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September 2020
Girls Community Zoom Call – the Women’s Centre
In this weekly online session, girls* in grades 5-9 are invited to come together to build community and share their skills with each other. Girls who join these calls will be able to participate in lively discussions, activities and girl-led sessions on art, body movement, crafts, issues important to girls and more. Sessions will take place on Tuesdays 4-5:45pm. This program will complement the in-person programs and give participants a chance to meet girls of different ages. Girls are welcome…
Find out more »Girl Force After School – Grades 7-9
Girl Force, for girls in grades 7-9. Every Thursday evening from 4-5:45pm, girls* gather at the Women’s Centre in Bridgeland to lead sessions for each other, build their leadership skills, and discuss issues that matter to them. Last year girls were passionate about mental health, relationships, and identity, which they explored through different “craftivism” projects and hands-on activities. This is a drop-in program and participants are not required to come to every session, although it’s more fun when more girls…
Find out more »October 2020
Girl Power After School – Grades 5 & 6
Girl Power After School is for girls* in grades 5 and 6. Girls get to explore issues that they’ve identified as important to them such as body image, relationships, and identity. Activities like crafts, games, dancing, and theatre give girls a chance to talk about and take action on serious issues in their lives in fun and creative ways. Girls hang out together on Wednesdays 4-5:45pm. This is an 8-week registered program. Sign up is required in order to ensure…
Find out more »What Feeds Us- Online Teen Group
Join us for a FREE weekly online program where we will cook together, Do various digital art (podcast/video) and visual art (drawing, painting and mural) projects this fall and spring. In this group we discuss and advocate on various social justice issues like food insecurity, food access, racism, LGBTQ2S+ Rights, cultural identity, mental health and more. Learn how to make change on topics you are passionate about various creative forms as a tool for social change. Be a leader! Potential…
Find out more »FREE Youth Poetry/Performance Program- By Antyx/Aspen
Join us for a FREE weekly in-person program where in the fall we will be writing poems, learning how to be a spoken word artist, and learning how to perform. Learn from a professional Spoken Word Artist Bryan Francisco to use your voice and your art for social change! In this group we discuss and advocate on various social justice issues like cultural identity, racism, LGBTQ2S+ Rights, mental health and more. Learn how to make change on topics you are…
Find out more »Free Youth Arts Action Mural Program- by Antyx
Join us for a FREE weekly in-person program where in the fall we will be painting a mural for Genesis Centre. This mural will be installed in the Genesis centre. Get your art on the walls! Youth Arts Action program usually uses visual art like drawing, painting, sculpture, zines and murals to make social change in NE Calgary. In this group we discuss and advocate on various social justice issues like cultural identity, racism, LGBTQ2S+ Rights, mental health and more.…
Find out more »Rapping & Songwriting with Tribe.1491
@tribe.1491 (Dwight Farahat) has a very special ongoing project which we are honoured to host! He is asking youth ages 15-29 yrs (6 indigenous; 5 non-indigenous) to submit their interest to him through DM (direct messaging) for a once-a-week, 12-month mentorship where you will be taught how to: 1) create an album, 2) shoot a music video, 3) learn how to market and advertise music, 4) learn about grant writing, 5) perform! Dont miss out on the opportunity! The group…
Find out more »FREE Monthly in person Hip Hop meet-up- By Antyx
Join us for a FREE monthly in-person program at Genesis Centre. Join Antyx in a series of safe, socially distanced classes with a new Special Guest Hip Hop instructor each month! Learn from new Calgary professional dancers, breakers, rappers, mc's each month. After the class, jam with us, practice your skills on our open dance floor, open mic and turntables! Regular facilitators: Rapper Dwight Farahat (Tribe.1491) and MC/Spoken Word Artist: Bryan Francisco will be there every time! Last Friday of…
Find out more »November 2020
Riel Institute Education Aboriginal Family and Youth Support Program
RIEL Institute for Education & Learning Aboriginal Family & Youth Support Program COURSES Communications in Counseling, Critical Reading & Writing, Microsoft Office Suite Intro, Rural & Northern Studies, Family Violence, Addictions, Codependency, Theories Methods & Models, Life Enhancement, Indigenous Studies, Intro to Human Services, Teaching of the Elders WORKSHOPS & CERTIFICATES Employability Training, First Aid, Suicide Intervention, Crisis Intervention Training, Cultural Awareness, Holistic Wellness, Financial Literacy PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE & FOCUSED ATMOSPHERE INTERESTED IN TRAINING AND…
Find out more »November Calendar
We are once again open for drop-in hours in-person at our new Diamond Willow location: 2716 Sunridge Way NE. Our drop-in hours are Wednesday-Friday 3pm - 8pm, and on Saturday/Sunday 12pm-8pm. We are taking numerous measures to keep our youth, Elders and staff safe as we begin to run in-person programming, including but not limited to: - sign-in measures that include contact information for contact tracing - temperatures taken at point of sign-in - COVID screening questions at point of…
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