Room for Everybody’s Family
Laurel Dykstra is a popular educator and activist with strong anti-oppression commitments. Her teaching is dynamic and participatory and she seeks to work and learn with individuals of all races, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, genders and faith traditions.
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Courses, Workshops, Presentations
Honoring and Encouraging Child and Youth Activism
Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer Inclusion in Early Childhood Education
Interfaith Solidarity for Christians
Child, Family and Mother-Positive Activism
Lactivism: Breastfeeding and Justice Issues
White People Looking at Racism Together
Taking Back Family Values: Queer Christians on the Bible and Family
Kids and Demonstrations
Uncle Aiden
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Uncle Aiden is the charming story of why every little girl needs a gay uncle: they never get tired of playing dress-up, they understand that pretty things make you feel better and they know what it’s like when people are mean to you. In this illustrated picture book two members of an interracial working class family share their admiration and affection for one another. Baby Bloc Publishing, 2005. Contact Laurel to order. |
Projects of Note
Outweek Speaker—University College of the Frazer Valley, Abbotsford BC
Contributions to Building Bridges: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender and Queer Families in Early Childhood Education by Zeenat Janmohamed, Ontario Coalition for Better Childcare.
“MamAcessability: From Curb to Toilet” article in The Mouth, disability rights magazine
Activism and Families Workshop—Edmonton Anarchist Bookfair, 2006
“Trans-friendly Preschool” article in the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education
Pride Day Sermon—Holden Village, WA, 2005
Baby Bloc
With Bruce Triggs, Laurel Dykstra is co-editor of Baby Bloc a Zine dedicated to the promotion of children and families in activism.
Contact Laurel to order.
Invite Laurel to design a training or give a presentation.
