Resilience in Regent Park
NEIGHBOURHOOD: REGENT PARK
THEME: RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE
Talking about intergenerational trauma, violence, loss, discrimination, advocacy
Struggle, loss and perseverance through life’s many challenges is a common thread woven through the experiences of Regent Park residents and community members. Whether it be personal struggles to understand one’s family; coming to terms with the loss of a loved-one; fear of being remembered as someone you’re not; sitting in the face of deep discrimination or having to constantly fight against dominant systems (housing, economic, social, education and cultural): these are challenges that require deep resilience and an ongoing daily resistance by many Regent Park community members. Although this resistance takes a different form for each of them, their persistence and the depth of their strength is shared.
![Listen to Regent Park community members Laurie Okimawinew, Elsaida Douglas, Shar-Dey Phipps-Walker, Kevin Myran and Sureya Ibrahim share stories of resilience Listen to Regent Park community members Laurie Okimawinew, Elsaida Douglas, Shar-Dey Phipps-Walker, Kevin Myran and Sureya Ibrahim share stories of resilience](https://i0.wp.com/wardmuseum.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sm-misperceptions-of-regent-park.jpg?resize=170%2C170&ssl=1)