Founding Partner and Lead of West Hub of
Righting Relations Canada
The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC) is a founding partner organization that has supported and led the creation of the West Hub of Righting Relations Canada. For over 10 years, JHC has worked alongside adult educators, community organizers, and grassroots leaders to cultivate spaces for connection, reflection, and collective action rooted in heart-led social change.
JHC has brought a tireless commitment to delivering human rights education, including anti-oppressive and equity practices rooted in community-based learning to nurture Righting Relations’ circles. These practices have embedded into JHC’s daily work, organizational values, and structure.
The Prairies - Righting Relations and the West Hub
Righting Relations was established in 2015 by the Catherine Donnelly Foundation in response to a demonstrated need for stronger supports, resources, and capacity-building opportunities for educators and organizers working for radical social change.
Over the last decade, Righting Relations developed three regional hubs across the country, creating localized networks that reflect regional realities while remaining connected to a shared national vision. The West Hub was supported and led in its creation by the John Humphrey Centre, responding to the specific histories, relationships, and community strengths of Western Canada. Today, three networks exist in Regina, Winnipeg and Edmonton.
The West Hub of Righting Relations is grounded in the notion of “hearts wide open” and in the teachings of the strawberry plant, as shared by members of the Grandmothers Council. These teachings guide how we relate to one another, how we hold knowledge, and how we move toward collective transformation. The hub meets regularly online to share and preserve network values and share learnings.
Change Labs: Learning in Circle for Systems Change
A key project of Righting Relations Canada has been Rooting In and Advancing the Justice and Equity Change Labs, which focuses on leveraging the collective wisdom of its membership to create national working groups. These working grounds are centred around bringing the membership together to identify educational needs, develop equitable adult education practices, and create transformative practices designed to be shared widely with grass roots, adult educators and organizers.
The Change Lab working groups are focused on topics of:
Gender and Sexuality
Non-Profit Solutions
Anti-Ableism and Accessibility
Anti-Oppression
Strengthening Indigenous Women’s Leadership
Strengthening Men’s Leadership
Gender-Based Violence
The John Humphrey Centre guides the Gender and Sexuality, Non-Profit Solutions, Anti-Ableism and Accessibility, and Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Change Labs.
