NAFC: Recent Episodes
NAFC
The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) was established in 1972 to represent, nationally, the growing number of Friendship Centres emerging across Canada. The NAFC is a network of over 100 Friendship Centres and Provincial/Territorial Associations (PTAs) from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Link to website: https://www.nafc.ca/en
This episode is the audio from our Take Action in COVID Webinar on COVID-19 Vaccines hosted by Mi'kmaq comedian Candy Palmater with a panel consisting of NAFC Executive Director Jocelyn Formsma and Indigenous medical professionals Dr Janet Smylie (Director of Well Living House and Auduzhe Mino Nesewinon Indigenous vaccination clinic), and Dr Nel Wieman (Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer (A/DCMO) at First Nations Health Authority).
In this episode we look at where we have been, where we are, and what we might be facing in our on-going fight against COVID-19.
From Courtenay BC to Maniwaki Quebec, Friendship Centres make a difference in the health and well-being of the community.
The National Association of Friendship Centres would like to introduce a short podcast series, In Friendship: Take Action in COVID aimed at increasing confidence and uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines. We've enlisted the help of Wachiay Aboriginal Multi-Media in the creation of the podcast. This introductory episode features an interview with NAFC's executive director Jocelyn Formsma about the work the NAFC, our Provincial/Territorial Associations, and Friendship Centres across the country have been doing throughout the pandemic including the roles many are playing in vaccination efforts.
On November 6, 2020, the National Association of Friendship Centres hosted an online forum on systemic racism in healthcare. Our goal with this forum was to honour urban Indigenous experiences in accessing our right to healthcare as well as the experiences of those who transport between on-reserve and northern communities to urban settings.
Link to the NAFC website: https://www.nafc.ca/en