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Serving with Pride: Inclusive Approaches to 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities 

 

Date: Thursday, September 25th, 2025

Time: 8:00 am Breakfast (7:30 am doors) to 5:30pm closing

Location: Prestige Treasure Cove Resort Prince George, 2005 Hwy 97 S Prince George, BC V2N 7A3

 

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Join a full day of professional learning for service providers, educators, healthcare teams, social workers, and community leaders who support 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Serving with Pride brings together experts, advocates, and practitioners to share practical tools, research, and lived experience that strengthen inclusive care within community services.

 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
✅ Workshops (Pre-register. Limited seating):EGALE CANADA , University of Northern British Columbia, Northern BC Queer Connection Society, Community Living BC.Egale also joins the closing panel open to all attendees.
✅ Keynote speaker: Adrienne Smith
✅ Featured speakers: Dr. Ingrid Cosio and Jean Baptiste
✅ Film screening: A Place Where I Belong (presented less than two weeks after its premiere at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival on September 14, 2025)
✅ RealTalk presentation on navigating conversations about sexuality, disability, and relationships
✅ Expert panel addressing cross-sector approaches to 2SLGBTQIA+ community service.

 

Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments are included with registration.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
✅ Healthcare and mental health professionals
✅ Social workers and housing providers
✅ Educators and youth workers
✅ Crisis response and frontline workers
✅ Nonprofit leaders and community advocates
✅ Anyone committed to creating more inclusive services for 2SLGBTQIA+ people

 

WHY ATTEND
✅ Build practical skills for inclusive practice
✅ Learn from national and local leaders
✅ Bring back resources, tools, and strategies for your workplace
✅ Connect with peers across health, housing, education, and community care

 

TICKETS🎟️
$170 full-day admission: workshops, featured speakers, film screening, RealTalk presentation, expert panel, breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.

Get your tickets here https://servewithpride.eventbrite.ca/

Please select one workshop add-on per ticket during checkout. All workshops run at the same time and require pre-registration.

 

Please contact Queer Connection Society for information on reduced hotel rates for the conference and shuttle service