Workshops and Experiences in Alberta

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Forced to Flee

If faced with urgent choices, limited information and uncertain outcomes, what would you do? 

This presentation will plunge you into an interactive experience, where you’ll be confronted with a series of difficult decisions; realities facing more than 110 million displaced people around the world. Help your group develop awareness and understanding about the global refugee crisis.

Presented in partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Attendees

Grade 7 to adult

Group of 10+

Time

60 to 75 minutes

Location

Your location

Needs

Room to move around

Video player

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Parables, People and Planet

If you knew your choices had an adverse effect on the world’s most vulnerable people, would you choose differently? 

Designed to inspire individual action, creative advocacy, and innovative problem solving, this interactive presentation uses games, video, and parables Jesus told, to explore how climate change is unjustly making difficult situations even worse for vulnerable communities.

Attendees

Grade 7 to adult

Group of 10+

Time

60 to 120 minutes

Location

Your location

Needs

Room to move around

Video player

a woman in a jumpsuit smiling

Women Will Renew

Host a screening of this short MCC film that follows community leaders Caroline and Cynthia, who hold a powerful vision of finding solutions to problems that involve both gender inequity and climate change in Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe. 

This is a gentle introduction to advocacy and climate action, and builds awareness around other Sustainable Development Goals. Includes follow up discussion and Q&A led by MCC staff.

Attendees

Grade 7 to adult

Group of 10+

Time

30 to 60 minutes

Location

Your location

Needs

Video player

a group gathered around a table

A Day in the Life at MCC Alberta

What is MCC all about? Come learn about the relief, development and peace work that MCC has been doing in the name of Christ for more than 100 years. 

Visit our Thrift Shop and get a snapshot of our social enterprise in action! See the warehouse, where our kits (relief, school, hygiene, etc.) and comforters are packed before they make their way to vulnerable people around the world. 

Attendees

Grade 7 to adult

Group of 10+

1 leader per 15 youth

Time

2.5 to 3 hours

Location

MCC AB office in Calgary, AB

Needs

Transportation

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Make a Kit Campaigns

Looking for a way to nurture compassion and generosity with a hands-on experience?  

Relief and development require practical materials, like hygiene items and school supplies.  Raise funds or promote a drive to supply the goods necessary to pack one of our kit options.  Send a small delegation to help assemble and pack kits in our warehouse or have us come and oversee a packing party at your location! 

Attendees

All ages

Time

Set by you

Location

Your location

Needs

We’ll help with a campaign guide

Cost

$5, $10, or $60 per kit or collect supplies

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Reserve 107

Host a screening of an inspirational film which follows the journey of Indigenous Peoples and a group of Mennonite and Lutheran farmers from Laird, Saskatchewan. 

Reserve 107 suggests that an old injustice is providing new opportunities for dialogue, friendship, and a fierce determination to right the wrongs of the past. This is a friendly introduction to engage in conversation and action toward reconciliation. Includes follow-up discussion and Q&A led by MCC staff. 

Attendees

Grade 12 to adult

Group of 15+

Time

60 to 75 minutes

Location

Your location

Needs

Room with good audio and a projector

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The Path of Two Rows Wampum: Becoming a Better Neighbour

What would you do if someone from a different culture came to your home, country, or city and criticized your culture, faith, and ways of living? 

This is a sad reality which many Indigenous Peoples face every day. This learning experience will help your congregation grow in intercultural awareness, spark imagination, and cultivate stronger relationships with Indigenous Peoples.  

Attendees

Grade 12 to adult

Group of 15+

Time

60 to 75 minutes

Location

Your location

Needs

Room with a projector and space to move

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Custodians: A Story of Ancient Echoes

This award-winning documentary follows the journey of a local community in Herschel, Saskatchewan during the summer of 2021 as they work to preserve and protect the pastureland, native grasslands, and important Indigenous artifacts found near the village. 

Host this excellent film and give your church the opportunity to journey together with MCC to find tangible ways toward fostering respectful Indigenous-settler collaborations in Alberta.

Attendees

Adults

Group of 15+

Time

90 to 120 minutes

Location

Your location

Needs

Room with good audio and a projector

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Connecting the Dots: Indigenous and Christian Spirituality

Have you ever wondered what  biblical and Indigenous spirituality have in common? In order to build respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada, it’s crucial to understand the depth and breadth of Indigenous spirituality. 

This learning experience will walk your congregation through the particularities of Indigenous spirituality and connect it with the biblical story. The workshop will also explore the possibilities of an authentic Christian faith embodied in one’s cultural skin and context.

Attendees

Grade 12 to adults

Group of 15+

Time

60 to 75 minutes

Location

Your location

Needs

Room with a projector and space to move

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Blanket Exercise

The Blanket Exercise is an extraordinary interactive learning experience which tells the story of the hardship, abuse, and colonization faced by Indigenous People in this land. 

The Blanket Exercise is a helpful tool to engage not only on an intellectual, but also on an emotional level, with the story of Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island. It is also an excellent opportunity to grow in understanding and empathy of current Indigenous issues. MCC will connect you with a facilitator. 

Attendees

Grade 10 to adults

Group of 15+

Time

90 to 120 minutes including sharing circle

Location

Your location

Needs

Large room with space to move around