The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)

Purpose

Through this 31-month project, The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) will develop and put in place the Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography (ABEE) to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the disproportionate rate of GBV among newcomer LGBTQIA2S+ youth, considering the perspectives of the youth themselves. TIES will engage local newcomer LGBTQIA2S+ youth in Calgary by identifying and connecting with several community-based organizations and groups.The project will investigate the relationships and communication between newcomer LGBTQIA2S+ youth and their families, peers, and friends, and develop an arts-based tool to support youth with intersecting identities in navigating toward stronger, more affirming relationships. The project will involve newcomer 2SLGBTQAI+ youth to visually display their experiences which will be presented at an exhibition at the end of the project. TIES will research, develop, and create tools to implement this promising practice safely in Calgary, AB. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. TIES will produce a final report document and publish two peer-reviewed scholarly articles that they will share with other organizations and WAGE’s GBV Learning Centre to disseminate their findings to be replicated or expanded upon in the future.