Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife
#223, 5112 52nd Street X1A 1T6 Yellowknife, NT, Canada

THE GAY AGENDA The 2021 Gay Agendas have officially landed! These multi-coloured, multi-functional agendas will keep you feeling organized and fabulous with their monthly calendars, weekly spreads & two pages of LGBTQ2S+ dates of significance in the back! ... Gay Agendas will be sold for a minimum donation of $25, and $20 for students. Proceeds will go to supporting the Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife and help keep our programs free and accessible to LGBTQ2S+ youth, their families and their allies! Don't live in Yellowknife or surrounding communities? No problem! You can send someone to pick up your copy, or we'll ship it to you! Tax receipts also available. *Please follow the Google Form link provided to place your orders!* https://forms.gle/GTGKmmmR2zqT5qY9A *All ordered agendas will be available for pickup on Saturday January 16 from 10AM-2PM at the Rainbow Youth Centre*

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT: 2S TEA & SOCIAL Join us this evening, Thursday February 25th from 6-8PM for our 2S Tea & Social with Coleen at the Rainbow Youth Centre! *This program is open to two-spirit, Indigiqueer and questioning Indigenous youth (youth 15+)... *Taxi Vouchers to & from the Rainbow Youth Centre are available. Please call (867)444-7295(RCYK) or message us on Facebook to secure vouchers day of*

Keep the gay in Pink Shirt Day.

FEBRUARY MOVIE NIGHTS: Join us this evening for "Movie Night" as we are joined by local organization BACup North & take a look at the importance of self-expression and the power that lies within art with a Canadian based documentary: Unarmed Verses (2017) Wednesday, February 24th, 6:30-9:00PM: ... UNARMED VERSES (2017) This months Movie Nights will be hosted every Wednesday from 6:30-9PM at the Rainbow Youth Centre and will highlight the resilience, achievements, successes and power of Black Canadians & Black Americans through history. *This movie is movie is suited for all ages

Check out next weeks schedule! Here are our February 22-26 events. Monday, February 22: Homework Club from 4-6PM, Bi+/Pan+ from 6-8PM... Tuesday, February 23: Gender+ Mini from 5:30-6:30PM, Gender+ from 6:30-8PM *Gender+/Gender+ Mini is only open to trans, non-binary, Two Spirit, intersex, questioning and other gender diverse folks. Wednesday, February 24: Movie Night from 6:30-9PM Thursday, February 25: Homework Club from 4-6PM, Two Spirit Tea & Social from 6-8PM *Two Spirit Tea & Social is only open to Two Spirit, Indigi-queer, and any other 2SLGBTQ+ identified or questioning Indigenous folks. Friday, February 26: Drop-In from 3-5PM, Game Night from 5-8PM See you there!

PLEASE SHARE - DEADLINE EXTENDED We are so excited to announce that we have secured funding for two new full-time project management positions. We are looking to prioritize candidates from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut and have funds to help relocate to Yellowknife. Applications are open until Friday, January 8th at 11:59pm.

Little Rainbows is CANCELLED for Sunday, FEBRUARY 21. It will resume next weekend.

For the health and safety of our volunteers and program facilitators, the Rainbow Coalition will be closed during the week of January 4-8. We will resume our regular scheduled programming on January 11, 2021. We are happy to announce that Little Rainbows will resume it's regular schedule beginning January 17. Keep an eye out for upcoming post's with information about programming for the week of January 11-15!

We have 15 spots open for the swim tonight, so we’ve decided to open it up to all ages! Yes, this means you 19+ folx too. There will be separate changing rooms for 19+ and under 19. DM us on social media to reserve your spot!

Hey community members! The Rainbow Youth Centre will be closed for the Holi-Gays from December 19, 2020 to January 4, 2021. We hope everyone has a safe & enjoyable Holiday season. Stay tuned for our January schedule!

Please share! Every share helps us get the word out about these job opportunities. The deadline has been extended on two incredible opportunities to expand our capacity and continue to make the territory a safer, more equitable place for LGBTQ2S+ youth. Come work with us!

Our last play of 2020! Come join us today at the Multiplex from 9:30-11:30.

12 Days of Merch Peter’s modelling our cozy sweater (available in sizes small to 4XL and only $40) and Bower’s modelling our signature golden yellow hat ($10)! We hope you come out to the merch sale happening TOMORROW, December 21st at the Rainbow Centre on 52nd St from 9am to 1pm. ... This will be your last chance to purchase as we will be fully closed from December 22nd to January 3rd. *Cash and e-transfers accepted.*

The mugs that were created at the Mug Painting workshop in November are fresh out of the fire! They’ll be ready for pickup on Monday, December 21st from 9am to 1pm at the Rainbow Centre. Thanks again to @shake_a_tail_feather_studio for putting these kits together and creating a unique craft opportunity.