On March 12, 2020, we welcomed students to our second INSPIRE event
Taking place just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic reached Saskatchewan and forced the closure of schools, INSPIRE 2020 left students with inspiring stories in a challenging year.
Speakers & Performers
Building on our commitment to introducing students to new, local role models, we were honoured to welcome a number of incredible community leaders to the INSPIRE 2020 stage.
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- Chief Cadmus Delorme
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- Kerry Benjoe
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- The Buffalo Boys
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- R & B
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- DJ Dumo
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- Sabah Sharif
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- Brad Bellegarde (aka InfoRed)
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- Michaela Kleisinger
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- Jennifer McLeod
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- Kayleen Sawatsky
INSPIRE 2020 Photo Gallery
Thanks to our friends at Access Communications, INSPIRE 2020 was live-streamed, introducing the event to new classrooms throughout the province. The students brought such an incredible energy to the Conexus Arts Centre and our friends at Twelfth Year Photography helped to capture the magic of INSPIRE 2020 with these photographs of the event.
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- INSPIRE 2020 host Kayleen Sawatsky welcomes students to the event.
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- Dancers from Mother Teresa Middle School perform in their beautiful regalia.
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- Michaela Kleisinger speaks about her passions as a student athlete.
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- R & B perform as students in the audience wave their phone flashlights.
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- DJ Dumo gets the energy up and the students on their feet.
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- Sabah Sharif speaks about her journey as a Syrian refugee now working towards reconciliation.
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- Brett Kissel made a surprise appearance at INSPIRE 2020 and shared some inspiration from his musical journey.
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- passion2action Team Member Merah Gasmo delivers a land acknowledgment at the opening of the event.
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- Chief Cadmus Delorme from the Cowessess First Nation uses storytelling to inspire the students.
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- Kerry Benjoe shares her inspiring story with the students at INSPIRE 2020.
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- Young musicians R & B perform an original song at INSPIRE 2020.
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- Dancers from Mother Teresa Middle School perform in their beautiful regalia.
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- Dancers from Mother Teresa Middle School perform in a drum circle.
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- Danielle Goulden from Reconciliation Regina shares information about the community action plan.
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- Jennifer McLeod tells the students about SaskTel’s Be Kind Online campaign.
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- Brad Bellegarde (aka InfoRed) performs a rap for students at INSPIRE 2020.
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- INSPIRE 2020 host Kayleen Sawatsky and passion2action founder Jonah Toth close off INSPIRE 2020.
INSPIRE 2020 Event Partners
INSPIRE 2020 would not have been possible without a number of incredible partners that sponsored the event financially or supported the event in a multitude of other ways. We want to send a HUGE thank-you to all of our partners for INSPIRE 2020.
