FutureFolk | A better future, accessible.

About FutureFolk

FutureFolk is a grassroots, volunteer-led community response to a global need for systemic change.

We desire to respectfully acknowledge that we are located in Amiskwacîwâskahikan, colonially known as Edmonton, on Treaty 6 territory. The land of Treaty 6 territory was once both home and a gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples, including the Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/ Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant communities. We are dedicated to doing the work of educating others, and making steps towards Reconciliation in our everyday lives. We honour and protect those who allow us to walk beside them on this path.

We are urgently raising funds to put a down payment on an existing structure to use as a mutual aid hub, co-working space, and more. This building would also serve as the "Foundations" for FutureFolk's Core Team and an additional number of additional FutureFolk goals and projects. More information about this building and our fundraising goals are "here".

FutureFolk’s first goal is to provide opportunities and jobs to people who are subject to systemic forms of oppression. This community, our community, includes but is not limited to people who are: women, trans, non-binary, intersex, Black, Indigenous, non-Black people of colour, Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, disabled, neuro-divergent, single parents, and more.

Our team is passionate about finding solutions for systemic issues, and financing the research and programming to make them a reality. We are creating a more inclusive, trauma informed, and accountable world, facilitated through fair wage employment, community involvement, as well as green energy and living pursuits. This is only possible through actively seeking to engage with mutual respect, transparency, accountability, and intersectional inclusivity. We value building these long term relationships with other communities, creatives, and small businesses, and believe our ideals will enable exponential growth and improved quality of life for many.

Our second goal is to provide safe and supervised hubs for creativity and co-working, improving sense supports for systemically oppressed groups. We will do this without making sacrifices as to the quality of mentorship provided, the accessibility for people of all backgrounds and income, or the level of respect we afford to all we interact with.

We have a large number of goals and plans and will add them to this site as timing allows. For more information, visit "Projects" in the menu, or select the images above for a short writeup on some of our goals and plans.

Why?

Transparency is important.

Here are a few of FutureFolk's Motivations, what we recognise as only some of the Obstacles to an equitable and accessible world. Here our Goals for how we would like to respond, and how we plan to tackle each obstacle to equitable, accessible, and intersectional Quality of Life.

Obstacle: Canada's continued denial of the Genocide that was Settler Colonisation.

Our plan: Advocating for proper remuneration and repayment for survivors of Canada's Genocidal Residential "School" System, in addition to other acts of Genocide committed against the Indigenous peoples of the land which is colonially known as "Canada."
Pending funding: The utilisation of a FutureFolk space for planning, outreach, and collaboration.

Obstacle: Safe and accessible spaces to find connection for disabled people.

Our plan: To involve people with physical disabilities in the plans for activities and programming.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space which would host community events, adapted for physical accessibility and mobility aides, and with a range of accessible programming.

Isolation of Elderly community members and their caregivers.

Our plan: Involving Elderly community members and their caregivers in the plans for community activities and programming.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space which would host community events, aimed at a variety of interests, as ongoing use.

Obstacle: Loss of natural biodiversity due to old-growth logging, wildfires, and human impact.

Our plan: Development of plans in collaboration with preservation specialists for the protection of increased land.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space which would be utilised as a co-working space and base of operations.

Obstacle: Access to clean water facilities for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.

Our plan: To work in collaboration with each community to help facilitate they receive both facilities and training.
Pending funding: The utilisation of a FutureFolk space for planning, outreach, and fundraising.

Obstacle: The need for clean and sustainable energy providers.

Our plan: Working with workers previously from the Oil and Gas industries to assist with a transition into clean energy work, or alternate work opportunities.
Pending funding: The utilisation of a FutureFolk space for planning, outreach, and collaboration.

Obstacle: Continued systemic oppression and violence towards Black and non-Black people of colour.

Our plan: Actively recognising and working to dismantle the inequalities in our beliefs, behaviours, and words, through education, repetition, and advocacy.
In Process: Writing FutureFolk Policies and Procedures to uphold ideals of intersectional inclusivity, increased supports for victims of systemic oppression, and an intersectional commitment to paying a Living Wage.

Obstacle: Continued Old-Growth Logging and Deforestation

Our plan: Advocating for an immediate end to Old-Growth Logging, and Deforestation. In addition, proper remuneration and reparations for the Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who have been violently mistreated in the pursuit of capitalism or non-sustainable energy practices.
Pending funding: The utilisation of a FutureFolk space for planning, outreach, and implementation.

Obstacle: Lack of Support for Low-Income, Vulnerable, or Mentally Ill Populations

Our plan: Providing 24-hour access to shelter, amenities, food, mental health support, and basic needs.
In Process: Writing FutureFolk Policies and Procedures to uphold ideals of intersectional inclusivity, increased supports for victims of systemic oppression, and a commitment to a trauma-informed and non-judgemental space, safe for those sleeping / living rough.
Pending funding: The purchase of a FutureFolk space to be utilised 24-hours a day as a community shelter and support space for vulnerable people.

Obstacle: Wildfire destruction of old-growth forests and biodiversity, carbon release.

Our plan: Working closely with Indigenous communities to facilitate the research and implementation of Traditional Burns / Land Management.
Pending funding: The utilisation of a FutureFolk space for planning, outreach, and collaboration.

Obstacle: Lack of public education surrounding gender, identity, and pronoun use.

Our plan: Implementing intersectional policies around gender, pronouns, and identity. Actively continuing to recognise, and working to dismantle, the inequalities in our beliefs, behaviours, and words, through education, repetition, and advocacy.
In Process: Writing FutureFolk Policies and Procedures to uphold ideals of intersectional inclusivity, increased supports for victims of systemic oppression, and an intersectional commitment to paying a Living Wage.
Pending Funding: The purchase of a FutureFolk space to utilise for these purposes.

Obstacle: Lack of protection for Black Trans people.

Our plan: Recognising and working to dismantle the inequalities in our beliefs, behaviours, and words, through education, repetition, and advocacy.
In Process: Writing FutureFolk Policies and Procedures to uphold ideals of intersectional inclusivity, increased supports for victims of systemic oppression, and an intersectional commitment to paying a Living Wage.
Pending Funding: The purchase of a FutureFolk space to utilise for these purposes.

Obstacle: Lack of Diverse and Intersectional Proportional Representation in Positions of Power

Our plan: Actively seeking out and selecting Management and Consultants based on relevant experience with and active involvement in groups subject to systemic forms of oppression. Recognising and working to dismantle the inequalities in our beliefs, behaviours, and words, through education, repetition, and advocacy.
In Process: Writing FutureFolk Policies and Procedures to uphold ideals of intersectional inclusivity, increased supports for victims of systemic oppression, and an intersectional commitment to paying a Living Wage.

Obstacles: Lack of accessible wellness programs.

Our plan: Ongoing involvement of physical wellness aspects daily, including movement, relaxation, and self-love.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space for FutureFolk purposes, including regular programming of Yoga and Mental Health Wellness Workshops.

Obstacle: Loss of Cultural and Historical Knowledge

Our plan: Creation of a project to preserve important historical and cultural knowledge in the care of Elders and Elderly community members.
Pending Funding: The purchase of a FutureFolk space to dedicate to the facilitation of this project.

Obstacle: Lack of Mobilization for Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and People

Our plan: Creation of an emergency response plan to assist with the timely response to missing Indigenous, Black, and non-Black people of color.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space for FutureFolk purposes, including to use as a base of operations as needed.

Obstacle: Indigenous supports and access to Traditional Healing.

Our plan: Ongoing involvement of Traditional Healing aspects, planned and facilitated by Indigenous members of our Team.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space for FutureFolk purposes, including regular programming of Traditional Healing and Wellness Workshops.

Obstacle: Lack of Social Opportunities for introverted or stimuli-sensitive people

Our plan: Regular programming of workshops and activities with different sensory levels, with quiet spaces and activities scheduled on a daily basis.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space for FutureFolk purposes, including the above.

Obstacle: Lack of Social, Family Based Activities

Our plan: Creating regular events that are inclusive of family involvement.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space which would host community events, aimed at a variety of interests, as ongoing use.

Obstacle: Lack of Support for Parents Individually Post-Partum

Our plan: Ongoing support for single mothers, new or expectant Mothers, Mums, Moms, Dads, Non-Binary Parents, Aunties, Uncles, and Other Child Carers. Pending funding: The creation of a 24-Hour, Drop-In childcare centre.

Obstacle: Lack of Supports for Educators

Our plan: Advocating for and creating supports for educators and education as a human right.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space which would be used in support of the research and development of an alternate curriculum for students in Alberta.

Obstacle: Lack of Employment Opportunities without Record of Education

Our plan: The development of a free mentorship program to help develop skills for success, regardless of education or experience.
Pending funding: The purchase of a space for FutureFolk purposes, including the above.

Obstacle: Lack of creative opportunities for kids and youth from low-income environments.

Our plan: Creating regular youth focussed programming in creative arts.
Pending Funding: The purchase of a FutureFolk space to utilise for these purposes.

Obstacle: Access to creative outlets and supplies for introverted or stimuli-sensitive low-income people.

Our plan: Creating a community crafting space for creative expression with limited noise or light fluctuations.
Pending Funding: The purchase of a FutureFolk space to utilise for these purposes.

FutureFolk is a volunteer-run organisation, pending the confirmation of a space to utilise for programming.

This website will be regularly updated as time allows.

About FutureFolk

Why?

FutureFolk is a volunteer-run organisation, pending the confirmation of a space to utilise for programming. This website will be regularly updated as time allows.

FutureFolk is a volunteer-run organisation, pending the confirmation of a space to utilise for programming.

This website will be regularly updated as time allows.