SASS Portal

Queer Youth Group (Ages 12-18)
2023-02-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Regina) | Discord
Youth Group is a safe space for queer, trans+, questioning, and allied youth between the ages of 12 and 18. It runs Thursday evenings over discord from 7-9pm. We’re super radical, and super stoked to learn about tearing down homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, intersexphobia, acephobia and transmisogyny. Come hang out with us!
For more info, email kenny@urpride.ca

Soul-Full Domestic Violence Support Group
2023-02-02 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-01-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-01-19 18:30 - 20:00
-Allowing survivors to connect with each other and decrease isolation
-Empowering survivors with validation, increased self-esteem and coping tools
-Decreasing feelings of stigma and shame by offering hope and healing

For additional information and specific location, call the Envision office in Estevan at (306) 637-4004

Survivor-Centered, Trauma-Informed Fundraising
2023-02-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event is available in English but there will be ASL and Spanish interpretation and it will start at 1:00pm CST*
This session will focus on building a survivor-centered plan for sustainable fundraising that is rooted in a robust individual donor base. We will discuss how to build a fundraising team, how to energize and engage your board in fundraising, and what can be implemented before a fundraising team is even in place.

Group Z Meeting (Ages 16-24)
2023-02-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Discord
Group Z is a group for 2SLGBTQ+ and allied folks aged 16-24.
It runs Wednesday evenings from 7-9pm over discord. Come and meet other queer folks, play games, and generally hang out!
For more info, email ryan.lizee@urpride.ca

Resilience Meeting (Ages 16+)
2023-02-01 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-01-25 17:00 - 18:00 | Discord
Resilience is an adult oriented (16+) social support group for those who are transgender, gender diverse, or interested in exploring their gender. It runs Wednesday’s over Zoom from 5-6pm!
For more info, email trans@urpride.ca

Key Principles in Responding to Sexual Violence
2023-02-01 10:00 - 13:30 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event starts at 4:00 am CST*
Participants in this 3.5 hour online workshop can expect to examine the myths and realities of sexual violence within a framework of violence against women and girls. Participants will develop an understanding on the law surrounding rape and sexual assault – with a focus on consent. Participants will be introduced to a model of best practice in working with sexual violence and will identify key principles in responding to disclosures of sexual violence sensitively and appropriately.

Reflecting on the Papal Visit; Sexual Health, Gender Identity, Reparations
2023-01-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event starts at 5:00 pm CST*
Trigger Warning: This conversation will speak about sensitive content involving the abuse of children. Wa-say Healing Centre is available to speak with those affected by this information and are available Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm at 204-774-6484.
The Feast Centre’s aim of decolonizing Indigenous history and research related to sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI) will continue in this new year. This online session will explore the impact of the seven Euro-Christian churches that imposed western values on Indigenous peoples through the Indian residential and day school era. The recent visit of Pope Francis to Canada to respond to the harms and crimes perpetrated by the Roman Catholic Church against Indigenous children and their families will be the focus of this panel’s conversation. The re-emergence of Indigenous values, teachings, and life philosophy will be discussed with regard to 2Spirit/Indigenous LGBTQ people, gender-based violence, feminism, matriarchy, midwifery, gender identity, sexual health research, and reparations.
Learning Intentions:

Participants will learn how the Canadian state and Euro-Christian churches attempted to erase the history and lives of 2Spirit/Indigenous people.
To encourage communities, elders, leaders to begin these hard conversations.
To unpack the history of residential schools, the trauma ensued by Indigenous children, and the generational trauma and harms that continue to this day.
To reclaim, restore, and repair Two Spirit narratives.
To imagine what our ancestors would say.

Serving & Supporting LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence
2023-01-31 11:00 - 12:30 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event starts at 1:00 pm CST *
This 1.5 hour interactive workshop is designed to equip domestic violence service providers with essential information on the unique and specific experiences of LGBTQ survivors of IPV. Participants will leave with increased knowledge on core best practices for providing culturally responsive services to LGBTQ individuals and tools and strategies for reducing barriers and providing intentional support around unique challenges that LGBTQ survivors face.

Global Social Witnessing : Women, Life and Freedom
2023-01-30 20:00 - 21:30 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event is available in English, German, and Ukrainian and will start at 1:00 pm CST*
The topic we will discuss: Outrage and Protests in Iran

Foundations of Consent and Healthy Relationships
2023-01-30 09:00 - 10:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note event will start at 10:00 am CST*
A 45 min workshop that explores the foundation of consent for sexual activity through discussions on healthy relationships delivered by the education team of the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre.
We encourage participant conversation in this program as we break down healthy relationship characteristics and permission as foundational tools in supporting the use of consent for sexual activity.
A basic overview helping participants connect the dots between how we act in healthy friendships and how we use day-to-day permission to healthy intimate partner relationships and consent for sexual activity.
Consent laws and ages of consent as they apply to Alberta, Canada will be discussed.

Inclusive and Culturally-Adapted Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE): Current Evidence and Practices
2023-01-27 18:30
*Please note this event starts 5:30 pm CST*
The Canadian Advisory of Women Immigrants (CAWI) is hosting an event to discuss their community project on creating an evidence-based sexual and reproductive health (SRH) curriculum for immigrant women, girls, and gender minority individuals (Funded by Oxfam Canada). The initial project included focus group discussions to gather feedback on the current SRH curricula in Canada and the results identified a need for diverse topics, safe spaces, and diverse educators in SRH education for immigrant communities.
The event aims to provide information about CAWI’s current SRH campaign work and its implications for immigrant communities, highlight the efforts of other community members to create inclusive sexuality education, and discuss ways to support and empower SRH work in immigrant communities.

Sextortion and Emerging Trends in Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation
2023-01-27 13:30 - 15:30 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event is offered in both English and French and will start at 12:30 pm CST*
(French translation below)
Public Safety Canada is hosting a series of webinars to raise awareness and promote knowledge sharing about the crime of online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) amongst partners and stakeholders across Canada.

Sécurité publique Canada organise une série de webinaires pour hausser le niveau de sensibilisation et favoriser l’échange de connaissances sur le crime de l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants en ligne (ESEE) parmi les intervenants et partenaires au Canada.

TAKE A STAND Against Family Violence and Abuse
2023-01-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note that this a reoccurring event. Check the website for the next upcoming dates and more detailed information*
We know that in times of uncertainty and unprecedented crisis, the incidences of family violence and abuse increase in our community. We all have a role to play.
FearIsNotLove offers a free webinar focused on supporting individuals and families. Participants learn how to identify family violence and abuse in all its forms, ways to respond compassionately and positively to victims, and how to connect victims to resources. In 1 hour you can learn:

Different types of abuse
How to recognize, respond and refer
Barriers victims face
Myths and misconceptions
Statistics and research around family violence and abuse

The focus of the presentation is to give participants the skills and confidence to recognize and support victims of family violence and abuse.

Rural & Remote Health: Community Engagement Towards a Fit-for-Purpose Rural Workforce
2023-01-27 12:30 - 13:30 | Online Webinar
This month the Division of Social Accountability directs its attention to rural and remote health. In April of 2022, the DSA office spent time in consultation with community partners and heard that the lack of services in rural and remote areas continues to have an adverse impact on their services and on the lives of the people they serve.
In our province, where half of our population lives outside of large urban centre, the impacts of these health inequities continues to grow. How do we train physicians that can contribute to policy decisions that advance health equity in our province? The DSA believes that it is through genuine engagement with community stakeholders and advocates, and leveraging the concerns of faculty, students, and staff that we can respond to the complex challenges of being a socially accountable organization in a province with rapidly changing needs.
Join us for our Health Equity Webinar Series on January 27th where we hear from Dr. Sarah Strasser, Emeritus Professor of Rural Health University of Waikato, New Zealand and Dr. Roger Strasser, Emeritus Professor of Rural Health University of Waikato, New Zealand and Founding Dean Emeritus Northern Ontario School of Medicine where they will share their extensive experience using community engagement to build a fit-for-purpose rural workforce.

Supporting Disclosures of Sexual Violence
2023-01-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note that this a reoccurring event. Check the website for the next upcoming dates and more detailed information*
Facilitated by the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre’s education program. This session will help to enhance your skills and knowledge around supporting disclosures of sexual violence.
We will cover an overview of the fundamentals of responding to and supporting disclosure of sexual assault and abuse from children, youth and adults. You’ll learn some key messages and legal obligations when it comes to reporting child abuse.
Walk away empowered to support those who may choose to share a disclosure of sexual violence with you, know key messages to share and how to connect individuals with resources.

Les cercles de conversation : la violence familiale (Conversation Circles: Family Violence)
2023-01-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note that this event is solely in French and will start at 7:30 pm CST*
(English translation below)
Cassons les mythes et parlons-en! La violence familiale est un fléau social et peut s’accroître avec les multiples tensions et stress liés à l’intégration. Nous vous invitons donc à venir échanger librement sur le sujet avec deux travailleuses sociales agréées Colette et Clémentine. Ensemble nous apprendrons les approches et les astuces pour prévenir, surmonter et se protéger contre la violence pour une meilleure harmonie dans nos familles.

Let’s bust the myths and talk about it! Family violence is a social scourge and can increase with the multiple tensions and stresses associated with integration. We therefore invite you to come and discuss the subject freely with two certified social workers, Colette and Clémentine. Together we will learn approaches and tips to prevent, overcome and protect against violence for better harmony in our families.

Transphobie dans les relations intimes (Transphobia in Intimate Relationships)
2023-01-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note that this event is solely in French and will start at 5:00 pm CST*
(English translation below)
Dans le cadre de cette formation offerte par Divergenres, une analyse de la violence entre partenaires intimes et amoureux vécue par les personnes trans binaires et non-binaires sera proposée.
Les grandes thématiques abordées sont les suivantes:

introduction aux concepts de base;
analyse des violences structurelles;
introduction au transféminisme;
analyse des violences entre partenaires intimes et amoureux;
et les bonnes pratiques recommandées.

Cette formation s’adresse aux intervenant.e.s utilisant l’approche féministe et/ou travaillant auprès des problématiques des violences genrées (sexuelles, conjugales, etc.)
Elle aura lieu au par Zoom le 26 janvier de 18h à 20h. Vous devez acheter un billet au coût de 23,63 $ pour pouvoir participer à la formation. Une fois votre billet acheté, vous recevrez un courriel de confirmation, puis un courriel 10 minutes avant l’activité comprenant le lien Zoom.
Dans l’éventualité que votre organisme ne puisse assumer les frais d’inscriptions, il est possible d’envoyer un courriel à la personne formateurice : samdivergenres@gmail.com.
Pour faire suite à votre inscription, un lien vous sera envoyé afin d’évaluer vos attentes et besoins de formation.

As part of this training offered by Divergenres, an analysis of the violence between intimate and romantic partners experienced by binary and non-binary trans people will be offered.
The main topics covered are:

introduction to basic concepts;
analysis of structural violence;
introduction to transfeminism;
analysis of violence between intimate and romantic partners;
and recommended best practices.

This training is intended for workers using the feminist approach and/or working with issues of gendered violence (sexual, domestic, etc.)
It will take place via Zoom on January 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. You must buy a ticket at a cost of $22.63 to be able to participate in the training. Once your ticket has been purchased, you will receive a confirmation email, then an email 10 minutes before the activity including the Zoom link.
In the event that your organization cannot afford the registration fees, it is possible to send an email to the trainer: samdivergenres@gmail.com.
Following your registration, a link will be sent to you to assess your expectations and training needs.

Strength and Self-Care: Managing Emotions
2023-01-26 17:00 - 18:00 | Online Webinar
Strength and Self- Care is an opportunity for individuals that have experienced violence to gain some understanding of their experience and skills needed to heal. Everyone welcome! If you have any questions or would like to participate please contact sexual.violence.response@uregina.ca

Canada’s Game – violence, misogyny and racism in hockey
2023-01-26 16:00 - 17:30 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event starts at 6:00 pm CST*
Hockey Canada has been embroiled in scandal and scrutiny for months over its history of grossly mishandling sexual assault allegations.
Since 1989, the sports organization has paid out $8.9 million to quietly settle sexual assault cases involving junior hockey players out of a slush fund comprised of registration fees paid by parents. It’s not an isolated incident. It isn’t one bad apple. Canada’s sports minister says there is a “systemic problem” of sexual violence and toxic masculinity in Canada’s hockey culture.
Join us at this online panel moderated by Tamara Taggart where we will address the Hockey Canada scandal as a jumping off point to interrogate the damaging culture at the heart of hockey in Canada.

Stories Beyond Stories: True Crime and Investigative Journalism Podcasts
2023-01-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event starts 12 pm CST*
True crime podcasts have matured well beyond blood and gore recountings into deeply reported features. The popularity of the genre, combined with the format’s scope for long-form narrative, represents an opportunity for investigative journalism to reach and connect with new audiences.
The event will focus on podcasts as a form of narrative storytelling for investigative journalism and true-crime reports. Leading podcast journalists will explore the role of the journalist in telling these stories, how podcasts have changed the way we think about investigative crime narratives and how the medium is building relationships with audiences.
The webcast is 60 minutes: 45 minutes of moderated conversation, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q&A.
The virtual discussion takes place on January 26 at 1:00 p.m., and features independent podcast producer and host Kathleen Goldhar and editor and partner at Tortoise Studios, Basia Cummings. Journalist and Investigative Reporter at Gimlet Media Connie Walker will moderate the panel.
#JournalismMatters

Beyond Consent: Disability Justice and Anti-Violence
2023-01-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event starts at 12 pm CST*
Join us for the first installment of our “Beyond Consent” Speakers Series in 2023!
Each month, this series hosts grassroots activists and allies in the anti-violence movements in order to train, educate, and inspire a new generation of leaders, communities, and organizations in the fight to end violence.
This month’s discussion focuses on the intersections of disability justice and anti-violence organizing. People with disabilities face disproportionate rates of sexual violence compared to non-disabled people. Despite this, anti-violence organizing can be inaccessible and exclusionary to survivors, advocates, and allies with disabilities. This begs the question – how can we work to make anti-violence work more accessible, as well as integrate disabled perspectives into our advocacy and community care?

Prévention des violences en milieu scolaire et parascolaire (Prevention of school and extracurricular violence)
2023-01-25 08:30 - 10:30 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event is solely in French*
*** L’inscription sera prioritaire aux intervenant.es d’organismes communautaires. Certains représentant.es institutionnels pourront s’inscrire et se joindre s’il y a assez de place, toutefois le RÉSAL se réserve le droit de procéder à une désinscription si le quota est atteint.
*** Registration will be given priority to workers from community organizations. Some institutional representatives will be able to register and join if there is enough space, however the RÉSAL reserves the right to unregister if the quota is reached.
(English translation below)
OBJECTIF DU CYCLE THÉMATIQUE
La formation et les espaces de supervision clinique ici offerts aborderont différentes thématiques liées à la prévention des violences en milieu scolaire et parascolaire. Ces activités permettront au personnel et aux intervenant.es qui œuvrent dans le milieu scolaire d’approfondir leur compréhension de différents concepts liés à la prévention des violences commises et subies chez les jeunes, tels que la socialisation, les relations interpersonnelles, la saine gestion des émotions, la résolution de problèmes ainsi que la résistance à la pression des pairs. Les bénéfices de la contribution du milieu communautaire dans la prévention des violences en milieu scolaire et parascolaire seront également discutés. Les activités offriront finalement un espace de réflexion et d’échange visant à outiller les participant.es dans le développement d’initiatives destinées aux jeunes, et permettront le partage de bonnes pratiques.

OBJECTIVE OF THE THEMATIC CYCLE
The training and clinical supervision spaces offered here will address various themes related to the prevention of violence in school and extracurricular settings. These activities will allow staff and interveners who work in the school environment to deepen their understanding of various concepts related to the prevention of violence committed and suffered by young people, such as socialization, interpersonal relations, sound management of emotions, problem solving and resistance to peer pressure. The benefits of the community sector’s contribution to the prevention of school and extracurricular violence will also be discussed. The activities will finally offer a space for reflection and exchange aimed at equipping the participants.

Breaking Down Online Hate & Violence Against Women
2023-01-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Webinar
*Please note this event starts 10:00 am CST*
Gendered disinformation and violence against women online have become a reality across the globe. A growing body of research shows that women online are targets of vicious online attacks and gendered disinformation campaigns framing women as inherently untrustworthy, unintelligent, too emotional, or sexualized, often carried out with malign intent and coordination. This session aims to unpack violence against women online & discuss tangible solutions to making online environments more equitable and safe spaces for women.
The Digital Peace Project seeks to contribute to national efforts to mitigate online hate while respecting freedom of speech. It will accomplish this by engaging with civil society actors, particularly those belonging to ethnic, cultural, religious and visible minority communities. More precisely, the project aims to increase the capacity of ethnic and cultural communities to address online racism and discrimination by centering the perspectives and opinions of those communities while exploring ideas for solutions.
The National Council of Women of Canada is a partner for this important session.
Speakers:

Lucina Di Meco, co-founder of #ShePersisted
Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, Founder of Melanin Gamers
Supriya Dwivedi, Director, Policy & Engagement at Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy
Bridget Todd, Podcast host of ‘INTERNET HATE MACHINE’ and ‘There are No Girls on the Internet’

Moderator: Catherine McKenna, Principal, Climate & Nature Solutions & Former Canadian Environment and Climate Change Minister
Link to connect will be shared with registrants in advance of the event.

Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence for Family Law Practitioners
2023-01-23 08:00 - 2023-01-26 12:00 | Online Webinar
This training will provide an overview of the dynamics of domestic violence in the context of separation, divorce, and child custody and access. All are welcome to attend. The training will take place over 4 mornings (8 am – 12 pm Saskatchewan time), January 23 – 26, 2023.
