March 21, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination!  

Global events and recent headlines reinforce the importance of creating and maintaining spaces of public education and discussion. 

Join us for a spring education series designed specifically for ARNetwork members  to connect the dots and make informed links to systemic racism and settler colonialism in Saskatchewan today. We will refer to Call To Action # 47 and #57.

Connecting the Dots learning series is a part of the ARNetwork's strategic goals of being a trauma informed source of systems integrated, applied, evidence based, transformative decolonial practices, in spirit first AND in action. 

The ARNetwork aim's to be a trusted, transparent hub of ancestral and contemporary knowledge. 

Decolonizing brings humanity into our systems.  The ARNetwork invites the membership to define the problem by learning about the root causes of systemic violence and social disorder.    

1:00 pm -  2:00pm ARN Learning Session 

2:00 pm- 3pm Community Speaker Response and discussion to follow.

Community Speakers TBA.  

1. April 1 - Settler Colonialism and the link to Wealth Inequality in Saskatchewan. 
   • Wealth inequality in Canada reaches ‘crisis levels,’ Oxfam report warns, with sharp impacts in Saskatchewan
2. April 15 -Systemic racism and the link to crime and social disorder.
   • "Social issues like addiction, gang involvement, and mental health have significant impacts on communities and contribute to calls for police service."
3. April 29- Settler colonialism and the decline in Men's mental health
   • The Canadian Men’s Health Foundation (CMHF) also reveals half of men lack sufficient social support systems, with most never seeking professional mental health support.
4. May 13-Racism is expensive for taxpayers. 
   • Racism in the labour market is costing us all~December 18, 2019 Written b‎y:‎  CCPA National Office

Racism is not sustainable. 

Decolonization is rooted in community, compassion, and shared decision making for future generations.  

Join us in safe, ethical and community spaces.   All funds support public anti-racism education for a sustainable future.  For added security this is not public event.  Participants with purchased tickets will be provided a link to the online discussion prior to the event.  Thank you and we hope to see you there! 

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The ARNetwork Team

Settler colonialism in an ongoing process in Canada maintaining interlocking systems of oppression, rooted in false assumptions of superiority that negatively affect all of us in many harmful ways.  Racism is entrenched in our institutions, systems, culture, and minds. 

Reconciliation in Canada addresses root causes of racism. A focus on diversity and inclusion is not enough. Sustainable, meaningful and authentic change can only be achieved through a focus on decolonization. Applying an anti-racist methodology provides an analysis to understand systemic racism and the structures that sustain it.

Decolonization is rooted in compassion, community, and shared decision making for future generations.  Decolonization brings humanity into our systems. Based on the principles of Stanford's Social Innovation collective impact model, large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination instead of isolated intervention of individual organizations and downstream initiatives. Collective impact is a network of community members, organizations, and institutions who advance equity by learning together, aligning, and integrating their actions to achieve population and systems level change.

It starts with a common agenda, coming together to collectively define the problem and create a shared vision to solve it.

It establishes shared measurement, allowing for continuous learning and accountability, fosters mutually reinforcing activities, integrating the participants’ many different activities to maximize the end result and encourages continuous communications that build trust and strengthen relationships.

We meet online monthly to support one another as we learn about and apply an anti-racist lens.  In times of declining mental health, growing economic disparity, social instability, and violence, we felt the need to continue to provide support and shared living experiences with compassion and trauma informed consciousness. 

Join us 3pm-5pm CST Every second Wednesday of the month.

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Land based trauma healing practices.  In partnership with members of Treaty 6 First Nation. 

The Anti-Racism Network supports the sovereignty of Indigenous people and their right to participate in decision making and governance in their own lands and territories.  

It is our goal to build capacity amongst Network members to be advocates for informed community decision making in their own spheres of influence. Decolonization is rooted in compassion, community and shared decision making.  Put humanity into our systems.  

Committee Structure and Action Hubs

We recognize the need for anti-racism in all sectors. In order to meet each sector’s unique needs, we have created focused teams within our Network:

• The Wellness Wizards-Systemic racism and settler colonialism as a Social Determinant of Health. 
• The Equity Avengers-Anti-Racist Facilitators and curators of the ARNetwork repository of community based assets
• Rural Engagement-We are Stronger together.  United.  From many people strengths. 
• The Justice League-Justice Sector thought leaders in Policing, Corrections, and Courts.  
• Anti-Racism in the Arts-Popular Theatre as Resistance: We are all Actors in Social Structures
• Unified Minds-Amplifying Youth Voices 

Action Hubs meet outside of our regularly scheduled Network meetings to discuss pertinent issues, develop new projects, and plan action steps. We invite the addition of new teams and change within this structure.

What does it mean to be part of this network?

The Anti-Racism Network provides a place to connect with people grappling to understand systemic racism, systematic discrimination, institutional racism and how it is connected to settler colonialism. We rely on each other and seek to do work thoughtfully, supportively, and boldly together. 

Who can join?

Anyone who would like to learn more about our foundational anti-racist analysis and how racism is embedded into our structures, systems, policies, and outcomes! We use anti-racist methodology in community based practice to create a contemporary decolonial lens.  Everyone is welcome to join the Network. We currently have representation from the general community, settlement agencies, education, health, and justice sectors and welcome further representation.

We believe that everyone in Canada needs anti-racism training in order to understand how racism underlies our systems, policies, and the stories that we tell about our country and ourselves. Racism is not socially, politically, economically or environmentally sustainable. 

Do I have to live in Saskatoon?

No, feel free to connect with us wherever you live! Join our mailing list and reach out. If you are considering doing similar work in your own area, perhaps we can provide some useful information or insight.

How do I join?

You can join us here on nation builder or simply follow us on Facebook for updates on upcoming meetings, further access to resources, and more opportunities to get involved.