Regent Park

Survival in Regent Park

NEIGHBOURHOOD:
Regent Park
THEMES:
Discrimination & Injustice | Housing
TALKS ABOUT:

Intergenerational trauma, violence, loss, discrimination, and advocacy.

Struggle, loss and perseverance through life’s many challenges is a common thread woven through the experiences of Regent Park residents and community members. Whether it be personal struggles to understand one’s family; coming to terms with the loss of a loved-one; fear of being remembered as someone you’re not; sitting in the face of deep discrimination or having to constantly fight against dominant systems (housing, economic, social, education and cultural): these are challenges that require deep resilience and an ongoing daily resistance by many Regent Park community members. Although this resistance takes a different form for each of them, their persistence and the depth of their strength is shared. 

Listen to Regent Park Community Members Laurie Okimawinew, Elsaida Douglas, Shar-Dey Phipps-Walker, Kevin Myran and Sureya Ibrahim Share Stories of Resilience:

Laurie Okimawinew on Dundas Street, outside her place of work in Regent Park. In this clip Laurie reflects on the impact of intergenerational trauma on her family, her familial relations and the journey to understand her relationship with her mother.
An eagle staff from Council Fire, taken during our interview with Kevin, who discusses the experience of discrimination as an Indigenous youth living out west.
Sureya Ibrahim standing outside her office at the TD Learning Centre in Regent Park
The original sign at the site of The Dreamer’s Peace Garden