PAST PROJECTS

Since 2020, Cheetahs for Change has been committed to promoting tolerance, empathy, equity and intersectionality through various projects in the forms of videos, presentations, ceremonies and events. Our major projects to-date are outlined below.

2023-2024

94 CALLS TO ACTION

Cheetahs for Change's project to represent and educate on the 94 calls to action is represented through a large banner concluded with points that we can all work on as a school, and as a community. We want to encourage everyone as individuals to do their part to help accomplish the 94 Calls to Action and to contibute to Truth and Reconciliation...

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION ASSEMBLY 2023

The official day of the National day for Truth and Reconciliation is September 30th, the day that Justice Sinclair challenged Canada to respond and act with the 94 Calls to Action...

2021-2022

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

Cheetahs for Change's Truth and Reconciliation project has taken form through two different interconnected sub-projects: "Orange Shirt Day" and the "Weeping Willow Project"...

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY ASSEMBLY 2022

On October 4th, 2022, CFC held CPA's first Truth and Reconciliation Day assembly. Hosted at the assembly was guest speaker Elder Marlene, who gave insight into what happened and shared her story.

POLITICAL DISCUSSION

How do you take a subject like politics and make it accessible to teenagers? This was the question that was put forward to Cheetah’s For Change mere weeks before the 2021 Canadian federal elections...

UBUNTU FUTURITY

The "Ubuntu" Project is a video presentation and art project based around the concepts of Ubuntu ("I am, because you are"), Black Solidarity, Resilience and Excellence.

REMEMBRANCE DAY VIDEO 2021

Cheetahs for Change has made the commitment to never forget the sacrifices and dedication of the soldiers, nurses, front line workers..etc in Canada's war participation and history...

HALIFAX ENCAMPMENT

In August of 2021, over 200 people were evicted from a homeless encampment in Downtown Halifax. With the goal to help the homeless shelters cope with the pandemic and the influx of new patrons...

RMHC HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE

In the spirit of spreading acts of kindness this holiday season, Cheetah's for Change organized a Holiday Gift Drive to support the RMHC (Ronald McDonald House Charity) here in Halifax...

2020-2021

INTERNATIONAL PRONOUNS DAY

Cheetah’s for Change decided that in honor of the upcoming International Pronouns Day, we would undergo a project with the aim to educate people in the community about the importance of pronouns...

TEXTBOOK DIVERSITY

In November of 2020, Cheetahs for Change led a research project into cultural diversity in the textbooks used in Nova Scotia high schools. We hoped to show quantitatively the lack of diverse representation in our textbooks...

ANTI-RACISM & CANDID CONVERSATIONS

For many years, the idea of "not being racist" was considered enough. However, the fight against violence with Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate have proved the importance of the distinction between "not being racist"...

MICROAGRESSIONS

Microaggressions are an indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against groups with rich diversity. Microaggressions may suggest that someone does not belong with the majority group, threaten or intimidate them...

REMEMBRANCE DAY VIDEO 2020

Cheetahs for Change has made the commitment to never forget the sacrifices and dedication of the soldiers, nurses, front line workers..etc in Canada's war participation and history...