GPI Atlantic
12286 Peggy's Cove Road B3Z 2R6 Halifax, NS, Canada

So happy the toonie draw is up and running again. Play before noon for your chance to win!

Following our discussions on self-care and mental health by youth, please see the opportunity to contribute your voice to the UN report below: --Gwen

Such a pleasure to work with such talented youth from the French shore to Halifax. Let their beautiful voices remind you of Mother Earth and where we're from. "Share the Earth" is a group that focuses youth-led activities and building connection through sharing the earth. Original song and piano by Micaela Comeau Just Micci Violin by Jacques Mindreau Electro Jacques Therapy

Micaela Comeau (Just Micci) and Isabelle Peart singing some songs they sang at the Mi'kmaq Acadian Festival in LaHave September 20th, 2020. When the weather was warmer and we could still do outdoor shows. Hope you enjoy this little flashback set. If you want ot hear more of Izzy's original music you can check out her single https://isabellepeart.bandcamp.com/releases

November 20, 2020 is World Children’s Day. The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, issued the following statement today: On World Children’s Day, Canada commits to taking action to improve the lives of children so that they can thrive and achieve their dreams and potential. The challenges are considerable. Worldwide, COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of 9 out of 10 learners. Almost 200 million of them are children, including adolescents and youth...s, living in countries facing humanitarian crises. Canada’s focus is on reaching the world’s most vulnerable and marginalized children, including refugees, forcibly displaced children, and children in host communities. Without school feeding programs, these children face food insecurity. Without school, they are missing out on a safe place to grow and thrive. For the most vulnerable children, school provides safety, access to vital nutrition and health services and the opportunity of a brighter future. Refugee and other forcibly displaced children are disproportionately harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. When schools are closed, girls and adolescent girls are at greater risk of gender-based violence and child, early and forced marriage. The United Nations estimates that there will be 13 million additional cases due to COVID-19 alone of child, early and forced marriage over the next few years, with at least 4 million of these marriages happening in the next 2 years. Many of these marriages could be prevented if girls were in school. Every child deserves a quality education in an environment that is safe and inclusiveeven in the midst of a pandemic. We know the value each child and young person brings to a society and we know the potential that can be unlocked through education. Every child deserves that chance. The transformative power of education opens doors to better health, well-being and opportunity. These doors must be open to all.

Join author Dr. Jen Gobby for the launch of her new book "More Powerful Together: Conversations with Climate Activists & Indigenous Land Defenders"! The book calls for a convergence of social justice struggles, for busting out of single issues silos, and for joining forces to build the collective power needed to transform systems. In this event, activists from different social justice struggles will be able to think together about their journeys, about what barriers stand in their way, and about how to overcome them. Hope to see you there!

Join this event to advocate for the injustices that happened to the community of Africville! What happened? In the 1960s, white councillors and city bureaucrats ordered the eradication of Africville - a vibrant African Nova Scotian community near Halifax. In 2010 the city issued an apology and contributed $3 million to rebuild a replica of the Africville church and two acres of land designated as a dog park. However, many Africville former residents and descendants opposed the deal and threatened an injunction order to prevent it; as it did not include reparations or compensation to the people of Africville for the destruction of their homes and community. Now, they are left with no choice but to litigate for justice with a class action against the city as their struggle for justice continues.