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The Centre for Race and Culture (CRC) is Alberta’s premier and most active organization that works specifically against racial discrimination and towards equity through programming and education on the topics of anti-racism and cultural inclusion. The CRC has worked throughout Alberta and across Canada for close to 20 years to address racism in all its forms. Our staff are a talented, highly educated and diverse group who are passionate about what they do. They draw knowledge from their extensive backgrounds in public health, education, law, social work, community development, the visual & performing arts, international business, and peace & international conflict transformation. Our reach is wide and constantly expanding. We work at all levels of society— with school boards, government, private companies, social service organizations and with individuals from all walks of life. Our ties to Alberta’s diverse communities are strong and we are driven to understand what kind of services are most needed and how our work can be beneficial to communities in need. Last year alone our programs directly reached over 10,000 people— from senior level corporate staff who learned strategies on managing increasingly diverse workplaces to high school students practicing conflict resolution in their classrooms. Our participants come from all walks of life and from different industries and sectors— what they share in common is an interest to further their knowledge of important issues that impact our communities at large. We hope that you will have an opportunity to experience our education for yourself— and if you already have, that you might enjoy the many new offerings we have for the start of 2012.

We are very happy to share this catalog highlighting another season of education and insight with you!

Sincerely,

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ABOUT the Centre for Race and Culture

Our programs are effective. Over 90% of our cultural

competency education participants learned how cultural differences effect workplace interactions and learned practical skills on how to communicate interculturally.

Centre for Race and Culture Education Team and Consultants

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FULL & HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS DATE(S) & TIME COST* PAGE #

Intercultural Communications- January 25, 2012 $120 OR 4 Plain and simple 9am to 12pm $100 Members

Employment Equity- February 22, 2012 $120 OR 4 Myths and Realities 9am to 12pm $100 Members

Learning from Aboriginal Realities April 25, 2012 $200 OR 5 and Practices 9am to 3pm $180 Members

Should we address or ignore May 30, 2012 $200 OR 5 our differences? Examining Diversity 9am to 3pm $180 Members Through the Lens of a Two Spirit People June 12, 2012 $120 OR 6 9am to 12pm $100 Members

Creating Inclusive Family Services June 27, 2012 $200 OR 6

9am to 3pm $180 Members

MULTI-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES DATE(S) & TIME COST* PAGE #

Cultural Crossroads Champions Feb 16, March 1, $600 OR 7 Workshop Series (ALL 4 Days) March 15, March 29 $550 Members Anti-Racism Workshop Series April 5, April 19, $600 OR 8 (ALL 4 Days) May 3, May 17 $550 Members

Racism Free Edmonton Community Choose from 2 sessions: Fully Funded 9 Sessions (ALL 3 Days) Jan 25, Feb 1, & Feb 8 (Offered at no cost) OR Feb 9, Feb 16, & Feb 23

ADDITIONAL TRAINING DATE(S) & TIME COST* PAGE # & EDUCATION

Cree Language Lessons– Spring Course Feb 7 through June 18 $10 (GST included) 10 6:30pm- 8:30pm Migrant Routes– Insight into the Migrant Flexible Fully Funded 11 Experience in French or English (Offered at no cost) Cultural Crossroads for Workplaces- Flexible By Contract 12 Customized Cultural Competency

INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES 13-16

REGISTRATION 17

CONTACT INFORMATION 17 *Prices listed do no include GST.

CONTENTS & SCHEDULE

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Workshop Topic: Intercultural Communication– Plain and Simple

Date: Wednesday January 25th 2012, 9am to 12pm Facilitator: Ashima Sumaru (CRC) and Joanna Gill (Morena Consulting) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: $120 + GST, or $100 + GST for CRC Members

Do you work with a diverse group of people or clientele? Do many of them speak English as a second/additional language? This workshop will serve as an introduction to intercultural communication and plain language. We will introduce tools to evaluate your verbal and written communication and provide opportunities to reflect on how to incorporate this knowledge into your day-to-day activities.

Participants in this workshop will: Reflect on their communication style and recognize the interaction between different cultural

modes of communication Learn how to support English Language Learners through participating in experiential and interac-

tive exercises Apply the tools of intercultural communication and plain language to the materials and methods

used in their workplace

Workshop Topic: Employment Equity- Myths and Realities

Date: Wednesday February 22nd, 9am to 12pm Facilitator: Zenobia Jamal (ZenEv Educational Consultants) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: $120 + GST, or $100 + GST for CRC Members

This half-day workshop has been designed to increase awareness of employment equity and to foster

discussion about some of the myths and realities of employment equity. Come and participate in this

informative session and learn about some of the essential elements of an employment equity program.

During this workshop you will:

Identify and challenge some of the myths associated with

employment equity

Discuss the purpose and benefits of employment equity to

employees and to the employer

Increase participants’ understanding of the Employment

Equity Act

Explore some key considerations for starting, maintaining

and sustaining an employment equity program in your

organization

It is not that individuals in the designated groups are inherently

unable to achieve equality on their own, it’s that obstacles in

their way are so formidable and self-perpetuating that they can-

not be overcome without intervention.

It is both intolerable and insensi-tive if we simply wait and hope that the barriers will disappear

with time. Equality in employment will not happen

unless we make it happen.

Judge Rosalie Silberman Abella, Royal Commission on Equality in

Employment, 1985

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Workshop Topic: Learning from Aboriginal Realities and Practices

Date: Wednesday April 25th- 9am to 3pm Facilitator: Elsey Gauthier (Consultant) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: $200 + GST, or $180 + GST for CRC Members

Increase your awareness of Aboriginal realities and how they continue to impact on Aboriginal and

Non-Aboriginal individuals in Edmonton’s communities and workplaces. Participate in this informative

session and learn practices that will assist you in a variety of settings.

Workshops objectives:

Participants will learn about the historical colonization practices and how it currently affects both Aboriginal and non Aboriginal people. Participants will have the opportunity to share their historical roots and how that helped shape their lives. Participants will learn about the value of the 'Circle' process. Participants will learn how to apply this 'Circle' process in a practical way for using in communication and sharing of important information.

Workshop Topic: Should we address or ignore our differences?

Date: Wednesday May 30th- 9am to 3pm Facilitator: Ashley Daniel (Consultant) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: $200+ GST, or $180 + GST for CRC Members

While we advocate for diversity as a source of strength for our society, we are still overwhelmed by the stress and strain that diversity places on our relationships. Inability to work through these challenges can be devastating to our personal and professional life. In the main, we may not be equipped with the tools to exploit the strengths that come from our differences. We may be locked into an adversarial re-sponse to differences, which breathes escalation ultimately resulting in broken relationships. Workshop Objectives:

This workshop provides participants with practical ways to identify and resolve disputes. Participants will gain perspectives on constructive approaches to bring to these challenges and ultimately solve problems.

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Workshop Topic: Creating Inclusive Family Services

Date: Wednesday June 27th- 9am to 3pm Facilitator: Ashima Sumaru (CRC) and Roxanne Felix-Mah (CRC) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: $200 + GST, or $180 + GST for CRC Members

This one day workshop offers professional development to service providers working with immigrant and refugee families. The skills, tools and case studies presented in this workshop will help you develop inclusive programs and services to effectively engage families. This course would be ideal for those who work in day care, early childhood or elementary school environments. Workshop Objectives:

Understand terminology used in the areas of cultural competency, diversity and equity Gain awareness of strategies and tools that will help build welcoming and inclusive services for families Explore your own personal cultural identity and how this affects your interactions with families across cultures

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Workshop Topic: Through the Lens of a Two Spirit People

Date: Wednesday June 16th- 9am to 12pm Facilitator: Warren Winnipeg (Consultant) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: $120 + GST, or $100 + GST for CRC Members

The facilitator will provide a personal story from his life about his personal and professional experience working with Aboriginal Two Spirit peoples and the importance of having knowledge and tools to carry you forward in working with Two Spirit people. The workshop will include fun interactive experiential learning activities and a small video clip that the facilitator developed for prevention of suicide. The session will focus on celebrating strengths and empowering Two Spirit people. Workshop Objectives:

Participants will understand the importance of identifying gifts of Two Spirit people. Participants will to identify the history of colonization and its impacts on Two Spirit people then and today.

“The Centre for Race and Culture has set standards and has established benchmarks in research and programming that has

inspired like-minded organizations to emulate in quality and longevity. They also continue to provide leadership in ground-

breaking research and programming that has benefited our whole community.”

-Lewis Cardinal

CULTURAL CROSSROADS CHAMPIONS WORKSHOP SERIES

Dates: Thursdays Bi-Weekly- Feb 16, March 1, March 15, and March 29 2012 Time: 9am to 4pm on the scheduled day. Lunch is provided. Facilitator: Karen Chinaleong-Brooks (CRC), Ian Mathieson (CRC), and Ashima Sumaru (CRC) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: $600+ GST, or $550 + GST for CRC Members We are pleased to offer this train-the-trainer course, designed for those who already have a foundation in cultural competency and would like the ability and tools to teach others within their organization how to build more inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplaces.

This 4-part course is especially recommended for educators, training coordinators, human resource professionals, and business owners.

DAY 1: Teaching your organization the impact of culture in the workplace

DAY 2: Tools and resources for race relations and human rights

DAY 3: Education framework for inclusive and participatory training

DAY 4: Creating change from within - put your knowledge to the test

What you can expect from the course:

Review and solidify your knowledge and understanding of cultural competency language and concepts

Acquire and apply vocabulary, tools, techniques and resources needed to conduct experientially focused in-house training

Examine Alberta legislation as applied to Multiculturalism and Human Rights.

Participants will receive a certificate upon completion.

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“ You carefully structured your workshop to assist us in improving our understanding of inclusiveness and provided us

with a roadmap of next steps for the continued learning and development of our staff.”

-Cultural Crossroads Champion

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ANTI-RACISM WORKSHOP SERIES

Dates: Thursdays Bi-Weekly- April 5, April 19, May 3, and May 17 2012 Time: 9am to 4pm on the scheduled day. Lunch is provided. Facilitator: Karen Chinaleong-Brooks (CRC) and Ian Mathieson (CRC) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: $600+ GST, or $550 + GST for CRC Members This four-part series explores the roots of racism and helps you understand the impacts of racism on an individual and societal level while also providing tools for dealing with racism in our personal lives and even in the workplace.

Our facilitators will guide you safely through the course, allow-ing you to build upon your already existing experiences and knowledge and find personal and professional applications for the course.

DAY 1: Roots of racism and our contemporary realities

DAY 2: Understanding how racism affects our personal lives

DAY 3: Breaking down racism at the systemic level

DAY 4: Moving towards and inclusive society free of racism

The Anti-Racism Workshop Series is a signature series of the Centre for Race and Culture and we are proud to offer this important course. * Those staff at AAISA-member agencies who complete the Anti-Racism course can have the hours of training accepted by AAISA for certification purposes. Who should attend:

Educators, HR professionals, employers, social service providers, community leaders, and anyone who’d like to learn about racism in depth.

“This series provides a set of tools that anyone working with diverse

communities should add to their toolbox. As a cultural competency

educator, it had given me a new lens for program work, policy work,

and evaluation that I know will enrich the work that I do.”

-Anti-Racism Workshop Participant

“I need to thank you and your organisation for empowering me with skills and with knowledge that enables me to open others.”

eyes. -Lina Hempel, Community Member

“The Anti-Racism course helped me to ‘see’ systemic racism from a broad perspective. This in turn helped me to see how I contribute to racism as part of the systems I operate in. Having gained awareness, frameworks, models and so much more I put myself in the shoes of the vulnerable in our city to see how I am behaving.” -Helen Rusich, REACH

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RACISM FREE EDMONTON COMMUNITY SESSIONS

Dates: CHOOSE FROM ONE OF TWO SESSIONS -Session 1: January 25, February 1, and February 8 2012 -Session 2: February 9, February 16, and February 23 2012 Time: 9am to 4pm on the scheduled day. Lunch is provided. Facilitator: Karen Chinaleong-Brooks (CRC) and Ian Mathieson (CRC), And Zenobia Jamal (ZenEv Educational Consultants) Location: Downtown Edmonton (TBD) Cost: No Cost thanks to the Support of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the City of Edmonton Councillor Amarjit Sohi and Racism Free Edmonton, a City of Edmonton initiative, are inviting representatives from agencies who work with immigrants to participate in three days of workshops.

The workshops will help participants to recognize issues of racism, understand the impact of racism on individuals and provide effective strategies for addressing these issues.

The workshops are very interactive and provide opportunities for participants to share ideas and col-laborate on creating action plans for groups, communities or organizations.

The workshops will be delivered by skilled facilitators who have expertise in issues of anti-racism, methods of popular education, community development and organizational change.

* Those staff at AAISA-member agencies who complete the Anti-Racism course can have the hours of training accepted by AAISA for certification purposes.

Thanks to the generous support of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the City of Edmonton, these valuable workshops are available at no cost to representatives of immigrant organizations, ethno-cultural groups, and communities who work with immi-grants that experience racial discrimination.

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CREE LANGUAGE LESSONS– Spring Course Dates: February 6th through June 18th 2012 Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30– 8:30 PM Facilitator: Reuben Quinn (CRC) Location: St. Alphonsus Catholic School, Edmonton Cost: $10 (Thanks to the generous support of ECALA– Edmonton Community Adult Learning Organization) Join us in this fantastic opportunity for any adult interested in learning Cree. Fluent educator Reuben Quinn of the Centre for Race and Culture will teach Cree language and key principals and concepts while also introducing Cree Syllabics. Participants must commit to attending all classes.

The Cree Language Lessons being offered by the Centre for Race and Culture, through the support of ECALA, are different from any of the courses currently being offered in Edmonton. This is due to the unique methodology being used. This methodology is called cahkipehikanak (syllabics), which is better known as the star chart, a traditional format that incorporates the cultural and spiritual teachings of the Cree language. This method of teaching the Cree language is not used anywhere in the greater Edmonton area or in the entire educational system in Edmonton.

According to experts there was an estimated 600,000 Cree words prior to European contact, currently there are around 30,000 words in use, and this count continues to drop almost daily. Edmonton has the second largest Aboriginal population of all cities, second only to Winnipeg. Many of our citizens would like to find ways to regain their lost language and reconnect with their cultural identity.

Our objective is to teach Cree using this holistic approach based on 44 symbols, 14 consonants and the 8 direction syllabic system. The directions’ philosophies are included as the lessons are taught in the manner of natural law. Learners will feel empowered by learning Cree using the traditional and histori-cal way of language transmission. This will help participants reclaim their language and or ensure the survival of this language.

MIGRANT ROUTES– Insight into the Immigrant Experience Facilitator: Ashima Sumaru (CRC) Location: At your organization, company, workplace, space Cost: No Cost thanks to the Support of Citizenship and Immigration Canada

You may request a Migrant Routes session for any group who is interested in learning more about the experiences, challenges and barriers that migrants face when settling in a new community. Migrant routes workshops help to identify and develop ways for organizations and groups to build more inclusive and welcoming communities.

What will you learn about?

The Canadian immigration system

Challenges and barriers newcomers face

Strategies to create equitable and welcoming spaces

Tools to ensure that policies and practices that seem neutral do not have discrimination built into them

Methods to build an inclusive community where all individuals and families are realizing their full potential

The Migrant Routes coordinator will work with you to deliver a workshop that meets the needs of your organization. Workshops are available throughout the year and during daytime or evening hours. Thanks to the generous support of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Migrant Routes is offered at no cost.

For more information about this particular program, please contact the program coordinator directly.

Ashima Sumaru, Education Coordinator Migrant Routes Program Email: asumaru@cfrac.com Phone: 780-425-4644, ext 115

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CULTURAL CROSSROADS CUSTOMIZED WORKPLACE TRAINING Cultural Crossroads is a program that works with organizations maximize the benefits of their diverse workplaces to increase sales, streamline operations, improve customer service, reduce costs, and create a workplace that is highly productive. Our engaging facilitators are experts in the fields of cultural competency and anti-racism.

Recognizing that each workplace has its own unique culture, we offer customized workshops and training based on a strong business case. Following an initial assessment, our facilitators are able to tailor our workshops and training sessions to the particular needs of your organization.

Each workshop includes:

Needs analysis

Workshop design

Delivery

Our workshops have addressed these core themes:

The business case for cultural and racial equity and inclusion

Culturally competent service delivery

How to effectively lead and manage an intercultural workforce

How to attract, maintain and promote people from different culture

Solutions for intercultural workplace conflicts

Culturally appropriate workplace orientations

From diversity to inclusion– tools, resources and best practices to engage newcomers and the existing workforce

For more information about this particular program, please contact the program coordinator directly. Ricardo Carlos, Associate Director Centre for Race and Culture Phone: 780-425-4644, ext 5. Email: rcarlos@cfrac.com

“The seminar topics were engaging, and the format allowed for helpful discussion. Knowing

that others are facing the same challenges I am boosted my confidence. The tools, tips and

techniques on how to improve cultural awareness in the workplace will be an invaluable resource to

my organization.”

-Jessi Duffy, Relocation Analyst, Finning Canada

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Karen Chinaleong-Brooks

She currently serves as the Project Coordinator for the Peace Ambassadors program at the Centre for Race and Culture. Peace Ambassadors is a peer to peer training program that educates youth on issues of anti-racism, anti-oppression, social justice, and human rights the program provides youth with the tools to peacefully resolve conflict and become role models in their communities. Karen manages a core group of volunteers whom she supports in designing and facilitating workshops, developing and managing social justice projects, becoming peer mentors to other youth within their communities. She is a professional with over 15 years of combined experience in research, program develop-ment, management and evaluation. Karen is a recent immigrant from Trinidad who has been living in Canada for the last 4 years. Karen graduated with a Bachelors of Human Ecology (Honours) from the University of the West Indies and holds a Master of Public Health from Simon Fraser University. Karen currently serves on the boards of Caribbean Women Network and Cariwest and is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton.

Ashley Daniel

Ashley is a private practitioner mediating workplace disputes and training employees in human rights law, in maintaining respectful workplaces and in managing conflicts. Some of his clients include Alberta Health Services, Alberta Human Rights Commission [the “Commission”], Edmonton Police Service, Correctional Services Canada and Fountain Tire. Prior to this, Ashley was employed by the Commission as a Human Rights Officer charged with conciliating human rights complaints and advising the public on human rights issues. Before joining the Commission, he worked for 11 years with the University of Alberta’s Office of Human Rights as the Senior Advisor, Complaints and Conflict Services and 4 years for the Edmonton Victim Offender Mediation Program which has grown into the Mediation and Restorative Justice Centre, the leading community mediation program in the Edmonton.

Roxanne Felix-Mah

Roxanne is a professional with many years of experience in the government and non-profit sector. She is currently Youth Programs Manager at the Centre for Race and Culture. She has worked with the civic government, provincial government, and the Public Health Agency of Canada. She is also currently an Adjunct Faculty Member with the Centre for Health Promotion Studies, School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. Much of her work has focused specifically on looking at issues of equity and on how health and social systems can effectively serve marginalized populations.

Roxanne has served as Manager of Health and Community Initiatives at the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers where she managed a number of different programs includ-ing a supported housing services program, mental health counseling and social work program and a school-based cultural broker program. She has been involved regularly on a contract basis with the Multicultural Health Brokers’ Co-operative in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Elsey Gauthier

Elsey has a Master of Arts degree in Leadership and Administration and is a registered social worker. She has a varied background that includes individual and group counseling and education in addictions, recovering from grief and loss and Aboriginal cultural awareness education. Some of her work has included supporting and consulting the outpatient programs of the regional mental health program in Alberta and currently works in one of the Housing First initiatives. Elsey also does contract work for Aboriginal agency staff development and retreats; as well as presented for Alberta College of Social Workers and National Aboriginal Nurses Association. She works as an advisor and teacher for women fleeing or living in abusive situations. She is a contract facilitator for the Centre for Race and Culture as an Aboriginal consultant. Elsey currently resides in Edmonton Alberta .

Joanna Gill

Joanna Gill had the opportunity to observe intercultural communication from childhood as her parents were from two different countries and cultures, and they often needed to negotiate cultural differences to communicate more effectively in their relationship. Later in life, her interested in communications peaked through her coursework in linguistic anthropology, which in its simplest form, examines the relationship between language and culture. Joanna then completed a master's degree in international education in which part of her research demon-strated how English language learners experience more obstacles to achieving educational goals than native English speakers do.

During her program, she became a research assistant, working with a project dealing with a literacy-based mentorship program in an inner-city school. She returned to Canada after teaching English in Mexico for 2 years to eventually continue work with international students at the University of Alberta while spending some of her spare time offering proofreading and editing services.

Zenobia Jamal

Zenobia Jamal is a professional with over 25 years of experience across different roles. She holds a BSc in Science from UBC as well as a Certificate and Master of Education with a speciali-zation in Adult Education from the University of Alberta in Edmonton.Her work in Cultural Com-petency, Diversity and Inclusion is extensive. Zenobia has designed and facilitated workshops and policy development for the City of Edmonton, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Volunteer Edmonton, ATCO I-Tek, AADAC, Medicentres, among others. Topics have included Building Sup-port for Newcomers in the Workplace; Workshops to facilitate the inclusion of newcomers into non-profit agencies and organizations, Diversity workshops for senior and middle managers, Workshop on responding to and communicating with clients from diverse backgrounds.

Zenobia offers expertise in the areas of facilitation, curriculum development needs assessment and program planning in adult learning environments. She possesses excellent understanding of adult learning principles and effective teaching and learning strategies for diverse groups of adults. As a seasonal instructor with the University of Alberta, she teaches courses on Program Planning and Evaluation and Diversity and Health in Families and Communities, Centre for Health Promotion Studies.

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Ian Mathieson

Ian Mathieson currently serves as an education coordinator at the Centre for Race and Culture (CRC). Ian has extensive expertise as facilitator of cultural competency, peace-building, equity & inclusion and anti-racism training. He is experienced in catering training sessions to youth and adults audiences, including executive and senior leadership teams. He has carried out this work in Canada and abroad. Ian is well versed in techniques that use in-tercultural conflict transformation, intercultural communication, popular education and community dialogue.

He studied international peace and conflict in Costa Rica and focused his studies on systemic forms of conflict transformation and peace operations. He is currently finishing a second MA with Innsbruck University, Austria, in Peace, Development, Security and Conflict Transforma-tion. Ian has training in Civil-Military Coordination with International Peace Support Missions and Human Rights work experience nationally and internationally.

Reuben Quinn

Reuben Quinn is currently the coordinator for the Aboriginal Attendance Circle program and for the Cree Language Lessons. Reuben has been working with Aboriginal youth within Edmonton for 16 years. He has been a Cultural coordinator and Cree instructor for Edmon-ton Public Schools, Mother Earth Children’s Charter School, as well as the Edmonton Young Offender Center. Reuben grew up in the residential school era and when the Blue Quills School was taken over by Aboriginals, there was a resurgence of language and cultural teachings. Reuben credits the late Mrs. Rosanna Houle for reviving the Nehiyo(Cree) Cahkipeyihkanah and teaching it to all the students who had been liberated from residential school. The Nehiyo Cahkipey-ihkanah, or as some refer to it’ the Star Chart’, is a tool Reuben uses for teaching the Cree language. Reuben also spends considerable time on articulation as there are some consonant sounds in the Nehiyo language which cannot be made using European language models.

Ashima Sumaru

Ashima Sumaru is the coordinator for the Migrant Routes program at the Centre for Race and Culture. Ashima has always had an interest in social justice. Her previous work in the lit-eracy field included delivering diversity/anti-racism training for facilitators and coordinators, developing materials to analyze books and other materials for racism and discrimination, providing strategies to support second language learners and researching and practicing techniques to share power in the classroom, especially with students from marginalized groups. Ashima is an experienced facilitator and has presented to audiences at the national, provincial and local level. Ashima holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Bachelor of Education degree in Secondary English and Social Studies. She is also very familiar with adult education, participatory education and family literacy. Ashima is active in many initiatives that encourage lifelong learning and critical thinking for people of all ages and from all cultures.

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Warren Winnipeg

Warren Winnipeg is a member of Siksika Nation and currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Warren graduated from the Social Work Diploma from Mount Royal College and completed a Bachelor's Degree at the University of Calgary. He is currently employed as an Aboriginal Youth and Communities Empowerment Strategy Coordinator in the prevention of suicide with Aboriginal youth in Alberta. His work has been in various areas of health, prevention and Mental Health and Addictions. Warren is a former National Native Role Model of Alberta and was the youth chief of his community. He is also the former president of the Two Spirit Circle Society of Edmonton. Some of his past volunteer experience has been working with the Alberta Teachers Associa-tion of Alberta, HIV/AIDS consortium of Alberta, Hate Crimes Unit in Edmonton. He has served on Board of Directors of the Two Spirit Circle Society of Edmonton. Some of his pas-sions are serving the people that are marginalized and oppressed, Human Rights for Two Spirit people. Warren has not only been recognized for his professional achievements but for his dedication to the betterment of youth nationally and provincially. Warren continues to achieve his personal best through the practice of his Aboriginal culture (Blackfoot). Some of Warren’s interests are traveling, Latin culture and languages.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information about the Centre for Race and Culture, any of our programs, or registration, please contact:

Stephanie Molina, Communications Coordinator Centre for Race and Culture Email: smolina@cfrac.com Phone: 780-425-4644, ext 9 www.cfrac.com

If you would like to register for any of our workshops, you can do so on our website, www.cfrac.com. If you have any questions about how to register, please contact the Communications Coordinator (see contact information below). We look forward to seeing you soon!

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