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Justice, Equity, Diversity and INCLUSION

VISION2030

ABOUT

Traditionally, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), people with disabilities,
neurodiverse people, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community have been largely excluded from the environmental movement. Yet, people from equity-deserving communities 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, learn more
about the social and economic barriers that underserved communities face, and explore how
they can work to dismantle these barriers within their own organizations. Making our workplaces
more welcoming and affirming for all people requires a brave examination of our privileges,
biases, and beliefs at both the personal and organizational level.


For the JEDI-Curious

Is your organization keen to implement JEDI initiatives, but not sure where to start? Or, have you started JEDI projects that fell off the table in the face of other organizational priorities?

Twice per year we'll present free 90 minute Webinars to our entire community of ENGOs to introduce key JEDI issues and barriers in the ENGO sector and provide opportunities to explore 'hot takes' with your peers and to explore how we can help you take the next step.

JEDI Foundations Lab

The JEDI Foundations Lab is designed for organizations who are ready to explore strategies specific to policies, processes, and culture, and discuss how to use inclusion principles to bring a transformative lens to their organizations.

Each spring and fall these six 90 minute online Meetings (25 people max) introduce ENGO staff to the challenges faced by equity-deserving communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and 2SLGBTQIA+.

Session 1: Psychological Safety & Intersectionality
Session 2: Privilege, Guilt, & Fragility
Session 3: BIPOC Challenges
Session 4: Disability and Neurodivergence Challenges
Session 5: 2SLGBTQIA+ Challenges
Session 6: From Learning to Organizational Transformation

JEDI Community of Practice

JEDI Lab graduates become part of our burgeoning JEDI Community of Practice, designed to keep up the learning momentum and deepen peer networks. Small groups of ENGO staff with foundational information under their belts meet online monthly to share JEDI joys and challenges,  get advice and support from peers on how to maintain momentum on JEDI initiatives and very likely make some friends along the way.

All JEDI Community of Practice programming is free of charge and we are currently offering the following:

·   Monthly Community Calls
·   Monthly Reading Club
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Occasional training courses limited to COP members:
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· JEDI Through the Employment Cycle (6-sessions)
· Supporting Neurodivergent Staff (3-sessions)
· Episodic Disabilities (1-session)
· Virtual Asynchronous Platform: under development

For BIPOC Ears Only

With BIPOC ENGO staff experiencing numerous workplace challenges which contribute to high turnover rates, we heard a strong need from the sector for a brave space where they can share challenges freely. A free, virtual, monthly space, only open to BIPOC in the ENGO sector. They are free to attend but registration is required.

Get to know your peers, share challenges of being BIPOC while working in the ENGO sector, and explore specialized topics of discussion.

Indigenous staff are also welcome to attend the Indigenous Ears Only program which is a part of our Decolonizing ENGO-First Nations Partnerships program.
Anna-Liza Badaloo (she/her) of Anemochory Consulting is a facilitator, un-learner, and inclusive communicator. Viewing JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) through the lens of empathy, her decolonized, intersectional approach helps organizations build capacity by implementing communities of practice, trainings, and empathy-driven frameworks designed to foster organizational justice. By centering equity-deserving communities, she helps organizations understand how colonial structures impact organizational health.

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