BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//StrongHold: An Intergenerational Community QSA - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:StrongHold: An Intergenerational Community QSA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://strongholdqsa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for StrongHold: An Intergenerational Community QSA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20180311T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20181104T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20190310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20191103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20200308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20201101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20180101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200923T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190704T055622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T055753Z UID:344-1600887600-1600898400@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Intergenerational QSA Storytelling and Skills Event #6: Healing Responds to Wounding DESCRIPTION:Healing responds to wounding.\nIn the course of post-colonial history on this land now called Alberta\, the Gender and Sexual Diverse community have had legal enfranchisement for about the length of a sneeze.  Before that\, we had each other. So\, we are drawing upon our rich legacy of skills and experience in supporting one another through adversity\, in order to co-create a world of possibility many of us cannot yet even imagine. \nThis month we will be sharing stories\, skills\, and processes of healing as healing responds to wounds of all-sorts. URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/intergenerational-qsa-storytelling-and-skills-event-6-healing-responds-to-wounding/ LOCATION:Western Canada High School\, 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2S 0B5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Storytelling and Skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200610T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200610T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190704T053801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T055445Z UID:334-1591815600-1591826400@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Intergenerational QSA Storytelling and Skills Event #5: Accountability Responds to Harm DESCRIPTION:Accountability responds to harm.\nIn the course of post-colonial history on this land now called Alberta\, the Gender and Sexual Diverse community have had legal enfranchisement for about the length of a sneeze.  Before that\, we had each other. So\, we are drawing upon our rich legacy of skills and experience in supporting one another through adversity\, in order to co-create a world of possibility many of us cannot yet even imagine. \nThis month we will be sharing stories\, skills\, and processes of accountability as accountability responds to harm caused\, and can stop cycles and habits of harm-causing. URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/intergenerational-qsa-storytelling-and-skills-event-5-accountability-responds-to-harm/ LOCATION:Western Canada High School\, 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2S 0B5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Storytelling and Skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200304T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200304T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190704T053616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T055156Z UID:332-1583348400-1583359200@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Intergenerational QSA Storytelling and Skills Event #4: Generating\, Creating\, and Making Responds to The Drain DESCRIPTION:Generating\, Creating\, Making responds to The Drain.\nIn the course of post-colonial history on this land now called Alberta\, the Gender and Sexual Diverse community have had legal enfranchisement for about the length of a sneeze.  Before that\, we had each other. So\, we are drawing upon our rich legacy of skills and experience in supporting one another through adversity\, in order to co-create a world of possibility many of us cannot yet even imagine. \nThis month we will be sharing stories and skills of generating\, creating\, and making as generating\, creating\, and making respond to our sense and experience of everything going down ‘The Drain’. URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/intergenerational-qsa-storytelling-and-skills-event-4-generating-creating-and-making-responds-to-the-drain/ LOCATION:Western Canada High School\, 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2S 0B5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Storytelling and Skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191211T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191211T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190704T053423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T055037Z UID:330-1576090800-1576101600@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Intergenerational QSA Storytelling and Skills Event #3: Enoughness Responds to Scarcity DESCRIPTION:Enoughness responds to scarcity.\nIn the course of post-colonial history on this land now called Alberta\, the Gender and Sexual Diverse community have had legal enfranchisement for about the length of a sneeze.  Before that\, we had each other. So\, we are drawing upon our rich legacy of skills and experience in supporting one another through adversity\, in order to co-create a world of possibility many of us cannot yet even imagine. \nThis month we will be sharing stories and skills of enoughness as enoughness responds to feelings\, experiences\, habits of\, and internalized scarcity. URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/intergenerational-qsa-storytelling-and-skills-event-3-enoughness-responds-to-scarcity/ LOCATION:Western Canada High School\, 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2S 0B5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Storytelling and Skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190925T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190925T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190704T053303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T054921Z UID:328-1569438000-1569448800@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Intergenerational QSA Storytelling and Skills Event #2: Affirmation Responds to Distortion DESCRIPTION:Affirmation responds to distortion.\nIn the course of post-colonial history on this land now called Alberta\, the Gender and Sexual Diverse community have had legal enfranchisement for about the length of a sneeze.  Before that\, we had each other. So\, we are drawing upon our rich legacy of skills and experience in supporting one another through adversity\, in order to co-create a world of possibility many of us cannot yet even imagine. \nThis month we will be sharing stories and skills of affirmation as affirmation responds to distortion and makes the worst of our best intentions. URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/intergenerational-qsa-storytelling-and-skills-event-2-affirmation-responds-to-distortion/ LOCATION:Western Canada High School\, 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2S 0B5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Storytelling and Skills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190717T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190717T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190704T044104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T050925Z UID:271-1563366600-1563372000@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Leadership Meeting - Daytime DESCRIPTION:Our daytime leadership meetings are held in an assortment of locations from 12:30-2:00 on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. \nJuly 17 – Thomson Family Park – This meeting will be attended by: Caitlin\, Theda\, and NVF. URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/leadership-meeting-daytime/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Leadership Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190710T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190710T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190704T052558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T055906Z UID:303-1562783400-1562790600@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Intergenerational QSA: Narrative Circle\, Letter Writing\, Art\, and Crafting DESCRIPTION:In the course of post-colonial history on this land now called Alberta\, the Gender and Sexual Diverse community have had legal enfranchisement for about the length of a sneeze.  Before that\, we had each other. So\, we are drawing upon our rich legacy of skills and experience in supporting one another through adversity\, in order to co-create a world of possibility many of us cannot yet even imagine. \nOur Intergenerational QSA: Narrative Circle\, Letter Writing\, Art\, and Crafting events will run on the second Wednesday of every month that does not contain an Intergenerational QSA Storytelling and Skills Event\, at a variety of locations in the 2019-2020 year as follows: \n\nJuly 10\, 2019 – 4823 Benson Rd NW\, Calgary\, AB T2L 1R9\nAugust 14\, 2019 – Edworthy Park (site TBD)\nOctober 9\, 2019 – Western Canada High School – 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB T2S 0B5\nNovember 13\, 2019 – Western Canada High School – 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB T2S 0B5\nJanuary 8\, 2020 – Western Canada High School – 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB T2S 0B5\nFebruary 12\, 2020 – Western Canada High School – 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB T2S 0B5\nApril 8\, 2020 – Western Canada High School – 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB T2S 0B5\nMay 13\, 2020 – Western Canada High School – 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, AB T2S 0B5 URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/intergenerational-qsa-narrative-circle-letter-writing-art-and-crafting/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Narrative Circle Letters Art Craft END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190703T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190703T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190704T051549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T051549Z UID:289-1562180400-1562185800@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Leadership Meeting - Evening DESCRIPTION:Our evening leadership meetings are held in an assortment of locations from 7:00-8:30pm on the 1st Wednesday of every month. \nJuly 3 – NVF & LA apartment – This meeting will be attended by: Caitlin\, Theda\, Tiffany\, Lee\, and NVF. \nAug 7 – TBD – RSVP URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/leadership-meeting-evening/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Leadership Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190514T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165408 CREATED:20190425T200222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190503T180209Z UID:94-1557856800-1557867600@strongholdqsa.org SUMMARY:Welcome to StrongHold | Resilience Responds to Fear | QSA #1 DESCRIPTION:Resilience responds to fear.\nIn the course of post-colonial history on this land now called Alberta\, the Gender and Sexual Diverse community have had legal enfranchisement for about the length of a sneeze.  Before that\, we had each other. So\, we are drawing upon our rich legacy of skills and experience in supporting one another through adversity\, in order to co-create a world of possibility many of us cannot yet even imagine. \nThis month we will be sharing stories and skills of resilience as resilience responds to fear and adversity. \n\n \n \n QSA #1 | May 14\, 2019 | Individual Registration\n Resilience responding to fear.\n \n \n Step 1 of 5\n \n \n 20%\n \n \n A little about youName:*(The name that was given to you\, one you've chosen\, or the one you want us to know you by.) What is the best way to reach you?We are gathering this information in case we need to reach you for more detail regarding this specific event. \n\nWe will never share your personal information and we will not even keep it for ourselves from event-to-event\, unless you ask us to. \n\nNote: if you chose not to provide this information\, and you require support for this event we will be left with our best-guess solution\, which might not be quite right for you.e-mailtext messagetelephoneInstagram DMFacebook Messengervia another personPlease provide your email address:Please provide the phone number you would like a text to:Please provide the phone number you would like to be reached at:Please provide your Instagram username and follow @strongholdqsa to be sure any messages come through:Please prove a link to your Facebook profile and like the StrongHoldQSA Page to be sure any messages come through:Who is the best person we can reach you through\, and what is the best way to reach them?Which span of time were you born in?Because this is an Intergenerational QSA\, and we would like to make sure we are reaching out in all directions.1900-19101911-19201921-19301931-19401941-19501951-19601961-19701971-19801981-19901991-20002001-20102011-2020I would like to...\n \n Attend the QSA\n \n \n Volunteer at the QSA\n \n \n Donate time\, money\, experience\, and/or supplies to the QSA\n Getting involvedIf you would like to donate to or volunteer with StrongHold\, please indicate your interests.\n \n Volunteer\n \n \n Donate\n VolunteerI would like to volunteer with:\n \n Admin\n \n \n Organization\n \n \n Space-holding\n \n \n Event planning\n \n \n Promoting events\n \n \n Community outreach\n \n \n Childcare\n \n \n Accessibility\n \n \n Event set-up/clean-up\n \n \n Event hosting\n \n \n Storytelling\n \n \n Facilitating a breakout-skills section\n \n \n Other\n DonateI would like to donate:\n \n Time\n \n \n Money\n \n \n Experience\n \n \n Event Space\n \n \n Supplies\n \n \n Food and Refreshments\n \n \n Other\n ElaboratePlease use this space if you would like to elaborate on your ideas for volunteering with or donating to StrongHold.How can we reach you?Please provide an email address we can use to follow up on your generous offer.\n \n Likelihood of attendingFor our planning needs regarding space and snacks\, it would really help us to know whether you think you might attend the event. \n\nOn a scale of one to ten\, where are you in terms of attending this event?\n\nOne = I think this is a great idea\, but there is pretty much no way that I am going to be able to make it\, even though I really want to.\n\nTen = Absolutely\, yes. I will be there.Please enter a number from 1 to 10.\n \n \n \n\nNext Save and Continue Later\n \n \n \n \n Identification and ParticipationTo the best of your knowledge and experience\, are you:a community memberquestioning whether you are a community memberbbiological family to a community memberlogical family to a community memberclose friend to a community membernone of the aboveIf you are not a community member\, do you consider yourself an:This section is for people who are not community members.ally to the communitya supporter or friend to the communityyou aren't sure about the community but you have an open mind and you want to see what a qsa is all aboutyou feel a desire to debate the necessity of a qsayou are angry about the community and all the attention the community is getting and you want to share those feelings somewhereWhat sorts of acts and practices of allyship are a part of your life currentlyWhat is your experience with qsas/gsasI currently attend a gsa/qsaI have attended a gsa/qsa in the pastI have never attended a gsa/qsaSpace-HoldingPart of the way we are managing the space is by having a space-holding choir. The space-holding choir will sing members into and out of each QSA\, and will take part in keeping the safe space from people who do not understand and/or are protesting its need.\n\nIf you are not a member of the LGB2TQ+ community\, would you be willing to support the event by being involved in our space-holding choir?Yes\, I would love to.Yes\, but I am self-conscious about my ability to sing.\n \n \n \n\nPrevious \n\nNext Save and Continue Later\n \n \n \n \n Power\, Autonomy\, ControlThis series of questions is to have a sense of where the locus of power\, control\, and autonomy is within the collective attending our events; to limit for foreseeable conflict; and to provide measures so that all people who want to attend can attend\, while holding a reasonable amount of consent regarding the amount of exposure we each have to possible conflicts of power and concern.Systemic Oppression - generalI have heard about systemic oppression and agree that it exists.AgreeDisagreeI have not heard of systemic oppression and would like to learn more.I have not heard of systemic oppression and I do not want to.Systemic Oppression - specificI agree that some members of the LGBT2Q+ community are more vulnerable than others.AgreeDisagreeI need more informationSystemic Oppression - more specificI agree that members of our community who are more vulnerable than others\, generally are so because of the way systemic oppression functions in society.AgreeDisagreeI need more informationPersonal MembershipIn your personal or professional life\, are you a member of a group that has the power to make decisions and/or take actions related to another person's bodily\, emotional\, vocational\, mental\, and/or spiritual autonomy? \n\nExamples include: parent\, clergy\, police\, social worker\, healthcare provider\, military\, politician/lawmaker/policy maker\, teacher\, psychologist\, interpreter\, caregiver.YesNoPlease select all that apply:\n \n Parent\n \n \n Clergy\n \n \n Police/RCMP\n \n \n Security\n \n \n Social Worker\n \n \n Healthcare Provider\n \n \n Military\n \n \n Politician/lawmaker/policymaker\n \n \n Teacher/academic\n \n \n Psychologist\n \n \n Interpreter\n \n \n Caregiver\n \n \n Other\n If other\, please defineLateral Involvement - generalDo you sit or have you sat on the board or hold personal membership with any other community-serving organizations in Calgary.Yes\, at the board level.Yes\, at the personal level.NoLateral Involvement - conflictIn your experience as a board or personal member with a local community-serving organization; have you been involved in community conflict related to power.Yes\, at the board level - I was accused of incorrect use of powerYes\, at the board level - I made accusations of incorrect use of powerYes\, at the community level - I was accused of incorrect use of powerYes\, at the community level - I made accusations of incorrect use of powerYes\, as a witness - I was not directly involvedOptional Further DetailIs there anything specifically related to your: witness of\, position on\, or involvement with power dynamics related to community-serving organizations that you would like organizers of StrongHold to know as we undertake this work?\n \n \n \n\nPrevious \n\nNext Save and Continue Later\n \n \n \n \n AccessibilityThis is where you would indicate what sorts of supports would make attending StrongHold events accessible to you.Accessibility - pre-registrationIf you require the following supports\, please indicate by May 10\, 2019. \n\nPlease elaborate in the paragraph sections below. \n\nIf you choose childcare\, please indicate the number of children you will require care for\, and their ages.\n \n Childcare for my younger children\n \n \n Support with transportation\n \n \n Support with communication\n \n \n Support with conflict\n Supports for the bodyPlease let us know if there are any supports that can be put into place to support your body while in the space. Examples might include: mobility supports\, the absence of allergens\, others' awareness of medications you might need and how to administer them.Supports for the mindPlease let us know if there are any supports that can be put into place to support your mind while in the space. Examples might include: the presence or absence of a particular stimulus\, the availability of a quiet room\, the presence of a therapist or member of your support network\, peer support\, an emergency number or plan in place.Supports for communicationPlease let us know if there are any supports that can be put into place to support your communication needs while in the space. Examples might include: visual or audio interpretation.Supports for social accessPlease let us know if there are any supports that can be put into place to support you socially. Examples might include: access to onsite childcare for younger children\, remote access via internet link.Supports related to conflictIs there someone in community with whom you are in conflict? Will that conflict need some support so that you may access the space? Are there any legal mechanisms in place\, such as Emergency Protection Orders that need to be considered?\n\nDo you need support related to friends and/or family members who are either unsupportive or antagonistic of your identity\, or related to your attendance at the QSA?\n\nAre there groups of people who overtly or passively contribute to threat in your life that you would like support around in order to attend this event?\n \n \n \n\nPrevious \n\nNext Save and Continue Later\n \n \n \n \n Thank youThank you for making the time to fill in your individual registration to the May 14\, 2019 StrongHold QSA. We look forward to seeing you at the event.Would you like us to retain your information for future QSA events or would you prefer to fill in the long-form registration for each event?If you select yes\, we will retain this information for a total of one year\, each year you will need to fill in a new long-form registration.\n\nIf your information changes\, you can select the individual long-form registration to any QSA event.Yes\, please.No\, thanks.\n \n \n\nPrevious \n\nSubmit Save and Continue Later\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://strongholdqsa.org/upcoming/welcome-to-stronghold/ LOCATION:Western Canada High School\, 641 17 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2S 0B5\, Canada END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR