Wednesday, February 16, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EST – this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners.

Those who lead 2SLGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Groups (ERGs*) have an enormous opportunity to create change for queer and trans employees. They also face very specific challenges in Canadian workplaces. In Fall 2021 Pride at Work Canada launched FLOURISH, an entirely new four-session virtual program that develops the skills required for 2SLGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group (ERG) leaders to be effective and successful in their roles. During this webinar we will address the major learnings in the four competency areas for ERGs:

• Domestic and international 2SLGBTQIA+ economic issues
• Building business cases and generating buy-in for 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion
• Principles of governance and volunteer management
• Providing peer support to 2SLGBTQIA+ people and their allies

Join Stella Samuels, Leadership Programs Coordinator, visionary and designer of the FLOURISH curriculum and program, along with participants from the 2021 FLOURISH cohort as they revisit and review their experiences, lessons learned, and key takeaways that have resulted in impactful changes.

*We are considering “ERG” to mean all kinds of internal groups: ERGs, Business Resource Groups, internal committees, working groups, etc.

Learning Goals:

• Strategic planning for ERGs
• Inspiration & innovative practices for ERG leadership
• Sharing lessons learned from FLOURISH

Audience:

• Employee resource group members
• Employees looking to form an ERG
• HR professionals who support employee resource groups

Presenter:

Stella Samuels (they/them, she/her), Leadership Programs Coordinator, Pride at Work Canada

Stella is deeply passionate about finding innovative ways to be, work, and play together in communities. Stella holds a Master’s Degree in Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies and is a longtime social justice advocate and activist in 2SLGBTQIA+ and disability communities. Their career has taken a winding path that includes entrepreneurship, non-profit work, municipal government, academia, and book publishing…sometimes in tandem. They are currently co-facilitator of Pivot Nova Scotia, a 2SLGBTQIA+ health intervention program through Community Based Research Centre. They are a past Board member and Provincial Coordinator with Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, an organization focused on education, advocacy, health, and law reform, and coordinator/facilitator/researcher at Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS).

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This event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. If you would like to register after the deadline, please send an email to info@prideatwork.ca