This session aims to unpeel the complexities, misunderstandings and intersection of racism by confronting the foundation of our ideas and the underpinnings and dichotomies. It is meant to be a reflective session where participants are invited to be critical of what we know or what we think we know based on a critical social justice framework. To build an anti-racist society begins within ourselves and is an on-going journey of unlearning, bravery and empathy. From this session we should be able to be more comfortable with the uncomfortable and have a more tangible and clear understanding of convoluted concepts, terms and ideas.

Through this training, organizations will explore the foundations and principles of children’s rights as defined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child while also reflecting upon the current gaps to access rights that children and youth face in Alberta today. The gaps were identified through a youth-led research designed and carried by Roots4Change and the JHC in 2021. Participants in this workshop will be introduced to tools and activities that can be used to explore children’s rights.

This workshop is directed to professionals working to include and engage people living with disability in their work. The session is led by people living with disabilities and they provide learnings on how to functionally make things accessible by learning through real-life examples and experiences for people to work through.

This training falls under our Social Stride program. Please click here to read more

Based on participants’ experiences, identities, and struggles, this workshop aims to unveil the multi-layered concept of oppression, the many ways in which solidarity can take shape, and the practical ways in which people could check their location/privilege while working with and for marginalized communities. Particular attention is paid to the history and layers of oppression in Canada and the way in which we can incorporate anti-oppressive practices, relations and connections in a diversity of spaces. Participants will create an anti-oppression statement for themselves in their work.

Human Rights 101: Understanding the Architecture and Role of Human Rights

In this session, participants will gain a broader understanding of the principles, values and role of human rights and how it can be a tool for advocacy and accountability. The session will provide foundations in the international framework and architecture of human rights and the various levels of jurisdiction and legislation. This session will also provide a brief overview of remediation and the reporting mechanisms available to people in Alberta.

Human Rights 102: Human Rights Mechanisms

In this session, participants will learn about the mechanisms that exist for human rights complaints to be heard provincially, federally and internationally. Advocates will learn about the concepts of protected grounds and the protected areas within the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Canadian Human Rights Act and gain understanding what makes a valid human rights complaint. Participants will develop an understanding of the importance of documentation and what is needed to build a complaint, whether to a human rights commission or other complaint body.

Human Rights 103: Taking Action for Human Rights

In this session, participants will gain skills and tools for advocacy and learn how to build a longer term strategy and plan for advocacy. We will spend time learning about eight action areas in human rights and how we can apply these actions in our work to address human rights in our communities.

This training program is offered during a limited time through out the year. Please click here to learn more.

This training facilitates organizational self reflection and analysis of their application of human rights. Based on the understanding of the pillars of Human Rights, organizations are invited to reflect on their relations with the people they serve, the staff, their partners, and the funders to assess strengths and gaps. The assessment is dynamically used to support organizations to create strategies to ensure their workplace, programs and policy respects the rights of all and reduces discrimination. This training aims to involve participants in building concrete and attainable rights based strategies around inclusion, participation, accountability, protection and collaboration that foster diversity and inclusion in the organization. This workshop is be more effective when delivered to groups that work together in the same department, areas or team.

Delve into the complexities of poverty and homelessness in our engaging workshop designed to shift perspectives and foster long-lasting change. This session aims to unravel the intricate factors contributing to societal challenges, advocating for a shift from temporary solutions to sustainable, rights-based strategies. Participants will be introduced to the principles of a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to tackling poverty, illuminating how this framework not only highlights the issue but also promotes dignity and systemic change. By understanding the difference between charity and HRBA, attendees will discover how to support those struggling with poverty with dignity, ensuring their voices are not only heard but are central to the conversation.


Join us to learn how to advocate for rights for those most marginalized, respond to poverty with the respect it demands, and foster meaningful engagement that brings about real change. This session is a call to action for anyone looking to contribute to a more equitable and just society, offering tools and insights for meaningful involvement and advocacy. Sessions can be tailored to a specific organizational context as well allowing those in the organization to apply the learnings directly to their daily work.


This session can be delivered as a half day overarching session or extend up to two days allowing deeper learning and application.

Trauma-informed care offers an important lens to understand how most of us have been harmed and emotionally injured, and how to incorporate working practices that acknowledge individual emotional trauma. Mental and emotional health are put at the center of the conversation and given relevance in the working setting. However, trauma informed practices are rooted in a deficit based perspective, rather than asset driven strategies and must be complemented with a lens that looks at collective trauma and how the environments that we share contribute to deepen those collective emotional injuries, and how we have the power to challenge and change those environments to foster individual and collective wellbeing.

Each of us has our own style, preferences and ways of operating. So how can we all work together? This interactive, information-packed Personal Success Workshop helps participants explore their own distinctive personality strengths and stressors, learn to respect and appreciate differences in the ways people function and lays the foundation for relationship building, effective communication and team building. True Colors is a great addition to building your organization to be inclusive and play to the strengths of your entire team.

This full-day workshop provides educators with a safe and supportive space to work through some important questions about teaching truth and reconciliation in an age-appropriate way. Participants will learn from a local knowledge keeper and engage in dialogue to work through questions and identify possible barriers to teaching truth and reconciliation in the classroom. Participants will be introduced and invited to reflect on the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls to Justice and explore our commitments and obligations to advance Indigenous Rights. Practical ideas and strategies will be developed while working with the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

This session will provide insight on what the principles and values of human rights are and how can they operate as a framework for organizations in their efforts towards diversity, equity and inclusion; systemic and individual dimensions of exclusion and marginalisation including understanding the historical contexts in which we have created and normalised are addressed; the importance of understanding social structures to move beyond the personal guilt and into personal responsibility; identification of common techniques and tendencies that create and replicate spaces of exclusion and conflict in our workplace; practises that can be used to create spaces of collaboration and tap into the strength of diverse teams; and, techniques and tips for those who feel they face ‘isms in the workplace.