"Fire Song" panel co-presented by WE MATTER & IT GETS BETTER CANADA

This panel explores topics of Suicide Prevention and Life Promotion, Two Spirit Identity in community, Lateral Violence and Lateral Love. Indigenous youth are resilient and in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept.10, 2021, We Matter and It Gets Better Canada partnered to co-present a free virtual screening of the award-winning feature film “Fire Song.” Watch “Fire Song” trailer here:  FIRE SONG Trailer | Festival 2015  

The film was followed by a panel discussion hosted by John Peters, Ambassadors of Hope coordinator at We Matter. The panel featured “Fire Song” writer/director Adam Garnet Jones; elder Albert McLeod, a well respected two spirit elder, knowledge keeper, and a fierce advocate for Two Spirited, Non-Binary and LGBTQ folks; Autumn LaRose-Smith, a proud queer and Metis student who attends Saskatchewan Urban Native Teachers Education Program in Saskatoon; Scott Wabano, a 2Spirit Fashion Stylist, Designer, Artist, Advocate and Social Media Content Creator; and Chelsea Mulvale, the Director Programs and Youth Engagement at We Matter. We thank producer Big Soul Productions Inc. and distributor Vtape for providing access to the film in support of this event. https://vtape.org About the Presenters: We Matter is an Indigenous youth-led and nationally registered organization dedicated to Indigenous youth support, hope and life promotion. https://wemattercampaign.org/ It Gets Better Canada is a registered charity and an official member of the It Gets Better Project International Affiliate Network which seeks to uplift, empower, and connect 2SLGBTQ+ youth across Canada. https://itgetsbettercanada.org/ NEED HELP? visit wemattercampaign.org/get-help

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