Becky Van Tassel, Centre for Sexuality
Robbie Ahmed and Eleni Han, Nuance
Short Health Break
4:10 pm EDT
Wrap-up & Housekeeping
- Key takeaways from the day
- High-level overview of process for building off this exercise on day 2
- Personal reflection activity
Tanya Noel
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Day 2: Wednesday October 21st, 2020
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Session 1: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT
10:15-10:30 am EDT
10:30 am EDT
Welcome & Overview
- Welcome back & Check-in
- Agenda Day 2 approach
- Logistics recap
Tanya Noel, Facilitator
10:40 am EDT
Panel Discussion – the Tools at our Disposal
- Sharing information on the development and potential use of sexual health education guidelines
- Sharing legal and policy advocacy mechanisms to help us achieve better sex-ed
Moderator: Sarah Kennell, Director of Government Relations (on leave), Action Canada
Panelists: Mariana Cruz Murueta, International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region (IPPFWHR)
Alex McKay, Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN)
Pooja Badarinath, Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI)
Marcus McCann, Lawyer, Millard & Company
Catherine Hart, Committee Chair, Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Short Health Break
11:30 am EDT
Full group discussion – the Tools at our Disposal
• Reflection & discussion
Tanya Noel
1 hour Health Break
Session 2: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
1:00 pm EDT
Opportunities for Action
Breakout group discussions on potential areas for action
Short Health Break
Where do we go from here?
- Sharing back from breakouts
- Identifying potential action areas; prioritization exercise
Tanya Noel
2:30 pm EDT Thirty-minute Health Break
Session 3: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
3:00 pm EDT
Closing Remarks
Presentation of findings: “Towards a Sex-Ed Campaign”
Discussion of the National Advisory Committee
Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights staff
3:35 pm EDT
Closing Speakers
Global standards and sex-ed as a human right
Dr. Venkatraman Chandra Mouli, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, World Health Organization
Ukrainian youth activist will share her experience fighting HIV stigma and working to advance CSE
Yana Panfilova Founder, Teenergizer
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