The organizers of StrongHold acknowledge that we live and nourish the conditions of our lives on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikuni, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda First Nations, including Chiniki, Bearpaw, and Wesley First Nations) as well as the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III, along with many others. This land, where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet, traditionally called Winchispa by the Îyârhe Nakoda and Mohkinstsis by the Niitsitapi people, is presently called The City of Calgary by many, and is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

We are committed to principles and practices of decolonization, including settler responsibility for honouring the treaties and rematriating this land to Indigenous trust before the work of collaboration can be undertaken in good faith. We would like to be held accountable for the ways I perpetuate legacies of harm as an uninvited inhabitant of this land. We support the restoration and protection of Indigenous people’s land and resource rights for the benefit of all.

There is no prosperity without flourishing Indigenous communities.

There is no freedom without Indigenous liberation.

It is very difficult and deeply problematic to acknowledge the land we are on and the history it holds in a static format. A fresh and specific acknowledgement is written by a different participant for each of our events and meetings.

Please read our Settler Responsibility Statement for more information on our commitment to Indigenous liberation.

Without community there is no liberation.

– Audre Lorde

Events Suspended

by | March 3, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

All StrongHold community events are cancelled until further notice.

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Who We Are

StrongHold is an intergenerational community QSA dedicated to accountability and community restitution through resourcing youth and connecting multiple generations of 2SLGBTQ+ people.

What We Do

We run a Queer-Straight Alliance for community members of all ages and their invited logical and biological family for an evening of stories, activities, political action, conversation, connection, learning, and unlearning.

Our QSA is comprised of two series’ of events:

Quarterly Storytelling & Skills events, which are large-scale evening events with speakers, breakout sessions, and snacks, designed with accessibility in mind.

Narrative Circle & Craft Nights, which run in months without a Storytelling & Skills event. Narrative Circle and Crafts events are more intimate, designed with continuity and connection in mind.

StrongHold is committed to making our work and our events as accessible as possible to everyone who wants to participate.

We are also committed to doing the learning and work necessary in order to make our events as accessible as possible to every community member who wants to attend. We welcome the voices of community members who would like to hold us accountable or to help in bringing us more in line with our accessibility commitment.

Invite Friends, Family, Colleagues, Loved Ones

Would you like to spread the word about our events? If desirable and appropriate, please download and print out our 2019/20 Storytelling & Skills schedule in poster or handbill form.

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