The Anti-Racism Network is an Indigenous led alliance of organizations from urban and rural centers in Treaty 6 and Treaty 4 Territories.  

Founded in 2017, the ARNetwork has representation from various sectors including justice, education, health, municipal government, non-profit, and faith based organizations and interested members of the community. Together, we strive to understand systemic racism through lived experience, community engagement, research, social media, public education, and collective impact. As a Network, we engage in genuine transformative processes to unlearn psychologically entrenched inequality in the institutions in which we work, and live. 

Canada’s newest Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives: Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy 2024–2028, aims to strengthen leadership against racism and discrimination and build a better, fairer and more inclusive country for every generation of Canadians, by ensuring that everyone can reach their full potential. It aims to deliver concrete and measurable outcomes in key priority areas. These include:

• promoting economic, social and cultural empowerment;
• advancing racial equity in immigration, health and housing systems;
• driving justice, law enforcement, intelligence and public safety systems reform; and
• using international engagement to inform advancement on racial equity and inclusion at home. 

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

The Federal plans calls for collaboration to advance equity and racial justice through participation in regional and multilateral organizations, such as the United Nations and other fora. This includes advancing the rights and aspirations enshrined in multilateral commitments, such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the International Decade for People of African Descent, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and other joint undertakings.

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 expose racism and the structures that sustain it.

We meet online monthly to support one another as we learn about and practice anti-racism.  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 

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Next meeting September 10, 2025 3-5pm.  

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The Anti-Racism Network has partnered with STOPS to VIOLENCE!

Decolonizing Collaboration Learning Series - White Noise: Unveiling Cultural Norms

How do we strengthen collaboration?  How do we tackle the big, complex issues we are all facing?

We believe that we must first come into right relationship with ourselves and each other.  We see a way forward that involves deep work to establish a Network culture that is very much about building genuinely respectful, reciprocal relationships between people who are committed to change by decolonizing the ways we work. 

Through a trauma-informed, anti-racist lens, we will explore how whiteness influences and impacts collaboration within a Saskatchewan context. Exploring whiteness helps us look at the value that is assigned to and endorsed by aligning with the dominant culture. We will reflect on the dominant cultural norms that influence and impact us daily.

This course is for people who want to deepen their personal and organizational commitments to decolonization. We welcome anyone from a broad range of disciplines including community development, health, social work, policing, economic development, housing, culture, recreation, sports and government.

This virtual learning series offers a certificate of completion.  Participants are required to attend all 3 sessions.

Session Leaders: Becky Sasakamoose Kuffner and Lorie Harrison Visit our website to learn more about them!

Hosted by STOPS to Violence!   

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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 anti-racism in their own spheres of influence.

Committee Structure

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:

• Communications Team
• Equity Indicators Team
• Education Team
• Health Team
• Justice League
• Anti-Racism in the Arts
• BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) Leaders in Anti-Racism

Teams 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 working on anti-racism. 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 anti-racism and its application 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.

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.