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Help Check Your Head bring 50 free social justice workshops to 1500 youth. Share or give now #GivingTuesday http://thndr.me/m1JMqy

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ENGLISH CLOSED CAPTIONS INCLUDED!

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we are pleased to present two videos that youth made during the Anne Frank Memory Walk Project!

the first video is of the Missing Women’s Memorial Stone. it explores the story of how the monument came to be and why it holds a significant space in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. unlike the majority of monuments in our city, this one was created through a grassroots community effort.

the goal of the films is to investigate monuments in Vancouver that share stories of discrimination in our city. youth approach passerbys questioning their knowledge of the monuments and the stories being commemorated. with mentorship from filmmakers from Amsterdam, these are what the youth have created!

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO OF THE KOMAGATA MARU MONUMENT HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G1630eugsU&list=PLVVZaYhkATqf2vXTm_tCnyKQqlwKXx60F&index=2

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Starting work on planning all the great work we are doing over the Spring with Vancouver Neighborhood Houses and Anne Frank House. So excited!

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Have you reserved a seat on our Historical Tour of Vancouver? It's coming up in less than two weeks!

On this tour, we’ll explore some places in Vancouver that you might not have encountered before. We’ll explore themes of diversity, equality and inclusion in Vancouver’s past, present and future. And we’ll ask some tough questions about what we can all do to make Vancouver a better place.

Visit the link for more details!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/historical-tour-of-vancouver-tickets-13469849683

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Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory (Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh nations)

We are very excited to announce our Summer Youth workshops!

The workshops are free and for youth 24 years old and under. 

TO REGISTER: please email us at [email protected], as well as if you have any questions or accessibility requests.

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August 5th, 11am – 4pm Healthy Relationships & Boundaries This workshop looks at a variety of oppressions that young people have learned to internalize. Through various activities involving movement, writing, and discussion, there will be opportunities to explore how oppression influences the perspectives on oneself and to come up with ways to break free of these false or negative perceptions.

August 7th, 11am – 4pm Understanding Internalized Oppression Together we will explore the concept of boundaries: what they are and where they come from. This also looks at why boundaries are important foundations to having healthy, anti-oppressive relationships with ourselves, our friends, our family and our significant others.

August 12th, 11am – 4pm Unpacking Ageism in Youth Engagement In this workshop we will unpack ageism that affects children and youth. Here we are encouraged to share our experiences of what it is like to be a young person while navigating power dynamics in an adult-dominated world. As well as what we can learn from these experiences to become better at practicing allyship for young people as we move into adulthood.

August 14th, 11am – 4pm Effective Allyship with Young People As a group we will look at power and privilege and what it means for us and the people around us. As young people, we will identify our privilege and our capacity to work in meaningful solidarity with diverse individuals and groups. We will explore some of these opportunities for allyship, especially with our peers who experience multiple layers of marginalization and people who are much younger than us.

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PeerNetBC strives to make our workshops barrier free, please let us know if you have any particular needs for attending. Space for this workshop is very limited. We strongly encourage attendance to all workshops to get full experience and learning.

Accessibility:  - The building, workshop space, and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. There is a wheelchair accessible entrance to the building that will require a staff member to activate. - ASL interpretation is has not yet been made available for this event, please let us know if you require this service. - Our office is strives to be scent-free. Please refrain from wearing smells such as perfume, cologne, or essential oils.

Contact:  [email protected] [email protected]

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Are you a community organizer or an event planner? Are you seeking ways to improve accessibility for your events? Join BCRAD & PeerNetBC for a workshop where we can explore and challenge accessibility beyond physical access.

Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory (Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh nations) PeerNetBC & BCRAD: British Columbia Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf are pleased to present:  Reimagining Accessibility: What can contemporary understandings of disability teach us about access? While theories of disability have been rapidly advancing over the past few decades, implementation of these ideas as accessibility practices has largely not kept pace. As a result, standard accessibility practices do not entirely provide community organizers and healthcare providers with the resources to become inclusive of ability. This workshop looks at current models of disability, the history of accessibility, and the ways disabled people define identity in order to determine sociocultural barriers surrounding people with disabilities. Participants will be presented with a purview of current ideas and issues around accessibility, and asked to contribute ideas in a subsequent discussion around making accessibility more inclusive. Co-facilitated by Alex Lu & vanessa bui Cost: $0 - $50 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds) Location: Room 1530, Canadian Pacific Lecture Room, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC Date: Wednesday, August 13th, 2014 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Accessibility: - ASL interpretation is secured for this event. - The building entrance, workshop space, and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. - PeerNetBC strives to be scent-free; Please refrain from wearing scents such as perfume, cologne, essential oils, etc. For some information regarding Multiple Chemical Sensitivities please read: http://dualpowerproductions.com/2011/03/14/multiple-chemical-sensitivities-mcs-accessibility-basics/ TO REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/p7e7ajx For any questions or accessibility requests please contact: [email protected]

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Building Inclusive Communities (BIC) Programming Announcement

Building Inclusive Communities (BIC)

Program Application   

What is BIC?

“Building Inclusive Communities” or “BIC” is a 10-month program that brings together youth and other community members to work cooperatively on a community engagement project based on The Society of Children & Youth’s “Making Your Community More Child and Youth Friendly Toolkit”.  Through workshops, learning circles, and hands-on project coordination, participants strengthen their facilitation and community engagement skills. The foundation for these inter-generational projects is an ongoing two-way mentorship exchange between participants. For the 2012 program year, 12 people will be selected to participate in the BIC program. 

There are three main components to the BIC program: 

Six days of training in community engagement practices and concepts.  The initial training will be held on March 24th & 25th and the second training will be held on June 23rd &24th, and the third training will be September 22nd & 23rd.   

10 monthly learning circles to explore ideas emerging from the training and the project experience.

Working either in intergenerational pairs or small groups, participants will use the SCY “Toolkit” to undertake a community-based child and youth friendly project.

  What will you get out of this experience? 

mentoring & coaching from staff at PeerNetBC and at SCY

extensive training and practice in facilitation and community engagement skills

opportunities for intergenerational learning and experience in a mentoring relationship

experience in community-based project management

increased understanding of how to make communities more child & youth friendly

community-based networking opportunities

deepen existing intergenerational friendships and / or develop new friendships

a $25 honorarium for each training day and learning circle attended (total of $350).

  Successful applicants will… 

either have applied as part of an intergenerational pair / small group or have interests and background experience that match with another person / small group to form an intergenerational pair / group.

possess a passion for social justice and the betterment of child & youth friendly communities

have a basic understanding of peer support theory

have some experience in facilitation or leading community-based projects

be able to attend the three Training Sessions scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays of : March 24th & 25th, June 23rd & 24th, and September 22nd & 23rd 2012.

  Important Note for people applying from out of town: 

We have funding to cover travel & accommodation costs for three 2-day training sessions for 2 people per community outside the lower mainland.

Youth travelling without a parent or guardian must be 18 years or older.

  How to apply… 

Step 1)

Fill out the application form below or at this link.

Submissions can be done individually or if you are applying as a pair or small group, the submission can be done collectively

* It may be helpful to check out the PeerNetBC & SCY websites before you write your submission (www.peernetbc.com and www.scyofbc.org)  

Step 2)

If possible, please also include resumes for each applicant (maximum 2 pages per person)

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Email, fax or hand-deliver the application to PeerNetBC:

      Email: [email protected]

      Fax: [phone]

Office Location: Unit 408 – 602 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC (open 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday) however, please call before coming to confirm someone will be in the office. Phone: [phone] 

Deadline for Application is Friday, March 9th 2012   

Building Inclusive Communities (BIC) Application Form   

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Email, fax or hand-deliver the application to PeerNetBC:

      Email: [email protected]

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Office Location: Unit 408 – 602 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC (open 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday) however, please call before coming to confirm someone will be in the office. Phone: [phone]   

  Deadline for Application is Friday, March 9th 2012

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Celebrate Your Love! A support night for young mothers.

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Welcome to the PeerNetBC Tumblr feed.

Keep an eye out on here for community information and whatever else we are finding interesting.

If you are at the International Year of Co-operatives Launch at Van Dusen Gardens on Thursday January 12th, be sure to say hi to PeerNetBC Executive Director Cheryl Hewitt. Co-operatives values are very important to the work that we do here at PeerNetBC and we are happy to be taking part.