Terre is an Omámi Ininiwak (Algonquins of Ontario), French, and Welsh land based educator who brings a diverse background in storytelling, theatre, visual arts, photography, technology, and science into deep learning about the land
Registration link in our Linktree
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dark purple background with titles in black text on bright purple and lime green banners. In blue-toned circles below is a photo of Terre, an Algonquin, French, and Welsh person with light eyes, a nose ring and long red hair against a dark background. Diagonally left in a large green circle is her bio and the green, purple, and white bubbles on the right have the event information.
Join Terre on April 16th on Zoom at 6pm in exploring Indigenous futurisms as a valid direction for creating justice. We will explore what is an Indigenous futurism and work together to build ideas and actions that lead towards permanent overhaul of systems that affect social justice.
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This workshop will offer abolitionist care planning strategies and tools for disabled people and/or their allies, who may be, or have been criminalized, psychiatrized or institutionalized.
Join Megan Linton on Zoom on Thursday, April 9th at 6pm. Registration link in bio
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dark purple background with titles in black text on bright purple and lime green banners. In blue-toned circles below is a photo of Megan, a white person with short brown hair, long earrings and black rimmed glasses smiling. The background is a residential area with trees, vehicles and houses. Diagonally left in a large green circle is the event summary and the green, purple, and white bubbles on the right have the event information.
dark purple background with titles in black text on bright purple and lime green banners. In blue-toned circles below is a photo of Megan, a white person with short brown hair, long earrings and black rimmed glasses smiling. The background is a residential area with trees, vehicles and houses. Diagonally left in a large green circle is Megan's bio and the green, purple, and white bubbles on the right have the event information.
At DJNO we often hear from loved ones and support workers about the criminalization of disabled people who experience impulsivity, psychosis, executive dys/function, aggression, and complex trauma responses.
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Join Sam, Dreddz, and Sid on April 2nd at 6pm on Zoom to learn about Voices 4 Unhoused Liberation, community building, and transformative justice. Register via our Linktree
The session will cover a Restorative Justice 101 overview, introduce survivor-centred practices and open discussion about the realities of working within funded systems, as well as the possibilities of earlier intervention and restorative approaches beyond the criminal legal system.
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dark purple background with titles in black text on bright purple and lime green banners. In blue-toned circles below is a photo of Aurra in front of a dark background: she has light skin, dark-rimmed glasses, and is smiling and wearing a shiny beige hijab that matches her dress. Diagonally left in a large green circle is the event summary and the green, purple, and white bubbles on the right have the event information.
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Join us with Aurra Startup | Community Justice Initiatives on Thursday, March 26th at 6 PM on Zoom.
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The session will also introduce practices and principles from transformative justice frameworks to better equip both adults and children in navigating conflict and harm.
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Participants will explore foundational questions, tools and exercises to challenge police propaganda (copaganda) and narratives that frame policing and prisons as safety-making.
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In Our Own Hands is for family members, caregivers, educators, guardians, organizers and all those interested in equipping little ones in our communities to better understand the role of prisons and policing in our society, and to imagine more just alternatives.
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dark purple background with titles in black text on bright purple and lime green banners. In blue-toned circles below is a photo of Rania, a Black woman with straight, long brown hair wearing a pink top and crown of white and pink roses. She is looking at the camera standing in front of windows. Diagonally left in a large green circle is her bio and the green, purple, and white bubbles on the right have the event information.
Join Rania El Mugammar on March 19th at 6 PM on Zoom for In Our Own Hands: Tools for Talking Transformative Justice and Abolition with Little Ones.
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Elene Lam is an activist, community organizer, educator, and human rights defender. She has devoted herself to defending the rights of and empowering marginalized communities: particularly sex workers, migrants, and precarious workers for over 20 years.
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She will share about the stigma, issues, and risks faced by migrant sex workers (e.g. targeting by police, conflation of sex work with human trafficking) and how folx transition from "we can't call the police" to "we don't have to call the police" to keep each other safe.
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dark purple background with titles in black text on bright purple and lime green banners. In blue-toned circles below is a photo of Elene, an Asian woman smiling at the camera wearing a knitted light blue hat and black coat in front of a snowy forest. Diagonally left in a large green circle is her biography and the green, purple, and white bubbles on the right have the event information.
Join us on Thursday, March 12th with Elene Lam of Butterfly (Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network) on Zoom at 6 PM.
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Join us on Thursday, March 5th on Zoom with Dr. Moyo Mutamba for a participatory workshop to build both the mindsets and skill sets needed to navigate interpersonal conflict with greater awareness, confidence, and care. Moyo is a therapist, mediator, and equity and conflict transformation
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The goal is to reflect the real, lived struggles facing different communities, in your own words and from your own work.
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Alt text: A poster with a light green to blue gradient background. Text reads, “Hamilton orgs! We want your 2025 literature!” There are illustrations of books beneath the text. Additional text reads, “please inform us of our community's struggles. We want to create a report about the state of Hamilton, sharing the unique challenges faced by different communities in our city. Send all of your 2025 literature to david@djno.ca.”
Our placement student, David, is gathering reports, zines, flyers, toolkits, statements, and research from community groups across Hamilton to help create a 2025 State of the City report.
Please share and send literature to david@djno.ca
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the first and only 2S IndigiQueer led organization in Waterloo Region. Amy is an instructor at the University of Waterloo in the BSW and MSW programs, where they teach about decolonization in social work. Amy is Istah to Skye and Jaci, and kin to many cuzzins and niblings.
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Amy Smoke (they/them) is Kanienkeha'ka, Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, of the Six Nations of the Grand River. They are an Indigiqueer parent and one of the co-founders of Land Back Camp and are one of the co-directors of Willow River Centre,
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funding, and culture, and with grassroots folks to organize rallies, protests, social justice events, NIPD, MMIWG2S, and defunding the police. Amy will share in circle why they do the work, what brought them to this point, and what they see for Indigenous futurism.
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Amy brings a lived experience lens to the classroom, board rooms, and local governance structures where they work to advocate for restorative justice, communal care, and mutual aid. They stand in solidarity with the communities who have less access to space,
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dark purple background with titles in black text on bright purple and lime green banners. In blue-toned circles below is a photo of Amy, an Indigiqueer person with two long black and purple braids wearing a colourful Land Back medallion, round purple earrings, and a black short sleeved button-up in a field with blue skies in the background. Diagonally left in a large green circle is Amy's biography and the green, purple, and white bubbles on the right have the event information.
Join us on Zoom on Thursday, February 26th at 6 PM to 8 PM with Amy Smoke! Registration link in bio. Amy speaks of police-free, helping spaces for Indigenous, Black, Racialized and Queer (GNC) community. Drawing from their own experiences in carceral and colonial systems,
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