Vernacular Pattern Languages 8 Projects of Innovation

Reveals a day when the world sees us as respected, vital, and important. The dawn of that day is when we see ourselves that way. The Path to that Dawn is the Way of the Wand.

OUR MISSION

Is the promotion of gender wellness through research and education.

Gender wellness is the set of personal strategies and public policies that makes our genders a beneficial part of our lives, families, and communities.

OUR FOCUS

Are people (and their families) who are: anticipating, exploring, considering, living through, or wanting to share their lived experience of physical, social, and personal transition related to gender.

OUR PREMISES

The trans / Two-Spirit phenomena has three constituent parts, the trans condition, which is innate, and the trans experience, which is persistent, and underlying these is trans-ness, an immeasurable but usable element. There is no single narrative of the trans phenomena, but there are clusters of importance. Our experience of gender is different because we are Two-Spirit / trans, We are not Two-Spirit / trans because our experience of gender is different. The first job of all is to leave a better planet than the one we were given at birth.

OUR PROJECTS

Identify cohorts with specific needs within the T2NB community Develop community capacity to lead in all aspects of the project Identify service, healthcare, government, and community stakeholders Establish a base line of program metrics usable by all stakeholders Ensure the safety of the project team and those they interact with Design a pilot program to address needs identified by a specific cohort

Our Funding Mandates

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