When: August 15th – 18th, 2023
Where: Nechako Gathering & Residence, at the University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus in Kelowna
What is the Self Advocacy Leadership Institute
It is a four-day event created by self advocate leaders to support the learning and skill development of 25 of their peer self advocates. If this year is successful, the planning committee would like to offer this opportunity every two years to a new group of peer self advocates.
Each day has a different learning focus for this year’s cohort. A cohort is a group of people learning together.
Day 1 – Foundational Learning and Skills
Day 2 – Rights, Advocacy, & Self Determination
Day 3 – Resilience, Personal Care, & Having Fun
Day 4 – Hopes, Dreams, & Future Planning
At the end of the Institute, participants will receive a Certificate of Leadership.
Self advocacy is when people take control of their own lives. Self advocacy is sharing or expressing what you need and making informed decisions about the support you receive.
The Self Advocacy Movement is a movement made mostly of and by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are taking control of their lives and communicating as a group of active citizens.
Program
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at the 2023 Self Advocacy Leadership Institute!
This event was made possible by:
- BC People First
- Self Advocate Leadership Network
- Self Advocates of the Rockies
- Speaking Up for Self-Advocacy Society (SUSA)
- Talk Northwest
- Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship
- Community Living BC
- Inclusion BC
- University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus
