Upcoming Events
BraveGrl Virtual Launch Party!
Nov 1, 2020 (4:00 - 4:30) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Manahil
Over the last few months we have been working hard on manifesting our vision for BraveGrl: a community where we inspire racialized women of diverse and intersectional backgrounds to live courageously in their own truth. We celebrate brave women doing brave things, and provide you with original, empowering content.
Land As Our First Teacher
Nov 2, 2020 (11:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Siobhan Takala
What are ways you connect with the land? How does connection to land improve your holistic health? How can those who work in the youth sector start connecting to the land as part of their practice?
This conversation will feature an Anishinaabe Elder (Martina Osawamick from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory), a health promoter using land-based approaches with youth...
ALUMNI - SAH Yoga Fundraiser for Covenant House
Nov 12, 2020 (17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Siobhan Takala
We are fortunate enough to have a roof over our heads, enough food to eat, and loved ones with us. many youth in Vancouver however are struggling now more than ever - they are dealing with homelessness, COVID-19, the opioid crisis and severe mental health challenges. Let's do our part to support these vulnerable youth!
Join our Yoga fundraiser, led by an instructor from...
More Powerful Together: Book Launch & Panel Discussion
Nov 24, 2020 (17:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Siobhan Takala
Join author of More Powerful Together, Dr. Jen Gobby in conversation with environmental and social justice activists/organizers in Canada.
Fernwood Publishing, in partnership with The ENRICH Project, presents the launch of More Powerful Together: Conversations With Climate Activists and Indigenous Land Defenders. This event will feature a keynote by the author, Dr. Jen Gobby, followed...
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson reading and conversation
Nov 24, 2020 (19:00 - 20:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Siobhan Takala
November 24 at 7pm for a reading and conversation with award-winning Anishinaabe storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, presented by Lakehead University’s Department of English with the support of the University’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Thunder Bay Public Library.
This event is free and open to everyone via YouTube livestream.
Simpson will be...
Safe Space for White Questions
Nov 25, 2020 (11:30 - 12:30) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Siobhan Takala
This is the fourth of a series of free and public monthly drop-in sessions open to white identifying people who would like to come ask a question or two about a wide range of issues generally captured under the banner of "progressive" politics that you would like to better understand. There's no judgement, no chance that you'll offend anyone (unless you're actively trying to - please don't...
International Perspectives: Gender-Based Violence in a Pandemic World
Nov 25, 2020 (14:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Siobhan Takala
In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, this Zoom event will address how gender inequalities in healthcare and society at large have perpetuated gender-based violence, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the international not-for-profit Medical Herstory and the UN Women’s organization at the University of Cambridge are excited...
