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Category Archives: Events
Walk4Justice Coming through Edmonton
There is a group called Walk4Justice who will be walking through Western Canada from Kamloops BC to Winnipeg, MB to raise awareness about violence against women and children, especially along the Highway of Tears. Over 3000 women have gone missing … Continue reading
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Feature Wednesday
Yesterday was the first Annual Walk for Friendship presented by the Alberta Native Friendship Centre Association (ANFCA), which the available staff members of the John Humphrey Centre participated in. The walk took us to Prince Charles Elementary where the school … Continue reading
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Recap Monday: Storytelling and the Media
This seemed to be the persuasive theme for two of the JHC staffers this past weekend. The John Humphrey Centre (and Racism Free Edmonton) presented the Indigenous Storytelling Event on Saturday afternoon to break down barriers. Once the event got … Continue reading
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Recap Monday: Jewish & Muslim Documentary Fundraiser
Welcome to Recap Monday! Over the weekend, the JHC crew ended up at the Jewish & Muslim Documentary Fundraiser put on by our very own Rabia Sheikh and Maigan van der Geissen. Part of the Ignite Change Now! Team, these … Continue reading
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Recap Monday: Rural Youth Leadership Day
Welcome to your Recap Monday! Over the weekend, Renee headed down to Lethbridge to lead the Rural Youth Leadership Day with Lorinda, our coordinator extraordinaire. Renee came back exhausted but full of exuberance and pleasure over how engaged and energetic … Continue reading
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Announcement: Rural Youth Leadership Day!
I grew up in a rural community in Alberta and upon feeling like I needed to escape that world to spread my wings, I experienced major culture shock when I moved to the city. The culture shock surrounded a number … Continue reading
Art "work" towards elimination of Poverty and Homelessness
Anyone who knows us know the John Humphrey Centre’s Global Youth Assembly usually incorporates urban arts as a form of free expression for at-risk youth. We throw a big hip-hop summit but also feature workshops on the urban arts–whether it’s … Continue reading
Recap: Human Rights Cafe Dialogue #2
On Sunday February 07, we had our second Human Rights Cafe Dialogue at Three Bananas. We had a fairly good turn out and an even better discussion. The cafe was really supposed to be a discussion of the book Dead … Continue reading
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Human Rights Cafe this Sunday!
Don’t forget there’s a Human Rights Cafe this Sunday at Three Bananas Cafe. We’re reading Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo (but you need not have read this book to still come for the discussion!) for February 7th because it’s International … Continue reading