Stepping Up: A Learning Journey for Settler Canadians

 

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission invites us to talk about the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. As non-Indigenous people, we might be unsure about our place in such conversations. We wonder what we can possibly do; we think we don’t know enough; we fear that we might say or do the wrong thing and make matters worse.

 

Indigenous people have told us that one of the first steps we can take is self-education, sometimes referred to as ‘doing our own work’. Taking part in Stepping Up: A Learning Journey for Settler Canadians, is one way to do your own work. We hope you will join us on this journey.

 

This six-part course (15 hours in person and 12 hours homework) gives us a chance to talk together, to address difficult issues, to share our hopes and fears, and to learn new ways of thinking, being and acting. Anyone is welcome to take the course, and the focus is on the growth of non-Indigenous people who wish to be part of reconciliation efforts within Canada.

 

Each lesson includes a variety of planned learning activities such as reading instructor’s notes, watching videos, listening to audio recordings, reading short articles, writing, or reflecting. Each learning activity builds on the previous one, taking you through the course journey content in a planned, step by step fashion. Supplemental resources relevant to each lesson are also provided.

 

For more information about the course objectives and content, including testimonials from previous participants, see https://horizonscda.ca/courses/courses/join-us-on-this-journey/

 

Course sessions are designed and facilitated by Dr. Carolyn Campbell, a Horizons' Associate.

 

Future course opportunities will be posted here. Please contact us at admin@horizonscda.ca