Our 2024 Outreach & Advocacy Conference, “Communities of Resilience and Resistance,” was held virtually on Saturday, October 26. Thank you to all who attended, presented and helped to host this year’s conference!
While our scheduled keynote speaker, Rudy Turtle, former Chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation was unfortunately unable to join us due to tech issues, we have compiled the following links to learn more about Grassy Narrows’ struggle and how you can help.
- The Story of Grassy Narrows (2016)
- N’we Jinan Artists “Home To Me” (2016) (music video written, recorded and filmed by Grassy Narrows youth)
- Still Thirsty For Justice (2022)
- The Youth Rising Up Against Canada’s Mercury Crisis (2019)
- Free Grassy Narrows: 20th Anniversary Video (2022)
- Global News report: “Grassy Narrows First Nation sues Ontario, Canadian governments over alleged mercury poisoning” (June 4, 2024)
- City News report on River Run Rally, including clips from community members and Chief Rudy Turtle (Sept. 18, 2024)
- Chief Turtle’s op-ed in The Toronto Star (Sept. 26, 2024)
- First Nations Land Defence Alliance Rally, Thunder Bay (Oct. 2, 2024 — Chief Rudy Turtle speaks at 30.50 to 44:45)
Learn more and find out how you can help:
Recordings of all eight workshops at this year’s Conference are now available for viewing on our diocesan YouTube channel.