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In the previous episode of Vriend Versus Alberta we learned how the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms laid the groundwork for 2SLGBTQI+ activists to begin pressing for progressive reform in Alberta.
All that was needed was a cause to rally behind; an injustice that could be used to launch a challenge to the exclusion of sexual orientation from Alberta’s human rights legislation.
That injustice would take place on January 28th, 1991 when a laboratory coordinator employed at The King’s College would be fired for being gay.
This man was Delwin Vriend.
Welcome to episode 2 of Vriend Versus Alberta.
*NOTE: The terms “Queer and Trans” and “sexual and gender minorities” are used in this series to refer to the 2SLGBTQI+ community as a whole. We acknowledge the great diversity within this community, and you can find more information about this here.
Vriend Versus Alberta is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation and the Edmonton Queer History Project.
Links:
ECF Happenings:
ECF Grants:
Upcoming Student Awards:
The Well Endowed Podcast is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation. And is a proud, affiliate member of the Alberta Podcast Network.
EPISODE IMAGE: Delwin Vriend joins an Edmonton Queer History Bus Tour hosted by the EQHP. CREDIT: JoAnne Pearce
Transcripts by Karli Drew.
The post Vriend Versus Alberta Part 2: De-Termination appeared first on Edmonton Community Foundation.
By The Well Endowed PodcastIn the previous episode of Vriend Versus Alberta we learned how the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms laid the groundwork for 2SLGBTQI+ activists to begin pressing for progressive reform in Alberta.
All that was needed was a cause to rally behind; an injustice that could be used to launch a challenge to the exclusion of sexual orientation from Alberta’s human rights legislation.
That injustice would take place on January 28th, 1991 when a laboratory coordinator employed at The King’s College would be fired for being gay.
This man was Delwin Vriend.
Welcome to episode 2 of Vriend Versus Alberta.
*NOTE: The terms “Queer and Trans” and “sexual and gender minorities” are used in this series to refer to the 2SLGBTQI+ community as a whole. We acknowledge the great diversity within this community, and you can find more information about this here.
Vriend Versus Alberta is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation and the Edmonton Queer History Project.
Links:
ECF Happenings:
ECF Grants:
Upcoming Student Awards:
The Well Endowed Podcast is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation. And is a proud, affiliate member of the Alberta Podcast Network.
EPISODE IMAGE: Delwin Vriend joins an Edmonton Queer History Bus Tour hosted by the EQHP. CREDIT: JoAnne Pearce
Transcripts by Karli Drew.
The post Vriend Versus Alberta Part 2: De-Termination appeared first on Edmonton Community Foundation.