🙋♂️ Call for Volunteers | NIPD ☀️
Every gathering has people you don't see: the ones setting up, checking in, guiding, and holding space so everyone else can just be present. 💛
Those people make all the difference, and we're opening up the opportunity for volunteers to be a part of the celebration, supporting our team behind the scenes.
If you've been looking for a way to get involved with First Light, this is your moment!
🔗 Sign-ups are open through May 21
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📣 Today is Moose Hide Campaign Day
We wear our pins with purpose, because we are medicine in the movement to end violence.
🧡 The Moose Hide Campaign is a call to stand up against violence toward women and children.
You can wear your pin every day.
Keep the conversation going.
Take action all year round.
🔗 Learn more and take action: moosehidecampaign.ca
🏐 Good Energy: Volleyball (16+)
An easygoing evening of volleyball, movement, and shared energy in a welcoming space. No pressure, no experience needed, just a chance to play and connect.
🗓 Monday, May 25
🕡 6:30 – 8:00 PM
📍 14 Middleton Street (Eastpoint Elementary Gym)
All are welcome. Bring indoor sneakers and good energy!
👉️ Register now: link in bio
Moose Hide Campaign Day is TOMORROW, May 14th
We invite our community to wear the moose hide and stand together against violence toward women and children. Let’s keep the conversation going and work toward a future where everyone is safe from harm.
🧡 We carry this hide for all those still waiting to be safe.
🔗 Learn more: link in bio
👶 Baby & Me (ages 0–2)
A drop-in space for caregivers and babies to spend time together, connect, and enjoy a calm, welcoming environment.
🗓 Wednesdays: May 13, 20 and 27
🕙 10:15–11:15 AM
📍 25A Buckmasters Circle
Drop-in, no registration required.
Learn more: link in bio
🧡 Wearing the moose hide pin is not a statement. It’s a commitment.
This Thursday, May 14 is Moose Hide Campaign Day
We honour our responsibility to end violence against women and children. Wearing the pin means standing up, speaking out, and walking forward in action and accountability.
🔗 Learn more: link in bio
🤰 Healthy Baby Club
A supportive, welcoming space for those who are pregnant to connect and spend time together. Healthy Baby Club offers a calm setting to share experiences, ask questions, and access supports during pregnancy.
🗓 Mondays: May 11 and 25
🕙 10:15 AM–12:15 PM
📍 42 Bannerman Street
📃 Registration required
🔗 Learn more or register: link in bio
🌼Mother's Day ❤️
The love of those who mother us is like the braid itself: woven through every generation, holding us together.
❤️ Whether by blood or by the quiet commitment to show up, we honour every mother, auntie, grandmother, and community caregiver who has shaped who we are: those still with us, and those we carry in our hearts
🗨️ What's something you love about the caregivers who shaped you? Who is someone that made you feel safe and loved? Share a memory below if you'd like to celebrate them🌼
🏐 Good Energy: Volleyball (16+)
An easygoing evening of volleyball, movement, and shared energy in a welcoming space. No pressure, no experience needed, just a chance to play and connect.
🗓 Monday, May 25
🕡 6:30 – 8:00 PM
📍 14 Middleton Street (Eastpoint Elementary Gym)
All are welcome. Bring indoor sneakers and good energy!
👉️ Register now: link in bio
VENDOR APPLICATIONS (NIPD 2026) | Closing May 15
We warmly invite Indigenous vendors, artists, and entrepreneurs to apply and be part of this meaningful celebration!
💰️ There is no cost to apply or to host a table
📋️ Space is limited and cannot be guaranteed, but we will do our best to accommodate your preferred location
⚠️ Please be cautious of fraudulent vendor requests! We will NOT ask you to pay to participate
📅 Apply now: May 15, 2026
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Know an Indigenous maker or business owner who should be part of this? Please pass it along!
🙋 Call for Volunteers | NIPD ☀️
Ever wonder what goes into making a gathering feel the way it does?
This June, we're looking for volunteers to help our team behind the scenes of our National Indigenous Peoples Day gatherings and celebrations. We're looking for support in setting the stage and keep things flowing. 💛
It's a great way to get connected with the First Light community while being part of something meaningful.
🔗 Sign-ups close May 21
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