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Update for folks: uplifting for a residential school survivor in honour of orange shirt day, Kairos blanket exercise with Pitt meadows UCC congregation and speaker for leadershift this past weekend on indigenous ministries regionally and nationally where are we at, reconciliation and discussions on concrete allyship.

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Why a blanket exercise made me disappointed, uncomfortable and angry - The Blanket Exercise Shining a harsh light on the impacts of colonization On a cloudy, fall afternoon at NAIT Main Campus, a circle of chairs are arranged around five patterned blankets laid flat on the floor. It’s a homey scene – one of...

Blanket exercise at Lyn valley united with 31 participants🤗 great group honest, open, and willing to learn about Canada’s dark history. Hychka to jo for coming to share her story and help people come to a ♥️ centred place of understanding. Here’s to revolutionizing the way forward together 💪🏽💞🎶🙌🏽🙌🏽

BE for teacher advocates and students in SD36 & Cultural safety for frontline staff what a great few weeks. Meeting new people trying new things and learning together moving forward together being the change 🙌🏽🙌🏽 the world will be a little different when we share our experience, strength and hopes with one another from the ♥️

I am available to provide the blanket exercise for the health care sector to help employees recognize intergenerational trauma.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/health-system-should-recognize-intergenerational-trauma-expert-says-1.3920778

Health system should recognize intergenerational trauma, expert says Dr. Evan Adams, the chief medical officer for B.C.'s First Nations Health Authority, says trauma passed on from generation to generation can lead to negative health outcomes.

I have done these in the school district with administration, teachers, support staff, and students. It can not be overlooked and should be done with anyone in Canada especially in these times of reconciliation.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/12/26/students-learn-indigenous-history-by-reenacting-colonization-in-unique-blanket-exercise.html

Students learn indigenous history by reenacting colonization in unique blanket exercise | Toronto Star Blankets, a script and a circle of people provides a powerful lesson to classes from the Toronto Catholic board

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Improving the cultural sensitivity of your workforce is crucial in today's multicultural environment. This will help prevent conflicts between your employees and make your company better adapted to dealing with clients from different cultures. You can build cultural awareness in your workforce through formal education classes and the informal recognition of other cultures at your company. Building an environment that encourages discussion and teamwork also reduces cultural issues. If you live and work in an area where there are high rates of Aboriginal people your organization could benefit from participating in our workshop: an introduction to the KAIROS Blanket excercise from an Indigenous worldview

We can't make the same mistake twice

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/we-cant-make-the-same-mistake-twice-exposes-canadas-barriers-to-reconciliation/article32459440/

We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice exposes Canada’s barriers to reconciliation Alanis Obomsawin documents in painstaking minutiae First Nations’ human rights complaint against Canada’s child welfare policies

What does reconciliation mean to you?
Apply by October 23

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APPLY BY OCTOBER 23!
Apply now to be a part of šxʷʔamət (home) - an audience interactive theatre production, investigating our struggles towards Reconciliation with Indigenous people. We are looking for Indigenous AND non-Indigenous people with lived experiences in these struggles to join us in creating and performing the play. No acting experience is required. see below for more info:

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Recruiting workshop and cast members for our 2017 production on Reconciliation between non-Indigenous and Indigenous people.

What does Reconciliation mean to YOU?

We want YOU to join us in developing this exciting production, šxʷʔamət (home)

No acting experience required – Just a willingness to be open about your experiences and a desire to play!

Theatre for Living is collaborating with Journeys Around the Circle Society on our next Mainstage production in 2017. šxʷʔamət (home) will explore what Reconciliation between non-indigenous and Indigenous people looks and feels like on the ground. We are recruiting indigenous AND non-Indigenous people - like yourself - to join us to create and perform this play. No acting experience is required. The only requirement is lived experiences in the struggle towards Reconciliation …all of our stories will have different perspectives.

Each workshop participant will be paid $600 for the workshop week.

Cast members will be paid $700 per week, from Jan 30 – March 11, 2017.
This is full time work, 8+ hours a day, 5 and sometimes 6 days a week.

Apply now to be a part of šxʷʔamət (home)!
Workshop dates: Jan 30th – Feb 4th, 2017 (Renegade Studios: 3030 E Broadway)
Rehearsals: Feb 7th – 26th, 2017
Play: 11 performances, March 3 – 11th, 2017 (with a preview on March 2nd) at the Firehall Arts Centre.

To apply, email David Ng ([email protected]) , Theatre for Living’s Outreach Coordinator your application, contact information, and answers to the two questions below:

1) We want real diversity in the room, so tell us who you are, and anything else you want us to know about you!

2) What is your journey and story towards Reconciliation? What needs to be changed for us to have true reconciliation between Indigenous and non-indigenous people?

There is no right or wrong answer to these questions – we are looking for your own personal lived experiences to enrich the play making process…don’t worry, we aren’t putting your real stories on stage, the play that will be made will be a fiction, and whatever you send us is confidential.

Deadline for applications: October 23, 2016.

Send your email application to: [email protected]
For more information email David Ng at [email protected] or call the office 604.871.0508

A reconciliation reading list

http://www.cbc.ca/books/mobile/touch/2016/10/a-reconciliation-reading-list-15-must-read-books.html

A reconciliation reading list: 15 must-read books On Oct. 22, 1966, near Kenora, Ont., Chanie Wenjack died trying to walk home to the family he was