We have to stop throwing our hands in the air and saying we don’t know what to do to prevent MMIWG2S. We know what to do. We have 231 Calls For Justice that are waiting to be implemented, with 8 that all Canadians can use to take meaningful action. Let’s get to work.

This is a very important topic and touches very close to home for me as many of the young people I work with are this very demographic. Many will know from my public talks that I have had many personal encounters with suicide and that ongoing tragedy is why I work as hard as I do to create hope and change systems. Please read the full report & music video released today from the Manitoba Advocate for Children & Youth.

What if instead of going back to normal or back to before - we re-imagined tomorrow with justice and equity informing our built environment? Jay Pitter, Community Foundations of Canada & a group of revolutionary thinkers help to inform this report and an equitable placemaking lens that everyone can use.