Since the fall of 2018, our Brechin 4 ACTION team has been working with Kathi Camilleri to hold her important Reconciliation workshops in Nanaimo.
Each "series" consists of the Building Bridges workshop (October 18th) followed 2-3 weeks later (Nov 8th) by Paddling Together for Community. This will be the first year they are being held on Saturdays. The posters below provide more details.
The Youth Reconciliation Mixed-Media Collab workshop, previously advertised for Saturday May 10th was unfortunately cancelled/postponed due to insufficient registration + one of the 2 facilitators was quite ill.
We hope to create a similar workshop opportunity which would utilize the UC Vision Fund grant and the donations early 2026. It looks like we will be collaborating with the School District 68 Indigenous Education Dept. for this workshop. . We will update you as soon as possible!
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Gaza: How can we support the people in Gaza?
Dr. Deirdre Nunan, a Canadian physician who has recently been working with Doctors Without Borders in Gaza made several presentations in Nanaimo, Gabriola and elsewhere on the Island last week. Several people,from Brechin attended. Following her,presentations she was asked what we here could do to learn more, and to support the people in Gaza.
This is her response:
Writing about UN Resolution 377 to your MP, Anita Anand, Mark Carney, and Bob Rae is a great thing for everyone to do. It’s a possibility to circumvent the veto vote in the security council at the UN, and we want Canada to propose or support it! Wikipedia has a run down of previous times it’s been used - it’s not foolproof but it CAN work!.
A few more petitions. These are parliamentary ones and so there is a second step to confirm your email address.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6719
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6662
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6751
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-6645
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6703
Regular petitions:
And finally in Nanaimo there’s a group that does lawn signs against the genocide for a suggested $5 donation (endgenocidebc.ca), and Gabriola 4 Gaza on Facebook will keep you updated with more of the latest locally. There is also a mutual aid group including a number of people in BC www.connectinggaza.org that offers psychosocial and financial support to 27 families in Gaza.
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Support Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel
The United Church is providing members with an opportunity to join a campaign to support justice and peace in the middle east by praying, donating to partners in the region, and advocating for justice and Peace. Resources including a new letter – writing campaign can be found on the General Council Website at Support Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel | The United Church of Canada (united-church.ca)
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Home on Native Land, an online course:
https://raventrust.com/home-on-native-land/
The course is provided by Raven Trust, a non-profit organization which fundraises to support First Nations who are fighting rights and title cases. The course has ten modules. Each module has a ten minute video, a series of editorial cartoons, some light reading, and an individual reflection activity. The format of the course means that it’s easy to go through and browse sections of interest if that’s your preferred learning mode. The course covers some key concepts in the Land Back movement, including: unceded, sovereignty, UNDRIP, terra nullius, and stewardship of parks. The course was developed by a number of influential First Nations scholars and advocates including:Glen Coulthard (Yellowknives Dene) - author of Red Skins, White Masks, Terri Lynn Williams Davidson (Haida) - lawyer who was an intervenor for Taan vs. United Steel Workers Local 1-1937, also an artist who did a great photography series Female Supernatural Beings of Haida Gwaii Kukpi7, Judy Wilson (Secwepemc) - who is on the executive of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. The host of the course is Ryan McMahon (Anishinaabe) who is a comedian and media personality.
The course is free. Registration is required, but it’s a quick and easy process to register.
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This movie (Magnitude of All Things) is recommended by Nanaimo Green Faith Circle & others - it's an hour and 40 minutes https://www.nfb.ca/film/magnitude-of-all-things
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TWO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
(1) Drawdown - The most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.
Edited by Paul Hawken
(2) Regeneration - Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
by Paul Hawken
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Labyrinth Walks
In-person labyrinth walks. Brechin 4 ACTION are having in-person labyrinth walks again. Everyone welcome. Wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Anne Nesbitt – 250-585-7442.
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