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RNS Partners With Root in Nature
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RNS is proud to announce a partnership with Root In Nature to offer their virtual, self-paced course with industry experts providing an overview of principles and practices of horticultural therapy, including the physical, social, and psychological benefits of working with plants.
Root In Nature is excited to offer a 10% discount for RNS members - use code REC-NS!
Find out more about the course here.
Workshop with Lisa Tink & Blanket Exercise with the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre
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Join us November 15, 2023 from 10:00am to 3:00pm for a morning workshop with Lisa Tink, researcher and consultant, followed by a Blanket Exercise led by he Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre.
Lunch will be provided.
Info about the morning workshop
In recent years recreation scholars and professionals began calling for a return to municipal recreation's historical roots as a "public good." Blaming ongoing funding cuts (at all levels of government) for the current pay-per-use model, these calls for a more inclusive recreation system have suggested the sector's "business-like" practices should be of concern because they are in direct opposition to the field's historic mandate of "equal opportunity."
A central assumption underlying these calls for the recreation profession to return to its "historical roots" is that municipal recreation services, until the late 1980s and early 1990s, were available to all members of society. This narrative is, however, a romanticized account of recreation's history.
Through a historical re-reading of 'public' recreation, this workshop challenges the often-repeated narrative of a more inclusive era in recreation's past. Tracing some of the conditions that have given rise to our current recreation systems, Dr. Tink will demonstrates how recreation has by design, always been an exclusive environment targeting white, able-bodied settlers. Afterwards, she will guide participants through a critical dialogue intended to explore what is inherently problematic, difficult and dangerous in the discourses, practices, and policies that guide their day- to-day work as recreation programmers and policy-makers.
Blanket Exercise Info
The blanket exercise is an interactive educational program that teaches the history of indigenous peoples in Canada. The program was created in response to the 1996 report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, and is used as a teaching tool across Canada.
The Blanket exercise was first developed in 1996 around the time the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was presented to Parliament.Kairos worked with Elders across Canada, AFN and others to devise it as an interactive education tool to help people understand the history and legacy of relationship between First Nations and European settlers. It is a living document and continues to be revised in conjunction with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiIHoRzR7D2UKWe0rdVzEdv0E8Y9BHTbagE3HPYHOkUfQEcA/viewform
2023 RNS Annual Conference Evaluation
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RNS is here to provide the sector with valuable professional development opportunities and the chance to connect and learn from one another across the proince. One way in which we do that is through our annual conference.
We want to build a strong sector that is equiped to build healthier futures through recreation. Each year we choose presenters and topics that touch on trending topics or issues in the recreation sector to give recreation professionals, students, volunteers, organizations, and municipalities the latest tools and skills to work through these successes and challenges. While also letting loose and having fun!
Work hard, play harder. We strive to make each conference better than the last! We hope you all had a great time connecting and learning from one another and would appreciate any feedback you have!
25 years and counting - here's to many more!