Since 2021, the Two-Spirit team at CBRC has been advocating for the creation and recognition of an annual Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day, to be held each March in alignment with spring equinox.
The goal of the recurring awareness day will be the centring and celebration of the radiance and diversity of Two-Spirit identities, expression, and experience across Turtle Island. Indigenous-led organizations across so-called Canada are invited to join us in the proclamation of spring equinox as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day by hosting local events, demonstrations, and celebrations in solidarity with satellite events happening across the country.
To help get the word out, we have created promotional resources for you to use to share your own events and initiatives, which you can access and download below.
If you will host your own event, or have any questions, please email [email protected] or [email protected].
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Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day aligns with the spring equinox each year, celebrating the radiance and diversity of Two-Spirit identities, expression, and experience that have always existed across Turtle Island. This year, the Two-Spirit team at CBRC is issuing a call to action: Join us in the proclamation and celebration of Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day – taking place this year on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – in alignment with the spring equinox!
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Shorter messages
CALL TO ACTION! Join us in the proclamation of Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day – taking place this year on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – in alignment with spring equinox! #2SCelebrationDay
We’re calling upon our relations, government officials, policy makers, hereditary leaders, and allies to proclaim and celebrate Tuesday, March 19, the spring equinox, as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day! Join the celebration! #2SCelebrationDay
The annual Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day is a chance to honour the amazing power and resurgence of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer people worldwide. Join in the celebration happening across Turtle Island on Tuesday, March 19.
To mark Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day, the Two-Spirit team at CBRC is holding an afternoon of activities and entertainment at The Junction in Vancouver. Join us on March 19 from 1 PM to 6 PM. Everyone is welcome! #2SCelebrationDay
Longer messages
Unite with your community and join our call to action to proclaim the spring equinox (March 19, 2024) as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day. This day celebrates the radiance and diversity of Two-Spirit identities, expression, and experience that have always existed across Turtle Island.
We’re joining the Two-Spirit team’s call to action to proclaim the spring equinox (this year on March 19th) as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day across Turtle Island! Come together and join us in uplifting Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ people in our communities.
We are calling upon our relations, government officials, policy makers, hereditary leaders, and allies to proclaim and celebrate Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the spring equinox, as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day! Host local events, demonstrations, and celebrations in solidarity with us!!
Join us in Vancouver on March 19 (spring equinox) to celebrate Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day from 1 PM to 6 PM. This year’s theme is “Bringing sexuality back into our Medicine Wheel” and you can expect an afternoon of teachings, speeches, performances, and an open-dialogue session to celebrate and bring awareness to our sexuality as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ people. Everyone is welcome!
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Sample Email / Newsletter Summary
This year, March 19th is Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day across Turtle Island! Following advocacy from members of the Two-Spirit community, the City of Vancouver (2022) and the province of BC (2023) recognized an official Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Celebration to Awareness Day aligned with the spring equinox. The intention of this day is to celebrate the radiance and diversity of Two-Spirit identities, expression and experience across Turtle Island through celebrations, gatherings, and demonstrations.
We are inviting and encouraging Two-Spirit organizations, leaders, scholars, advocates, activists, Elders, and community members across Turtle Island to join us in the proclamation of the spring equinox as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day and host local events, demonstrations, and celebrations in solidarity with events on March 19, 2024. The long-term goal is to have this day recognized in many other cities and provinces and hopefully on a national level in the coming years.
Community members and organizations who host their own events are encouraged to share them with the Two-Spirit team at CBRC to spread the word. To get in touch,
please email [email protected] or [email protected].