How You Can Help
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Send a letter/email to the city to support the name change. Make a Zoom letter-writing party with friends! Write a letter as a family. Write your own or use our form letter. Your voice makes a difference!
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Buy our merch and wear your support.
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Donate any amount: All your donations and purchases go back into our work – to advocate for respectful and inclusive place names (region-wide) that reflect these lands' oral history and the present-day communities residing on them. We focus on education, raising awareness, and elevating Indigenous voices with compassion and understanding. Donate here.
TAKE ACTION
CONNECT
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Take time for respectful, meaningful, and informed conversations with family, friends, neighbours
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Like our FB page for updates, information and to join in conversation. Share our content on your social media platforms
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Creative Community Fundraising: host a movie night/discussion with friends, tea party, Zoom writing session, group painting project, or a potluck (endless creative ways! Ask participants donate a toonie!) Please share what you do and why this initiative is important to you on social media and tag us.
LEARN & SHARE
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Check out the different sections of our website: Learning Resources, Read, Watch, Timeline & others.
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Share why the name matters to you on social media and tag us #whythenamematters
BUSINESS & ORG SUPPORT
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There are many options for businesses, non-profits, institutions, churches or clubs to offer support: carry a selection of our merch, donate a percentage of your sales (eg. every Thursday from 1-3pm coffee sales goes to The Name Matters; Sunday Night Dinner Special proceeds to The Name Matters; Film Screening proceeds to...), display your support by sharing your logo on our website, give a one time donation or on a regular basis – so many creative possibilities! Email whythenamematters@gmail.com to learn more and create a tailored support plan.