Index:
About
Aim
Values
Objectives
Ancestral Traditional Territory Acknowledgment
About
Dignity Press (DP) is a Registered Not-for-Profit Organization that publishes one free quarterly magazine by and for the homeless and their loved ones in Canada.
Aim
Dignity Press publishes and distributes a quarterly publication that is dedicated to providing a safe space for those on Canadian streets.
This magazine promotes sharing of experiences through creative expressions of art, poetry & stories, as well as current news, support resources & health/ harm reduction information.
Values
Dignity Press is dedicated to social justice, human rights and dignity for all.
Objectives
Physically:- produce and distribute 1 free (no cost) independent magazine by & for the homeless in Canada
Purposefully:
- encourage and publish creative writing
- encourage and publish creative art making
- provide a space for literacy development
- provide a space for community allies to present services
- provide a forum for issues affecting prisoners & loved ones
- promote good health and harm reduction practices
- share current news events affecting the homeless & loved ones
Ancestral Traditional Territory Acknowledgment
We very respectfully acknowledge, that the land on which Prison Free Press operates on is clearly the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.
This Is All Native Land - Respect Turtle Island!
'Dish With One Spoon Wampum' (Treaty)
'Dish With One Spoon', also known as 'One Dish, One Spoon', is a law used by Indigenous peoples of the America's since at least 1142 to describe an agreement for sharing hunting territory among two or more nations.
People are all eating out of the single dish, that is, all hunting in the shared territory.
One spoon signifies that all Peoples sharing the territory are expected to limit the game they take to leave enough for others, and for the continued abundance and viability of the hunting grounds into the future.
'Two Row Wampum' (Treaty)
This is a treaty based on peace and friendship, anchored in a deep respect for each culture’s distinct differences.
It is a belt of white wampum beads, representing the 'River of Life'.
There are 'Two Rows' of purple wampum that travel through the centre.
One row represents the ship the settlers are steering.
The other represents the canoe the Haudenosaunee are steering.
Each vessel holds those peoples’ culture, language, history and values.
The boat and canoe go down the 'River of Life' together: Parallel but never touching, never crossing into the other’s path, never attempting to steer the other’s vessel or interfering with the other’s responsibilities.
Neither vessel is better than the other.
Neither group can make decisions for the other.
This is a treaty based on peace and friendship, anchored in a deep respect for each culture’s distinct differences.