By Troy Gillard

culture of respect

Kennedy shares message of respect at RDC

Nov 21, 2019 | 1:59 PM

Though he’s stepped away from the frontlines to focus more on his own well-being, Sheldon Kennedy remains a passionate advocate for respect for all.

Kennedy was at Red Deer College on Wednesday for a fireside-style chat to share his vision to eliminate bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination.

The co-founder of Respect Group. Inc. says a start toward that is a simple as having a conversation.

“A lot of times, it’s just people saying “You know, I’m feeling off today. I don’t know what’s going on” or “Hey, I heard a couple of comments, I saw your body language, it looks like you were really impacted by that” – those are the types of conversations I think are really important,” he suggested.

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Kennedy remains involved with the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) and is proud of the work they continue to do.

“I may not be as forefront and centre as I once was, but I’m still helping behind the scenes. I think that this community continually shows up, and I think that just makes sense,” he said.

“What they’ve done is ask who are the organizations that have the legislative mandate to work in the space across our area, let’s bring them together and help them to get the best outcomes for kids – to me, it’s not rocket science.”

Kennedy is excited for the future of the CACAC and their goal of building a new home at the RDC campus.

“I think there’s a need and there’s a will. We need the leadership and we need the data and the analytics to support the work around early intervention, prevention and integrated practice throughout the province of Alberta and across the country.”

The former NHLer did step back into the spotlight in a big way recently when he won season five of CBC’s Battle of the Blades.