From The Circle, LEVEL at Vancouver Foundation & Real Estate Foundation of BC:
We’re calling on practitioners of philanthropy - peers, questioners, volunteers - all are welcome to join us in an immersive multi-day experience that will enable you to meet others, do personal reflection related to racial equity and justice in your work and consider how to implement what you’re learning from others into your practice.
If you are in philanthropy and currently asking yourself questions like:
• How do I do less harm as a White person in this space?
• How can I feel the rage, find my people and strategize for change?
• How might I create a space for conversations centering racial equity and justice with my board, investment managers and donors?
• How can I even get started on this pathway, when there is so much to learn, consider and do?
• How can I do the labour required of me and be a solid accomplice in the movement for justice?
Then this is the space for your learning; the space to be among peers; to design a pathway for your learning and to know that you’re not alone in this labour for liberation.
To best participate you will need to do the following:
1. REGISTER & tell everyone you know working in philanthropy that they should register too
• We encourage you to attend and join us for BOTH days if you are available. You will need to register for both days separately. This will help ensure our capacity to host you in a meaningful way.
2. Once registered, please ensure you have the most up to date version of Zoom on your devices and have access to video and audio capability.
3. Keep an eye on your inbox:
• In the next few days, we will share more specific information with you on other technology needs related to online participation.
• You will also receive the summit workbook and pre-summit reflection homework - please follow the instructions and invitations as outlined in the workbook.
4. Print and review the summit workbook.
5. In the days leading up to the summit, get some good rest, make sure your gadgets are all plugged in and fully charged and grab crayons, markers and pens in preparation for the collective work ahead.
6. COST: This is a free event! However, we encourage summit participants to consider a) Becoming a Circle member if your organization is currently not and/or b) donating to various grassroots organizing efforts in your local area that are currently led by Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities.
The First 100 Registrants
The first 100 summit registrants will receive a copy of Decolonizing First by Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee.
Pre-Summit Sessions on Monday, June 22
If you have interest in hosting and holding space for critical conversations in philanthropy such as the pre-summit sessions above, please get in touch and let us know what you've got in mind!
To learn more about the summit sessions and speakers, please see the program at a glance, available on the LEVEL website.
For any summit inquiries, please contact: level@vancouverfoundation.ca
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