Ambit presents at Victoria’s first DisruptHR
I had the honour of presenting at Victoria’s first (of what will surely be many) DisruptHR event. This event is described as “an information exchange designed to energize, inform and empower…
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Workshop with Hemma: the home of yoga and acupuncture
My hope for many workshops that Ambit facilitates is that people will come away having even more questions about the content than they did when they arrived. For this reason, and many others, working with Hemma Yoga and Acupuncture has been…
Gender-sensitive care in Traditional Chinese Medicine
In general, TCM is very adaptable to trans patients, because every human has yin and yang, excess and deficiency, heat and cold, damp and wind, femininity and masculinity…
Gender Spectacular!
There is a new drop-in starting for trans and gender-creative children in grade 7 or younger, and their families (siblings welcome)! This group is also for trans and non-binary parents who have children in grade 7 or younger…
Queer and Trans positive yoga
Many of the things I find compelling about yoga – the fluidity, creativity, playfulness, intention, groundedness, and spiritual connection – are also the things that I love about being queer and trans…
#DiversityHack
On October 22nd, Diversitechy organized Victoria’s first Diversity Hackathon – an event focused on developing strategies for improving diversity in the local tech scene…
Local meetings for parents of gender creative kids
Updated Sept 2018 Parents of trans and gender creative kids in Victoria have come together to share resources and experiences. Collectively, they are learning how best to enable their kids to live fantastic, gender creative lives! And along with that, they are finding ways to support each other through the challenges that can arise, be…
Trans femmes in tech: Part II
If the Netflix series “Sense8” has taught us anything, it’s that it’s likely that a badass techie trans femme will be a key player in saving the world as we know it…
Trans femmes in tech: Part I
Trans femmes have been instrumental in the tech industry since its inception. If you are on the internet right now (which you obviously are), on a computer or on your phone…
Training with Independent Living Housing Society
Yesterday was exciting for two reasons: Ambit was invited to facilitate a training with ILHS…
Training with Independent Living Housing Society
Yesterday was exciting for two reasons: Ambit was invited to facilitate a training with ILHS…
Queer Careposium
Many thanks to Anna Malkin for organizing the Queer Careposium. This event brought together trans and queer people, and those who provide services …