Marketing and PR Professional. @McMasterMCM alumna. Currently a Winnipeger (Treaty 1 territory); always a Newfoundlander. Dog lover. Knitter. Eternal optimist.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Joined April 2009
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Merissa King retweeted
Times change. Names can, too. In fact, we’ve changed our own name twice in the past 20 years.
And as Toronto looks to the future, our agency is offering a FREE mini-rebrand to one lucky storefront on the soon-to-be formerly-known-as-Dundas-Street with “Dundas” in its name.
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Merissa King retweeted
There is no easy way to process the grief & pain felt today knowing that it is the tip of a very large, painful iceberg of the realities that residential schools created. We honour those lives lost by connecting with each other & seeking out the healing power of the land. 🧡
Merissa King retweeted
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society toll free
1 (800) 721-0066 or 24hr
Crisis Line 1 (866) 925-4419 if you require further emotional support or assistance.
🧡🧡🧡🧡#Marieval #residentialschools #Bringourchildrenhome
Merissa King retweeted
If you're not sharing the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line 1-866 925-4419 in your stories then you're not practicing trauma informed reporting.
I would deter readers to repost and share these stories.
We all have a role in this.
Merissa King retweeted
Two hundred and fifteen pairs of shoes have been placed at the Oodena Circle @TheForks in #Winnipeg as a powerful tribute to the 215 children who didn’t make it home from the #KamloopsIndianResidentialSchool.
Here is a look at the display:
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Today is the National Day of First Nations Fishing Rights, a day to celebrate the inherent and Treaty-protected rights of #FirstNations to fish & manage our own resources. #FirstNationFishingRights #FishingRightsDay
Merissa King retweeted
.@Ms_Gessesse, Executive Director, @cee_toronto says we do a disservice to others and ourselves when we clump all the isms (i.e. racism, sexism) together.
"People experience these things very differently and can experience triple or double the trauma." #ROBWomenLeadHere
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Manitoba Metis Federation sets up $1M fund for information on missing, murdered people ift.tt/2PfPHvq
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AN IDIOT'S GUIDE TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE:
Warning - It should be noted I.P.'s have a severe dislike of being killed by police or rednecks. Authorities hope to understand this position some day. A Royal Commission maybe needed.
Merissa King retweeted
@Leo_Johnson gives a rally cry at the #antiracismpr summit: Do you know the extent of your own power? Don’t limit its scope. The world is big and wide and waiting for you. Explore and exploit your power to build your community for the collective good of all.
Merissa King retweeted
My heart is full @Leo_Johnson. “I choose to not be a victim of circumstances, but rather a champion of possibilities.” We have the power to build the #PR industry, TOGETHER. What do you have to give to the building process? @antiracismPR #antiracismpr
Merissa King retweeted
Powerful questions to ask for CEOs from @Jessicadumas01: "What are you doing to hear where employees are and where management is? How are you managing the people who are indifferent?" #ARinPR #antiracismpr
Merissa King retweeted
“What is the price of being the model minority. What is the price of being a disruptor? As transformative leaders we CHOOSE to bend the status quo and we are not afraid to disrupt.” - @iamcelinacc 🙌🏼
@antiracismPR #antiracismpr
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“Allyship is this: basic human decency for all humans...” - @thelipscombe
With such a low bar, you should have NO excuses. Be an ally.
@antiracismPR #antiracismpr
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"Address the pain you've caused before addressing your intent" #antiracismpr @antiracismPR
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If you want to truly say you are an inclusive workplace. there is no - my truth and their truth. There is just THE TRUTH. Someone's experience is a FACT: @RohiniMJ @antiracismPR Courageous Conversations workshop.
Speak up, listen, understand and put in the work.
#antiracismpr
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“Continue the conversation and follow it with action” @CarmellaG_PR tells @antiracismPR audience. YES! This is what has brought together more than 600 of us for the #antiracismPR summit today and tomorrow.
ALT Screenshot showing Carmella Glover speaking on the right and a slide that says the 8 white identities on the left.
Merissa King retweeted
Good Monday morning, folks!
Ubuntu (Zulu word): Connection, compassion and kindness on the basis of common humanity; mutual understanding, care, and respect.
We're taking all of that with us to the @antiracismPR discussions today and tomorrow. #antiracismPR #ARinPR
