05/08/2025
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐ ๐ถ๐)๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ
We were honored to represent and at the 3rd Annual Global Mental Wellbeing & Substance (Mis)Use (GMWS 2025) Conference, organized by ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ (๐ก๐๐) in Charlottetown, , under the theme โ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐: ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ.โ
Our is to transform access to and preventive using in the different . This conference was a powerful reminder of why that work matters, especially in the face of escalating .
Our Founder, Kawekwa Douglas Fur spoke on the theme โ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐ ๐ถ๐)๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐.โ In this 15-minute presentation, we shared how climate-related stressors from extreme heat can escalate into risky coping strategies like substance use and how community-led, -supported can be a proactive response.
Watch the full presentation here:
๐ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ_B1PbZliI
We extend our to the conference organizers and fellow presenters from across the who are boldly reimagining in a warming world. It was especially meaningful to share space with AfriKan diaspora leaders, voices, and Indigenous knowledge systems committed to , , and .
Letโs keep building climate-resilient, care-centered communities together. ๐