Join us for ACIC’s Safer Spaces Program 2026, a three-part learning series that brings together members and youth as global actors working within systems shaped by colonialism, racism, and unequal power. The program creates an intentional, safer intergenerational space for members to critically reflect on how systems of power influence the world, and to strengthen collective commitments to justice-centered global solidarity.
Through facilitated dialogue, shared reflection, and engagement with lived experience, participants will examine their roles, responsibilities, and opportunities for action within global and local contexts. The program supports members to move beyond awareness toward accountable practice, while building relationships and shared language across generations and experiences.
By registering using this form, you are registering for all three parts of our Safer Spaces Program (info below). If you have any questions, please email us at raushni@acic-caci.org.
Register by January 16, 2026.
Workshop: Understanding Solidarity through an Anti-Racist Lens
Hybrid: In-person in Halifax or online | January 23, 10 AM to 1 PM
Join us for an in-person or online workshop that introduces core concepts of anti-racism and global solidarity. Together, we will explore how colonialism, race, and whiteness influence international cooperation, and reflect on how power operates across global and local contexts. This session will focus on building shared language, trust, and a foundation for meaningful dialogue throughout the program. Lunch will be provided.
Webinar: Power and Perspectives on Solidarity
Online | Feb-March 2026
This webinar builds directly on themes and questions identified by participants in Workshop 1, centering what members and youth have named as integral to their work and experiences. Bringing together diverse perspectives, the session foregrounds lived experience and community-rooted knowledge as critical sources of insight. Participants will be invited to listen, reflect, and engage in dialogue on how power, identity, and context shape global solidarity, and what more just and accountable practice can look like across generations and roles.
Retreat: Reflection and Application
In-person, travel subsidy available | April 2026
This in-person retreat creates space for participants to pause, reflect, and synthesize key learnings from across the Safer Spaces series. Through facilitated discussion and participatory activities, participants will explore how insights from the program can be translated into concrete personal, relational, and organizational action. The session will support participants in identifying next steps for continued learning, accountability, and practice, while strengthening connections across roles, organizations, and generations.
