rise

 The RISE program centers creating intergenerational spaces to increase access to knowledge, voices, stories, and wisdom focused on reimagining societal structures and system towards being equitable and liberatory. 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and young adults, other community stakeholders and partners, and TQYC staff work together to create intentional spaces that are supportive in learning and unlearning systems of oppression while creatively being invited to be curious and imaginative in dreaming of alterative systems that empower our communities to create projects and initiatives through our other TQYC programs. RISE aims to continue long held traditions of passing down knowledge to the next generations as a way to preserve cultural knowledge and inspire further cultural building. Youth and YA are encouraged to explore complex topics and engage in knowledge sharing on an intergenerational level. This allows for the creation of practices that embody the rich wisdom that comes from intergenerational knowledge sharing.