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Five years and forward: Black Lives Still Matter

Facilitators: Andrea Dillingham-Lacoursiere, Rochele Padiachy, Evanne Souchette 

Join us as CCDI opens space for a powerful public webinar commemorating the murder of George Floyd and the global uprising that followed. Through storytelling, reflection, and shared learning, we’ll have the opportunity to explore how the legacy of 2020 continues to shape our collective responsibility and how we continue to move justice, equity, and inclusion forward. The collective response to George Floyd's death uncovered entrenched patterns of anti-Black racism and racialized violence, amplifying the realities that too often go unspoken, both globally and in the Canadian context. This is a space to reckon with where we've been, and commit to where we're going, five years later and five years forward.   

Learning Objectives:    

1. Explore how the murder of George Floyd sparked both global and Canadian responses, and how it exposed deeper issues of racial injustice, silence from institutions and widespread calls for change, which shaped how DEIA work is approached today.  
2. Build our ability to sit with and move through discomfort, understand it is a key part of anti-racism learning, and begin practicing accountability in real, everyday ways, at work, in community and within yourself.  
3. Transition from symbolic gestures to real change by using reflection, and community wisdom to guide your equity work in ways that are grounded, ongoing, and measurable.

Intention: Commemorating the five-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and mobilize participants in a shared experience of remembrance, reckoning, and reimagining/reclamation. 

NOTE:

• This webinar is being offered for free.
• Please note that registration for our webinars will close at 4:00 p.m. ET, one business day before the event.
• This webinar will be offered in English with live French interpretation and closed captioning in both languages.
• This webinar will be 90 minutes in length.

Disclaimer: The Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy or suitability of any information in the webinars and related materials (such as handouts, presentation documents and recordings); all such content is provided to webinar registrants on an “as is” basis. The content presented reflects CCDI’s knowledge and experience, but does not constitute a recipe that can be applied equally to all organizations. The information contained in these webinars and related materials does not constitute rendering of legal, consulting, or other professional services/advice, of any kind. CCDI is not liable for any claims, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in any way related to the information provided in these webinars.

For more information about this event or event-related registration, please contact [email protected].

For current Canadian Certified Inclusion Professionals (CCIP^TM), this event qualifies for continued professional development credit. Contact [email protected] for more information on the CCIP designation.