Fall 2024 Program - Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk

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Fall 2024 Program

September 25 – November 16

The Land We Are On Kjipuktuk (Big Harbour)

Halifax

Kjipuktuk etek Mi’kma’ki. L’nu’k sa’q wikultijik wla mIk’ma’ki.

Ta’n teloltpni’k aq ta’n teloltijik Kiskuk aq nuji maliaptmi’tij wla sitkamu. Kitapinaq ta’n nujotmitij Every One Every Day Pestiewa’latiji saqowe’kik, Lnu’k. Skuwijinu’k aq um~tkinu, Mikma’kiewaq.

Halifax is in Mi’kmaw territory. The people of the Mi’kmaw Nation have lived on this territory for millennia. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this place.

The partners behind Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk honour our ancestors, the peoples, and the land of the Mi’kmaq.

Pjila’si! Greetings!

Can you imagine a place where every day, there were exciting invitations to get together with neighbours to learn new skills while exploring shared interests?

Whether it’s learning a new language, mending or making clothing, repairing things, creating a new green space, sharing cultural food practices, or learning about our shared history – Every One Every Day welcomes everyone to take part.

Mark your calendars! The Every One Every Day Fall Program runs from September 25 – November 16! There will be lots of hands-on activities to take part in, welcoming spaces to learn, and countless ways to contribute your ideas and creativity. Check out the Fall Program calendar on pages 12-13 to see what’s on the go.

Check out the Neighbourhood Shop The Neighbourhood Shop is located at 2169 Gottingen Street, and is open to the public during set hours on weekdays and weekends.

When you come to the Shop, Neighbourhood Project Designers will introduce you to the space and show you what’s on hand to support your project ideas, or to inspire new ideas!

Everything in the Shop is free to use and available any time during open hours, whether there’s a program running or not. Some items you can find there include sewing machines and fabric, hand tools for woodworking, crafting materials, a relief print press, a computer, and much more!

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2169 Gottingen St., Kjipuktuk www.halifaxiseveryone.ca everyone.everyday@mymnfc.com 902-405-0433 (landline) /everyoneeverydayhalifax @halifaxiseveryone

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Co-Director Tammy Every One Every Day is a Reconciliation Initiative of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre and we are delighted to announce Tammy Mudge as our new Co-Director of Strategy, prioritizing Mi’kmaw leadership and knowledge as we transition to a new co-leadership model. This transition was initiated by outgoing founding Director Aimee Gasparetto, and is being facilitated by Interim Co-Director Benny Welter-Nolan of Shaping Change Leadership Consulting. Tammy has been with Every One Every Day as our Manager of Learning and Evaluation since our initiative began, and developed a unique Indigenous evaluation framework for the program. We are so grateful to have her leadership to guide us through the next phase of our work.

We also want to express our gratitude for the leadership of our program’s Indigenous Guide Group: Frances, Stevi, Carol, Denise, Tammy, who support our team to engage residents in reconciliation from a Mi’kmaw, Inuit, Métis and Queer Indigenous perspective.

We are recruiting a Co-Director Operations with a focus on operational logistics, financial management, and fundraising to collaborate with Tammy to lead our reconciliation efforts in the North End of Kjipuktuk / Halifax.

Table of Contents The Land We Are On...........................2 Pjila’si! Greetings!.................................2 The Neighbourhood Shop.................2 The Team................................................2 Co-Director Tammy..............................3 Understanding Reciprocity................4 On the Cover.........................................5 Our Circle of Change..........................6 The Project Life Cycle.........................8 Projects Truth & Reconciliation: Everyday Action.................................. 10 Fall 2024 Calendar............................ 12 Let's Make............................................ 14 Everyday Empowerment.................. 14 Movement + Music............................. 16 Culture & Language............................17 Our Food, Our Stories....................... 18 Shape This Space: Wije'winen........ 18 Shape This Garden............................ 19 Stories The Community Build Trailer.......... 20 Threaded Together............................ 21 Shape This Space: Wije'winen....... 22 Fall 2024 Sessions List.................... 23

Fall 2024 Program Hours Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Thursday 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Come by the Neighbourhood Shop any time we’re open to connect with your neighbours, use the space, tools and supplies, or chat about what projects you’d like to start in the North End!

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Understanding

Reciprocity

Reciprocity is the theme for Fall Program 2024!

Using an Indigenous lens, Every One Every Day defines reciprocity as a practice of mutual exchange and the acknowledgement of the interdependence that exists within our communities.

This is not just a transactional exchange, but a sacred act of Netukulimk, a Mi’kmaw principle that guides our relationship with people, land, water, and all of nature. To practice Netukulimk is to understand that the land sustains us physically and spiritually, and that there is a fundamental responsibility, as individuals and together as kin, to maintain and provide for our Earth Mother just as she provides for us her natural gifts that sustain life. At Every One Every Day, this principle is demonstrated through skills and resource sharing, knowledge exchange, and project collaboration among residents living in the North End. Another act of reciprocity is the custom of gift giving. In many Indigenous cultures, when a person is requesting guidance or support from another member of their community, often they will present them with a homemade gift, tobacco tie, or something meaningful as a sign of respect. Traditional Mi’kmaw hunters, once an animal has been harvested, lay down tobacco as an offering to Creator and a sign of respect and gratitude for the animal who gave up its life so that the hunters could return home and provide for their families and communities.

Wikewiku’s “Animal fattening moon” (October)

Mi'kmaq History Month October is Mi’kmaq History Month and is marked as a special time of year to celebrate the succession of Mi’kmaw culture despite years of oppression and discrimination. It also recognizes and honours the many achievements of l’nuk (the term the Mi’kmaq use for themselves) from across Mi’kma’ki, past and present.

In 1993 Premier John Savage and Mi’kmaw Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy declared October as Mi’kmaq History Month to recognize and celebrate Mi’kmaw culture and traditions past, present, and future.

Each year, the Mi’kmaq History Month Committee selects a theme to produce a poster that will be used as a resource for teaching, and highlighting Mi’kmaw history and culture. The theme for Mi’kmaq History Month 2024 is ‘food and its significance in Mi’kmaw culture’; It was inspired by the many traditional foods that are native to Mi’kma’ki and their nutritional, medicinal, ceremonial, and cultural significance.

To learn more about Treaty Day and Mi’kmaq History Month or to download a copy of this year’s poster, visit www.mikmaqhistorymonth.ca

September 30 is the National Day to honour Truth and Reconciliation across Canada. It is a day that recognizes the legacy of the Residential “school” system, the missing children and the families left behind, the survivors, and the intergenerational impacts of this shared history.

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October 1 is Treaty Day in Nova Scotia and marks the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month celebrations all over the province.

Treaty Day recognizes the Peace and Friendship Treaties between the Mi’kmaq and the British Crown, which were first signed in 1752, and reminds us of our commitment to one another, as kin, and as treaty people.

Pjila’si “You are welcome, come in and sit down. I will offer to you, my best.” The Mi’kmaw word Pjila’si has greater meaning than just “Welcome” alone. It is an invitation that honours the guest by offering to provide for them the best of comforts and accommodation such as offering them the closest seat by the fire or providing them with a warm meal and a cup of tea.

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On the Cover Come, gather, sit around the table. Let’s break bread together and share stories and laughter. At Every One Every Day, residents from across the North End are welcome to gather with neighbours and get to know one another while participating in fun and engaging activities. On the cover is a scene that depicts many of the different cultures and kin that make up the North End. The table is circular and invites us to learn about the medicine wheel.

The East direction is represented by the colour yellow, where the sun rises, and symbolizes infancy and the start of life on our Earth Mother. In this direction sits the sacred medicine sweetgrass.

The South direction is represented by the colour red, red like the soil that covers Mi’kma’ki, and symbolizes youth and the sacred medicine of tobacco.

The West direction is represented by the colour black, where the sun sets, and symbolizes maturity and the right of passage. In this direction sits the sacred medicine of cedar.

The North direction is represented by the colour white, like the snow that covers the highest mountain. It represents Elderhood and the sacred medicine of sage.

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The Every One Every Day Fall Program provides many opportunities for North End residents to gather and rediscover togetherness, celebrate diversity, and share skills, talents, and gifts across many cultures and generations of families and neighbours living in the North End!

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Other items displayed on the cover are kakiniit— traditional Inuit tattoos that carry knowledge through generations of Inuit families and traditional Inuit jewelry, made from bone, ivory, or caribou antlers and decorated with feathers and beading.

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Our Circle of Change The Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk/-Halifax Circle of Change demonstrates the pathways identified to achieve the shared goals of Every One Every Day, and provides a visual representation of the work that we prioritize in order to create an ecosystem of inclusive, and meaningful participation across the North End. The circle represents a cycle that flows continuously and reminds us that if we put out good energy, it will come back to us. Nukumi, the

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grandmother of Kluscap (a cultural hero of the Mi’kmaq), is placed at the centre of the circle, signifying the Indigenous knowledge and wisdom needed to surface truth and centre our work in the process of reconciliation and healing.

Drop into the Neighbourhood Shop and explore our Circle of Change and speak to our team about how we hope to make a positive impact in the North End!

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IMPACT

Co-created and Cooperative Communities Every One Every Day is based on the idea that co-designing neighbourhood projects and resident-led programming creates opportunities for meaningful participation with your neighbours, and supports togetherness while still celebrating individuality. By creating opportunities for residents to benefit from and contribute to spaces and projects in their communities and neighbourhoods, everyday practical participation can become a key building block for inclusive social and economic development and help to advance reconciliation across communities

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Social Cohesion and Resilience

When people are supported to interact regularly around common interests, it can transform how they come to understand one another while nurturing social ties and trust. Every One Every Day supports social cohesion and resilience through features such as inclusive design, open invitations, a range of entry points, varied levels of support, and peer-peer learning. Over time, it becomes these relationships and daily actions, nurtured through the shared spaces we inhabit, that may fundamentally shift how we come to live and learn in society together and how we may continue to nurture meaningfully shared lives.

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Inclusive and Circular Economies Supporting inclusive and circular economies involves changing our patterns of production and consumption to minimize waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use, and contribute to the regeneration of natural ecosystems. Instead of buying something new, it could mean sharing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing or recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible.

Every One Every Day supports the health and longevity of circular economies by sharing assets (tools, resources, and equipment), testing collaborative business models, providing opportunities for residents to repair, reuse, or refurbish household products, and including educational opportunities to help build understanding and awareness of circular economies during our seasonal programming.

Stop by the Neighbourhood Shop or visit our website at www.halifaxiseveryone.ca to learn more about our ‘Circle of Change’ and how Every One Every Day is hoping to make a positive impact.

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The Project Life Cycle Session ideas gathered over Summer 2024 Program The initiation of neighbourhood projects emerges through a process of co-design between the Every One Every Day team and many different North End residents. The emphasis is placed on working shoulder-to-shoulder to brainstorm ideas, discuss elements of inclusivity, and connect people with existing spaces and resources.

Throughout this journey of project creation, the team works together to combine the many ideas that are emerging and help to inform a larger vision of how the project could benefit individuals, and the neighbourhood. As projects come together, they are tested with other residents during one of our seasonal programs. Based on resident uptake and interest, projects can stop or start at any time, be adapted into new variations, get replicated elsewhere, or, if needed, be dropped completely.

Korean Culture Night, Spring 2023

Test When project ideas are ready to come to life after the co-design process, they are tested with residents during one of the seasonal programs to gauge resident interest. From here, projects are either replicated as is, adapted, or dropped completely.

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Precious Plastics at the Neighbourhood Shop, Spring 2023

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Not every project will be a success, and sometimes thoughtful adaptations may not be the solution.

In this case, it can be necessary to drop a project idea if, after testing, it does not gain a lot of interest. The good news is that Every One Every Day is a space to try out new project ideas with the support of the Every One Every Day team and other residents, and with that comes quality time spent with neighbours and an opportunity to try something new!

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Dare To Dance, Spring 2024

Adapt ‘Dare to Dance’ was a session included in the ‘Culture Connect’ project offered by a local resident during the Spring Program 2024. It invited participants to explore “fusion dance”. With feedback from the Every One Every Day team and participants, this session has been adapted to include other forms of dance from around the world and will run during Fall Program 2024!

Replicate ‘Creating Land Acknowledgments’ is a session that was first offered during Spring Program 2022. This session was among the most attended and has been growing in popularity ever since. Because of its success and steady stream of interest from residents, Every One Every Day has replicated this session idea, and it is now featured in every program.

Host Gathering

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Sept. 12 · 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Calling all hosts! Join us for an evening of connection, creativity, and fun. Over a provided meal, we will explore all the ins and outs of hosting a session with Every One Every Day. So, whether you are a first time, returning, or prospective host; come share a meal and mingle with the community!

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Truth & Reconciliation: Every Day Action invites residents into collaborative learning and relationship building opportunities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members.

This project aims to build greater understanding and awareness of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit presence in Kjipuktuk/Halifax by providing space for Indigenous residents to share their skills and talents with neighbours.

We welcome everyone to join in on a collective Reconciliation learning journey - whether you’re just beginning that journey, or continuing to reflect, learn, and act. Join your neighbours in exploring the ways you can take ‘Every Day’ actions towards Reconciliation through unique learning opportunities, hands-on activities, and curated sessions facilitated by local knowledgeholders and educators.

Land Acknowledgments

Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Oct. 2 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Come learn about the significance of land acknowledgments. All are welcome to attend and reflect on their unique roles as treaty people living on treaty lands. Come learn the who, what, when, where, and why of land acknowledgments. Participants will have a chance to create and share their own land acknowledgments at the end of the session.

Session host Tammy Williams is from Kjipuktuk and is the Education Programs Manager at the Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre. Her co-host Tammy Mudge is from Glooscap First Nation and is the Co-Director of Every One Every Day!

Treaty Education (CURATED)

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 25 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

As treaty people, we’re all called to learn about and understand the treaties of the territories where we live, work, and play. Learn about the Peace and Friendship Treaties that govern Mi’kmaq-EuroCanadian government relations through discussing: • Who are the Mi'kmaq historically and today?

• What are the Treaties and why are they important?

• What happened to the Treaty relationship?

• What are we doing to reconcile our shared history to ensure justice and equity?

Advisory: Discussion of genocide, intergenerational trauma, and other possibly triggering content. Not suitable for all ages—we ask caretakers to be aware before attending with young children.

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Learn about Inukshuks

Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre – Joan Glode Room Wednesday, Nov. 13 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Have you heard of an Inukshuk? Have you seen symbols of them used in the media, but weren’t sure what they represented?

Inukshuks can represent food sources, offer directions to travelers, highlight dangers in a landscape, mark the loss of a loved one, or indicate a sacred area.

Come learn about the history of Inukshuks in Inuit culture and see the one built for the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre as part of the Shape This Space: Wije’winen project. Join Jonathan, the Inuit artist part of the project, alongside Frances and Dora from the Atelihai (Welcome) Inuit Program for an engaging chat over tea and bannock!

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The Mi’kmaq word for tea is Pitewey.

Piteway (Tea) Time

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 24 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Interested in learning more about the medicinal properties of plants? Love tea and want to create your own blend for yourself or as a gift for a loved one? Come join Melanie as she discusses plant properties and wellness benefits! Participants will have the chance to create their own unique tea blend and make honey teaspoons to create personalized take-home tea kits. All plants and herbs will be respectfully harvested, with some coming from the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre Garden.

Melanie is Mi'kmaq from Millbrook First Nation and is a Youth Coordinator at the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at MNFC

209-2021 Brunswick St., Halifax Monday, Sept. 30 · TIME TBD A dedicated day to learn and reflect on the generational harm done to the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis of Turtle Island. People are encouraged to wear orange T-shirts as part of the Indigenous-led grassroots initiative “Every Child Matters”.

Elder Deb of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre will host an event on this day, and more information will be available on our social media and MNFC’s Facebook page.

Begin or continue your Reconciliation journey by attending Truth & Reconciliation: Every Day Action sessions throughout Fall Program.

Additionally, check out the Reconciliation Resources www. halifaxiseveryone.ca/reconciliation-resources for more information.

Blanket Exercise (CURATED)

MNFC, Joan Glode Room Friday, Nov. 1 · 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

An interactive exercise designed to deepen your understanding of the denial of Indigenous People's nationhood in Turtle Island.

Registration is required and can be done by signing up here: bit.ly/p9-blanket-exercise. The session will be in the Joan Glode Room at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre. There will be signage and staff onsite to guide people in. We ask that participants arrive on time or slightly before the session to have light refreshments. Note: The exercise runs for 2 hours but there may be a sharing circle after to allow folks a chance to express their feelings if they wish. This could extend the session to around 9 p.m.

Treaty Day at MNFC

209-2021 Brunswick St., Halifax Tuesday, Oct. 1 · TIME TBD October 1st is Treaty Day in Nova Scotia and marks the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month. This year’s theme is food and its significance in Mi’kmaw culture.

Elder Deb of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre will host an event on this day, and more information will be available on our social media and MNFC’s Facebook page.

Want to learn about the Peace and Friendship Treaties that we all live under in Mi’kma’ki? Join the Treaty Talks session with Treaty Education Nova Scotia later this month!

For information about the history of Treaty Day and Mi’kmaq History Month, check out www.mikmaqhistorymonth.ca

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Fall 2024 Calendar Sunday

Shop Closed

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3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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9 Arbour Assembly 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Mindful Release 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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Creating a Gallery Wall with Peter Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Arabic 101 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Learn about Inukshuks Joan Glode Room @ MNFC 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Tea and Luski with Flo 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

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Thursday

3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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Sewing Basics: Let's Make a Lunch Bag! 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Friday

12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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Know Your Rights Migrant Worker Justice 101 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Lunch & Learn: Climate Connections 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday

12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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Sculpting Expressions: A Moon Magic Journey 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Power Tools 101 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Suds and Scents: Soap Making 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Sign Painting 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Still-Life Drawing 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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L’nuis’i, It’s That Easy: Mi’kmaq Language Basics 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Lino Printmaking 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Lunch & Learn with Neala and Andrew!

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Culture through Craft 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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Know Your Rights - Tenant Rights 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Arbour Assembly 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Building Slat Furniture MNFC Front Entrance 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Bulletin Build 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Collage 101: Artist Trading Cards 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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Pitewey (Tea) Time 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Treaty Education 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Tea and Luski with Flo 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Pollinator Garden Planting and Project Celebration 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

We Are All Dancers Joan Glode Room @ MNFC 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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Building Slat Furniture MNFC Front Entrance 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Print, Press, and Learn 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Imposter Symposium: Songwriting for all Humans 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Blanket Exercise Joan Glode Room @ MNFC 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Hand-Sew Scrunchies or Pin Holders 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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Community Art Showcase Opening Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Framing Nature 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Do-Re-Mi... and You! 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Finishing and Treating Outdoor Furniture MNFC Front Entrance 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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Print, Press, and Learn 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Artist Talks and Final Exhibition Day Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Inuit Arctic Games 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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Session Locations Neighbourhood Shop 2169 Gottingen St. Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) The MNFC is inside the Brunswick Place building located at 2021 Brunswick St Suite 209, Halifax. There is a large white sign that says Wije'winen positioned next to the sidewalk on Brunswick St. Follow the natural curve of the roadway leading down and pass the parkade. As you reach the bottom of the roadway, turn to your right, where you'll find a set of stairs and a wheelchair ramp accompanied by a mural depicting Halifax Harbour. To access the center, use the doors on your far right.

The Community Build Trailer (CBT) at George Dixon Community Garden Near 2502 Brunswick St. All other locations listed with the session.

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LET'S MAKE! Looking to get crafty this Fall?

Interested in trying something new or learning a skill? Let’s Make is for you! Join your neighbours to sew, carve, print, draw, and create together. Supplies are provided!

Still-Life Drawing

Neighbourhood Shop Saturday, Oct. 5 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to join Rob and Terra Nova as they go through drawing techniques such as perspective, shading, and more. The drawing subjects for this session will be treats - so bring your sweet tooth and creativity!

Lino Printmaking

In the last week of Fall Program, be part of our first Community Art Showcase! Create a piece of art during the Fall Program and have it displayed in the Hermes Gallery. Residents can sign up any time before Friday, Oct. 18 through the link: bit.ly/p9-art-showcase. All ages are welcome to participate – children may need support from a caregiver to fill out the artist form.

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 10 · 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Explore lino printmaking with Darrin and David! Lino is a soft rubber material that when carved, creates beautiful, lasting prints. Come try out lino and learn different carving techniques, and how to print by hand or with our printing press!

Collage 101: Artist Trading Cards

Neighbourhood Shop Saturday, Oct. 19 · 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Join Lindsay from the Halifax Collage Collective for an afternoon of collage fun!

Learn how to repurpose and reimagine paper materials into mini collages, called Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). Then trade with fellow artists at the end of the session!

Everyday Empowerment Explore Everyday Empowerment, where we cultivate independence and promote a sustainable lifestyle. Our sessions offer practical skills and knowledge, from understanding tenant and migrant rights, to soap making and exploring natural dyes. Whether you're looking to become more self-reliant or are curious about sustainable living, join us in our hands-on workshops to empower yourself and your neighbours to make informed decisions and embrace a slower, more intentional lifestyle. Let’s learn, grow, and thrive together in this journey towards everyday empowerment.

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Sewing Basics: Let's Make a Lunch Bag!

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Sept. 26 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Want to learn or practice introductory sewing skills, including putting together patterns, using a sewing machine, and a serger?

Learn the basics from Laura of Threaded Together Collective and sew your own lunch or tote bag!

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Print, Press, and Learn

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 31 · 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 14 · 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Unleash your inner artist with printmaking!

Learn to carve lino or wood blocks and how to print on both fabric and paper using the Shop printing press. Everyone is welcome!

Create a Gallery Wall with Peter

Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. Wednesday, Nov. 6 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Ever wondered how galleries design an art exhibition? Interested in gaining design skills so you can create your own gallery wall at home? Join Peter at Hermes for an afternoon of chatting and hands-on learning!

Hand-Sew Scrunchies or Pin Holders

Framing Nature

Neighbourhood Shop Saturday, Nov. 2 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Looking to learn a new skill? Join us for a relaxing afternoon of slow stitching with Jean as we make scrunchies and pin holders. Explore different colours and shapes while using scrap fabrics to make your own unique creation.

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Nov. 7 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Join Frances and Dora from Atelihai Inuit for an evening of throat singing, drum dance, and celebrating land-based knowledge. Frame a picture using stones, moss, wood, and seal skin to represent a memory in nature special to you. Supper provided.

Community Art Showcase Opening

Artist Talks + Final Exhibition Day

Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. Thursday, Nov. 7 · 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Be part of our first Community Art Showcase launch! Head over to the Hermes Gallery to see art created by North End residents. Showcase runs from Thursday, Nov. 7 to Friday, Nov. 15. Check it out and support your neighbours!

Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. Friday, Nov. 15 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Interested in hearing more about the creative process? Join fellow neighbours at the Hermes Gallery as artists in the Every One Every Day Community Art Showcase chat about their art, share what inspires them, how they work with their medium, and more!

Know Your Rights - Migrant Worker Justice 101

Natural Dyes with Pam

Suds and Scents: Soap Making

Know Your Rights - Tenant Rights

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Sept. 27 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Migrant workers are part of our community and essential workers in our food system. Join us for a conversation on migrant worker experiences, and how we can build community and engage in solidarity together.

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 4 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

I’m Magi! Join me in making Melt & Pour soap. Start with basic ingredients, then add your choice of essential oils, colour and natural items. Bring along your favourite molds to create special shapes!

Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Oct. 16 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Harvest hues and transform fabrics from nature's own palette with Pam! Bring in white linen or cotton and learn ancient techniques to craft eco-conscious and beautifully unique textiles with natural land-based ingredients.

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 17 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Join Dal Legal Aid for a workshop on tenants’ rights and a housing Q&A. We’ll cover the Residential Tenancies Act and talk about how to build community power to assert your legal rights in housing.

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Movement + Music

Music, dance and other forms of movement are essential parts of our communities and cultures – especially in North End Kjipuktuk. Not only do these art forms get us moving and learning new skills – they are also great ways to connect with ourselves and those around us! So, whether or not you consider yourself a dancer, a singer, an athlete, a yogi... come with us to learn different joyful ways to move and make music together. You might just find your groove!

Mindful Release

Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Oct. 9 · 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Ease into the Fall season with Charlene, through gentle movement, breathwork and meditation. Open to all levels. Please bring your own pillow and/or yoga mat if you have one!

We Are All Dancers

MNFC, Joan Glode Room Saturday, Oct. 26 · 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Music influences movement, and so do the elements of nature. Let’s dance together for an afternoon exploration of what it means to be a dancer in our community and at home. We’ll also explore how we can apply cultural considerations to our dances.

Imposter Symposium: Songwriting for all Humans

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Nov. 1 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Want to try songwriting, but feel unsure of where to start? Build your confidence and find your voice with George from the Howl Experience! Together we’ll explore storytelling, different songwriting structures, and inspire you to write something of your own.

Do-Re-Mi... and You!

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Nov. 8 · 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Got a story—good or not-so-good—about public singing? Chat with North End author and storyteller Julie about the value of singing in community, and share your stories - or just listen in. Then, we'll try easy choir warm-ups together!

Inuit Arctic Games

Neighbourhood Shop Saturday, Nov. 16 · 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Jump in on the fun with Atelihai Inuit, as we learn about Inuit Arctic Games, their purpose and their history. Then join in on playing Arctic Games, including Inuit yo-yo, high kick, and nuglutuq!

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Culture & Language Are you looking to meet and get to know your neighbours, but don’t know where to start? Are you curious to learn more about the many people who live across the North End? Culture & Language is all about creating connections through teaching and learning about different languages, art, and cultural practices. Come along to learn language basics, explore culture through craft, share about yourself, and connect with your community.

Arabic 101

Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Nov. 6 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Learn some basics of the Arabic language with Naima! Learn greetings and more through conversation and fun games.

L’nuis’i, It’s That Easy: Mi’kmaq Language Basics

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 10 · 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Enjoy a coffee or tea with Sa’n, and gather together to learn basic Mi’kmaq greetings and other phrases commonly used today.

Culture through Craft

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 11 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Join Rachael and friends from ISANS for an afternoon of craft and conversation, centered around sharing our cultures and heritage. Bring a craft you’d like to share a story about, or make one while we chat!

Sculpting Expressions: A Moon Magic Journey

Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 3 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Join Shreya on a magical journey to harness the power of the New Moon. Using clay as a medium, connect your inner and outer worlds, sculpting pathways to new beginnings.

Meet the Korean Ghosts

Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Oct. 30 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Join the NS Korean Language and Culture Centre to hear eerie stories from countries around the world! Dress up in ghostly attire from your own culture, and bring your own ghost stories to share!

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Our Food, Our Stories Cooking and sharing food have unique ways of bringing people together to explore cultural backgrounds, showcase diverse stories, and inspire creativity.

Come connect with your neighbours, family, and friends over something delicious! Whether you're reigniting an old culinary passion or discovering a new one, stop by the Neighbourhood Shop to share the joy of food, while exploring the many skills and stories that are connected to what we eat. Share, create, connect, and celebrate together through food!

Lunch & Learn: Climate Connections

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Sept. 27 · 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Join Megan and Larissa for a facilitated conversation about local impacts of climate change. Climate Connections is a time to connect, learn from each other, and come together as a community. Enjoy conversations over soup provided by The Loaded Ladle!

SHAPE

THIS SPACE: WIJE'WINEN Imagine a neighbourhood where there are many beautiful spaces to meet and gather, take in artwork made by community members, connect to nature in the city, or learn interesting things about the different communities that live in the neighbourhood.

Shape This Space: Wije’winen invites residents to work together to shape the neighbourhood by contributing to a vision for the front entrance of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre. Take part in these sessions to learn new skills and engage in cultural learning through build and art projects that embed Indigenous culture and identity into the public realm.

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Lunch & Learn with Neala and Andrew!

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 11 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Join Andrew and Neala from The North End Baking Company (Prescott Group) to prepare a delicious meal! Learn how to make Andrew’s favourite lunchtime meal while getting to know your neighbours!

Tea and Luski with Flo

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 25 · 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 13 · 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Join Flo, our MNFC Food Coordinator, for an engaging chat about the history of Canada's Food Guide and its recent updates. We'll discuss how food choices and portion sizes affect our bodies, all while enjoying tea and luski together!

Rendering by OSO planning + design

Building Slat Furniture

Front Entrance of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre Friday, Oct. 18 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 31 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

If you’re interested in building unique outdoor furniture, or have carpentry skills to share, join us to design and build a new gathering space at the entrance of the MNFC! We’ll learn about building outdoor slat furniture, incorporating Indigenous elements.

Finishing and Treating Outdoor Furniture

Front Entrance of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre Friday, Nov. 8 · 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Want to learn how to weatherproof wooden furniture? Join us to finish a new gathering area at the entrance of the MNFC. Together we’ll build skills in treating outdoor furniture, so it stays protected from the weather.

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Shape This Garden Shape This Garden is all about learning how to design and build community garden infrastructure. This summer, members of the George Dixon Community Garden (GDCG) dreamed and designed garden projects with our team, and this fall we’re focusing on building an arbour, an information bulletin, and a sign. This project is for neighbours who want to learn how to build, and neighbours who have building skills to share!

Bench

Picnic Table Picnic Table

Water Storage

Bench

Water

Shed

Water

The GDCG is nestled in the park at the George Dixon Community Centre, and was started by the Community Mobilization Team in 2021 to bring diverse neighbours together. Now a few years into the garden, we’re creating spaces together to share knowledge, food, and skills.

Power Tools 101

Sign Painting

Bulletin Build

Pollinator Garden Planting and Project Celebration

The Community Build Trailer at George Dixon Community Garden Wednesday, Sept. 25 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 3 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Do you want to learn how to use different power tools, or have power tool skills to share? Learn safety considerations and practice measuring and cutting wood in preparation for assembling the arbour and information bulletin at the GDCG.

Arbour Assembly

The Community Build Trailer at George Dixon Community Garden Wednesday, Oct. 9 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 17 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Do you want to learn how to build garden structures like arbours and trellises? Do you have skills in building and assembling that you want to share? Join us to assemble an arbour at the garden gates of the GDCG.

The Community Build Trailer at George Dixon Community Garden Saturday, Oct. 19 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Join us to build an information bulletin for the garden and community at the GDCG. We’ll learn about sign building, sign installation, and keeping our bulletin safe from the rain and snow.

The Community Build Trailer at George Dixon Community Garden Saturday, Oct. 5 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Do you like painting? Are you curious about outdoor sign making? Come to the GDCG to paint a garden sign and learn how to mount it. All ages are welcome!

The Community Build Trailer at George Dixon Community Garden Saturday, Oct. 26 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Celebrate with us as we complete the final steps of this project with the GDCG, including planting pollinator-friendly native plants in the raised garden beds of the new arbour. Learn from community garden members about pollinator plants and food gardening!

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The Community Build Trailer Do you have ideas about things we could build together in the neighbourhood? Maybe it’s more green spaces, or places to sit and gather, a travelling library, or a pop-up stage for community performances? There are so many creative ways to add to our community, and the Community Build Trailer is here to bring your ideas to life!

The Community Build Trailer supports Every One Every Day out in the community, providing a mobile hub for the team and neighbourhood. This mobile unit is equipped with all the tools necessary to build or fix basic things, and can travel just about anywhere! The Trailer is meant to inspire fresh ideas around how residents can work together to shape different spaces in their own neighbourhoods.

So, have you got an idea for a build project we could work on together? Look through the Fall Program calendar to find out where the Community Build Trailer will be and what projects we’ll be working on each week. No experience is required -, just bring your ideas, or even a DIY project you’d like support with, and we’ll get creative together! Have a bigger idea, or can’t make it to a build session? Get in touch! The build trailer is at the disposal of the North End community. Keep an eye out for the Community Build Trailer at George Dixon over the autumn, where it will be helping start a new makeover for the George Dixon community garden.

You can spot the Trailer out in the community easily, thanks to its beautifully decorated exterior. During Halifax Mural Fest in July of 2024, the Trailer got a shiny new makeover. In a relationship building endeavor, Every One Every Day and the Atelihai Inuit program painted a 360° mural on the outside of this little mobile unit. The mural shows important aspects of Mi’kmaq and Inuit cultures, including petroglyphs, syllabary, and important symbols like the Mi’kmaq 8-point star. Hoping to invite the whole community to engage with the trailer, the mural features words in several languages, including Mi’kmaq, Inuktitut, French, and English. Like in the shop, the Every One Every Day team loves to use art and creativity to strengthen our existing meaningful relationships.

Mural Fest was a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the existing partnership with Atelihai Inuit through cultural art.

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Threaded Together Every One Every Day has launched another Collaborative Business Program called Threaded Together! This collective came to be after a group of like-minded community members came together to create the groundwork for a sustainable, local business that makes accessible clothing for people who experience sensory and mobility barriers.

Collaborative Business Pathway First Steps: Building Relationships The Threaded Together group were first joined by a love of sewing and a passion for learning and sharing skills with neighbours.

Facilitated by Collaborative Business Designer Jayme-Lynn Gloade and seamstress extraordinaire Alyson Samways, Threaded Together began the first steps in the business journey; mapping out skillsets and goals amongst the team, making durable well-made clothing by hand, coming up with the process of production, creating surveys to get feedback, and building a website to collect fabric from the community in order to save costs for the consumer. Alyson shared tips and helped foresee sewing and production problems.

Most importantly, during this time, Threaded Together created an inclusive and stimulating space where community members can not only connect, but also give back.

Next steps As we head into autumn, Threaded Together continues to the next chapter of their journey; learning about & connecting with members in our community who would benefit from accessible fashion. Over the summer, the collective worked hard to build these ideals into their business model as a Community Interest Group, a business model which aims to benefit the community rather than gain private profit. This model will cycle 60% of revenue back into the North End community by reinvesting in local organizations that address community needs or social issues.

Get involved!

A core value held close to the Threaded Together’s collective’s heart is sustainability – that’s where you come in! Threaded Together is looking to source fabric donations by the metre. You can bring your bagged, unused or washed fabric to the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (2021 Brunswick Street) from MondayFriday between 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Please be sure to tell the front desk it’s for Every One Every Day’s Threaded Together program.

We kindly ask you to seal & label your donation. To see what types of fabric can be accepted, or for more information please visit www.threadedtogether.ca.

“What I like about the model is as a participant, you take more ownership. You're not just taking in the service actively or passively, you’re more involved and taking ownership of it, you’re collaborating.”, resident Karyn Dougherty shared after the 7-week startup pilot. During this period, the Threaded Together participants worked with Jayme-Lynn & Alyson by sharing their skillsets and establishing norms and practices as a collective, all the while brainstorming ways to make accessible clothing more fashionable.

By prioritizing fashion and comfort, Threaded Together aims to empower individuals, boosting their confidence and self-expression through thoughtfully designed outfits that are made-to-order to fit their body and needs.

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Shape This Space Every One Every Day has a vision: a vision of a shared neighbourhood, built for residents by residents. This is a dream shared by Open Studio One (OSO) Planning and Design. This shared goal has led to a collaborative partnership between the two organizations called the Shape This Space: Wije'winen partnership.

Shape This Space: Wije'winen aims to nurture organizational partnerships and forge community skills and relationships through collaborative build projects at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s (MNFC). Prior to and throughout Every One Every Day’s 2024 summer program, the Shape This Space partnership has been going strong, with partners and community joining together to build eight-pointed star planter boxes, a medicine garden and benches outside of the MNFC’s current home on Brunswick St. The big project for Shape This Space during the Summer Program was to finish and install a series of Indigenous powwow dancer murals along the entrance ramp to MNFC. The murals depict some MNFC staff and community members in their traditional regalia and dance including the traditional Mi’kmaw Ko’jua, Jingle dress, Traditional, and Fancy, along with Inuit drumming. This last element was a further work of collaboration with the Atelihai Inuit team at MNFC. Finally, during Halifax Mural Fest in the heat of July, the powwow dancer murals were installed at the MNFC. The murals now sit across from a beautiful wooden bench, gazing at those who pause to lounge in the peace of the medicine garden – the bench and garden being completed projects as part of Shape This Space.

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This fall, Every One Every Day and OSO have partnered outside of Shape This Space to support the George Dixon community garden with several build projects. Over the summer, community garden members shared their vision for the community garden with OSO and Every One Every Day through a series of co-design sessions at our Neighbourhood Shop. Throughout our Fall Program, there are various sessions at the George Dixon Community Garden where you can join in to learn about these projects, support the building of the projects at the Community Build Trailer, and become connected with others in the neighbourhood on building and gardening. These enthusiastic builds will be supported by OSO and Every One Every Day’s Community Build Trailer. The trailer is fitted with many tools neighbors can use build, providing a safe space to learn about the tools as well as use them.

Community around the North End is invited to stop by George Dixon Park to see the garden and lend a hand during build sessions.

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Fall 2024 Seions Session Locations Neighbourhood Shop 2169 Gottingen St. Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) 209-2021 Brunswick St. The Community Build Trailer (CBT) at George Dixon Community Garden Near 2502 Brunswick St.

Framing Nature Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Nov. 7 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Culture through Craft Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 11 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Community Art Showcase Opening Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. Thursday, Nov. 7 · 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Meet the Korean Ghosts Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Oct. 30 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Artist Talks and Final Exhibition Day Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. Friday, Nov. 15 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Shape This Garden

All other locations listed with the session.

Everyday Empowerment

Host Gathering Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Sept. 12 · 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Sewing Basics: Let's Make a Lunch Bag! Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Sept. 26 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

T+R: Everyday Action National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at MNFC Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre Monday, Sept. 30 · TIME TBD Treaty Day at MNFC Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre Tuesday, Oct. 1 · TIME TBD Land Acknowledgments Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Oct. 2 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Piteway (Tea) Time Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 24 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Blanket Exercise Joan Glode Room @ MNFC Friday, Nov. 1 · 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Treaty Education Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 25 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Know Your Rights Migrant Worker Justice 101 Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Sept. 27 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Suds and Scents: Soap Making Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 4 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Natural Dyes with Pam Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Oct. 16 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Know Your Rights - Tenant Rights Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 17 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Movement and Music Mindful Release Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Oct. 9 · 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

We Are All Dancers Joan Glode Room @ MNFC Saturday, Oct. 26 · 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Learn about Inukshuks Joan Glode Room @ MNFC Wednesday, Nov. 13 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Imposter Symposium: Songwriting for all Humans Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Nov. 1 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Let’s Make

Do-Re-Mi… and You! Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Nov. 8 · 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Still-Life Drawing Neighbourhood Shop Saturday, Oct. 5 · 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Lino Printmaking Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 10 · 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Collage 101: Artist Trading Cards Neighbourhood Shop Saturday, Oct. 19 · 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Print, Press, and Learn Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 31 · 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 14 · 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Hand-Sew Scrunchies or Pin Holders Neighbourhood Shop Saturday, Nov. 2 · 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Creating a Gallery Wall with Peter Hermes Gallery, 5682 North St. Wednesday, Nov. 6 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Inuit Arctic Games Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Nov. 16 · 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Culture and Language Arabic 101 Neighbourhood Shop Wednesday, Nov. 6 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Sculpting Expressions: A Moon Magic Journey Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 3 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Power Tools 101 CBT at George Dixon Community Garden Wednesday, Sept. 25 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 3 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Sign Painting CBT at George Dixon Community Garden Saturday, Oct. 5 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Arbour Assembly CBT at George Dixon Community Garden Wednesday, Oct. 9 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 17 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Bulletin Build CBT at George Dixon Community Garden Saturday, Oct. 19 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Pollinator Garden Planting and Project Celebration CBT at George Dixon Community Garden Saturday, Oct. 26 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Our Food, Our Stories Lunch & Learn: Climate Connections Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Sept. 27 · 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Lunch & Learn with Neala and Andrew!

Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 11 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Tea and Luski with Flo Neighbourhood Shop Friday, Oct. 25 · 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 13 · 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Shape This Space: Wije'winen Building Slat Furniture Front Entrance of the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre Friday, Oct. 18 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 31 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Finishing and Treating Outdoor Furniture Front Entrance of the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre Friday, Nov. 8 · 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

L’nuis’i, It’s That Easy: Mi’kmaq Language Basics Neighbourhood Shop Thursday, Oct. 10 · 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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A thousand Everyone comes from somewhere.

Our kin from Africville, Cousins from Mi’kma’ki Family from across the oceans and friends from a different sea.

We come in a thousand different colours with a thousand favourite foods.

We come with a thousand kinds of knowledge and a thousand different truths.

We come with a thousand kinds of pain and a thousand kinds of wisdom.

We’ve learned a thousand different tricks on how to navigate a system.

Everyone comes from somewhere From families of blood or ones that are chosen.

When life is laid out for you or you’re just thrown in.

We have youth who will take a thousand different paths to find their own way.

We have Elders keeping generational trauma at bay.

The lanes, streets and avenues of the North End. Have a thousand different stories written within.

Tales of Pride and tragedy etched into the sidewalk.

Of togetherness and culture, jump out like hopscotch.

We’ve got a thousand different rhymes etched into walls over time.

Centres of love and friendship keep us alive.

I have found my people in this place.

Access to my history and Nation as we take up our rightful space.

I have spoken a thousand different words, On mics in back rooms just waiting to be heard.

Ideas spring forth from this community, With a thousand different ways to weave together unity.

With insight from our children and the deft hands of adults.

There are a thousand different ways to reach a result.

We welcome PhDs and degrees.

We welcome starlight and the trees.

We know that smartness exists within and beyond the universities.

We’ll take your red seals and tickets.

Please share the recipe for your grandmother’s biscuits.

Please show us the best ways to lay down tracks and rhymes.

And someone else will show you graphic design.

by Rebecca Thomas

You may think “what a sweet hobby” Or “oh, isn’t this cute.”

But you don’t understand what we’ve all been through.

For so many of us to come together and share what we know.

We took on everything that the world could throw.

For language to be shared, Children kept on speaking while scared.

Even after Africville was razed bare, Hope still managed to bloom brilliantly in the Square.

There are a thousand different ways to get to where you need to go.

And we invite you to stop by for a tea and to say hello.

For a stitch and bitch.

A jingle dance class.

Get that bike tuned up, Learn that thing you’ve been putting off at last!

This place is so bright and complex.

With a thousand different talents, Please let us flex.

We are proud of what we have to offer from our bodies and our hearts.

It’s what keeps these streets strong and from falling apart.

Your neighbour’s smile and your best friend’s tunes.

We really do hope that we’ll see you again soon.

To share all of ourselves with each one of us.

With our skills and scars, knowing we’re enough.

We are excited to meet you.

So please do come through.

We grow love here, in a thousand different ways.

Every single one of us, every single day.

Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk / Halifax is a Truth and Reconciliation initiative being led by the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk / Halifax is supported by