Events

Wednesday, April 13, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. For Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) efforts to be truly impactful, we all need to better understand and apply the concept of intersectionality to our workplaces. When some people face prejudice, the targeted characteristics overlap. This makes the experiences of discrimination or oppression unique. For example, a woman with autism […]

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Many employers are now explicitly encouraging applications from Indigenous jobseekers as part of their diversity statements and recruitment strategies with the desire to increase the representation. But without adequate preparation, this can do little to achieve objectives related to reconciliation and/or wiser relationships Indigenous people. In fact these inclusion efforts […]

(Please note that this session is offered in French.) Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Together we will look at definitions of psychological and sexual harassment, examples of how these issues affect 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the workplace, as well as best practices for responding to harassment, both as a victim and as a witness. A question […]

Wednesday, July 13, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Throughout Pride season, many employers will strive to honour and celebrate two distinct yet intersecting communities underrepresented in most workplaces - 2SLGBTQIA+ and Indigenous employees. To action allyship and avoid tokenism, employers must first recognize that Pride is much more than just rainbows, just as Indigenous History Month is more […]