Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

As the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), we strive to create inclusive environments to advance justice, equity and diversity in our organization, our industry, and our communities. As individuals, we recognize our privileges and know that deepening our own understanding of oppression is a prerequisite to meaningful action  We are dedicated to doing our own work, taking intentional steps to educate ourselves, and to holding ourselves accountable

We start by sharing a list of resources that help us increase our self-awareness and knowledge of present and historic injustices. We endeavored to highlight resources that center peoples’ expertise in their own lives and that speak to a diversity of experiences and perspectives. We do, however, recognize that as a single source we are not representative of the views of the entire community and welcome recommendations. This work is about collaboration and listening to one another. We continue to hold indispensable conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion to facilitate collective learning and dismantle barriers to access so that everyone can offer their invaluable input.

This is our commitment, and it is only a start. In order to move beyond inclusion toward participation, there must be a change to power structures and exclusionary practices. We genuinely believe that we can get there and beyond.

We are an inclusive space, accepting of all gender identities and expressions.

Books

Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples by Bob Joseph and Cythina F. Joseph

Indian in the Cabinet by Jody Wilson Raybould

Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival by Bev Sellars

Indigenomics: Take a Seat at the Economic Table by Carol Anne Hilton

Dispelling common myths about indigenous peoples by Indigenous Peoples

Articles 

Map of First Nations communities in British Columbia

First Nations in Canada

Reconciliation Toolkit for Business Leaders

Moose Hide Campaign

Workshops

Deyen – Canadian History Through the Lens of Indigenous Women

Videos

Territorial land acknowledgment

Podcasts

CBC Kuper Island

Books

Subdivided by Jay Pitter

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard

The New African Diaspora in Vancouver: Migration, Exclusion and Belonging by Dr. Gillian Creese

Articles

This is the Anti-Asian Hate Crime Capital of North America by Natalie Obiko Pearson

African Caribbean and Black Canadians should be celebrated all year, not just during Black History Month by Mark Simpson

To understand B.C.’s Black history, connect past and present in Canada by Carolyn Ali

Hogan’s Alley

Powell Street and the Japanese-Canadian Community

Workshops

Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion

Black History Awareness Society

Podcasts

Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion