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CoNGO Member Events
Strong Families for Strong Communities: Examples from Turtle Island
worldwide/virtualFamily is the foundational institution for Indigenous Peoples and communities yet many policies and practices such as boarding schools and the Indian Act have undermined Indigenous families resulting in a legacy of abuse, intergenerational trauma, and large numbers of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). This presentation will describe the centrality of families for the
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Strong Families for Strong Communities: Examples from Turtle Island
worldwide/virtualFamily is the foundational institution for Indigenous Peoples and communities yet many policies and practices such as boarding schools and the Indian Act have undermined Indigenous families resulting in a legacy of abuse, intergenerational trauma, and large numbers of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). This presentation will describe the centrality of families for the
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Indigenous Healing Ways for Mental Health
worldwide/virtualThe Indigenous Health Subcommittee is offering a side event during the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Indigenous practices for physical and mental healthcare have always been used in their communities and there are now attempts to revive and promote them in the mainstream, even in the COVID-19 era.This panel will feature US-based and global young
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Indigenous Healing Ways for Mental Health
worldwide/virtualThe Indigenous Health Subcommittee is offering a side event during the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Indigenous practices for physical and mental healthcare have always been used in their communities and there are now attempts to revive and promote them in the mainstream, even in the COVID-19 era.This panel will feature US-based and global young
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Dialogue on Education: Meeting New Challenges
worldwide/virtualEducation at all levels faced unforeseen challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic in communities, globally impacting students and educators along with their families. Every aspect of education adjusted to ensure inclusive quality learning continued to be experienced by students with curriculums via virtual engagement which highlighted the importance of digital connectivity for all students. Education
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Dialogue on Education: Meeting New Challenges
worldwide/virtualEducation at all levels faced unforeseen challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic in communities, globally impacting students and educators along with their families. Every aspect of education adjusted to ensure inclusive quality learning continued to be experienced by students with curriculums via virtual engagement which highlighted the importance of digital connectivity for all students. Education
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Memorial and Celebration of the Life of Pamela Kraft
worldwide/virtualDear friends, Please join us for this special online event celebrating the life of our dear Pamela. She is being honored in this side event at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – the global gathering of Indigenous Peoples at the UN that she so loved and participated in for decades, and for which
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Memorial and Celebration of the Life of Pamela Kraft
worldwide/virtualDear friends, Please join us for this special online event celebrating the life of our dear Pamela. She is being honored in this side event at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – the global gathering of Indigenous Peoples at the UN that she so loved and participated in for decades, and for which
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Generation Equality: Lifting Up Young Women’s Voices in the Church
worldwide/virtualDear UN partners in gender justice and women’s and girls’ empowerment, You are cordially invited to "Lifting Up Young Women's Voices in the Church." Join Episcopal United Nations and the Presiding Bishop’s UNCSW65 delegates at the Generation Equality Forum as they discuss how Generation Equality fits into Church life, women who have guided them along
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Generation Equality: Lifting Up Young Women’s Voices in the Church
worldwide/virtualDear UN partners in gender justice and women’s and girls’ empowerment, You are cordially invited to "Lifting Up Young Women's Voices in the Church." Join Episcopal United Nations and the Presiding Bishop’s UNCSW65 delegates at the Generation Equality Forum as they discuss how Generation Equality fits into Church life, women who have guided them along
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