Breaking Barriers: Building Belonging (BCPF Self-Advocates Conference 2026 In-Person Event)
Fri, Mar 20
|Esquimalt Gorge Park & Pavilion
Join BC People First Society and Self-Advocates for a Brighter Future on March 20th for learning and networking. Let's strengthen our self-advocacy efforts together and create lasting impact in our communities.
Registration closes Mar 06, 2026, 11:00 p.m.
Time & Location
Mar 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Esquimalt Gorge Park & Pavilion, 1070 Tillicum Rd, Esquimalt, BC V9A 2A1, Canada
About the event
Join us for our learning and networking conference hosted by BC People First Society and this year featuring Self-Advocates for a Brighter Future in Esquimalt, BC.
Friday, March 20, 2026 | 10:00am-4:30pm
Are you in the Victoria area and want to join us for the event?
This event is only for registered attendees. We need to know who is coming and only have so much space.
Please register here by March 6th.
If you have dietary restrictions or need any accessibility accommodations to take part – please let us know by March 6th.
We have a stronger voice when we push for changes in society together. Conferences make it easier for people to share information, ideas, and tactics. This gives self-advocates more tools for advocating for themselves and helps make policy better for everyone in our province.
Event attendees will get to connect with peers while gaining experience and knowledge in leadership development areas such as self-advocacy, human rights, presentation skills, networking, community building, government policy, and much more.
Come and support the presenters! Learn and connect with us!
This event is for:
BCPF members and other self-advocacy group members
Self-advocates or people interested in self-advocacy
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Doors open and networking at 10:00am. We'll begin by 10:30am.
Presentations and activities from BCPF Members and our community partners include:
Tips for getting your voice heard and taking advocacy action
Human rights laws and using the CRPD for advocacy
Understanding and dealing with ableism
Plain language as a human right
Being brave and confident for self-advocacy success
How to speak up and be heard
Leadership looks like us!
Advocacy project overviews and successes
Mental health and disability justice
Being a self-advocate online and in the community
Brainstorming activities
Self-advocacy bingo game
Lunch and networking and door prizes!
Please email us anytime at hello@bcpeoplefirst.com if you have any questions.
We will also have some virtual events leading up to the in-person event for anyone to take part in. We will add more information here soon about the virtual events.
Registration closes Mar 06, 2026, 11:00 p.m.