
Sept 28, 2023 — We prepare to mark the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation, by honouring the survivors of the residential school system and other colonial violence.
Sept 28, 2023 — We prepare to mark the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation, by honouring the survivors of the residential school system and other colonial violence.
Oct 13, 2023 — NSCSW & Treaty Partners are hosting a webinar designed to help community professionals and social workers take part in the necessary process of reconciliation, and become better treaty partners with Indigenous people and communities.
In this issue, social workers turn a decolonization lens towards their praxis.
Oct 5, 2023 — Nova Scotian social workers are invited to explore indigenizing our ways of knowing, being and doing, through an arts-based meditation with Dr. Fyre Jean Graveline and the Life as Medicine Circle of Indigenous Healing Arts Team.
Jun 1, 2023 — The NSCSW encourages social workers across Nova Scotia to take time this month to learn and reflect on ways to actively work towards reconciliation and decolonization. There are many ways to honour National Indigenous Peoples Month, especially for those of us who are not Indigenous to Mi’kma’ki.
Jun 26, 2023 — Nova Scotian social workers are invited to an online lunch & learn session during Indigenous History Month to explore Canada’s colonial origin story.
Jun 16, 2023 — NSCSW members are invited for a lunch & learn with Michelle Lebrun, part of a series about practicing social work in Mi’kma’ki. Must be a member of the NSCSW to attend.
Jun 14, 2023 — This session is part of an ongoing series about Mi’kmaw culture & heritage. Gerald Gloade will introduce members to Mi’kmaw traditional and ecological knowledge.
Jun 12, 2023 — Nova Scotia social workers are invited to an online lunch & learn session during Indigenous History Month to explore Canadian settler identity.
Apr 27, 2023 — Becoming an ally is challenging, but it is a vital skill for ethical social work practice and conscientious living in a world that remains plagued by systemic violence. Join our virtual conference on May 11-12 to explore the ethics of allyship,
CONNECTION is the official newsletter of the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.