StoryCentre Canada worked with Dr. Tanya Sharpe from the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and The CRIB (Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims) team to develop two custom storytelling workshops. African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) survivors of homicide victims shared powerful personal narratives and stories of survivorship.

This research will help to understand the impact of murder on the well-being of participants and their communities in order to better meet their needs.

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The project explored Métis cancer survivors' experience regarding the effects of the disease. StoryCentre Canada partnered with Dr. Robert Henry, University of Saskatchwean and Dr. Chelsea Gabel, McMaster University to create digital stories that highlight a Métis perspective on treatment, personal coping and care.

Findings will inform Métis Nation Saskatchewan policies related to cancer care to improve and bolster services seen as necessary by those who have survived or are living with cancer.

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TOMODACHI Story Jam for Youth with Disabilities is an online program to bring together college students and young professionals with disabilities in both Japan and the US to explore experiences, learn leadership skills, and build community with other youth through digital storytelling.

StoryCentre Canada partnered with the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass, Boston and the TOMODACHI Initiative, Japan to work with American and Japanese youth since 2022. The stories address access barriers, how they navigated these challenges, and how their insights and experiences can translate into positive change for themselves and their community. They’re using their stories in their disability advocacy work.

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