Action4Canada - November 07, 2022


Warning! SOGI “Leads” AKA Sex Activists, Given Access to Minors to Push their Adult Sexual Proclivities!

Topics
SOGI school leads and district coordinators
Hosted by
Tanya Gaw
Mentioned
Educator Network
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Episode Stats


Length

4 minutes

Words per minute

164.51

Word count

783

Sentence count

57


Summary

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In this episode, I talk about the benefits of having a SOGI School Lead in your school, why they are important for staff and students, and what to look out for when looking for one. I also give advice to teachers who are considering taking on this role.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 I felt really privileged to have been part of the BC SOGI Educator Network this year.
00:00:17.160 What the BC SOGI Educator Network has done is brought these individuals who are passionate
00:00:22.240 and who are knowledgeable and just brilliant and beautiful people come together with one
00:00:27.660 common goal and it's been amazing.
00:00:31.040 Many districts are now providing a district coordinator or district lead person who can
00:00:36.700 help them find the resources they need.
00:00:39.440 There are numerous benefits for a district choosing to have a lead person in a SOGI role
00:00:44.500 because they have dedicated time to implement the policy.
00:00:48.540 I think the biggest reward is just being able to work with fabulous people from around the
00:00:52.320 province and working together as a group just feels amazing.
00:00:57.860 This is an area that I feel very passionate about but I never felt like I knew all the
00:01:01.600 answers or the best way to educate people and I think being connected with educators from
00:01:07.560 around the province has really helped me gain a greater understanding and awareness about
00:01:12.500 what is needed in schools and school districts.
00:01:15.520 The process of recruiting and training our SOGI school leads was actually a really positive
00:01:19.700 and rewarding experience for me.
00:01:21.620 What I would suggest to anybody who is considering becoming a SOGI school lead is just go for
00:01:26.240 it.
00:01:27.240 I would say it's important to have a SOGI school lead both for students and staff.
00:01:32.420 For students, they have a place to go.
00:01:34.880 They know that they are going to be their advocate.
00:01:37.880 For staff, I would say it's also very important.
00:01:40.880 I've had numerous staff members come to me and ask me questions.
00:01:45.140 What should they do?
00:01:46.180 What do I think?
00:01:47.180 We're having a contact, we have a social studies contact, we have a math contact.
00:01:50.800 So a SOGI contact is going to fit right in with that.
00:01:53.140 There's someone there who's centralized to coordinate the efforts.
00:01:56.360 One of the things I'm really proud of with our SOGI leads is that they're not all teachers.
00:02:00.980 We have principals, vice principals who wanted to be the SOGI leads for their schools.
00:02:05.480 We have our support staff.
00:02:07.340 We have a custodian in one of our buildings who's a SOGI lead.
00:02:10.680 Some of our SEAs, youth care workers.
00:02:12.560 We do have a lot of teachers but we want champions.
00:02:15.180 The advice I would give for teachers considering becoming a SOGI school lead is that they themselves
00:02:22.680 do not need to ask whether or not they hold up a membership card to any particular group.
00:02:27.980 There is no such thing.
00:02:29.300 The first question I have from so many teachers who wish to be a part of this is, what do I
00:02:35.020 need to know?
00:02:37.020 And the answer is, you just have to be ready to listen.
00:02:41.320 You have to be a part of the discussion and the dialogue.
00:02:44.320 I am no expert and my students remind me of this every day.
00:02:48.020 So if you don't know the answer to a question, you can find support even from your district coordinator.
00:02:55.020 There is the website SOGI123 that you can go to.
00:02:58.520 Lots and lots of answers there.
00:03:00.520 I would encourage anyone who's considering being a SOGI lead to take on this leadership
00:03:05.300 position in their school because it will have great impact.
00:03:09.220 They know where their staff and students and parents are at in terms of their awareness
00:03:13.520 of SOGI topics.
00:03:15.320 They know the best way to bring about change and progress within their school.
00:03:21.120 If you feel like you're a teacher who wishes to care for students, then there's no other
00:03:26.820 qualification.
00:03:27.820 The BC SOGI Educator Network has been very valuable.
00:03:31.200 It's been a place where you can get together with a group of people and you can share resources.
00:03:35.560 You can network and brainstorm and get ideas from other people.
00:03:39.940 The other thing which has been valuable is the opportunity to see others facing challenges.
00:03:45.300 And getting strength from how they've dealt with those challenges, but also strength knowing
00:03:50.340 that you're not the only one having those challenges.
00:03:53.460 We have a tendency sometimes to sort of work in silos and that really minimizes the type
00:03:58.060 of impact we get.
00:03:59.060 But when we're actually working together, I think what we've seen over these past several
00:04:02.300 months is the proof of a really rapid and deep level of impact, a real change in the system.
00:04:10.000 We don't know where we're going to go next, but we're going to keep on this journey because
00:04:13.420 we know there is much more work yet to be done.
00:04:15.420 We're committed.
00:04:16.420 We're committed.
00:04:17.420 Amen.
00:04:18.420 Alright.
00:04:19.420 I'll see you a few more.
00:04:29.860 Thank you.
00:04:31.080 Bye.
00:04:32.120 Bye.
00:04:33.740 Bye.
00:04:36.120 Bye.
00:04:43.480 Bye.
00:04:45.260 Bye.