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📅 Upcoming events and learning opportunities from October 4 to 10

This week’s events include opportunities focused on Treaty relationships and responsibilities, family violence in the workplace, adaptive equity and DEIA practice, and strengthening support for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.

Upcoming events include:

Talk Treaty to Me: Regional Conversations on Land and Treaties | University of Alberta
October 4 | 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM MDT | Edmonton + Online
A conversation exploring Treaty relationships, Indigenous legal frameworks, treaty rights, relationships to land, and the responsibilities created through treaty relationships. The event is facilitated by Dr. Crystal Gail Fraser and includes a panel discussion, refreshments, and lunch.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4xD4uiM

Family Violence Impacts at Work: What Businesses Need to Know Info Session | The Today Family Violence Help Centre
October 6 | 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM MDT | Online
A one-hour information session for executive staff, management teams, human resources, OHS, and wellness personnel exploring how family violence can affect workplace safety, productivity, and employee wellbeing, along with practical steps and support options.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4AsCSzE

Adaptive Equity: Meeting the Moment Together | Virtual Session 1
October 6 | 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM MDT | Online
A virtual community of practice session exploring adaptive challenges in DEIA work, including changing workplace realities, systems thinking, the Adaptive Equity Cycle, and practical strategies for sustaining momentum and accountability.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4h68e7A

RAYE Conference: Building a Resilient Network of Care | Rainbow Alliance
October 7 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM MDT | Stanley Milner Library, Edmonton
A free, one-day conference focused on building the capacity of service providers, educators, health professionals, first responders, caregivers, and community members to better support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their families. Topics may include affirming and trauma-informed care, mental health, trans and Two-Spirit health and safety, systems navigation, workplace inclusion, and community care.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4hhFveS

Supporting gender and sexually diverse youth survivors means creating spaces where their identities, experiences, agency, and safety can all be recognized.

In Episode 7 of the GBV Learning Network podcast, Tatiana Ferguson discusses forms of violence that gender and sexually diverse children and youth may experience, including structural violence, and explores the challenges of balancing protection with young people’s agency, realities, and needs.

The episode also offers recommendations for service providers, including gender-inclusive training, creating safe opportunities for youth to share their gender identity and sexual orientation, and using technology to engage and support young people.

🔗 Listen to “Expressing Our Whole Selves: Supporting Gender and Sexually Diverse Youth Survivors” here: https://bit.ly/4gQAl9l

PolicyWise for Children & Families and QTHC are offering free Standing Up to Discrimination workshops for Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse Albertans ages 14 to 24.

These small-group sessions are designed to help participants better understand what discrimination is, learn ways to stand up for themselves, and know where to find support.

Upcoming sessions:

Edmonton
September 26 | 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Calgary
October 17 | 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Online
October 24 | 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
October 27 | 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Workshops are free, and food will be provided at the in-person sessions.

To sign up, complete the short registration form here: bit.ly/3V1WgTS or email [email protected].

📅 Upcoming events and learning opportunities from September 27 to October 3

This week’s events include sessions on organizational policy for nonprofits and engaging boys and young men in digital spaces to prevent gender-based violence.

Upcoming events include:

Organizational Policy: It’s Not Just for the Behemoths | Government of Alberta, Community Engagement Branch
September 29 | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM MDT | Online
A webinar exploring how smaller and developing nonprofit organizations can use policy to strengthen day-to-day work, support strategic and operational direction, meet legislative requirements, and build equitable organizational practices.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4xvo2FY

Meeting Youth Where They Are: Engaging Boys and Young Men in Digital Spaces to Prevent Gender-Based Violence | Presented by David Garzon, Estelle Cazelais & Stephanie Wright
September 29 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM MDT | Online
A special event exploring how digital spaces shape understandings of gender, masculinity, relationships, and violence, along with approaches for engaging boys and young men in gender-based violence prevention and fostering healthier, more inclusive online communities.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4xWnxWr

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities Event Grant is now accepting applications for 2026.

Through the Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, community groups can apply for up to $1,500 to support in-person, virtual, or hybrid events held on or around December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Eligible events must be inclusive and open to all, raise awareness about the importance of including persons with disabilities in the broader community, and be organized collaboratively by community groups and agencies.

Funding may support costs such as sign language interpretation, real-time captioning, accessibility equipment, speakers, and venue rentals.

Application deadline: September 30, 2026.

🔗 Learn more about eligibility and how to apply through the Government of Alberta website: https://bit.ly/4AxjTUP

Sagesse is hiring across Northern and Southern Alberta for several roles supporting its work to end domestic abuse and strengthen safer communities.

Current opportunities include:

Client Support Associate | Northern & Southern Alberta
Part-time | 22.5 hours per week
These roles focus on direct client support, advocacy, system navigation, referrals and follow-up, while also contributing to Sagesse’s Peer Support, Volunteer and REAL Talk programs.

Program Associate | Northern & Southern Alberta
Full-time | 37.5 hours per week
These roles support program delivery through administration, logistics, facilitation, relationship building and collaboration with community partners across Alberta.

The positions offer a hybrid work environment, with travel throughout Alberta required as needed. Preference is given to applicants living in the Northern or Southern Alberta region associated with each position.

If you are interested in contributing to community-based programming and supporting individuals, families and communities impacted by domestic abuse, learn more and apply through Sagesse.

Applications close September 20, 2026.

🔗 Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/4xC43Wg

📅 Upcoming events and learning opportunities from September 20 to 26

This week’s events include sessions on family violence and health care, legal information for parents and guardians, Truth and Reconciliation, youth mental health and su***de prevention, and cultural brokering.

Upcoming events include:

Family Violence: Spotlight on Health Care Needs & Risks | The Today Family Violence Help Centre
September 22 | 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM MDT | Edmonton
A workshop for health care and medical service providers and front-line agency staff exploring family violence, including coercive control, brain injury, medication control and abuse, reproductive abuse, pregnancy risks, barriers to support, and charting for safety planning.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3SThdQ3

Parents and Guardians | Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA)
September 23 | 12:00 PM | Edmonton
A session exploring legal information and considerations related to a child’s parents and guardians.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4AgVXF0

Truth & Reconciliation Webinar 2026 | Moose Hide Campaign
September 24 | 11:00 AM MDT | Online
A free panel discussion exploring Canada’s collective journey of Truth and Reconciliation, featuring bestselling author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice of Wasauksing First Nation.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4A0PDRP

Understanding Youth Mental Health and Su***de | Gateway to Hope
September 24 | 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM MDT | Online
A session exploring youth mental health and su***de through brain development and prevention science, including emotional regulation, mental distress, trauma, compassionate conversations about su***de, and strategies for supporting youth and families.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4gCN3K8

Canadian Cultural Brokering Workshop | Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA)
September 26 | 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM MT | Calgary
A free in-person workshop exploring cultural brokering in Canada, including current research, workforce successes and challenges, emerging policy and practice considerations, and the 7 Orientations for Cultural Brokering.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4gCPpbW

The Edmonton Heritage Council’s Funding Indigenous Resurgence in Edmonton (FIRE) Impact Grant supports First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals, collectives, and organizations undertaking heritage-based projects.

Funding of up to $10,000 is available for projects that support the revitalization of Indigenous heritage and culture, including research, art, cultural programming, ceremonies, cultural camps, and more.

Applications are now open until October 15, 2026.

Learn more about eligibility and how to apply here: https://bit.ly/4cpEIqB

Documenting abuse can help preserve important information, identify patterns over time, and support a survivor if they choose to pursue legal action or seek help from professionals.

A recently updated resource from DomesticShelters.org highlights smartphone tools that may help survivors safely record incidents, store evidence, document timelines, assess risk, and connect with trusted supports.

The article includes options such as VictimsVoice, EviSafe, Olive Notes, myPlan, and other recording tools, along with information about how each one works.

Documenting abuse is not always safe, especially if a device may be monitored or if recording an incident could increase risk. Every situation is different, and survivors are best positioned to decide what feels safest for them.

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4qQlYqm

📅 Upcoming events and learning opportunities from September 13 to 19

This week’s events include learning opportunities focused on advanced family violence safety planning, legislative reform and survivor safety, family violence prevention, and human trafficking.

Upcoming events include:

Advanced Safety Planning in Family Violence: 2 Day Workshop | The Today Family Violence Help Centre
September 14 & 16 | 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM MDT | Edmonton
A two-day interactive workshop for service providers exploring safety planning when staying, leaving, and after leaving, along with risk assessments, stalking and technology safety, complex cases, and considerations involving children, pets, workplaces, and front-line staff. A prerequisite is required.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4gIe65k

Beyond Bill C-16: Turning Legislative Reform into Survivor Safety | Presented by Angela Marie MacDougall
September 15 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM MDT | Online
A webinar examining Bill C-16 through a survivor-centred and systems-change lens, including proposed reforms, coercive control and femicide, implementation challenges, and the role of coordinated systems in strengthening survivor safety.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3V6js3b

Safer Together: Research, Evidence & Emerging Practices in Family Violence Prevention | Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA)
September 16 | 10:00 AM | Edmonton
A learning opportunity focused on research, evidence, and emerging practices in family violence prevention.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3Ut3BM8

Human Trafficking 101: Service Provider Essentials
September 17 | 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
A free two-hour training for service providers across sectors including law enforcement, health care, social services, government, and community-based organizations. Participants will also have access to an industry-specific online case study focused on supporting a victim or survivor.
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4gIeGjw