Friend, Spring Greetings from KWIC!
 

 

Be well & take care....       

- Message from KWIC Executive Director, Julie Cosgrove

March 5^th Fundraiser with the Peterborough Pete’s


KWIC volunteers and community members pictured at the Peterborough Pete's Game Fundraiser 

A very big thank you to the Peterborough Pete’s for hosting us to fundraise over $2K with generous support from KWIC volunteers and community sponsors:

Brian Mulligan - Desjardins Insurance Company; Eileen Madder - Manulife Securities; Nicholas Brandon - RBC Royal Bank; Romeo Miano - Desjardins Financial Security and Ramon Valles - CRV Imprints.

A special thank you to KWIC Fundraising Chair, Carmela Valles, for all her work to make this happen!
 

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International Women's Day "Together We Rise" 


IWD 2020 Solidarity March on George Street in Downtown Peterborough

Mar 8^th marked International Women’s Day. KWIC & KSAC with our community partners hosted a solidarity march and free afternoon program around our 2020 local theme: Together We Rise! We’re grateful to everyone who supported the 2020 event, including the CFGP and the Pilot Gender Equality Fund, numerous community volunteers, guest speakers and community participants. 

A new partnership with TVAN and GrassbootsTheatre this year led to several storytelling and art-based workshops and the creation of the Walks of Life: Through HerStory community art installation


TVAN's (Trent Visual Arts Network) VP of Events, Czarina Garcia, holding up the Walks of Life Through Herstory Community Art Installation during the IWD 2020 Community Gathering
 

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Welcoming Shaelyn Wabegijig to the team


Shaelyn Wabegijig (right) pictured with Virginia Yojana del Transito Tacam Ramos (left), Maya K'iche indigenous youth leader, at the Chosen Paths Visiting Delegation from Guatemala on October 28th, 2019.

Congratulations to Shaelyn Wabejigig in her new role as the KWIC Office Coordinator. Shaelyn is known to many of you through her work with the KWIC Board of Directors and TRACKS Youth Program and brings valuable experience through her work at Plenty Canada and as Trent Alumni.

We are very grateful to Faith Mwesigye, for her work in this role previously and continuing contributions as a KWIC volunteer!


KWIC's former Office Coordinator, Faith Mwesigye introducing Bayo Akomolafe at KWIC's 30th Anniversary Keynote Lecture on October 10th, 2019.
 

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Global International Development Projects

For those of you involved in global international development projects, the Canadian Council for International Collaboration has been convening a collaborative response to COVID19 to request that project funding remains fluid, prioritizes community needs and the most vulnerable during this crisis. KWIC is participating in these conversations through the Ontario Council. If you are interested for more information, please visit the OCIC website for resources and updates: https://www.ocic.on.ca/ 

On April 2^nd, Minister for International Development, Karina Gould, acknowledged the important connection between health and climate action as well as the opportunity of this moment and moving forward.

How Will the World Emerge from The Guardian

The Coronation by Charles Eisinstein

Following thinker, author and speaker, Bayo Akomolafe on Bayo on Facebook for insights and wisdom in these times.

Times Are Urgent, We Need to Slow Down (2019), a Bayo Akomolafe talk on the recurring and most timely theme.

Indigenizing and Decolonizing Community Care in Response to COVID-19 by Jade Begay (Diné and Tesuque Pueblo of New Mexico), Creative Director of NDN Collective, Masters of Arts in Environmental Leadership.

COVID19 Resources for Indigenous Peoples by Indigenous Climate Action

Traditional Indigenous Kinship Practices at Home: Being Child-Centred During the Pandemic by Andrea Landry on Indigenous Motherhood

Compassionate Ethics in Difficult Times with the Dalai Lama

We know that with physical isolation, families and students are facing specific challenges. Here are a couple of resources for inspiring curriculum related lessons and activities:

TRACKS is an educational program which provides hands-on experiences for youth interested in the intersections of Indigenous and western sciences, based out of the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences Program (IESS) of Trent University, under the umbrella of the Kawartha World Issues Centre and supported by First People's House of Learning.https://www.tracksprogram.ca/online-and-onland-resources-for-families-1
 
TEACH Outside Box Social Justice Alternative Placement and Program is a collaborative education program designed for emerging and seasoned classroom teachers, and community educators hosted by KWIC in partnership with the Trent School for Education and Professional Learning, TRACKS Youth Program, Nourish Peterborough and New Canadians Centre.https://teachpeterborough.ca/resources/
https://teachpeterborough.ca/participant-lesson-plans/

GreenUP’s twitter feed is offering home art activities 

Camp Kawartha always has great ideas and resources for connecting with Vitamin N (Nature) - which is extremely important in reducing anxiety and stress – although requiring caution and diligence with respect to minimizing activity and physical distancing over the next few weeks. https://campkawartha.ca/blog/ 

Kawartha Sexual Assualt Centre's Web-based Community Events
 

Nourish Project
 

CCRC (Community Counselling Resource Centre) Supports and Services

Contact CCRC for access to these services by calling:
705-743-2272 or text 705-930-9301 for Credit Counselling
705-742-4258 for Professional Counselling or Employment Assistance Program

Visit their website at www.ccrc-ptbo.com
 

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The Leap - A People's Bailout

"The Leap’s mission is to advance a radically hopeful vision for how we can address climate change by building a more just world, while building movement power and popular support to transform it into a lived reality."

To learn more about The People's Bailout, visit The Leap's website at: 
https://theleap.org/

EVENTS UPDATE DUE TO COVID19
Due to the overwhelming shift from physical gatherings and events onto digital, online platforms, KWIC continues to support community partners by sharing online events, webinars, community Zoom meetings, etc. on our online community calendar.
Thank you.