Gisele Harrison MSW, RSW

04/11/2026

2026 EMDR training completed with 15 newly trained EMDR therapists - mostly Windsor-Essex-Kent based with a trainee from the GTA and one from Chicago.

My second local training as the lead trainer with an amazing training team - Krista Konrad facilitator and Alaina Esposito as the workshop assistant.

It was a wonderful group that bonded together in the most beautiful way.

The staff at All Saints’ Anglican Church were very supportive and also provided our group with a brief history of the church - including a history lesson on the expropriation of the land from the Black and immigrant communities that were forced out of their homes to make place for government buildings and local businesses.

03/27/2026

Today, the United Nations made history.
123 countries voted to officially declare the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity.”

Three countries voted no. The United States. Israel. Argentina.

The UK and EU abstained.

Ghana’s President John Mahama brought the resolution to the floor on March 25, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery. It was backed by the African Union and CARICOM.

The numbers behind this vote are staggering:
12.5 million Africans were abducted and sold over 400 years. Over 2 million died before they even reached land. Jamaica alone received 1.5 million enslaved Africans. Only 300,000 were alive at Emancipation.

The resolution calls for formal apologies, financial reparations, the return of stolen artefacts, and education funding. It is not legally binding, but it carries the political weight of a global majority.

The African Union has declared 2026 to 2035 the Decade for Reparations. CARICOM’s 10-point reparatory justice plan is now part of a unified front between Africa and the Caribbean.

The US said it does not recognise a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs. The Caribbean and Africa disagree.

This is not the end. This is the beginning of a conversation the world can no longer ignore.

03/25/2026

This looks like fun

🎨 Art Retreat in Walkerville – This April! 🎨
Looking for a creative getaway right here in Windsor? Join us for a 3-day Art Retreat this April at the beautiful Sho Art Studios—a vibrant centre for arts & performance in the heart of Walkerville.
✨ 9 AM – 9 PM each day�Stay all day or drop in for a few hours—take a workshop, connect with fellow creatives, or simply enjoy time working on your own projects.
💰 Flexible Registration Options:�• $120 for all 3 days�• $50 per day (choose 1, 2, or all 3 days)�🥨 Drinks & snacks included!

🌿 Workshop Highlights:
Friday: Watercolour Workshop�with Katrina Rutter – artist, instructor, and owner of Beatnik Art Supplies
Saturday: Acrylic Abstract Painting�with Nora Harvey – a local contemporary visual artist and known for her engaging and inspiring workshops
Sunday: Mixed Media Workshop�Create a Surrealist Collage Puppet with Julie A. Bell .sgcollageart– a well-known mixed media collage visual artist and art mentor

✨ Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, this retreat is a wonderful opportunity to relax, create, and be inspired in a supportive community.
📩 Register now or email with questions:�leona.macintyre@gmail.com
Come spend a day—or the whole weekend—immersed in creativity. We’d love to see you there!

03/24/2026

Read more: yungpueblo.substack.com

03/17/2026

Don’t get it twisted!

03/06/2026

Limits
IMO no one needs to put up with people that aren’t there to lift us up!

03/06/2026

Meet a social worker event at the U of Windsor as part of social worker week.

Brought some of my favourite things: art supplies; All Me parts Doll; books on Decolonizing trauma therapy and other favourite books.

Before I retire I’m hoping to continue to provide social justice scholarships locally to change the face of social work so that bodies of culture can access therapy with folx that look like them.

03/04/2026

When someone breaks a bone, we don't call them "ill." We call them injured, hurt. There's nothing wrong with being ill; it's just not an accurate description. That's why I don't consider CPTSD & Dissociative Identity Disorder "mental illnesses." They are injuries. Survivors are hurt & in need of recovery, not sick in need of a "cure."

03/03/2026

Hot off the press!

Purchased from Caversham Booksellers in Toronto and shipped by Canada post. It cost me a bit more than if I supported Amazon and Jeff Bezos.

I can feel great that all the folx involved in getting me this book were paid a fair wage and that I supported a small Canadian business.

The book was published in the USA but I am 100% certain the authors do not support the ideologies of the Trump Regime