Check out full details of past projects we have collaborated on! For more information on any of these projects, or to book one of our workshops please reach out to hello@facestothesun.com!
Letters to the Land is a wellness project that prioritizes land connection as a primary pathway to wellness for all, but specifically for Indigenous, Black, and racialized community members. Through various programming, but namely Letter to the Land writing workshops, participants are guided to land connection, or reconnection if needed. Participants are encouraged to call on the strengths of their ancestors in order to foster this connection as well as healing.
Our Circles of Care Workshop supports front-facing community staff who work directly with Indigenous folks. It is an introduction to social determinants of mental health, and historical as well as on-going colonization. Attendees of this workshop have opportunities to unlearn and relearn as necessary and are given opportunities to put their knowledge into practice by working through group scenarios.
Teaching in a Good Way is a workshop catered to education professionals working with Indigenous children and youth. This workshop is offered through an inclusive practice lens, prioritizing the needs of students with symptomatology of neurodiversity and creating intentional spaces of belonging, this is done through an Indigenous ways of knowing approach. Scenarios in this workshop include using teachings to create inclusive programming.
For this project, Beyond Stigma: Nurturing Circles of Care Faces to the Sun collaborated and advised on developing subject matter. Explored are the compounding effects of colonialism and institutional racism on the experience of stigma related to substance use. It addresses how stigma is experienced differently by everyone, and how we can work together to nurture circles of care and move beyond stigma. The project was informed by lived experiences and in partnership with clinicians and academics. Faces to the Sun also supported Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health.
Faces to the Sun Consulting 
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