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Facilitators for the program Chris McDougall, Diane Campeau, and Tim Poitras.

Learning History Through Participation – The KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Posted by By Connor Sarazin January 31, 2020Posted inArticlesNo Comments
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise program was held in Weyburn on Wednesday, January 29th, brought here by South East District in partnership with Weyburn Arts Council, Southeast Regional Library, PLURA Churches, and Canadian…
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Sharing an Indigenous point of view at KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Posted by By Connor Sarazin January 28, 2020Posted inArticlesNo Comments
Seeing, hearing for yourself, and experiencing the relationship between Indigenous and non-indigenous people in Canada is something that a group of people in Strathmore practiced last night at the KAIROS…
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"As part of its ongoing walk toward #reconciliation, @mhcc_ staffers took part in the @kairoscanada blanket exercise. Here's what that was like: https://ctt.ec/uA26_+

New understanding of Indigenous history inspires MHCC staff

Posted by By Connor Sarazin January 15, 2020Posted inArticlesNo Comments
As twenty Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) staff members seated themselves in a circle in a small, windowless room, a sense of trepidation was in the air. While some…
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Participants sitting in a circle during an exercise

Watershed church teaches Native American history through interactive workshop

Posted by By Connor Sarazin December 2, 2019Posted inArticlesNo Comments
This article appeared in 9and10news.com on Nov. 19 and was authored by Brighid Driscoll. Native American culture and history is the stock of northern Michigan culture. Michigan’s First People came…
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Spirited Reflection: The Blanket Speech- Leading forward in Reconciliation

Posted by By Connor Sarazin November 19, 2019Posted inArticlesNo Comments
Janet Gray, hearty dedicated KAIROS collaborator in Victoria, BC, shared the following with us:“I just supported Amber Santarelli,a young Grade 12 First Nation student from Port Alberni, BC, in leading…
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Sadie Anderson, Lorraine Bellegarde, and Tim Poitras bring the Blanket Exercise to Watson.

The Blanket Exercise delivers a powerful message

Posted by By Connor Sarazin November 7, 2019Posted inArticlesNo Comments
Around twenty participants gathered at the Trinity United Church in Watson to participate in a mind-altering experience. Non-profit ecumenical organization KAIROS and the pastoral charge of the United Church brought…
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Viewpoint with Rev. Natasha Pearen

Viewpoint with Rev. Natasha Pearen

Posted by By Connor Sarazin October 24, 2019Posted inArticlesNo Comments
This article was published in Amherst News as an invitation to participate in a KBE at Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church on Oct. 5. A reflection by Rev. Natasha Pearen. Have…
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Kairos Blanket Exercise for Lakehead University

Blanket exercise taking steps toward reconciliation

Posted by By Connor Sarazin October 24, 2019Posted inArticlesNo Comments
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise was held at Lakehead University to help guide Indigenous and non-Indigenous people through a shared history and continue toward reconciliation. Students and faculty at Lakehead University…
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Participants on a blanket during a Guatemalan KBE

Blanket Exercise bridges the Indigenous, non-Indigenous gap

Posted by By Connor Sarazin October 22, 2019Posted inArticlesNo Comments
A couple of weeks ago, on an overcast Sunday afternoon, some 35 non-Indigenous friends and strangers gathered in the basement of Hudson’s Wyman Memorial United Church to take part in an activity…
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Indigenous still waiting for vows to turn into action

Indigenous still waiting for vows to turn into action

Posted by By Connor Sarazin October 22, 2019Posted inArticlesNo Comments
Chrystal Désilets likes to remain hopeful when she hears promises flow from the mouths of would-be MPs on the campaign trail. But too often, particularly surrounding Indigenous issues, it becomes…
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