We are working hard on the final details of the first issue of BUSH. Something that we mentioned but haven't expanded on is our commitment to help out our community and surrounding communities. A portion of the sale from each issue of BUSH will be donated to a different charity or organization. The first issue is going to be helping out The 519 in Toronto.
The 519 is an agency committed to providing health, happiness, service, space, and leadership to the LGBTQ community of Toronto and beyond. The 519 is such an important place and this is why BUSH is donating a portion of the sales of the first issue to it.
The main goal of The 519 is for inclusion, acceptance and awareness of LGBTQ rights in Toronto and beyond. They offer free, accessible and accepting space where people can gather, organize and work toward common goals, training, workshops and consulting services.
Some of The 519 recent highlights:
You can find out more about their services here: www.the519.org and you can donate to our kickstarter HERE and help us help The 519.
xoxo Stina
The 519 is an agency committed to providing health, happiness, service, space, and leadership to the LGBTQ community of Toronto and beyond. The 519 is such an important place and this is why BUSH is donating a portion of the sales of the first issue to it.
The main goal of The 519 is for inclusion, acceptance and awareness of LGBTQ rights in Toronto and beyond. They offer free, accessible and accepting space where people can gather, organize and work toward common goals, training, workshops and consulting services.
Some of The 519 recent highlights:
- Introduced an Education and Training Department, which offers inclusion consulting services to employers and organizations including hotels, hospitals, long-term care facilities and governments;
- Launched a settlement program for LGBTQ refugees, which has quickly become their largest source of new members, donors and volunteers, and which draws participants from as far away as Ottawa who have arrived in Canada from dozens of countries worldwide;
- Developed plans for a second facility, The 519 Recreation Centre, which will focus on inclusion in sport at the municipal and recreational level. The proposed location for this first-of-its-kind facility is now before council, and has the potential to be transformative for the LGBT community, the Toronto sport landscape and Queen Street East
You can find out more about their services here: www.the519.org and you can donate to our kickstarter HERE and help us help The 519.
xoxo Stina