After the events of Harbinger Wars 2, Valiant will round out 2018 and delve into the new year with four new series for Valiant Beyond - Faith: Dreamside, Bloodshot: Rising Spirit, Livewire, and Incursion.

Arts have played a role in creating opportunities for inclusion for Ananth for many years. Ananth has been learning Bharatanatyam for over ten years. Dance has played an important role in Ananth’s life because he needs the structured, consistent movement experience. Dance has also expanded opportunities for participating in community events as an observer and as a performer. The opportunities…

Why You Need Diverse and Inclusive Content in Today’s Economy

As a brand, you need to be producing diverse and inclusive content. And no, I don’t mean just slapping on a picture of a queer couple on a hero image and calling it good. I mean representing and writing to people of different backgrounds.  It’s important. It’s so important that the first time I saw a car commercial about two gay women I cried. Big, sloppy tears. I had never seen something that…

Well, looks like its been 3 years since I’ve been here. Nothing like keeping up to date eh?!

This is mostly down to taking a year away from music to focus on building some youth work skills, and also the prior pit fall of taking a 2 year regular music teaching post that unfortunately wasn’t what was described and finding it difficult to make your way back out. But that’s a lesson in freelancing and remembering that if somethings too good to be true, then it probably is!

That said, it wasn’t without merit. I learnt more than I ever thought I could about young people with SEN/D, from disadvantaged backgrounds, inclusion, the power of youth voice and being generally inspired by the resilience, fortitude and creativity of our younger generations.

“I remember thinking some students simply needed the type of individualization and support that could only be provided in a more restrictive setting, like the self-contained setting to which I was assigned.... Then a group of students helped show me a third option and better way: equity-based inclusion...  

The United Nations Free and Equal Campaign exposes the price of LGBTQ exclusion.

We work every day to promote inclusion, understanding and respect. This week we opened application to our Trans Youth Mentorship Program. The program will help young trans people overcome barriers to accessing post-secondary education and employment.

With the support of staff and community mentors, young trans people will be given the chance to create and work toward education and/or employment goals, on their own terms, in a supportive space.

Find out more about the program and how to apply:

http://www.the519.org/programs/trans-youth-mentorship-program