Fall 2023 Program - Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk

The Land We Are On

Kjipuktuk (Big Harbour)

Kjipuktuk etek Mi’kma’ki. L’nu’k sa’q wikultijik wla mIk’ma’ki. Ta’n teloltpni’k aq ta’n teloltijik Kiskuk aq nuji maliaptmi’tij wla sitkamu. Kitapinaq ta’n nujotmitij Every One Every Day Pestiewa’latiji saqowe’kik, Lnu’k. Skuwijinu’k aq um~tkinu, Mikma’kiewaq.

On the Cover

Shape This Space: Wije’winen

Over the past months, staff and community members from the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre have contributed to a vision that will redesign their front entrance. This design is slowly coming to life through participation of the whole community, who can join activities that integrate learning around First Nations, Métis, and Inuit culture, while building relationships across cultures.

Once completed, it will add beauty to an underutilized public space and serve as an invitation for the broader community to stop and enjoy nature in the city while meeting Friendship Centre staff and community members.

This greening project began with a vision to re-imagine public spaces across the city, as joyful places to meet, play, gather, learn, and have fun together. With leadership from the Friendship Centre, it also creates a unique opportunity to reflect the presence and identity of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples in the urban context—an important step towards Truth & Reconciliation Every Day Action. Flip to page 15 to find opportunities to join in and contribute to shaping this space!

Eight-Pointed Star Garden Bed

The eight-pointed star garden bed is in reference to the petroglyph that was discovered in Bedford in 1983 and is believed to be over 500 years old. This star

Halifax

Halifax is on Mi’kmaw territory. The people of the Mi’kmaw Nation have lived on this territory for millennia. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this place. The partners behind Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk honour our ancestors, the peoples, and the land of the Mi’kmaq.

design can be found in Mi’kmaw baskets, blankets, jewelry, and regalia, among many other things; It is understood to represent the Mi’kmaq Nation as it signifies the districts of Mi’kma’ki. The four colours of the garden beds represent the colours seen in a traditional medicine wheel: yellow, red, black, and white.

Powwow Dancer’s Mural

The idea for this mural came out of an engagement session with the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s youth program. The vision is to showcase the many styles of dance and how their meaning and purpose gets passed down through the generations.

Gathering Space for Community & Ceremony

Gathering spaces promote individual and communal wellness by creating accessible and open spaces for residents to connect and learn from one another. These spaces also offer safe and inviting opportunities for residents to be in ceremony, re-connect to their culture, offer gratitude, and be in nature. The seating area is in the shape of a circle, which promotes equality, respect, trust, and dialogue. No one in front of you, no one behind you, no one above you, no one below you.

Inuksuk

The Inuksuk is a stone figure or monument used by the Inuit for communication and survival. The word Inuksuk means “In likeness of a human” in the Inuit language. Inuksuit (plural) are made for a variety of purposes such as directional aids, memorials, indicators of migration routes, pointing out good fishing spots, warning of danger, and more.

Pjila’si! Greetings!

Halifax’s North End is a special place, and home to many people with different languages, cultures, skills and hobbies. Every One Every Day is all about creating new opportunities for people to get together and share these wonderful gifts by working on fun and creative projects across the neighbourhood. At the same time, inviting welcoming opportunities to learn about First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture and finding meaningful ways to take Everyday Action towards Truth and Reconciliation.

Can you imagine a place where every day, there were exciting invitations to get together with neighbours to learn new skills while exploring shared interests?

And, where people from across communities can meet and learn from one another through sharing knowledge and stories across cultures and generations?

Whether it’s learning a new language, mending or making clothing, fixing & repairing things, creating a new greenspace, sharing cultural food practices, or learning about our shared history – Every One Every Day welcomes everyone to take part and learn something new.

Mark your calendars! The Every One Every Day Fall Program runs from September 30thNovember 18th! There will be lots of hands-on activities to take part in, welcoming spaces to learn, and countless ways to contribute your ideas and creativity for even more things we can learn and do together. Check out the Fall Program calendar on pages 16-17 to see what’s on the go.

Wije'winen

Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk is led by the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC). In the coming years, MNFC is embarking on the development of a new facility that will be a hub for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples to connect to services, community and culture in the urban context; It will also be a space for everyone in the community to gather, learn, and participate. The name of this new building is Wije’winen, meaning “Come With Us” in Mi’kmaw. Every One Every Day is reflected in the vision of Wije’winen through opportunities being created to bring Indigenous and Non-Indigenous communities together to learn and build relationships with each other and the natural world; In this way, helping to nurture Reconciliatory action through everyday participation. Read more at www.wijewinen.ca

Cover illustration by Shannon Long

A special thank you to Killa Atencio and Nat Quathamer, who helped develop this program.

Neighbourhood Shop

The Gottingen St. Neighbourhood Shop is located at 2169 Gottingen Street and is open to the public during set hours on weekdays and weekends.

The Neighbourhood Shop is a creative hub where residents are invited to meet and connect with one another while taking part in fun and practical activities led by other community members. Whether it’s a focus on greening projects, collective cooking, beading and sewing, fixing & repairing, fashion and fabrics, or anything else, it’s a space for neighbours to meet and do fun and useful things together.

When you come to the shop, a welcoming team of Neighbourhood Project Designers can introduce you to the space and show you what’s on hand to support existing and new project ideas.

Everything in the Shop is available to use any time during open hours, whether there’s a program running or not. Specific things you can find there include sewing machines and fabric, hand tools for making and woodworking, crafting materials, computers, a plastics station, supplies for greening projects, and much more!

Be sure to keep an eye on our website and social media for any updates of our Shop hours.

In The Neighbourhood Shop

• Puzzles and board games

• Tons of beads and beading supplies

• Plants, seeds, pots, soil, gloves

• Coffee and tea on

• Books on Truth and Reconciliation

• Inspiration project catalogue

• Outdoor games and toys

• Relief printing press

• Precious Plastics station

• Sewing machines, fabric, thread

Art and craft supplies

• Knitting, crochet, and embroidery supplies

• Toys and children’s books

• Woodworking tools and materials

• Cozy space and reading nook

• Recyclable materials

The Team

 2169 Gottingen St., Kjipuktuk

 www.halifaxiseveryone.ca

 everyone.everyday@mymnfc.com

 902-405-0433 (landline)

G /everyoneeverydayhalifax e @halifaxiseveryone

New Addition!

We have a mobile printmaking cart to support local artists and residents in practicing relief printmaking. Check the Fall Program calendar for printmaking workshops and if you’re an artist who could make use of a printing press in exchange for skills sharing, get in touch!

Adria she/they

Neighbourhood Project Designer

adria.maynard@ mymnfc.com

Kate she/her

Neighbourhood Project Designer

kate.sunabacka@ mymnfc.com

Business Program Designer

jaymelynn.gloade@ mymnfc.com

Aimee she/her Program Director

aimee.gasparetto@ mymnfc.com

Community Build Trailer

Do you have ideas about things we could build together in the neighbourhood? Maybe it’s more green spaces, or places to sit and gather, a travelling library, or a pop-up stage for community performances. There are so many creative ideas, and the Community Build Trailer is here to bring your ideas to life!

This mobile unit can travel just about anywhere and is equipped with all the tools necessary to build or fix basic things and inspire fresh ideas around how residents can work together to shape different spaces in their own neighbourhoods.

Have an idea for a build project we could work on together? Get in touch! Visit us at the Neighbourhood Shop or send us an email at everyone.everyday@mymnfc.com

Look through the Fall Program calendar to find out where the Community Build Trailer will be and what projects we’ll be working on each week. No experience is required, just bring your ideas, or even a DIY project you’d like support with, and we’ll get creative together.

Contribute Skills as a Community Build Specialist!

Are you a skilled designer, builder, or woodworker? Do you enjoy working with diverse community members to learn the ins and outs of hand & power tools, design basic building projects, and work together to bring fun and useful projects to life in the neighbourhood? Get in touch! We’re looking to grow a network of “community-build specialists” who can contribute to a growing number of community build projects.

Fall Program Hours

Sunday Closed

Monday Closed

Tuesday 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Wednesday 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Thursday 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

richelle.kantor@

jocelyn.spence@

Come by the Neighbourhood Shop any time we’re open to connect with your neighbours, use the space, tools and supplies, or chat about what projects you’d like to start in the North End!

Here’s snapshot of what will be happening at the Trailer!

Get Inspired

Across the globe, people are working on unique and imaginative projects that bring people together to make their neighbourhoods more exciting and enjoyable places to live.

Throughout this paper, you’ll find a range of projects you can contribute to, as well as inspiring ideas and projects we’ve come across from elsewhere. But there is no limit to ideas, and we want to hear yours!

Everyone is welcome to come into the Shop anytime we are open (see page 5 for our open hours in fall) to get started on a project or add their ideas to something that’s already happening.

Here’s what it can look like:

• Bring a project from home to work on in the Shop, on your own or with others. You’re always welcome to leave your project and come back and finish it later!

Chat with our team about a new project idea; we can connect you with others who can contribute to your idea and help to get things started.

• A project can take many shapes and forms. Everyone is welcome to add their ideas to an existing project, replicate a project that inspires you, or adapt a project into something new.

Check out just a few of the projects we've been inspired by!

Community Fridges

Worldwide

Community fridges offer free, lowbarrier, and anonymous access to food in communities around the world, including Kjipuktuk (Halifax). They are placed in an accessible spot for folks to take or leave specific food items that are clearly labelled.

www.communityfridgehfx.com

www.peoplesfridge.com

Street Lab

New York City, USA

Street Lab brings portable reading rooms, art studios, playgrounds, and more to the streets of low-income neighbourhoods across New York City. Community groups request pop-ups based on local need and resident architects, fabricators, artists, and educators share their skills to run programming.

www.streetlab.org

Every One Every Day takes inspiration from these ideas, as well as all the wonderful projects that people are dreaming up right here at home. Ideas for new projects can come from anywhere, and the Every One Every Day team can help to get things started!

What are you good at? What do you want to learn?

Library of Things

London, UK

This library offers useful items to the community to rent, rather than buy, alongside helpful How-To-Use guides. This helps residents cut down on clutter and costs, is kinder to the planet, and brings people together.

www.libraryofthings.co.uk

BuurtLAB

Rotterdam, Netherlands

BuurtLAB connects children and youth in Rotterdam to nature, the outdoors, play, and their peers through various programs like pop-up adventure playgrounds and schoolyard greening.

www.buurtlab.nl

The Restart Project

London, UK

The Restart Project helps people learn how to repair their broken and slow devices while supporting individuals and organizations to value and use their electronics for longer.

www.therestartproject.org

Loose Ends

Seattle, Washington and Portland, Maine

Loose Ends connects volunteer crafters with projects that the original creator could not finish due to death, illness, or disability. It aims to not only provide friends and family with a completed project but to ease grief, create community, and inspire generosity.

www.looseendsproject.org

Assemble & Join

London, UK

Assemble & Join is a community workshop where anyone can design and build a range of items to be installed in the neighbourhood. From insect hotels to street art, anyone can drop by and be involved in manufacturing the neighbourhood of their dreams!

www.assembleandjoin.co.uk

The Ribbon Skirt Project

Duncan, British Columbia

The Ribbon Skirt project aims to connect Métis individuals through the art of Ribbon Skirt making, history and shared tradition. Folks can donate sewing time to creating Ribbon Skirts for community, buy a Ribbon Skirt kit, or share their knowledge and stories about Métis culture.

www.theribbonskirtproject.ca

Mi'kmaq History Month

October is Mi’kmaq History Month and is marked as a special time of year to celebrate the succession of Mi’kmaw culture despite years of oppression and discrimination. It also recognizes and honours the many achievements of l’nuk (the term the Mi’kmaq use for themselves) from across Mi’kma’ki, past and present.

Each year, the Mi’kmaq History Month Committee selects a theme to produce a poster that will be used as a resource for teaching, and highlighting Mi’kmaw history and culture. The theme for Mi’kmaq History Month 2023 is ‘Mi’kmaw Traditional Games & Sports’; It was inspired by the many athletes (over 750 nations) from all over Turtle Island who participated in the 2023 North American Indigenous Games, hosted right here in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) in July.

In 1993 Premier John Savage and Mi’kmaw Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy declared October as Mi’kmaq History Month to recognize and celebrate Mi’kmaw culture and traditions past, present, and future.

In Nova Scotia, we have the Mi’kmaq Sports Hall of Fame where talented l’nuk are nominated, then celebrated for their achievements. Check out the most recent “Hall of Famers” at Mi'kmaq Sports Hall of Fame – Mi’kmaq Sport and Recreation Council – Nova Scotia Aboriginal Sport Hall of Fame at www.mikmaqsports.ca

October 1 is Treaty Day in Nova Scotia and marks the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month celebrations all over the province. Treaty Day recognizes the Peace and Friendship Treaties between the Mi’kmaq and the British Crown, which were first signed in 1752, and reminds us of our commitment to one another, as kin, and as treaty people.

To learn more about Treaty Day and Mi’kmaq History Month or to download a copy of this year’s poster, visit Mi'kmaq History Month –Wi'kipatmu'k Mi'kmawey – Honouring of the Mi'kmaw way at www.mikmaqhistorymonth.ca

The Mi’kmaq are one of five Northeastern Algonquian-speaking nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The term Wabanaki translates to “People of the Dawn.”

In 1986 Grand Chief Donald Marshall Sr. proclaimed every October 1st as Treaty Day. Treaty Day commemorates the key role of treaties in Mi’kmaq-Crown relations and recognizes Mi’kmaq presence and habitation on these lands for more than 13,000 years.

Events at the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

209-2021 Brunswick St., Halifax

For more information of these events, please contact:

Debbie Eisan debbie.eisan@mymnfc.com

Garrett Gloade garrett.gloade@mymnfc.com

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Saturday, Sept. 30 · 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

On the opening day of Fall Program, join Every One Every Day at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre to learn and participate in interactive activities that invite learning around First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Culture, in honor of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Celebrating L’nuk

Treaty Day

Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Sunday, October 1 · 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

October 1st is Treaty Day in Nova Scotia and marks the beginning of Mi'kmaq History Month celebrations all over the province. Join the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre for local Indigenous vendors, drum and dance presentations, and a salmon feast! Everyone welcome!

Take notice throughout the paper, where we have featured l’nuk (the term the Mi’kmaq use for themselves) with a summary of what Mi’kmaq History Month means to them and what they do to celebrate their culture.

Yolanda Pennell

Yolanda Pennell is the Cultural Mental Health and Wellness Advisor at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

"I’ve worked in the Urban Indigenous community for over 20 years and in many different roles at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre. The first decade of my life, I was not exposed to culture and when I finally learned about my family's history and I realized I was a part of a nation, the Mi’kmaq Nation, I started to get curious about my identity and who I was. I started learning over the years and wanted to be involved in the Urban Indigenous community. I have had many Elders and Knowledge Keepers who I am grateful for come into my life and teach me some of what was passed on to them by their ancestors. What Mi’kmaq History Month means to me is celebrating, sharing knowledge, participating in a sweat ceremony, being with Elders, and volunteering in community.”

PHOTO BY WYATT WHITE

Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day that recognizes the legacy of the Residential “school” system, the missing children and the survivors, and the families left behind. This is our shared history, and it is important to learn about and understand the intergenerational impacts that our First Nation, Métis, and Inuit kin are battling against every day. As treaty people, we are all called to contribute through our actions, and never forget the missing, the survivors, and their families.

Call to Action #80

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation became a federal holiday in 2021, to advance Call to Action #80, of the 94 Calls to Action developed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

The Call to Action states: “We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process.” Learn more about the 94 Calls to Action at www.nctr.ca

They Are Heard

They are heard in the voices of their children Crying out from the bosom of this Earth, Testaments to truth and aging stories Revealing violations of their worth.

They are heard through the silencing of history, More discoveries are slowly on the rise. Unmarked graves keep tugging ’pon our heartstrings, Opening wide a truth so long disguised!

And like the eery mist upon a meadow, As daybreak rises o’er this thirsty land, A consciousness is lighting up the landscape, As revelations help us understand

That darkness and neglect have been our playmates, Along with selfishness and greed profound, But, now, the unveiled truth of Canada’s history Echoes forth from deep within the ground.

They are heard within the moaning of this moment, As Reconciliation germinates

Across the sullied soil of shame-filled country, Altering long and arduous debates.

So, let us smudge to purify intentions!

Let incense rise with every fervent prayer, That reconciliation calls for action

Be met through honest effort we all share!

Yes, we are called to listen very deeply To silenced stories, stilled for far too long, That we may join with fair and just responses, In adding love’s refrain to freedom’s song!

From the heart, AMDG Sandy Mudge

Dec. 10, 2021

How does Every One Every Day define Active Reconciliation?

• Raising awareness about colonization in “Canada”.

• Disrupting oppressive and inequitable spaces and processes that show up in our daily lives through meaningful actions and active allyship.

• Reclaiming individual and collective identity, not just of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples, but of everyone.

• Restoring harmony with nature.

• Reviving and reclaiming treaty relationships.

• Acknowledging and valuing Indigenous knowledge systems.

Meet ‘Kokum’, Our Approach to Truth and Reconciliation

A Reconciliation Framework for ‘Every Day’ Action

Kokum translates to “big old tree” in Mi’kmaw. The large tree image (45x72 inches) is used as a planning resource and an interactive tool to assist our team with implementing and evaluating actions that we take towards Truth and Reconciliation. It also helps to keep us accountable to one another, to the community, and to our First Nations, Métis, and Inuit kin. It is located at our Neighbourhood Shop and we invite you to stop by and see it for yourself and start a conversation!

The Branches:

Each of the six branches signify the over-arching roles the Every One Every Day team is responsible for, where strategies towards reconciliatory action have been broken down into categories. They are Leadership and Strategic Planning, Operations and Management, Learning and Development, Relationship Building and Interactions, Research and Evaluation, and Design and Messaging.

The Leaves:

The leaves represent the agreed upon actions we take to advance Truth & Reconciliation in our work, and in our relationships and interactions with people, our environment, and all that it encompasses. These actions are identified by our team through cycles of individual and group reflection, collaborative analysis, and shared learning, with support from MNFC staff, Indigenous community leaders and knowledge holders, and residents from the North End community. They serve to solidify our learning-into-action and make us accountable to doing what we say we are going to do.

Every One Every Day is a Reconciliation initiative and is accountable to our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the impact of

For more information on ‘Kokum’, our Reconciliation Framework for ‘Every Day’ Action, visit our website www.halifaxiseveryone.ca

Jarvis Googoo

Jarvis Googoo is from We’koqma’q First Nation.

“Running has become my passion and love since 2016...

I am reading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s executive summary. There is so much there about sport and reconciliation. The Calls to Action call for more support for youth in sport. If there is one thing I have learned about sports, it keeps youth occupied with teamwork, physically active lifestyles, confidence, and leads to better long-term health effects down the road. Sport is a wonderful thing to invest in. I think it’s great that Mi’kmaq History Month this year has a focus on sport.”

We acknowledge the call for non-Indigenous peoples to show up, make positive change, and commit to building equitable futures for generations to come. Together, we can forge new pathways for shared understanding, and grow in appreciation for one another and the many lived experiences that define the North End. Join your neighbours in exploring the ways you can take everyday actions towards Reconciliation.

Medicine Wheel Teaching

Neighbourhood Shop

Friday October 13 · 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Have a cup of tea and engage in teachings about the Mi’kmaw Medicine Wheel, a powerful Indigenous symbol. Bring your questions as we learn together!

Bead & Stitch: Medicine Wheel

Neighbourhood Shop

Every Friday · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Learn to make a beaded medicine wheel pin with the four traditional colours: black, red, yellow, and white. Information about the Mi’kmaw medicine wheel will be provided.

‘Truth & Reconciliation: Every Day Action’ is a first step towards healing relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Kjipuktuk.

Luskinikn or Luski is a Mi'kmaq word for bannock or fry bread.

Sharing Circle

Neighbourhood Shop

Friday, Oct. 6 · 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 3 · 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Come along for tea and snacks as we share our hopes and learnings for Mi’kmaw History Month and any realizations and new practices that have come to light. A traditional smudge will be offered at the beginning of each session.

Tea & Luski with Charlotte

Neighbourhood Shop

Friday, Oct. 13 · 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Enjoy a piece of homemade luskinikn while chatting about Mi’kmaw culture with Charlotte. We’ll bring the luski and the fixings!

We Invite You on a Learning Journey

During the Summer residents visiting the Neighbourhood Shop had an opportunity to add ideas and questions around Truth and Reconciliation learning and action to our wall display. In response, curated experiences are being offered during the Fall Program and you are invited to join our team and community on a very important learning journey.

What do you want to learn about? How are you contributing to the advancement of Truth and Reconciliation? Stop by the Neighbourhood Shop, start the conversation, and turn learning into action!

CURATED SESSION: Treaty Education

Neighbourhood Shop

Friday, Oct. 13 · 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

As treaty people, we are all called to learn about and understand the treaties of the territories where we live, work, and play. Come and learn about the Peace and Friendship Treaties that govern Mi’kmaq-Euro-Canadian government relations and why they are so important.

CURATED SESSION: Sports and Reconciliation

Neighbourhood Shop

Friday, Oct. 27 · 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Come and learn about the many Mi’kmaw athletes who have been inducted into the Mi’kmaq Sports Hall of Fame and their contributions to the world of sports. Sport plays a role in the celebration of Indigenous culture and our nation-wide effort to reconcile. Did you know that Calls to Action 87 to 91 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report relate to sport and reconciliation?

Fall 2023 Sessions

Do you know how to make a button? Do you enjoy finding new life for old fabrics? Have you thought about learning to make things by hand, or wished you could gain new skills around DIY and building? Are you a creative with skills to share, or someone who enoys sharing your culture and traditions with neighbours?

Every One Every Day Program Opening National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Joan Glode Gathering Space

209-2021 Brunswick St.

Saturday, Sept. 30 · 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation across Canada. It is a day that recognizes the legacy of the Residential “school” system, the missing children, the families left behind, and the intergenerational impacts of this shared history.

On the opening day of Fall Program, join Every One Every Day at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre to learn and participate in interactive activities that invite learning around First Nations, Métis, and Inuit culture, in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Families welcome!

Host Gathering and Information Session

Neighbourhood Shop

Tuesday, Sept. 26 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Are you interested in sharing your unique talents, skills, and knowledge with others in your neighbourhood? Are you curious about what it means to host a session? Come to this gathering to hear from past hosts and team members and learn about the benefits of co-designing and hosting.

Film Screening: Who & When

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

In June 2022, the Neighbourhood Shop opened its doors for the first time with new relationships and stories emerging ever since. Join us to watch a short film made about Every One Every Day and the people taking part! Snacks provided or bring one to share!

PJ Syliboy

Whatever it is that you enjoy doing, or wish you could learn to do, if meeting new people and learning from others is something you enjoy, the Fall Program is full of fun and unique opportunites to do just that.

Come learn, share, or lend a hand at one of the many Fall sessions!

Peter James Syliboy is an artist and woodcarver from Mi’kma’ki, and resides in Sipekne'katik.

“Softball has always been my passion. What I love about the game is the outdoor field environment and the many people of all ages coming together to have a great time. Every spring and summer I enjoy connecting with Wksitqmuk (Mother Earth) through softball and sweet grass picking. It is a time of serenity. Mi'kmaq History Month provides an opportunity to celebrate the history, knowledge, culture, contributions, and resilience of the Mi’kmaq people. Through this acknowledgment and celebration, we are building positive, stronger relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, as we are all treaty people.”

SHAPE THIS SPACE: WIJE'WINEN

Shape This Space is an opportunity for us to work together to shape our neighbourhood and we’ve gotten started with a garden and gathering space at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre!

Imagine a neighbourhood where there are many beautiful spaces to meet and gather, take in artwork made by community members, connect to nature in the city, or learn interesting things about the different communities that live in the neighbourhood. Shape This Space: Wije’winen invites residents to help realize the vision for the front entrance of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre.

Join these sessions to learn new skills and engage in cultural learning through build and art projects that embed Indigenous culture and identity into the public realm.

Dream Your Neighbourhood x2

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Oct. 14 · 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m

Thursday, Nov. 16 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Have ideas about how we can work together to transform underused spaces across the city? Take a walk with us around the neighbourhood to scope out sites and re-imagine outdoor spaces that we can dream and build together.

Powwow Mural Build #1

Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Friday, Oct. 20 · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

To prepare for the mural that will get painted outside the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, join in to learn about what types of powwow dancers we’ll see painted and some teachings around them while we draw out the mural.

Gathering Table Build x2

Community Build Trailer, Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Saturday, Oct. 7 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 12 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Learn new skills as we transform the entrance space of the Friendship Centre to be a place to gather outside. Grab some tools, bring your family or friends, and come along to help build tables and more! All skills levels welcome.

Powwow Mural Build #2

Community Build Trailer

Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Thursday, Oct. 26 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Come along to help create a greater sense of identity for the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre as we start building a powwow dancer mural that will lead to the entrance of the Friendship Centre. Learn how to use a jigsaw!

Fall Planting

Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Saturday, Oct. 28 · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Join neighbours Eileen and Quincy to learn about fall planting and fill the garden boxes built over the summer, to beautify the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre. Help to choose what sights and colours will bloom in this new green space!

Powwow Mural Build #3

Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Wednesday, Nov. 1 · 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Share our vision and paint the powwow dancer mural that will lead to the entrance of the Friendship Centre. Together, let’s make a vibrant entry way!

Fall 2023 Calendar

Food Preservation and Drying at Veith House Urban Farm, 3115 Veith St.

Session Locations

Neighbourhood Shop 2169 Gottingen St.

Tea & Luski with Charlotte

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Bead & Stitch: Medicine Wheel

12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Medicine Wheel Teaching

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Treaty Education 3

Story and Place at Peace and Friendship Park, 1170 Hollis St.

Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre 209-2021 Brunswick St.

Wonder'neath 2482 Maynard St.

Veith House Urban Farm 3115 Veith St.

Peace and Friendship Park 1170 Hollis St.

Alliance Française Halifax 5509 Young St.

Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Rd.

– 12:30 p.m.

Community Build Trailer

September 30 – October 26

Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, 2021 Brunswick St.

October 26 – November 18

Wonder'neath Art Studio 2482 Maynard St.

Fall Planting 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Freedom Writing 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Make Your Own Toolbox

More Sessions

Let’s Cook with Sam

Food Connect

Food Preservation and Drying

Veith House Urban Farm, 3115 Veith St.

Thursday, Oct. 5 · 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Want to make your vegetables and herbs last through the winter? Come by the Veith House to learn from Urban Farm Coordinator Liam about preserving and drying your food.

Please note that this session is outside of normal Neighbourhood Shop hours.

Backyard Chickens 101

Veith House Urban Farm, 3115 Veith St.

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Want to know more about chicken-keeping?

Want to start your own flock? If the answer is "yes," join Liam from Veith House and resident John to get the information and resources you need to start raising backyard hens!

Please note that this session is outside of normal Neighbourhood Shop hours.

Culture Connect

Are you looking to meet and connect with your neighbours but don’t know where to start?

Are you curious to learn and understand more about the many different people who live across the North End? Culture Connect is all about creating new connections while having fun and learning about the different languages, foods, art, and cultural practices of different people who live nearby. Come along to share some things about yourself and experience the benefits of getting to know your neighbours!

Korean Culture Night

Neighbourhood Shop

Thursday, Oct 5 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct 19 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov 2 · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy a taste of Korean culture with Alex Oh and the NS Korean Language & Culture Centre. Join in to make and taste Korean food, learn how to read Korean (it's easy!), talk about K-dramas, create folk crafts, and more!

Food brings people together to share culture, creativity, and ways of knowing and being. Connect with your neighbours over something delicious, learn some new kitchen and garden skills, or reignite an old food-focused passion. All skill levels welcome!

Let’s Cook with Claire

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Oct. 11 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 25 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Hi, I'm Claire from Nourish Nova Scotia and I love connecting people around food! Join us to learn some cooking basics and make a simple, nourishing soup. Try the soup during the session and/or join the neighbourhood meal happening after.

Neighbourhood Supper

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Oct. 11 · 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 25 · 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Come have supper with your neighbour Noreen and other community members! Bring something tasty to share, have some communal soup, chat and connect. Help reduce waste by bringing your own reusable dishes and containers for leftovers!

Let’s Cook with Andrea

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Join Andrea to make a simple soup, learn cooking basics, and share ways you’d like to see the Halifax Community Health Team show up in the neighborhood. Try the soup during the session and/or join the neighbourhood meal happening after.

Neighbourhood Lunch

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 · 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Come have supper with your neighbour Noreen and other community members! Bring something tasty to share, have some communal soup, chat and connect. Help reduce waste by bringing your own reusable dishes and containers for leftovers!

Let’s Cook with Sam

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Nov. 18 · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Join Sam to learn some cooking basics and make a simple, nourishing soup. Try the soup during the session and/or join the neighbourhood meal happening after.

Language Connect

Neighbourhood Shop

Thursday, Oct. 12 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 9 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Immerse yourself in cultural exchange at "Language Connect"! Engage in lively conversations with community members while rotating through tables featuring various languages. Learn and share sentences, fostering connections and celebrating the diversity of our community!

Spice It Up!

Neighbourhood Shop

Thursday, Oct. 19 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Veronica is excited to share her knowledge of spices with you! You may not know many of the spices found in your spice rack are good for more than just seasoning foodlet's learn together!

Creating Spaces for Language and Pollinators | Créer des espaces pour les langues et les pollinisateurs

Alliance Française Halifax, 5509 Young St. Saturday, Oct. 21 · 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Do you have a green thumb, a love for languages, and an interest in building? Join us at the Build Trailer popup to build the first piece of a new outdoor community space! We are working with our neighbours at Alliance Française to create a place in the North End where languages, plants, and pollinators will flourish together!

Avez-vous la main verte, une passion pour les langues, et un intérêt pour le bricolage? Venez construire avec nous pour démarrer un projet qui créera un nouveau espace communautaire en plein aire! En partenariat avec nos voisins à l’Alliance Française, nous construisons une place où les langues, les plantes, et les pollinisateurs pourront fleurir ensemble!

Tree Story Seating

Last year we lost the iconic 300-year-old Shubenacadie oak tree to hurricane Fiona. Cheryl Maloney and the Shubenacadie Tree Sprout Initiative have worked to save and care for acorns of the fallen tree so they can live on for future generations on Mi’kmaki. The acorn seedlings will be planted across Nova Scotia, including a planting in Peace and Friendship Park in memory of the late Danny Paul.

Story and Place

Peace and Friendship Park, 1170 Hollis St.

Saturday, Oct. 7 · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Join us at the centre of Peace and Friendship Park to share community stories and discuss how to weave them into public places. Learn about our urban bench project with the Shubenacadie Tree Sprout Initiative and contribute to the design!

Story and Design

Tree Story Seating invites residents to come together to design and build public benches to celebrate the new sites of the oak seedlings, and weave stories of community and legacy into the neighbourhood.

Community Build Trailer

Wonder’neath, 2482 Maynard St.

Friday, Oct. 27 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Participate in a workshop on how to design around story and place. We will translate our discussion from Peace and Friendship Park into a bench design that commemorates the Shubenacadie oak tree, and the legacy carried in its acorns.

Tree Story Bench Build x3

Community Build Trailer

Wonder’neath, 2482 Maynard St.

Friday, Nov. 3 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 10 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 17 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Join us at the Community Build Trailer to contribute to the building of the Tree Story Benches that will commemorate the sites of the acorns planted by the Shubenacadie Tree Sprout Initiative.

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Dream Your Stage

Are you an artist—budding, aspiring or established—with insight into the performance arts scene in the North End of Kjipuktuk? Do you want to learn about new art disciplines and connect with talented neighbours? Join Dream Your Stage to share your artistic talents with others, and learn new skills related to the performing arts. In some of the sessions, there will also be opportunities to share your ideas for a modular performance stage that can be used for live performances across the community!

Community Stage Design

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Oct. 4 · 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Are you a performer or curious about designing a performance space? Come experiment with drawing and model making, and contribute your ideas to the design of a portable public stage to be built for the North End community!

Mending Fibres & Stitching Stories

Neighbourhood Shop

Friday, Oct. 6 · 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Fibres are intimately linked with our lives, and repurposing, repairing, and stitching while gathering in community are embodied ways to record and transform our narratives. Bring fibres to mend/alter into your own tactile textile archive with host Lux Gow-Habrich.

Public Speaking from the Heart

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Hi, I'm Lisa. I'm going to share a few tricks for organizing and mapping out your thoughts so that you can speak in public with almost no notes. There will be a chance to try speaking in a supportive space.

Kendall Paul

Homecoming Quilts

Before we know it, cold weather will knock at our door, and what better way to bring in the new season than by making a quilt where the North End community and can join hands and fabric. Come breathe new life into old cotton shirts and make quilts out of upcycled material together as gifts for those in need of some love from their neighbours. Whether you are an experienced quilter, or a beginner looking to pick up some new skills and give back to your community, all are welcome to join this quilt-making journey!

The Griot In You (Poetry Writing)

Neighbourhood Shop

Thursday, Oct. 5 · 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Together, with host Guyleigh Johnson, we will explore the power and truth of our own stories. Through writing activities, we’ll reflect, write, and recite what speaks to our heart. Showing up as yourself and standing in your truth is poetry within itself.

Let’s Jam!

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Oct. 7 · 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Join Owen from the North End music scene for a jam amongst neighbours and to chat about all things music. Bring your instruments, singing voices, songwriting ideas, and musical enthusiasm.

Freedom Writing

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Oct. 28 · 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Community Quilting x3

Neighbourhood Shop

Thursday, Oct. 12 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 26 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 9· 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Join Rayshed and other community quilters to learn how to upcycle clothes into cozy quilts, which will become gifts for some of our North End neighbours. New and experienced quilters are welcome; Bring your old cotton shirts to make use of!

In parts of West Africa, a griot is someone who passes their society's history orally, often through music, poetry, and/ or storytelling.

Join Charlene to learn about free form writing. You will have space to write anything in any style with the opportunity to read out loud and dive into conversations and connect with others. The choice is yours.

Kendall Paul is from Membertou First Nation in Unama’ki (Cape Breton, N.S.) They are the mental health counsellor on the Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness team at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre.

“I identify as non-binary and two-spirit. In terms of celebrating my culture I think sometimes is okay to just exist as Indigenous people, especially as Indigiqueer two spirit people; existing as resistance to colonial homophobia and transphobia that has not been traditional to our communities. We are celebrating more and looking in to more than just trauma. We are celebrating Indigenous intergenerational resilience, joy, love, and other things that come from sacred teachings. We are putting that into our work and working from a two spirit and decolonized lens. We are connecting and revitalizing this knowledge and the fact that we are still here. It's not just a slate of history, we live it 365 days a year.”

Let's Make!

Are you a hands-on learner or just curious about making and building? Let’s Make is all about learning new skills while using different kinds of tools and building confidence around making things. Sessions range from building with power tools to learning to use a button-maker.

Build Sports Storage Boxes x2

Community Build Trailer

Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Friday, Oct. 6 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Learn how to use tools as we create a storage box for sports and games equipment that will have a home at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre and get used for all sorts of sports!

Denise John

Whether you’re a beginner looking to practice and learn new skills, or a seasoned maker with things to share, join a session to swap skills and have fun creating things with your neighbours!

Make a Button, Make a Friend

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Oct. 18 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Join All Together Link for button making! Make them funny or serious. You design it and draw it—we’ll provide markers, stencils and paper… and help you make the button in a button press. You can just show up or register beforehand at: www.alltogetherlink.com

Let’s Make Candle Holders

Community Build Trailer

Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Wednesday, Oct. 18 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Join Rae and the Halifax Tool Library at the Community Build Trailer to make some beautiful candle holders! Have fun learning to use some woodworking tools and make a hand-made gift for yourself or a loved-one.

Denise John is from Miawpukuk First Nation (Conne River, Nfld.). She is the Victim Support Navigator at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre.

“I celebrate my culture almost every day, waking up and doing my ceremonies with smudging, thanking Creator, the ceremonies that I’ve been so honoured to receive from different Elders. Most important to me is being a woman’s traditional dancer. When I’m dancing, I’m connecting. It’s my way of connecting to my ancestors and to my mom who has passed to the spirit world. I dance to honour our women, especially our missing and murdered Indigenous women and, many times, I get asked by people in a community to dance or pray for a family member.”

Biospheres in a Bottle

Neighbourhood Shop

Thursday, Oct. 19 · 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Join the Discovery Centre’s GenAction team to explore the ecosystem we live in and the interconnections within it. Get handson with an infrared camera and build your own biosphere in a bottle. Open to all ages, families are welcome!

Make Your Own Toolbox x2

Neighbourhood Shop

Saturday, Nov. 4 · 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wednesday Nov. 8 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Do you want to explore DIY projects at home but don’t have the tools to get started? Join the Halifax Tool Library to build your own beginner toolbox and take home some hand tools with you!

Let’s Make Planter Benches

Community Build Trailer

Wonder’neath, 2482 Maynard St.

Saturday, Oct. 28 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Join in at the Community Build Trailer to practice using different power tools while building modular planter benches! This is a part of an ongoing community project to design and build a new gathering space in front of Wonder’neath.

Art and Building

Community Build Trailer

Wonder’neath, 2482 Maynard St.

Thursday, Nov. 10 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Get involved in creative activities that bridge the worlds of art and building. Learn from some of the talented artists at Wonder’neath and get hands-on with power tools as we spruce up the gathering space in front of Wonder’neath, for community to enjoy!

Soil & Bulbs

Community Build Trailer

Wonder’neath, 2482 Maynard St.

Saturday, Nov. 4 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Grab some gardening tools and get your hands dirty while layering soil and planting bulbs in Wonder’neath’s new communitybuilt planter boxes. Come join Quincy and learn to use some gardening tools to prepare the planters to blossom in spring!

Whittle Me This!

Neighbourhood Shop

Thursday, Nov. 16 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Join All Together Link to whittle a Nova Scotia fisherperson. All tools and materials provided. Spots limited to 16! You can just show up or register at: www.alltogetherlink.com. Presented by Bob Smith from the NS Wildlife Carvers & Artists Association.

Fashion, Fabrics and Beyond

Ready to immerse yourself in the world of textiles? Step into the realm of creativity with Fashion, Fabrics & Beyond. Come along and join hands-on sessions where you'll explore making and crafting with diverse textiles. From transforming fabrics into accessories or household items, to crafting wearable art, each session is a chance to explore the exciting world of fabrics!

Pattern Making 101

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Oct. 4 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Discover the art of patternmaking for tailored clothing with Alyson. Join us to learn how to create precise patterns to your measurements or modify existing patterns, unlocking a world of custom fashion.

Customize Your Closet

Neighbourhood Shop

Thursday, Oct. 26 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Elevate your wardrobe! Bring in a garment to revamp your clothes with creative alterations—crop tops, add embellishments, and more. Tailor your outfits to fit your style and shape, giving your closet a fresh and personalized touch! All skill levels welcome.

Knitting Circle

Neighbourhood Shop

Every Tuesday · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Join our weekly knitting circle! All skill levels are welcome. Unwind, create, and chat as we explore the world of knitting. Let's craft and connect!

Natural Dyes

Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Friday, Oct. 6 · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Harvest hues and transform fabrics from nature's own palette with Pam! Bring in white linen or cotton and learn ancient techniques to craft eco-conscious and beautifully unique textiles with natural land-based ingredients.

Pants to Pouch

Neighbourhood Shop

Friday, Oct. 27 · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 15 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Transform old pants into stylish bags in our upcycling adventure! Dante is going to share his knowledge of repurposing fabric, mastering sewing techniques, while creating unique, eco-friendly accessories.

Embroidery

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Oct. 4 · 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Discover the beauty of hand-stitched designs and explore the intricate world of embroidery with Paula. Learn stitches, techniques, and transform fabric into works of art. Unleash your creativity and personalize your fabrics.

Sewing Machine Basics

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Oct. 18 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Are you brand new to machine sewing? Join Sarah from the Central Library's Lou Duggan Creative Studio to learn the basics and make a simple piece of decorative bunting that will be added to a community garland project.

Wall Tapestry

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Nov. 15 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Join Deborah to learn the basics of making your own wall tapestry. Together we will explore the art of weaving, merging colours and textiles into a decorative wall tapestry.

Print, Press, Learn!

Unlock your inner artist with this Weekly Printmaking Series! Join in at the Neighborhood Shop to learn the age-old craft of printmaking using our brand-new relief printing press. Learn everything from carving a block, to operating the new press and printing on both fabric and paper. Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned creator, join artist and designer Michael MacLean every Tuesday to discover the joy of bringing your designs to life on paper or fabric. And, if you’re an artist who could make use of a printing press in exchange for skills sharing, get in touch!

Weekly Printmaking Series

Neighbourhood Shop

Tuesday, Oct. 3 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 10 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 17 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 24 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 31 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 7 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 14 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Future Fragments: Nocturne Exhibit

Future Fragments is a participatory art installation that empowers youth and community members from Millbrook First Nation to express their hopes and dreams for the future through drawing, printmaking, quilting, and sculpture.

Future Fragments: Print + Quilt

Neighbourhood Shop

Wednesday, Oct. 11 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Join Jen and Michael from OSO planning + design to help them pull together the finishing touches to their Nocturne Project. You can learn some printmaking and quilting.

Tammy Williams

Nocturne: Art at Night

Halifax Central Library

5440 Spring Garden Rd

Saturday, Oct. 14 · 6 p.m. – 12 a.m. Be sure to drop by the final installation during Nocturne. Future Fragments will be displayed and celebrated at the Nocturne Art Festival in the front plaza of the Central Library. Come check it out!

Tammy Williams is from Kjipuktuk and is the Education Programs Manager at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre.

“How do I celebrate my culture? I would have to tell you a story...

I had this amazing interview with [Elder] Albert Marshall. We were talking about Two-Eyed Seeing and the conversation went on for hours. We started talking about the Seven Sacred Teachings, which he calls gifts. According to [Elder] Albert, gifts come with responsibilities. I really took that teaching to heart. I thought, okay, I was given these gifts by the Creator, what is my responsibility now to do with them? I began integrating them into all my teaching. I bring our cultural knowledge not just to our next generation...passing knowledge on for seven generations.”

Connecting North End Spaces & Projects

How can we work together to create even more ways for residents to connect, learn, and participate across the North End?

As Every One Every Day grows, we aim to do so in close connection with the many organizations that exist across the North End, in ways that can nurture mutual support, reciprocity, and abundance. Here’s just a few of the creative projects that residents are contributing to, that are all about building shared community assets and connecting people and spaces across the North End.

1. Shape This Space: Wije’winen

The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is leading the re-design of their front entrance! Throughout the process, residents have been adding their ideas and contributing to all phases of the design & build process. What new spaces can we shape together?

2. Curbside Blooms

With help from the North End Business Association, residents are helping to beautify the street planters along Gottingen St. There’s always more to do for anyone who’d like to lead or take part!

3. Earth Day at Halifax North Memorial Library

We love teaming up on events to activate public space. On Earth Day, we worked with the Halifax Tool Library to learn the basics of using tools while building fun structures for the neighbourhood at the Community Build Trailer.

4. Language Connect

With support from Immigrant Services of Nova Scotia, residents are working together on Language Connect—a project that invites people to share and learn different languages. Check the Fall Program for on-going sessions.

5. Art + Wonder

At Wonder’neath Art Studio, residents have been contributing to an exciting mural project for the Community Build Trailer, which will soon be ready to share! We’ve also been freshening up the parking lot of Wonder’neath with sidewalk art and a series of mobile planter boxes.

Ways to Participate

Start a Project

Collaborative

Collaborate with Others

Team Up on Creating

Contribute

Fall 2023 Sessions

SESSION LOCATIONS

Neighbourhood Shop

2169 Gottingen St.

MNFC

209-2021 Brunswick St.

Wonder'neath

2482 Maynard St.

T&R EVERYDAY ACTION pg. 12-13

Sports and Reconciliation

Friday, Oct. 27 · 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Sharing Circle

Friday, Oct. 6 · 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 3 · 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Treaty Education

Friday, Oct. 13 · 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Tea & Luski with Charlotte

Friday, Oct. 13 · 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Medicine Wheel Teaching

Friday, Oct. 13 · 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Bead & Stitch: Medicine Wheel

Every Friday · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

SESSIONS pg. 14

Host Gathering & Information Session

Tuesday, Sept. 26 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Every One Every Day Program Opening National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Saturday, Sept. 30 · 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Film Screening: Who & When

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

SHAPE THIS SPACE pg. 15

Dream Your Neighbourhood

Saturday, Oct. 14 · 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 16 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Gathering Table Build

Saturday, Oct. 7 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 12 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Powwow Mural Build

Friday, Oct. 20 · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 26 · 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 1 · 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Fall Planting

Saturday, Oct. 28 · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

FOOD CONNECT pg. 18-19

Food Preservation and Drying

Veith House Urban Farm, 3115 Veith St.

Thursday, Oct. 5 · 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Let’s Cook with Claire

Wednesday, Oct. 11 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Neighbourhood Supper

Wednesday, Oct. 11 · 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 25 · 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Backyard Chickens 101

Veith House Urban Farm, 3115 Veith St.

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Let’s Cook with Andrea

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Neighbourhood Lunch

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 · 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Let’s Cook with Claire

Wednesday, Oct. 25 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Let’s Cook with Sam

Saturday, Nov. 18 · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

CULTURE CONNECT pg. 18-19

Korean Culture Night

Thursday,

Thursday,

Thursday,

Spice It Up!

Thursday, Oct. 19 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Language Connect

Thursday, Oct. 12 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 9 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Creating Spaces for Language and Pollinators | Créer des espaces pour les langues et les pollinisateurs

Alliance Française Halifax, 5509 Young St.

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

TREE STORY SEATING pg. 20

Story and Place

Peace and Friendship Park, 1170 Hollis St.

Saturday, Oct. 7 · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Story and Design

Friday, Oct. 27 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Tree Story Bench Build

Friday, Nov. 3 ·

Friday, Nov.

Friday, Nov.

LET'S MAKE pg. 22

Build Sports Storage Boxes

Friday, Oct. 6 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Let’s Make Candle Holders

Wednesday, Oct. 18 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Make a Button, Make a Friend

Wednesday, Oct. 18 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Biospheres in a Bottle

Thursday, Oct. 19 · 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Let’s Make Planter Benches

Saturday, Oct. 28 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Soil & Bulbs

Saturday, Nov. 4 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Make Your Own Toolbox

Saturday, Nov. 4 · 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wednesday Nov. 8 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Art and Building

Thursday, Nov. 10 · 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18 · 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Whittle Me This!

Thursday, Nov. 16 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

FASHION AND FABRIC pg. 24

Knitting Circle

Every Tuesday · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Pattern Making 101

Wednesday, Oct. 4 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Embroidery

Wednesday, Oct. 4 · 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Natural Dyes

Friday, Oct. 6 · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Sewing Machine Basics

Wednesday, Oct. 18 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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DREAM YOUR STAGE pg. 21

The Griot In You (Poetry Writing)

Thursday, Oct. 5 · 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Mending Fibres & Stitching Stories

Friday, Oct. 6 · 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Let’s Jam!

Saturday, Oct. 7 · 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Public Speaking from the Heart

Saturday, Oct. 21 · 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Freedom Writing

Saturday,

HOMECOMING QUILTS pg. 21

Community Quilting x3

Thursday, Oct. 12 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 26 · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 9· 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Customize Your Closet

Thursday, Oct. 26 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Pants to Pouch

Friday, Oct. 27 · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 15 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Wall Tapestry

Wednesday, Nov. 15 · 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

PRINT, PRESS, LEARN pg. 25

Weekly Printmaking Series

Every Tuesday · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

FUTURE FRAGMENTS pg. 25

Future Fragments: Print + Quilt

Wednesday, Oct. 11 · 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Nocturne: Art at Night

Halifax Central Library

5440 Spring Garden Rd.

Saturday, Oct. 14 · 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.

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1. the shape of a petroglyph discovered in Bedford in 1983.

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1. The shape of a petroglyph discovered in Bedford in 1983.

3. Number of colours found in a traditional medicine wheel.

5. In 1993 this Mi’kmaw Grand Chief declared October as Mi’kmaq History Month.

8. Mi’kmaw word for November.

11. A Mi'kmaq word for bannock or fry bread.

12. Name of the new Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, meaning “Come with Us.”

13. Translates to “big old tree” in Mi’kmaw.

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2. September 30 is the National Day for Truth and this.

4. Treaty Day is on the first of this month.

5. In 1993 this Premier declared October as Mi’kmaq History Month.

6. Mi'kmaw word for October, meaning “animal fattening moon.”

7. The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is on this street.

9. A term the Mi’kmaq use for themselves.

10. Number of Northeastern Algonquianspeaking nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy.

2. September 30 is the National Day for Truth and

Shop Closure for Winter Break!

4. Treaty Day is on the first of this month.

3. Number of colours seen in a traditional medicine wheel.

5. In 1993 this Mi’kmaw Grand Chief declared October as Mi’kmaq History Month

8. Mi’kmaw word for November

With the closing of the Fall Program on November 18, the Neighbourhood Shop will close its doors to the public for a winter break, from November 19–January 10. This break is for the team to take rest and to plan for the New Year! Specifically, we’ll use this time to reflect on what’s happened over the year, re-charge, and connect with residents and partners about their ideas for the next program.

11. a Mi'kmaq word for bannock or fry bread.

12. Name of the new Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, meaning “come with us”

13. translates to “big old tree” in Mi’kmaw

5. In 1993 this Premier declared October as Mi’kmaq History Month

6. Mi'kmaw word for October, meaning “animal fattening moon”

During this time, if you have ideas you’d like to share or work on with the team, reach out to us to schedule a time to chat—on the phone or in-person at the Neighbourhood Shop. We’re already looking forward to the many things we can do and build together in the New Year.

7. The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is on this street.

9. a term the Mi’kmaq use for themselves

10. Number of Northeastern Algonquian-speaking nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy

Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk / Halifax is a Truth and Reconciliation initiative being led by the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

Every One Every Day Kjipuktuk / Halifax is supported by

Test your Mi'kmaw History Month knowledge with this crossword! All of the answers to these clues can be found in this Fall Program.