City announces 2024 Living In Harmony Award recipients
On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and during Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Month, the City is pleased to announce the 2024 Living In Harmony Award recipients. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in contributing to community harmony through the elimination of racial discrimination.
2024 Award Recipients
- Classroom Award: Mr. Thorpe's Grade 4/5 Class at Brownell School for drafting their own personalized land acknowledgements. Students: Zander, Isla, Luke, Rayden, Brier, Sahil, Cali, Mitchell, Izzy, Peyton, Harlyn, Ava, Emelia, Yassine, James, Jeremy, Saif, Sadie, Winona, Tak, Dani, Dewarsh, Sean, Luanne, Jaxson, and Samuel.
- Student Group Award: Leia Dustyhorn, Ghazal Al Othman, River Cronk, and Olivia Martens from Buena Vista School. These Grade 6 students created a piece of art depicting a multitude of races marching side by side alongside the river.
- Student Award: Kyra Jackson (Grade 4) at Saskatoon French School and Hezekiah Imafidon (Grade 5) at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic School. These students were selected for special recognition for their gifts and their contributions to ensuring others know the importance of Black History.
- Recognition Award – Individual: Nicole White, founder of Moon Time Connections—an Indigenous-led organization that has sent over 4 million menstrual products to northern and remote communities.
- Honourable Mention – Individual: Aisha Sharma for her poem sharing the perspective of a girl facing racist comments.
- Recognition Award – Organization: The International Women of Saskatoon (IWS) for providing a safe, inclusive, and inviting space for newly arrived Canadians.
Nominations/submissions were accepted between February 7 and March 7, 2024. The winners were selected by the City of Saskatoon's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Committee. The committee members expressed how difficult it was to pick 2024 winners due to the high quality of submissions. Visit saskatoon.ca/LivingInHarmony to see a list of nominees the committee wished to recognize.
ATTACHED IMAGES (7): Classroom Winner, Student Group Winner, Student Group – artwork, Student Winners, Nicole White, Aisha Sharma - video capture, IWS Logo