Community Postcards:
Truths for the Teacher
SEND AN ANONYMOUS POSTCARD
This project provides families and community members a safe, anonymous space to share thoughts, reflections, or stories they wish teachers knew. You can write or draw on a postcard and submit it anonymously.
Share your voice. Support understanding. Send a postcard.
THREE EASY STEPS:
1. Download
Download a postcard template or use your own
Postcard Template
Download
2. Write
Write or draw on your postcard
Respond to the prompt:
Something I wish I could tell the teacher...” You can use words, drawings, art, etc. Only share what feels safe for you.
3. Send
Send or submit your postcard
MAIL IT TO:
Michelle Lam,
Faculty of Education,
Brandon University,
270 – 18th Street,
Brandon MB R7A 6A9
OR SUBMIT:
Scan or photograph
your postcard and then
upload it securely here
or email it confidentially to storygrounds@brandonu.ca
You can help us out and reply to others’ postcards in the space provided
4. Optional
Safety and Anonymity
All submissions are completely anonymous.
Submissions are held for moderation before being posted. Don’t worry if you don’t see your submission immediately.
Do not include names, addresses, or identifying information.
Self-recognition and recognition by others may still be possible.
Any identifying details accidentally included will be redacted before posting.
Violent, harmful, or illegal content will not be posted.
Emotional Support Resources
Reflecting on your experiences can bring up difficult feelings. If you need support, please consider contacting:
Call 911 to report life-threatening emergencies, immediate danger, and in-progress crimes.
Call 988 for the suicide crisis help line. A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Manitoba Suicide Prevention and Support (24/7)
1-877-435-7170 (TFN)
Domestic Abuse Crisis Line (24/7)
1-877-977-0007 (TFN)
Sexual Assault Crisis Line (24/7)
204-786-8686 or 1-888-292-7565 (TFN)
National Residential School Survivor Support (24/7)
1-866-925-4419 (TFN)
Manitoba Residential School Survivor & Families
1-866-818-3505 (TFN)
Consent
Participation is voluntary. By submitting a postcard, you are providing implied consent for your anonymous submission to be used in this project, including potential display on this website and our associated social media channels, research analysis and mobilization.
Acknowledgements
This project is funded by the Canada Research Chairs program and Brandon University. We are grateful to Dr. Angelique Reweti and her team for inspiring and guiding us, to PostSecret for giving us the idea of arts-based postcard collection, and to Susie McPherson Derendy for her ongoing support and guidance. We are also appreciative of the many fantastic creators sharing messages through postcards, zines, digital scrapbooks, junk journals, and more. Your creativity inspires us!