Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth
Suite 211, 811 Manning Road NE T2E 7L4 Calgary, AB, Canada

USAY was recently featured in the special project Tracing Threads, by the Pigeon, a news publication launched in July 2020 by a group of student journalists and graduates. The article talks about how reconciliation could be spearheaded by changes in education, specifically by closing the education gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth, and by incorporating Indigenous cultural education into existing frameworks. Read the full article by clicking the link below. . .... . . #yyc #alberta #calgary #Indigenousyouth #youth #community #usay #urbansocietyforaboriginalyouth #firstnations #youthprograms #youthservices #learning #aboriginal #indigenousyyc See more

Important message for the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY) Indigneous Inclusion Program (IIP) youth group. Due to the high cases of COVID-19 in the city of Calgary USAY has decided to cancel USAY’s IIP youth group until further notice. Follow USAY’s Facebook and Instagram for updates and if you have any questions please email your questions to [email protected] Please follow all COVID-19 protocols and procedures for your health and safety and USAY hopes to see you all in the near future. #yyc ##alberta #calgary #Indigenousyouth #youth #community #usay #urbansocietyforaboriginalyouth #firstnations #youthprograms #youthservices #learning #aboriginal #indigenousyyc #COVID-19 #staysafe

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OPPORTUNITY ALERT: What Feeds Us- Online on Zoom, Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm We are cooking together, making visual art, craftivism projects, and podcasts. Social Justice and art together! Ages 12-22

OPPORTUNITY ALERT: What: Free webinar featuring a film screening, presentation of learning guide and panel of child welfare professionals When: November 24, 11am - 1pm Mountain Time... Where: Online. Register for free: https://onlinexperiences.com/scripts/Server.nxp Event Details: (Dis)placed: Indigenous Youth and the Child Welfare System features the voices of Indigenous youth as they reflect on their prior involvement with the child welfare system and their multiple strategies of resistance to assimilation. The Learning Guide provides the historical and contemporary contexts for the overwhelming number of Indigenous children in the child welfare system, and encourages professionals to identify actions they can take to help end the inequities and ongoing discrimination, and contribute to the thriving of Indigenous children and youth. After a screening of the film, we will introduce participants to the learning guide, and panel members with professional experience in child welfare, post-secondary education and working with Indigenous people directly impacted by the child welfare system will describe how they use the film and learning guide in their practice. Participants will be invited to submit questions to contribute to the discussion. Presenters: Heather Johnson, BSW, BHSc., RSW (Moderator) Melisa Brittain, PhD, Filmmaker (Presenter) Michelle Briegel, M.Ed, Certified CYCC (Panel Member) Bernadette Iahtail, RSW (Panel Member) Julie Mann-Johnson, MSW, RSW (Panel Member) Download the free Learning Guide here: https://fncaringsociety.com//displaced_learning_guide_for_ Visit the film's website: http://www.kingcripproductions.com/displaced.html

OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Gear Up 2020 - Pop-up Grab and Go. On November 25 and 26, the community is coming together to support Street-Connected Youth under 24 with supplies you might need. Check out the poster for more details or call Suzanne at 403-472-4584