By Catherine Telford and Jillian Louise Scout
www.supportpositivespace.wordpress.com
I SUPPORT
The Campaign for POSITIVE SPACE at The University of Waterloo
We first came up with the idea of a postcard to draw attention to the lack of queer support symbols and images on the University of Waterloo campus and web site.
In discussing the concept with classmates, and looking into the GLBTTQ communities throughout Canadian universities, we decided to create a propaganda postcard, intent on drawing attention and support for the POSITIVE SPACE CAMPAIGN, a campaign designed to create supportive spaces for the queer communities throughout Canadian universities. The University of Waterloo is one of the few universities, which still refuses to implement this program.
In discussing the concept with classmates, and looking into the GLBTTQ communities throughout Canadian universities, we decided to create a propaganda postcard, intent on drawing attention and support for the POSITIVE SPACE CAMPAIGN, a campaign designed to create supportive spaces for the queer communities throughout Canadian universities. The University of Waterloo is one of the few universities, which still refuses to implement this program.
This postcard explains what the POSITIVE SPACE CAMPAIGN is, and provides a space for students to sign in support of the campaign and send it to the FEDS (Federation of Students). To help publicize this campaign, the front of the postcard is a supportive sticker, advertising both the campaign itself, as well as a blog, which presents more information on the queer community in general, along with information on implementing the POSITIVE SPACE CAMPAIGN at UW. In addition, we have also included the FEDS mailing address, the President of FEDS email address, and our own blog address on the postcard itself.
For more information please visit our blog at supportpositivespace.wordpress.com
