Resources

Youth-led publications

Transnational

Circle Back: Stories of Reflection, Connection and Transformation (2021)

This empowering book that has been created through the combination of works from women and girls in sites located in both South Africa and Indigenous communities in Canada. This publication includes beautiful artwork, poetry and prose addressing the main theme of transformation.

South Africa

Girls Leading Change

14 Times a Woman Indigenous Stories from the Heart (2016)

This book offers autobiographical pieces that enabled GLC members to reflect on the experiences which made them into who they are today. Considering these writings as work in progress to which they can return so as to extend and modify it as they deepen their own understanding of themselves and of the paths they took then and those they want to take.

 

“Hamba Thobekile” Rewriting the narrative of young indigenous African women in times of gendered violence (The collage book) (2018).

“What does it mean to be a young indigenous African woman in times of sexual violence?” This compilation of collages and writings give the reader a glimpse of the young women beginning the rewriting of their own narratives, with them saying “Hamba” [goodbye] to Thobekile. Thobekile, a typical name given to many indigenous African girls, means: the one who is obedient and humble”, and for these young women, the one who is subservient, and lacks agency and power in society, something they wanted to say goodbye to as they began to rewrite their own narratives and those of the girls and boys they were now teaching in schools.              

 

Dear Nosizwe: Conversations about gender inclusive teaching in schools (Letters to my teacher) (2019).

After GLC members graduated and became teachers, the group came together to reflect on their own practice and what they would have liked to know about gender when they were students and the ways that teachers can support gender equality and eradicate GBV in schools and the community.

Canada

Young Indigenous Women’s Utopia                                                        

Young Indigenous Women’s Utopia Book (2019)

In 2019 Young Indigenous Women’s Utopia launched their self-titled book; an inspiring collection of poetry, prose and photography.

YIWU collaborated with Gabrielle Giroux, a talented Indigenous Graphic Designer, to create this moving publication. You can get your own copy by emailing: yiwutopia@gmail.com ($15 CAD + Shipping)

 

Break the Silence: Be the Change

Healing with the Seven Sacred Teachings

Healing with the seven sacred teachings is a colouring book for survivors who have been sexually violated and their supporters. Feel free to download copies of the book from the website http://changethesilence.org/ and to print and share the book. Post your images on social media with the hashtag #BreakTheSilenceNS.

WEBPAGES

Visit the websites of Networks for Change partners and learn more of the activities on the fieldsites

Sisters Rising
Break the Silence: Be the Change
More than Words

TOOLKITS

Booker, E. & McCook, A. (2021). A Toolkit on Creative Approaches to Studying Change: Looking Back and Determining the Path Ahead. The Participatory Cultures Lab.
D’souza, N., Mitchell, C. (2021). Cellphones, Connections, & Community: Harnessing Technology to foster Community Communication and Connection. Montreal, McGill University
Anton, C. (2020). Facilitating a Virtual Cellphilm Festival. The Participatory Cultures Lab.
Thompson, J., Mitchell, C., & Starr, L. (2019). Cellphilming: A Tool for Addressing Gender Equality—Facilitators’ Guide. Ottawa, ON: CODE.
Vanner, C., Ezcura Lucotti, M., Khan, F., Lamb, P., Mitchell, C., Nyariro, M., Raissadat, H. & Sadati, H. (2019). Creating Circles: A Handbook on Art-Making with Young People to Address Gender-based Violence. Montreal: Participatory Cultures Lab, McGill University.
Agricultural Transformation Through Stronger Vocational Education (ATTSVE) Project (2019). Toolkit to Address Gender Based Violence in Agricultural Colleges in Ethiopia. McGill: Participatory Cultures Lab.
Agricultural Transformation Through Stronger Vocational Education (ATTSVE) Project (2019). Participatory Visual Methodologies: A Toolkit for Agricultural Colleges in Ethiopia. Montreal, QC: Participatory Cultures Lab, McGill University.
Women’s Alliance Earth, & Native Youth Sexual Health Network. (2016). Violence on the land, violence on our bodies: Building an indigenous response to environmental violence [Report and toolkit].

Briefing Papers

rape culture is not our culture

Ethics of Participatory Visual Research to Address Gender- Based Violence

Using Everyday Media Making Tools to Address Gender-Based Violence

Girl Groups to Address Sexual Violence