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Acknowledging Truth and Working Towards Reconciliation
Join us at the WAG-Qaumajuq and Delta Hotels Winnipeg from December 3-5, 2024, in Winnipeg for the End Homelessness Together event hosted by End Homelessness Winnipeg and presented by MGEU. The event will gather sector folks, people with lived experience of homelessness, government, landlords, and businesses to find homelessness solutions.
Event schedule includes:
Day 1: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
WAG-Qaumajuq, 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg
3:00pm-5:30pm
Event participants are welcome to the opening ceremony featuring cultural sharings, a conference overview, and a performance by a special musical guest. Meet other conference delegates and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and refreshments, and an artisan market featuring Indigenous makers!
Day 2: Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
Delta Hotels Winnipeg, 350 St Mary Ave, Winnipeg
7:30am-4:00pm
The day will begin in a good way with traditional ceremony. Followed by a keynote address by Niigaanwewidam Sinclair then breakout sessions covering topics such as: Homelessness and Missing Persons, Intersection of Brain Injury and Colonial Systems, Workplace Trauma and Healing, Understanding the Root of Indigenous Homelessness, Data Sovereignty- Indigenous vs Colonial Data systems, Transforming Shelter Spaces, and a Tea and Bannock Series with the End Homelessness Together Elders Committee! A question and answer session with local funding agencies and government completes the day.
Day 3: Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Delta Hotels Winnipeg, 350 St Mary Ave, Winnipeg
8:30am-4:00pm
More breakout sessions covering topics such as: Youth Experiences of Homelessness Through a Harm Reduction Lens, International Success Stories from Seattle and Houston, Value of Peer Engagement, and Supporting Newcomers Transition from Shelter to Permanent Housing. Professional development workshops on Stigma and Discrimination Through a Peer Lens, and Anti-Racism Training are also provided!
Are you interested in joining us?
For more information or questions, please contact conference@endhomelessnesswinnipeg.ca
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In November 2023, a World Cafe on Brain Injury was held in Winnipeg which consisted of people with both lived and work experience in the area. As a first step in identifying and advocating for change, in 2023-2024 our community-engaged research team completed Phase 1 (Winnipeg Region) of the Brain Injury in Manitoba (BIMb) Project.
Currently, there are tens of thousands of Manitobans living with unmet needs after brain injury, with brain injury being one of the most prevalent health & living conditions in our province and around the world. However, brain injury supports and services across Manitoba are severely under-resourced to meet needs and to prevent cascading harmful consequences for many people affected by brain injury. Further, recent studies indicate that between 70-90% of people experiencing homelessness had a least one brain injury before becoming homeless, with the first injury often occurring in adolescence.