STR8 UP CIM Project Prince Albert

06/24/2020

06/22/2020

Two STR8 UP Members answer the questions: What did you gain while you were in the gang? What did you lose when you joined the gang? What did you lose when you got out? What did you gain when you got out?

06/15/2020

Hear a female perspective on the following questions from one of our members: As a woman what did you gain while you were in the gang? As a woman what did you lose when you joined the gang? As a woman what did you lose when you got out? As a woman what did you gain when you got out?

06/08/2020

Father Andre answers the question: In your experience, do you approach working with active gang members in the same way you work STR8 UP recovering Members?

06/05/2020

This past week we've seen an increase in tags and donations to GTNT in the effort by the community to amplify the voices of Black, Indigenous, People of Color. We thank you and would like to pay forward that support. Here are 4 community/arts organizations we would like to highlight.

Obsidian Theatre Company (Toronto) - Founded in 2000, it is in the Obsidian Theatre Company's mandate to bring the Black voice, in its many artistic dialects, to Canada’s cultural forefront. Read more: https://www.obsidiantheatre.com/about-us/mission-and-mandate/

Saskatoon Indigenous Poets Society - A collective of Indigenous spoken word poets based in Saskatoon. They have Monthly Slams and Open Mic’s, with Indigenous Features each and every month. They also run spoken word workshops on occasion. They advocate for literacy and the empowerment of using our voices.

OUTSaskatoon - OUTSaskatoon is Saskatoon and Area's Q***r and Trans community centre. They provide support, education, social events, and sexual health services. In particular we would like forward you to the Two Spirit section of their website: https://www.outsaskatoon.ca/two_spirit1

STR8 UP: 10,000 Little Steps to Healing, Inc. - STR8 UP assists individuals in mastering their own destiny in liberating themselves from gangs and criminal street lifestyles.
https://www.str8-up.ca/what-we-do/

06/01/2020

Elder Cecil Eashappie answers the question: How do Elders see working with Gang Members?

05/29/2020

There has been a lot happening at STR8 UP over the past few months! We have been hard at work launching the CIM Project and have opened up an office in Prince Albert. We have hired new Outreach Workers in both Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

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Hear Elder Cecil Eashappie, Father Andre and some of our members answering questions about our work and make sure to share our posts with your networks.

04/24/2020

Earth Day 2020
One of the understandings of our STR8-UP members is to honor Mother Earth. To recognize International Mother Earth Day, we'd like to have fun with spreading respect for and love of Mother Earth!! We will have SQUARES ready for anyone who shares a photo of a beautiful place in the world (there are endless places to choose from). It could even be anything that the earth sustains life to (everything). Then Hashtag a feeling or thought

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Will go live with the draw on Monday April 27, 2020 so you have all weekend to get in lots of entries!

To honor the literary steps taken with STR8-UP we will make a draw for Sacred Tree Book and choice of STR8-UP book combination and a McDonalds gift card!!

"The Earth and its ecosystems are our home" and that "it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth." The term Mother Earth is used because it "reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and the planet we all inhabit". It is decided to designate April 22 as International Mother Earth Day.[2] - Wikipedia

Also... On April 23rd

World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day, or International Day of the Book, is an annual event organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 April in 1995, and continues to be recognized on that day.

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