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SUMMARY:Wolastokuk Social Forum
DESCRIPTION:TLDR\;\n🌍 Join us at the Social Forum – Oct. 4 &amp\; 5! 
 🌍\nCatch us on these days: times and location!\n📅 Saturday\, Oct. 4\
 n🕐 1:00 – 1:45 PM\n📍 Main Floor Lounge | Cathedral Memorial Hall 
 • 168 Church St. (corner Brunswick St.) • Fredericton\, New Brunswick\
 n📅 Sunday\, Oct. 5\n🕛 12:00 – 12:45 PM\n📍 Downstairs Hall | Cat
 hedral Memorial Hall • 168 Church St. (corner Brunswick St.) • Frederi
 cton\, New Brunswick\n✨ Everyone is welcome\n✨ All events are FREE –
  no registration needed\n✨ 40+ information tables &amp\; 40 workshops\n
 ✨ Build connections\, share ideas &amp\; strengthen community\nCome be p
 art of the conversation\, the learning\, and the action! 💬🤝\n-------
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 --------------------------\nJoin us at the Social Forum on October 4 and 5
 \, 2025 at Cathedral Memorial Hall in Fredericton\, New Brunswick. This tw
 o-day community event brings people together to learn\, share\, and take a
 ction on important social issues. More information about this event\, plea
 se visit their page.\n⚡ Session 1: Fueling the Future: Youth-Led Clean E
 nergy Awareness for Climate Justice\n🗓 Date: Saturday\, October 4\, 202
 5 🕐 Time: 1:00 – 1:45 PM 📍 Room: Main Floor Lounge Host: United Sp
 irit Nature Network (USNN) Presenter: Sama AlMaarofi\, Executive Director\
 , USNN\n\nJoin USNN for an interactive\, low-tech workshop exploring a pro
 posed educational initiative aimed at empowering youth\, educators\, and g
 rassroots leaders with the knowledge and tools to advance clean fuel aware
 ness and climate justice in New Brunswick. \n\nThis hands-on session will
  feature print-based\, group activities adapted from the program’s draft
  curriculum\, inviting participants to explore clean energy scenarios\, re
 flect on community experiences\, and connect clean fuel literacy with Indi
 genous knowledge\, youth leadership\, and climate action. \n\n🔧 Who sh
 ould attend: Educators\, youth\, climate justice advocates\, and anyone in
 terested in community-driven energy solutions.\n 🧠 Participants will le
 ave with practical tools\, a deeper understanding of clean energy’s role
  in climate justice\, and an opportunity to contribute feedback that will 
 shape the future of this emerging initiative. \n🌿 Session 2: Nature Th
 rough Our Senses: An Innovative Approach to Environmental Awareness\n🗓 
 Date: Sunday\, October 5\, 2025\n 🕛 Time: 12:00 – 12:45 PM\n 📍 Roo
 m: Downstairs Hall\nHost: United Spirit Nature Network (USNN)\nPresenter: 
 Dr. Sama AlMaarofi\, Executive Director\, USNN \n How do we reconnect wit
 h nature in a fast-paced\, tech-driven world? This sensory-based workshop 
 introduces USNN’s “Nature Through Our Senses” program—an immersive
  approach to environmental education that engages all five senses in foste
 ring ecological awareness\, curiosity\, and mindfulness. \nThrough guided
  examples and interactive discussion\, participants will explore how senso
 ry engagement can enhance learning across educational\, community\, and fa
 mily settings. The workshop also considers how AI and digital learning are
  shaping our understanding of nature\, and how outdoor learning can balanc
 e that shift. \n\n🌱 Who should attend: Teachers\, parents\, early chil
 dhood educators\, environmental professionals\, youth workers\, and nature
  enthusiasts.\n 🌀 Walk away with new strategies to help others experien
 ce\, feel\, and connect with the land in meaningful and restorative ways.
  
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LOCATION:Cathedral Memorial Hall\, 168 Church Street\, Fredericton\, Canada
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