Girls Rock Saskatoon

Wow pals, you gotta get on this pre-order with Grey Records fundraiser compilation! Funds raised will support Prairie Harm Reduction and The Lighthouse Supported Living Inc. and we love to see artists/bands involved that we have worked with in the past, and so many talented folks coming together to offer awesome music for a wonderful cause! <3 Y'all rock!

Please take a couple minutes to read about and sign this petition by Black Lives Matter YXE, and if you have experiences on the topic to share, there is also an outlet for you to submit them. No one should have to endure racial slurs, including (especially) youth in what is supposed to be a healthy and safe educational setting!

Check out this great opportunity to watch some free local theatre Wednesday - Friday this week! The holiday plays put on by Gordon Tootoosis Nknwin Theatre are always a great combo of heart-warming and hilarity!

Today, December 6th, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This day marks the anniversary of the murders of 14 women at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. We honour those lives lost and the ongoing epidemic of gender based violence. This article talks to survivors sharing some important and vulnerable stories. Cw: violence, sexual assault

Wow what a great new program and with an amazing first storyteller, someone we admire and appreciate very much - the talented Lindsay Knight aka Eekwol! Congrats to Lindsay and everyone involved in this endeavour!

We love seeing the summaries of folks music activities for the year, especially as a means of promoting local and new artists and bands! However, streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music do not pay fair rates to the musicians that power their services. Normally folks have shows (and the merchandise sold at them) to help support them, with this option basically eliminated, and so many artists continuing to offer their music now through online shows (usually FOR FREE), w...e need to be mindful of how we pay them for their work! One great option is the initiative of the first Friday of the month where 100% of profits go to artists when you purchase their music on Bandcamp! So, we want to encourage folks to look up their favourite musicians and let them know you appreciate them and want them to keep making music by actually buying it! Please link artists in comments (local or otherwise) that you'll be supporting today to help others maybe find their next favourite jam! (Also, if you're interested, we offer our camper music on Bandcamp https://girlsrockcampsaskatoon.bandcamp.com/music). Have a great Friday everyone!! See more

Have you seen all the great CBC Future 40 nominees being shared this week? There are so many amazing folks doing important work for their communities, making them safer, healthier, and more fun! We thought we would give a special shout out to this special person who has done heaps of valuable organizing for GRS (all while managing the impressive list of endeavours shared in the post)! Thank-you Lenore for your passion, knowledge, and time - you rock!!!

This online event for the Transgender Day of Remembrance is happening shortly, it's important to take time to stop and mourn for the lives lost to violence and trauma. No one deserves to face violence, especially not when they are targeted for simply being who they are. We hope that folks have taken time this week to educate themselves on issues facing transgender people, to celebrate in their achievements and experiences of gender euphoria, and to make honest and concrete plans for working to create a safer and affirming world. We all have a part to play in making a difference!

PAVED Arts is always offering awesome creative workshops and opportunities, and here is another! It’s safely done remotely, so you can cast from the comfort of your home, and it’s FREE! Check out the event for details like what technology requirements there are and to sign up!

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and kickoff to the 16 days of action leading up to December 6th, our National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Please take a moment to go through these excellent infographics by the Saskatoon Sexual Assault & Information Centre

Check out this great content for Trans Awareness Week being offered by Black Lives Matter YXE! If you're not already following now would be an excellent time to start! #TransAwarenessWeek

Next up to tell you about her organizing is Jessica, filling you in on what goes on when you’re part of the Registration Committee! If this sounds right up your alley, or to learn more, head to our website: https://www.girlsrocksaskatoon.ca/organizer-roles https://youtu.be/8hPd-ihptUI

It's #BandCamp Friday! #supportlocalmusic, including the wonderful sisterly trio, The Garrys!

This year we decided we’d have organizers tell you about their work in their own words! First up we have Michayla from the Volunteer Committee! Does this sound like a group you’d like to be a part of? You can by filling out an application on our website: https://www.girlsrocksaskatoon.ca/apply-now https://youtu.be/QeOAhnUyW8U

We need to say a huge THANK-YOU to Nic Nibbs and Kara Quennell (Facebook won’t let us tag them for some reason) and all the folks that helped them put on the music block party Albertfest on September long. The total raised and donated to us by those attending was $650!!! We are so grateful for this generosity You rock!!!

At 4pm today, please consider registering for Virtual Event: Sisters in Spirit 2020 National Vigil to remember, create awareness, and support families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls, Two-Spirited in Canada. (Hosted by: Iskwewuk Ewichiwitochik #yxe) You must Register through ZOOM Link: https://bit.ly/2Sizkwa

Buy music and give artists your money! They’re worth it!

We hope that everyone makes time today, on #OrangeShirtDay to learn, reflect, and commit to the important calls for Truth and Reconciliation. Systemic racism still pervades our society and the intergenerational trauma of a system designed to culturally (and often physically) eradicate Indigenous people across Turtle Island persists. A horrifying example of this was made public yesterday when we learned that Joyce Echaquan, in hospital seeking healing, was instead met with su...ffering, being verbally abused by health care staff in Quebec. The injustices continue on a daily basis, in all manner of settings and to all manner of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit folks - whether it's live streamed on Facebook or not. We need to do better, all of us, in challenging our implicit biases, in our interactions with others, and with holding systems accountable. Or better yet, coming up with entirely different systems that actually provide dignity, respect, love, and healing to those that engage with them. #JusticeForJoyce #EveryChildMatters *Thank you to OUTSaskatoon for the graphics/information See more

In case you didn't know, or you knew but have been putting it off, Prairie Harm Reduction and OUTSaskatoon are in the final fundraising stretch for this year's AIDS Walk Saskatoon! Please consider contributing to these organizations and the life-saving and life-improving work that they do! It's money well spent! www.yxeaidswalk.ca

Today you can participate in Black Lives Matter YXE’s webinar on anti-blackness and racial violence in Canada for the cost of a donation, which will be sent to Saskatoon Aids Walk, in support of OUTSaskatoon and Prairie Harm Reduction!

Happy Friday friends! It's that time of year again... FM-Phasis! It's the annual fundraiser for our beloved CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radio and they need your support to keep their great content on the air!! A great bonus of this fundraiser is that you can win prizes from awesome community businesses and artists! CFCR provides the most unique, diverse, and local content available, with both spoken word shows and music. They rock so hard!!! Head to their website or call them at 306-664-6678 Monday-Friday to donate

It’s #SexualViolenceAwarenessWeek presented by the USSU Women's Centre and the first speaker is today at 2pm, from the Saskatoon Sexual Assault & Information Centre! These learning opportunities are free and open to everyone (not just U of S students)!

Check out this update from the folks of Black Lives Matter YXE, providing info on upcoming projects, volunteering, and donating! To learn more about who they are and what they stand for, listen in to CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radio this evening at 6pm to hear them on the show by FIRE (Feminist Intersectional Radio Education)! It may be a cloudy Monday but every day is a great day to work on being anti-racist!

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Today is #NationalSuicidePreventionDay and day 41 of ceremonial fasting by Tristen of Walking With Our Angels. We want to thank Tristen and all the folks who are part of WWOA for their time, passion, and dedication to raising awareness around suicide in Saskatchewan (and more generally) and striving to bring about concrete, meaningful change. Thank-you to all the mental health professionals working hard for their clients and to improve the systems that suffer from lack of fun...ding and support, thank-you to any person who has ever gone out of their way to support a family member, friend, or stranger in a time of need, and thank-you to all those folks fighting in their activism to create a better, more just world for us to live in! We might not know you personally but we love you and we are grateful for you. Let's all do our part to keep each other safe <3 See more

It's back to school day in SK! We know this is happening in a variety of ways and is both exciting and possibly stressful for students, parents, teachers, and all the other important members of our learning communities. For those going to school in person, we thought it would be great to share this fun song from Anna Haverstock about wearing your mask! "Make sure to wear your mask at school because being safe is hip and cool. Keep your distance everyday to safely work, dance and play." Check it out!(Really we think this song applies to life more generally beyond just school!) We wish everyone a safe, kind, and positive week!