May Team Update
On May 30th, ARCSAS staff gathered for a session with Indigenous therapist Michel LeBrun who led the group in ceremony and a thoughtful discussion about what it means to decolonize our various practices and services. May 5th – Red Dress Day We worked in groups during the afternoon to explore the four pillars of colonization […]
We’ve been busy!
March and early April have been busy for the Circles Team. There are community events happening, but also great opportunities for us to deepen our knowledge and begin sharing what we have learned through this project.
Celebrating Our History Around the Dinner Table in Richmond County
Planning for Cultural Circles for Change event
It has been a busy month for the Circles Team. We have been planning our Cultural Circles of Change event for April 21st. Community Facilitators and community members will be sharing what we have been learning about ways to approach our unique and diverse communities. We are hosting community events to learn more about the […]
The Mass Casualty Commission will deliver its final report today.
Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the 22 people who lost their lives in Portapique during a senseless act of violence on April 18th & 19th, 2020, as we hear the final report from the Mass Casualty Commission.
Parenting Safe Children: Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Violence in Your Community
The Parenting Safe Children workshop was identified as educational resource to meet the need in both Richmond County, and Canso and surrounding areas which share historical and ongoing cases of sexual assault perpetrated by a family member. Recently, Consent Training was offered by Faye Fraser, Violence Prevention Educator with the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre Sexual […]
Happy New Year from Circles of Support and Change
The new year is a time to focus on our intentions for the coming year. For some people that might mean setting goals and making changes, but we also hope people are just being intentional about trying to be our best selves, whatever that might mean today.