MAR Shift: Relationships, Reciprocity, and ReconciliACTION

MAR Shift Presents... Relationships, Reciprocity, and ReconciliACTION

This deeply impactful 1.5 hour workshop is facilitated virtually by Symbia Barnaby, Founder of Healing Nation and a Moms Against Racism Board Director. With compassionate honesty, Symbia invites people to deepen their understanding of what it truly means to be in relationship with Indigenous Peoples and how best to take reconcilation action. This workshop will provide some foundational learning on our shared history, some strategies to increase your cultural competency, and some inspiration on how to take action.

Throughout the workshop you will:

• Examine the shared history between Indigenous People and non-Indigenous People
• Unpack the Residential School legacy and how it affects Indigenous People today
• Explore the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action
• Review how "Orange Shirt Day" and "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day" came to be
• Discuss allyship best practices and define "brave" and "safe" spaces

About the Facilitator...

Symbia Barnaby (she/her/hers) is an Indigenous woman of Haida and Mi’kmaq descent living in northern British Columbia, Canada. Her traditional Haida name is Guu Gaa Jung and her spirit name is Warrior Woman. She is the mother of 6 children (5 of which have special needs) whom she is parenting solo. She is trained as a Practical Nurse, a Birth/Postpartum Doula and a Reiki Level 3 Practitioner. She is also a storyteller, a filmmaker, and an Indigenous Wisdom Translator. She has developed and run many workshops on decolonization, anti-racism, equity, inclusion and disability. She also does consultation projects with various agencies and individuals wanting to understand equity, policy and protocols through an Indigenous lens.