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Traditionally, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) have been largely excluded from the environmental movement yet they often suffer disproportionate impacts of climate change as well as barriers to environmental justice. ENGOs are now realizing that they need to better represent the communities they serve and learn more about the social and economic barriers that underserved communities face, and how they can work to dismantle these barriers within their own organizations, as well as examining their own biases and beliefs.

The Vision2030 JEDI priority consists of two complementary streams.

BIPOC Inclusion Café: Laying the Foundations

BIPOC Inclusion Café is designed for organizations that are in the early stages of BIPOC inclusion who want to create strong organizational structures to support and move this work forward.

Our Vision2030 Associate Anna-Liza Badaloo will facilitate ENGO 15-20 person cohorts for peer networking, learning and sharing via six, 2-hour sessions biweekly over three months this Fall.

Topics will include:
- Psychological Safety & Privilege
- Assessing Resources & Impact
- Forming an Intersectional JEDI Committee
- Exploring External JEDI Statements & Internal JEDI Plans
- Getting Organizational Buy-In
- From Foundational Learning to Organizational Action

BIPOC Inclusion Lab: Fostering Transformational Change

BIPOC Inclusion Lab is designed for organizations who have already laid the foundations of BIPOC inclusion and are ready to roll up their sleeves to deepen the work and discuss how to use BIPOC inclusion principles to bring a transformative lens to their organizations.

Our Vision2030 Associate Anna-Liza Badaloo will facilitate ENGO 15-person cohorts for peer networking, learning and sharing via six, 2-hour sessions biweekly over three months this Fall.

Topics will include:
- Psychological Safety & Intersectionality
- White Privilege, Guilt, & Fragility
- Mapping & Sharing Power
- Allyship, Mentorship, & Sponsorship
- Fostering Cultures of Care
- From Learning to Organizational Transformation

Although ‘JEDI’ in the ENGO sector often solely refers to BIPOC inclusion, we recognize that fully exploring organizational inclusion must also include other equity-deserving communities such as people with disabilities, women and gender-expansive people, and people from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We will continue to offer BIPOC inclusion-focussed cohorts in 2025 and 2026, but add cohorts related to other equity-deserving groups.
Anna-Liza Badaloo leads both JEDI cohort programs. Viewing JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) through the lens of empathy, her decolonized, intersectional approach has helped organizations build capacity by implementing JEDI-focused training, events, communities of practice, peer networks, and advocacy campaigns. By centering underserved communities including BIPOC, youth, and 2SLGBTQIA+, she helps organizations understand how colonial structures impact organizational health.

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