Silver Lining Gala 2024
June 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
$130
It’s Gala Time!
It’s Gala Time!GREAT NEWS– SRWC is holding our annual Silver Lining Gala in support of SRWC and our mental health and addiction programs. We are pleased to be able to again reconnect with our supporters and allies at this fabulous event on June 19, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. at the Norwood Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Joy in Recovery,” highlighting a very important part of finding hope during the recovery process.
At SRWC, we fill a unique niche. We focus is helping people before they are ready for treatment, and after they get out. Our approach is all about building on strengths and offering a judgment-free space for healing, both for individuals living with substance use issues and their families. We run various group counselling programs tailored to all different needs and stages of recovery, including gender-specific or mixed groups.
Your support means the world to the people we work with. With your help, we can continue delivering comprehensive, life-changing programs and services to the community. Thank you!
Brandi Vezina
Brandi VezinaBrandi Vezina is a Red River Métis singer/songwriter with roots intertwined with classic country and rock. She’s an MCMA award winning artist who writes & sings about what she knows, lives, and loves.
She is releasing “Tornado in a Trailer Park” April 26. Get ready to boot scoot in the neon to this one.
Brandi Vezina’s latest single “Old Fashioned Values” has over 200 K streams on Spotify and is being played on Sirius XM’s Top of the Country. Produced and written with Nashville Warner’s Styles Haury (Luke Bryan #1). “Old Fashioned Values” is heartfelt and moving. “I wanted to honor my Red River Métis Grandparents and the beautiful traditions they have passed on to me, ” says Vezina.
She is the recent winner of the Manitoba Country Music Association Awards NCI Indigenous Country Music Award. She was named one of Front Porch Music’s “10 Indigenous Country Artists You Should Know.” In 2023 Vezina was also nominated for the Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards’ Métis Artist/Group of the Year.
Previous singles include “Kiss Mine” (2023) “Dodged a Bullet” (2023) “Gasoline” (2022) “Almost” (2021) “Danger” (2021) “John Dillinger Type” (2020) and “Walk Away” (2019) have been heard on SiriusXM Canada’s The Indigiverse, Top of the Country, and North Americana along with adds to Apple Music playlists Boots & Mocs, The Lodge, Indigenous Now and Spotify Indigenous playlist.
Brandi’s most recent single, “Kiss Mine”, took her songwriting to another level including a co-write from Warner Nashville’s Styles Haury (Luke Bryan “Country On”) and Jarrod Kompier. Brandi says, “I came into this writing session and I wanted to tell people exactly where to go. It’s not everyday you walk into a room with signed Nashville songwriters and write something you mean.”
With even more Nashville-based co-writes complete and new music planned for 2024, Brandi plans on bringing her lively show to even more stages and she is definitely one that audiences won’t soon forget.
Host: Michael Redhead Champagne
Michael Redhead Champagne is working towards a revolution that dismantles harmful systems and builds up new ones based on justice, equity, and love. A community leader from Winnipeg’s North End with family roots in Shamattawa First Nation, Michael is host, helper, published author, on-screen personality and sought after public speaker. Michael happily shares his words, wisdom, and welcoming energy across Canada and around the world.
Michael believes Indigenous knowledge will save the world and this can be seen in his commitment to Ininew concepts such as wahkotowin, mino bimadisiwin & sakihitowin. He is actively working on reclaiming his Ininew language and has started a language nest at the St John’s Public Library. Whether it’s eliminating poverty, ending homelessness or, Michael wants everyone to find and share their gifts. He organizes the annual North End Grad Walk, the North End Historical Society and is a board member for Fearless R2W & the Manitoba Health Coalition.
You can find him speaking out about poverty, politics and reconciliation on podcasts, video projects and in the news. Featured on multiple TEDx Talks, APTN’s Michif Country & First Contact, Michael is also developing a number of storytelling and multimedia projects. He loves family friendly jokes, Tetris, Stevie Wonder music and celebrating the success of others. Michael’s first children’s book, “We Need Everyone” from HighWater Press is now available everywhere books are sold.
Community Champion Award Recipient: Charlotte Nolin
This year, SRWC will be awarding the Community Champion award to Charlotte Nolin. Charlotte is a 71-year-old Tastawiniyew Otipemisiwak (two-spirit Métis) who has devoted her life to protect the children. A survivor of the Sixties Scoop, she walks with first-hand knowledge of the trauma that Indigenous peoples have to overcome today.
The Community Champion is awarded to people who embody resilience, compassion, and determination. They have overcome personal struggles with addiction and have made significant positive changes in their life. They actively support others in their recovery journey, offering encouragement, guidance, and empathy. They advocate for awareness, education, and destigmatization of addiction and mental health issues. They are committed to personal growth, continuous learning, and helping others to achieve their full potential. They inspire hope, instill courage, and foster a sense of community and belonging among those affected by addiction.
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