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Things That Are Happening
If your community, First Nation, or organization is wanting to hear young peoples experiences, insights, and ideas for change, for themselves, their relations and communities, click here to see how Three Things can create a process that has you saying to youth in your work, We’re Listening. Click here to learn more.
We are excited to announce Indigenous Health and Wellness Strategic Advancement in KFL&A, a project supported by The Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team (FLA OHT) and Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC), and designed and delivered by Three Things. Click here to learn more about how we are working to further health equity for Indigenous Peoples in the region.
Were you following along as we worked with the Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation last year, listening to the voices of Indigenous youth in Atlantic Canada? Learn more about how we gathered the voices and help lift them up here.
Are you interested in creating space for young people in your community, organization or region to be heard? Get in touch and we can build a We’re Listening Project for you in 2025.
Three Things Youth Voice, Development and Healing Gatherings
Youth voice matters as it provides an invaluable perspective on the issues that matter most to young people.
Youth are the present and the future, and their voices are critical to creating a better path forward for all. By listening to the perspectives of young people, we can better understand the challenges they face and co-create solutions tailored to their needs.
Furthermore, empowering young people to make their voices heard is essential for their development and empowerment. It provides them with an opportunity to express their opinions and be heard, and to feel valued and respected. It is also an important part of building their confidence, resilience, and self-esteem.
Finally, listening to the perspectives of young people is vital for creating meaningful and lasting change. It ensures that their needs and experiences are considered when making decisions and policies, and it encourages more diverse perspectives and more equitable outcomes.
Youth voices are essential for creating a stronger, healthier and better future for us all.
Learn more about our Youth Voice, Development and Healing Gatherings here or contact us if you are interested in learning more about this opportunity to build stronger futures for young people and your community.
The world can be a challenging place to live. Let’s be honest. It isn’t that it can be, it is.
So what’s happening at Three Things is this ongoing reminder to those in our Circle along with our visitors and friends:
Don’t just take time, but make time to stop, breath, slow down, connect to others, the land around you, the water, or something bigger…we are continually reminded of the hurt in the world – and that’s a lot.
It’s OK to make time without the TV or devices.
It’s OK to not fully understand what or why things happen.
It’s OK to not be OK with the state of the world.
It’s OK to take care of you in the best way you can.
Make time for it. Make time for you. You are worth it.
You Matter. You Are Important. You Belong.
We continue to keep All Our Relations in our thoughts and offerings, and will continue to do so. If not for you, for ourselves. It reminds us that the path to peace is anchored in our understand that peace is within us to share.
Come Walk With Us…Join In On Conversations That Matter
Come Walk With Us… will be back soon! We have been taking some time away, but we are still walking forward – and Brennan and Pytor are exciting to spend Sunday nights together chatting with change makers from around the world!
Remember you can catch previous episodes on our Youtube page anytime!
Thank You To All Our Friends…
Our consultants are leaders in their areas of interest and are the reason Three Things has been able to find the kind of success we have in each project, activity and gathering. We are so grateful for them and we honour them. If you’ve crossed paths with these folks, you know, like we do, that they are the foundation of the good works being done collectively by Three Things. We are grateful they have stayed connected during these challenging past few years and have been enjoying the chance to see them, in person, working together to create change.
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- Indigenous owned with a national scope of partners and clients.
- A team of diverse Indigenous and non-Indigenous consultants with expertise in various sectors, specializing in working with youth, communities, not-for-profits, and government.
- Recognized leaders and respected helpers working in partnership with you, your organization, and your community. Bringing people together.
- Skilled in positive youth and community development, leading to safe, strong and healthy spaces for growth and action.
- Leadership, Experience, and Innovation. That’s Three Things Consulting.
Building On Your Strengths: We Provide
- Motivational and Inspiring Speakers
- Training and Workshops for Youth and Adults
- Creative Community and Youth Consultations
- Cross Cultural Relationship and Capacity Building
- Innovative and Creative Development for Community or Youth Programming and Special Projects
- Reliable and Professional Project Management at Local, Regional or National Levels
- Meaningful Event Management and Consultation for Youth and Adults
- Consultative, Guidance and Advice on Youth and Community Trends
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That friend is you.
We know at times it's hard not to trash talk ourselves...and it's not as easy as just stopping. If you find yourself struggling with negative self-talk, either in your head, or out loud, reach out to someone in your circle...allow yourself to be reminded that who you are, so often looks very different to others than it does to you.
Be brave and ask for help and let others know you are having a hard go. You are worth it.
Just a friendly Friday reminder...
Losses of this magnitude can also cause harm to spirit. Fear, grief, and hopelessness can creep in, testing resilience and resolve.
Yet, when facing challenges, where it's easy to believe you can't see a path forward to navigate through, so often, we do. Yet, we don't do it alone.
It is the care and support of others that reminds us that we are not alone.
That we matter.
We are important.
We belong - to a much bigger Circle than we ever knew.
This post from Anishinabek Nation, standing in solidarity with Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, is a reminder that we all can stand alongside our relations and help remind them that they are seen during this overwhelmingly challenging time. They are cared for. And they, are not alone.
We invite you to join us and support the members of Namaygoosisagagun in whatever way you can.
This past weekend we were, once again, grateful for the women in our community: the grandmothers, momma bears, aunties, sisters, cousins, nieces, daughters, and granddaughters.
We had the privilege of spending time at the local Strawberry Social hosted by the Katarokwi Grandmothers' Council while listening to women sharing teachings and offering us all a deeper understanding of Ode’imin, the heart berry.
The efforts of the Grandmothers and everyone who helped plan, prepare, welcome, and clean up reminded us that strong communities are built on sweat equity and spirit equity. These gatherings don't simply happen. They are created through love, care, and countless unseen acts of service. They matter. It matters.
Our time with the Grandmothers had us surrounded, simply, by good loving medicine.
Later that day we heard the drums and songs offered by another group of women who, for the past seven years, have brought together the Kingston Water Walkers. We cheered on the women, and the men supporting them, each offering of themselves physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as they set off with good intention and love for the water and all its relations.
Prior to leaving, some of the women gathered water from Lake Ontario here in Kingston. After walking 64 kilometres to Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, they offered that water back to Mother Earth.
Water Warriors matter, and the songs they sang along the route offered healing and reminders of our connection to all our relations. Whether someone walked every step, volunteered as a driver, carried a sacred Staff, or simply offered encouragement, together they ensured that, like our Ancestors before us and for those yet to come it was known that the water is being cared for, loved, nurtured, prayed over, and protected.
The fact that two women-led healing activities took place this weekend isn't by chance. It reflects something we've witnessed again and again. Many of the Indigenous spaces and places in this area were either visioned, founded, guided, supported, or led by women. For that, we are grateful.
When we think at Three Things about our clients and partners, many are women. Reflecting on the past fifteen years, we've noticed that more often than not, it has been women who have invited us to walk alongside them. Whether it's Nations or communities, organizations, governments, or systems, we have great pride in this.
Men play essential roles in our communities, and their contributions matter deeply. Yet time and again we witness women carrying extraordinary responsibility often quietly, (though with loud laughter), and often without acknowledgment.
We lift our hands to them with gratitude. We acknowledge the role they play and will do our best to always show up in these women-led spaces to stand alongside them, doing as they instruct and valuing their guidance and direction.
Every day our communities heal, celebrate, gather, and move forward because women continue to carry, teach, organize, nurture, and lead. We acknowledge the women who have made it so and recognize the cost to them, even as they continue doing it for all of us.
Today is simply Wednesday. We don't need a designated day to express our gratitude or honour women.
Neither do you. And, you made this far, so why not comment below and share some love by tagging or sharing about a woman, or women, who matter to you.
