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10/28/2026

Happy Digital Citizen Day!

As AI-generated images and content become increasingly common online, knowing how to spot AI is an important part of navigating the digital world safely! Swipe through for tips on how to identify AI content.

For small organizations wondering how to navigate AI and other tech, ODLAN offers a free, customizable AI and technology template to help you have constructive and transparent standards for tech use in the organization!

Find the template here: odlan.ca/technology-use-policy/

[ID1: On a light & dark blue ombre background, large text reads, “Digital Citizen Day 2026” with smaller text in a rectangle below, “Nervous about how to navigate AI online? Swipe to learn how to spot AI-generated content.” Underneath, there is an illustration of a person on a laptop that has q***r stickers on it pointing at a web browser behind them”. Beside it, text reads, “This illustration was made by a real human! Thanks Selina Chung!”. ID2: Large blue text reads, “How to Spot an AI-Generated Image/Video”. Below there is a box with text, “Is it realistic? (i.e. can it exist), If there are faces and hands, do they look human?, Lighting, Imperfections (dirt, pores, scars, wrinkles, worn fabric, etc.), Details (fabric patterns, backgrounds, texture or the absence of texture), Does it follow the laws of nature (i.e. gravity, movement), Is the photo balanced… too balanced?, If there’s text, can I read it? Is there depth? (AI struggles with 3D), One thing in focus, everything else blurry”. In pink, text says, “Swipe to test it out!”. ID3: Large text reads, “Can you spot which ones are AI?” with 3 images below: Soap with lavender scattered around it, a person approaching their car, two older adults sitting together. ID4: Large text reads, “These are all AI-generated!” with the 3 images with Xs beside them and various clues listed. ID5: At the top, text reads, “Is your organization trying to navigate the world of AI? Check out ODLAN’s free, customizable template!”. Below there is a photo of the technology use policy with more text at the bottom: The template includes guidance on how to manage: AI Tools, Account Security, Responses to Online Hate, Approved Platforms, and more!”.]

10/26/2026

Happy Intersex Awareness Day!

Intersex bodies are not something to be corrected - they are natural and deserve the same dignity and respect as anyone else. Yet, intersex folks often experience significant discrimination, stigma, and prejudice that detrimentally affect their health and well-being..

ODLAN stands will all intersex folks in the fight for bodily autonomy, education, and research💛💜

Looking for resources & support? Check out:

Looking for a PDF resource that highlights all of these orgs & their offerings? Head to our blog at the link in our bio!

10/25/2026

🌈 Today we’re celebrating the start of Ace Week!

Whether you identify as asexual, aromantic, demisexual, grey sexual/romantic, or elsewhere on the spectrum, your identity is real & valid.

If you're looking to connect with other Ace folks, get involved with advocacy orgs (or just find some info & resources!), or are looking to find short stories, comics, and art that reflect your experiences, swipe through to see all the supports available to you!

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Want a free PDF resource that outlines all of these supports? Head to https://odlan.ca/ace-week-2026/

[ID1: On a light purple background with a picture of a flag faintly in the background, large white text reads, “Ace Week”. Below, on a dark purple background, white text reads, “Swipe to learn about: Community groups (across Canada!), Advocacy & education organizations, Ace & Aro artists, short stories, and comics”. ID2: Large white text at the top reads, “Community Groups” with smaller text below, “Vancouver Aces & Aros, Communauté Asexuelle de Montréal, The Society of Asexuals and Aromantics of Alberta, Spectrum - Ace & Aro Space (Waterloo), HamOntario Aces, Toronto Aces & Aros”. ID3: Large white text reads, “Advocacy & Education Organizations”. Below there are 3 dark purple rectangles. The top one has white text, “Asexual Visibility and Education Network. AVEN hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality.”. The middle box reads, "Aromantic-Spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy. AUREA’s goal is to assist in the growth of the aromantic community and advocate for its interests through furthering recognition and education internationally.". The bottom one reads “The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project. TAAAP’s vision is a society that understands and accepts the full range of differences in people’s sexual and romantic desires, attractions, behaviors, and orientations, and does not privilege any.”. ID4: At the top, white text reads, “Aro/Ace artists sharing their experiences through comics & short stories”. Below, there are pictures of comics & short stories from: K. A. Cook, Kotaline Jones , Courtney Wirthit , and . ID5: On a dark purple square in the middle, white text reads, “Head to odlan.ca to learn more (and for a PDF resource) about all the supports listed here!”.]

10/21/2026

Join ODLAN & Nagpal Patel Professional Corporation for a webinar on Smarter Financial Management for Non-Profits! Managing finances effectively is essential for non-profits to make the most of their resources and maintain financial transparency.

This webinar will explore how non-profit organizations can use QuickBooks Online (QBO) to track project spending and automate reporting processes. The session will also cover budgeting and financial planning best practices, including standardized templates to support more consistent and efficient financial management.

📆November 20th, 12-1PM ET
📍Zoom
🔗lnk.bio/s/SmarterFinances

10/11/2026

Happy National Coming Out Day!

We recognize that "coming out" looks different for everyone and is rarely a one-day event. Lots of 2SLGBTQIA+ folks may lead happy and fulfilled lives without coming out or only coming out to their nearest & dearest. However you choose to come out, or whether you do at all, we hope you feel safe and empowered.

If you or someone you know is looking for support, check out:

Looking for a pretty PDF of all the resources listed here? Head to our blog at the link in our bio!

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10/08/2026

Happy International Le***an Day!

Today we celebrate le****ns & q***r femmes in all their diversity! We also send extra love today to the le***an & q***r femmes who are also trans, disabled, racialized, seniors, and those who don't feel safe to come out.

Q***r femme history has faced significant erasure. Swipe through to learn about the various projects that are working hard to document & preserve that history! Looking for the PDF resource? Head to: https://odlan.ca/le***an-visibility-day-2026

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Le***an Herstory Archives
le***anbarproject.com

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10/04/2026

Today we take a moment to reflect on Sisters in Spirit National Day of Action

The Sisters in Spirit initiative, led by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), honours the lives of those taken and provides grieving families and communities space for healing and strength.⁠

Across the country, vigils will be held to honour the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people. We encourage you to find a vigil in your area to stand in solidarity with those honouring their loved ones.

10/02/2026

Happy 2SLGBTQIA+ History Month! 🏳️‍🌈

Canada has reached important milestones in advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion but progress hasn’t been experienced equally across our communities.

As q***r and trans rights continue to face growing attacks across the country, it’s more important than ever to look to our history, understand the struggles and intersectional movements that shaped it, and learn from the work of those who came before us.

Looking for specific archival history? Check out:

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niagaraq***rarchive.ca

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10/01/2026

National Seniors Day is a time to celebrate older adults, honour the wisdom and experiences they bring to our communities, and stand together against ageism.

It’s also an opportunity to work toward a future where 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults can age with dignity, connection, safety, and access to inclusive digital spaces.

We believe rainbow seniors also have the right to connect and that it's never too late to create new families.

Head to lnk.bio/s/RainbowSeniors to find resources to support your loved ones & older adults in your communities with dating safely online.

09/30/2026

1000s of children were torn from their families and many never came home. Today we honour them and their communities.

Today we are also reflecting on what we can do to work toward reconciliation and de-colonization across Turtle Island. We know this work cannot be done with just one day of reflection every year. If you’re looking for ways to continue learning and engaging with Indigenous perspectives after NDRT, you can swipe for some resources recommended by the ODLAN team.

These resources are ones that particularly resonated with the ODLAN team. We are, however, a group of settlers on this land, and we encourage you to go directly to your local Indigenous communities and look to them for guidance on how you can take meaningful action toward reconciliation and decolonization.

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