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SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation
Newsletter: November 2024
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Table of Contents
- SHIFT is hiring!
- Next week's events:
- A Dewemaagannag/My Relations workshop
- Black Visionary Futures: Weaving Systems of Care & Solidarity
- Submit to the SHIFT Journal of Social Transformation
- Send content to the SHIFT newsletter
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WE'RE HIRING: Coordinator, Learning and Storytelling
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We're making some changes at SHIFT with the upcoming departure of our dear Shared Power Coordinator Stephanie in the new year!
We've shuffled positions around, and are very excited to be hiring for a revamped full-time position: Coordinator, Learning and Storytelling. This position will collaborate with community and university partners to effectively tell SHIFT’s stories, and activate the SHIFT and Concordia communities by planning a range of events.
Application deadline is December 11th, 2024.
You can find the job description link on our website's homepage.
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DECEMBER 3rd: A Dewemaagannag/My Relations workshop with Leïla Afriat
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This event is hosted by our friends at the Office of Community Engagement.
The McCord Stewart Museum’s exhibition “Wampum, Beads of Diplomacy” explores the fundamental role of wampums as witnesses of agreements between nations, and bearers of cultural and political meaning.
Rather than approaching the exhibition solely through archival research, the museum collaborated closely with Indigenous experts and communities connected to the wampums. This approach ensured the belts and necklaces’ stories were represented authentically and that Indigenous perspectives were centered, not exploited.
Leila Afriat, Community Relations Advisor at McCord Stewart Museum, is joining us for this edition of the Dewemaagannag/My relations workshop to discuss this collaborative journey. She will share insights into the museum’s approach, guided by the 7 values in the Dewemaagannag/My Relations: Indigenous engagement guide.
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DECEMBER 5th: Black Visionary Futures : Weaving Systems of Care & Solidarity
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The Black Healing Centre, in collaboration with the SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation, welcomes Yolo Akili Robinson for "Black Visionary Futures: Weaving Systems of Care and Solidarity".
This 2-day event series aims to inspire participants to lead with intention, build sustainable movements, and create systems that truly support the well-being and empowerment of Black individuals. At both days, we welcome the community to gather and explore innovative approaches to building supportive networks for Black students, wellness practitioners, change-makers, and those who care about Black communal futures.
On Thursday, December 5th, join us at the SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation to hear a conversation between Yolo Akili Robinson (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective) and Samanta Nyinawumuntu (Black Healing Centre), as part of SHIFT's "Kinship and Council" event series. This event is open to the public and has free registration.
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Submit to the SHIFT Journal of Social Transformation
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Do you have a piece of writing - or even an idea for an article - that you’ve dreamed of publishing? Look no further than the SHIFT Journal of Social Transformation!
We accept submissions of any style of work related to our key themes of systems change, mobilisation, and institutional transformation. From anyone, anytime.
We aim to create an avenue for accessible and non-academic publishing, housed within an academic institution.
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Submit your content to the SHIFT Newsletter
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We send out a newsletter every 4-6 weeks, and are happy to promote our wider community's activities & opportunities that are aligned with SHIFT's values, and benefit students, Concordians, and/or SHIFT's wider community members.
Send your requests through this form.
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