Ahead of Transgender Day of Visibility, Niagara College will host a powerful and reflective conversation with featured speaker Christina Guevara on March 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Welland Campus.
Student and employees are welcome (and encouraged to register), and participants will engage with themes of identity, community, resilience, and hope.
Christina Guevara
Drawing from lived experience as a trans woman, lifelong 2SLGBTQIA+ advocate, and community leader, Guevara will explore the transformations she has witnessed and experienced over time. Guevara will reflect on what visibility means for trans communities and why it remains an essential force for safety, empowerment, and systemic change.
Through thoughtful questions, the discussion with Guevara, hosted by NC’s Whit Ross, Associate Director, Educational Development, will examine how to balance remembrance, resilience, and hope in advocacy work, and how to hold space for both collective grief and collective joy. The conversation will also highlight practices that sustain community strength, nurture celebration, and support emotional well being in the face of ongoing inequities.
Participants will hear messages of empowerment for trans individuals today, as well as insights on how to engage in action in their own spheres. This event aims to honour trans experiences and to spark meaningful learning and dialogue.
This event is being hosted in partnership with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Centre for Academic Excellence, and Community Relations and Events teams. Dr. Chris McGrath, Vice-President, Students, will open the event with welcome remarks.
In honour of Trans Day of Visibility on March 31, Niagara College will fly the Trans flag on both campuses.
If you have any questions about the event, please email [email protected].
