Beyond the 72hr Emergency Kit
Preparing is about more than just your supplies; it's about knowing you will be able to take action with the you have.
Preparing from the inside out!
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In this 2hr workshop participants will learn:​​
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Why it is that you haven't yet started on your kit, and how to start preparing today.
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How to uncover what it is that you already have that will help you respond in an emergency - no matter your age and ability.
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What you need for a 72hr emergency kit.
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How to start building a 72hr kit, even if money is tight.
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What you need to tap into your imagination to come up with creative solutions when faced with unexpected circumstances.
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How systems of oppression intersect with the climate emergency, and what you can do about it.
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Welcome to the Beyond the 72hr Emergency Kit workshop. During our time together I give you the tools you need to find your power in emergency preparedness, emergency response and addressing the climate emergency as a whole.
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You are here because you have people you care about - whether it is friends, family, neighbours or peers, as well as yourself - and you often find yourself thinking about how the climate emergency will affect your futures.
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In unprecedented times it is important to know HOW YOU REACT unforeseen circumstances so that you can prepare yourself to respond instead.
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Hey! My name is Daniela (she/they)
I am a prepper and a care-based Liberatory Futurist.
Emergency preparedness is a WAY of thinking, it isn't just a THING I think about.​
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​As an immigrant kid my pantry was always full of emergency supplies. We didn't call it that though - these were just items for WHEN (not if) we lost power, water, or the stores ran out of food.
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Emergency preparedness includes self knowing, it is more than a kit and plan.​
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In my almost 20 years of working with youth in residential care, I learned the role of creativity in emotional and mental preparedness. In a crisis we need to know HOW we react, and WHAT we need, in order to RESPOND in a way that is constructive.
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At its core, emergency preparedness is community care. The future we need is one where CARE is a way of thinking, a culture we all participate in.
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With the climate emergency accelerating rapidly, and escalating tensions all around the world - we are all carrying some level of stress.
Go from feeling stuck always THINKING about emergencies to TAKING ACTION and preparing.
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Go from feeling overwhelmed and AVOIDING preparedness to FINDING YOUR ROLE in emergencies.​
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Go from feeling unequipped to RESPOND inclusively in an emergency to feeling WELL RESOURCED.
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Go from feeling like your budget is too tight to do any emergency preparedness, to EXPANDING YOUR CAPACITY outside of finances.
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​​​​​​​"I think about emergency preparedness often but don't have a kit or a plan. I appreciated how you encouraged us to think about this as a group and not only as an individual. I am going to start having conversations with my neighbours about this so we can help each other out."
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This workshop is for leaders and their communities.
You are a leader if you are anyone that a group might look to for leadership in an emergency such as a teacher, parent, community builder, CEO, coach, youth worker, manager, superintendent, ED, board member, emergency committee member, or elder. ​​​
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What to expect:
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I am the kind of facilitator that wants to make sure all the different learning styles are being engaged.
There will be:
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Opportunities to get hands on and start building your kit for those that are hands-on learners.
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Prompts for further reading for those that like to have a thorough understanding of a topic.
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Invitations to engage in a creative practice for those that like to think more artistically.
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Explanations for those who are auditory learners.
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Visual aids for the visual learners.​​
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You will leave with:
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An emergency list that reflects your personal needs and of those around you.
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​An understanding of responses and reactions to crises.
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An understanding of the power and responsibility your identities give you in addressing the climate emergency and your emergency response.
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In all my workshops I encourage you to practice agency and care (for yourself and those around you).​​
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