At Rainbow Camp, located just east of Sault Ste. Marie, young people canoe, do yoga, and learn about LGBTQ history. TVO.org talks with co-founder Harry Stewart about how the camp came to be and why it’s important to build supportive environments By Claude Sharma – Published on June 24, 2019 Click here for the full article at […]
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Rainbow Camp provides a welcoming space for LGBTQ2+ youth to be themselves and feel safe. “For many it’s the first time that they can present or be who they want to be, and that’s so empowering for them,” Rainbow Camp founder Harry Stewart told Sault This Week. One camper who had signed up in January […]
SUDBURY, ON- Fifteen-time Gemini Nominee and Host of Because News on CBC Radio, Gavin Crawford is returning to Sudbury with special guest Ted Morris for an amazing night of stand-up comedy in support of Rainbow Camp this Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 7 pm at the Sudbury Theatre Centre, 170 Shaughnessy Street. All remaining tickets […]
Fifteen time Gemini Nominee and Host of Because News on CBC Radio, Gavin Crawford is returning to Sudbury with special guest Martha Chaves for an amazing night of stand-up comedy in support of Rainbow Camp on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 7 pm at the Sudbury Theatre Centre, 170 Shaughnessy Street. Tickets go on sale […]
Position Description The Direct Client Services Facilitator will carry out all duties and responsibilities associated with the TG Innerselves program and drop-in support. The main focus will involve providing workshops and on-going case management to youth who identify as being transgender. Responsibilities* Liaise with social service providers, to create and facilitate bi-weekly workshops on topics […]
Picture it: Sault Ste. Marie. 1991. A group of self-described outcasts and misfits were dressed in costume for a Sunday afternoon screening of Rocky Horror in our parents’ wood paneled rec room with sunlight still streaming in the windows. We threw the rice and the toilet paper (as long as we had it cleaned up […]
Yesterday, TD Bank – who sponsor an astonishing 83 Pride Festivals across North America – said Thank You as part of their annual Customer Appreciation Day to 49 client heroes from coast to coast who are making astonishing differences in their community. Like big-hearted couple Harry Southin and Chris Stewart, who created and run Rainbow Camp, and are positively changing the […]
Rainbow Camp just got a little bit brighter. Thursday afternoon, TD Canada Trust presented the camp with a cheque for $50,000 at the Cambrian Mall branch as part of the bank’s #TDThanksYou customer appreciation day. Check out the complete story.
Rainbow Camp was presented a cheque for $50,000 at the Cambrian Mall TD Canada Trust branch Thursday as part of the bank’s #TDThanksYou customer appreciation day. Located on the outskirts of Echo Bay at Camp Wakonda, Rainbow Camp is a three-week LGBTQ2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning and two-spirited plus) camp for youth ages 12 […]