The Solidarity Team, a branch of our Community Relations and Solidarity Department (CRS)

is dedicated to forging networks and partnerships among youth aged 18-29 from Indigenous, Black, and Settlers of Colour communities. Our goal is to enrich and enhance Indigenous-settler relations by exchanging stories of colonial history and lived experiences. Through a series of workshops and skill-building sessions, we strive to equip participants with the tools and skills necessary for effective solidarity work, charting a path forward together.

Youth leaders acquire a deeper understanding of Canada’s relationship with Black, Settlers of Colour, and Indigenous communities in order to create strong connections and build genuine relationships. Our work fosters greater awareness and appreciation of the unique circumstances and complexities faced by each group. Our programs offer a communal space for participants to share their individual connections to their homelands, experience wellness activities and self-care strategies to navigate the complexities of place-based relationships and responsibilities.

We champion a diverse leadership experience through these built networks, relationships, and skills-based workshops.  

 

 

Solidarity Programs

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    Concerning Community

    This initiative is aimed at non-Indigenous settlers of colour and engages participants in concrete discussions related to a variety of themes such as connecting to homelands, the nuanced experiences and responsibilities of settlers of colour, and the history of colonization and anti-Blackness in Canada.

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    Black Indigenous Solidarity Program

    The Black and Indigenous Solidarity (BIS) Program facilitates spaces between Black, Indigenous, and Afro-Indigenous youth for identifying necessities, roadblocks, and opportunities for solidarity. The program explores the history, oppression, and pathways to liberation of Black and Indigenous communities. Applications for the BIS program are currently closed. Stay tuned for program updates as our Black History Month panel will take place at 6pm on Thursday, February 15th. Please see the link below to register.

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    Grounded Communities

    Grounded Communities engages youth leaders (ages 18-29) from across the country, building a national network of youth working to realize their own visions of reconciliation, community building, and solidarity between BIPOC folks.

For More Information

Julia Louise Giraudi (she/her)

Community Relations & Solidarity, Solidarity Programming Manager