November 18-19, 2022
A PATH TO ACTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
10am PT - 2pm PT (1pm ET - 5pm ET)
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What Is A Path to Action Virtual Conference?
It’s clear there is an emerging and growing resistance against racial injustice within the charitable sector. As voices of dissent amplify, it is equally clear that there are vested defenders intent on pushing back to hold the line on the status quo and how things have always been done.
Regardless of the setting or the sector – public, private, institutional, nonprofit, et al - if you want to be a racial justice advocate and/or co-conspirator in demands for change, you must start by acknowledging and examining the root of the problem, equip yourself with the knowledge and tools required for the struggle, identify your role and responsibility and commit to going together on a life long journey of pursuing freedom for everyone.
Regardless of the setting or the sector – public, private, institutional, nonprofit, et al - if you want to be a racial justice advocate and/or co-conspirator in demands for change, you must start by acknowledging and examining the root of the problem, equip yourself with the knowledge and tools required for the struggle, identify your role and responsibility and commit to going together on a life long journey of pursuing freedom for everyone.
Why did we create THIS event? We saw a need.
A Path to Virtual Action Conference will help you begin to construct a road map by first helping you locate yourself and then by considering our collective destination - racial justice. Our convening is one step on your path to cultivating more just people, communities and societies where systems and structures uphold equity and justice and where freedom from all forms of oppression ultimately prevails.
The 2-day program demonstrates and advocates a different path to the way we can learn, act and move forward together. We can do this creatively. We believe that learning is both an individual and a collective experience. Therefore, we will embark on a learning experience by first examining and sharing our stories so that we can begin to see how our oppressions are linked. The various cultural wisdom that the creators pour into this learning experience will create for our attendees a rich multi-racial and intersectional experience.
Who should attend?
Individuals, Organizations and Groups who want to grow, learn and enrich their journey towards racial equity and justice by aligning values with behaviour.
Join us if you'd like to do a better job enacting racial justice in your life and organization. Join us if you want to continue to learn together for the collective benefit of our communities and organizations. We want you to walk your talk (and have fun too!)
Partnerships
Day 1: Friday, November 18th, 2022
1pm ET (10am PT) Introduction to Collecting Courage:
A Path to Action
A Path to Action
2pm ET (11am PT) Reflection
3pm ET (12pm PT) (Break) (Meditation, Music!)
4pm ET (1pm PT) Self Awareness
5pm ET (2pm PT) Thank yous and close
Day 2: Saturday, November 19th, 2022
1pm ET (10am PT) 10 minute Sound Bath
Walking the Path to Collective Liberation - Deneisha Thompson
2pm ET (11am PT) Panel: How to be a Traitor to Whiteness - Rickesh Lakhani, Irene Konev
(break)
3pm ET (12pm PT) Culture Change - Rachel Wyley
4pm ET (1pm PT) The One Thing that Keeps Your Organization Stuck - Mazarine Treyz
5pm ET (2pm PT) Thank yous and close
Walking the Path to Collective Liberation - Deneisha Thompson
2pm ET (11am PT) Panel: How to be a Traitor to Whiteness - Rickesh Lakhani, Irene Konev
(break)
3pm ET (12pm PT) Culture Change - Rachel Wyley
4pm ET (1pm PT) The One Thing that Keeps Your Organization Stuck - Mazarine Treyz
5pm ET (2pm PT) Thank yous and close
Speakers
Program Outline
Day 1 – Journey towards Racial Justice
A Path to Action: A Journey Towards Collecting Courage is a curriculum co-created by four leading and influential voices with deep experience in the Nonprofit Sector who came together to illuminate a practical path toward racial justice in the charitable sector.
We know based on the response to Collecting Courage Joy Pain Freedom Love that there is a desire to learn, grow and change in the face of white supremacy power dynamics and practices that is deeply embedded and upholds inequities and injustice in the charitable sector.
This learning guide is designed to respond to the question, “what now?” This journey is an individual exploration as well as a collective one. We believe there is a role for everyone to play and that transformation begins with the individual. We believe there is power in learning together. We know that social change is made possible through collective effort.
Day 2 - Impact of intersecting oppressions: Patriarchy and White Supremacy
With the understanding that capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy are systems of oppression that co-exist and interact concurrently, Day 2 will build on Day 1’s racial justice learning experience by exploring the intersection of Patriarchy and Whiteness and examining the toll and impact it has on people within organizations and those pursuing equity and justice.
In addition to examining what it means to be a ‘traitor’ to whiteness in pursuit of equity and justice, we will examine how to take care of our health and well-being as we engage in this work that requires a life-long commitment.
Organizers
Nicole Salmon
Co-Editor, Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love
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Shaped by her Jamaican identity and deeply influenced by spending 2/3 of her life in Canada, Nicole is a skilled communicator who embraces her natural curiosity and thirst for variety and new challenges. An avid reader, gardener, sports enthusiast and mentor, Nicole is anchored by family, committed to service, building connections and deepening personal relationships.
Spending over twenty-five years working in the non-profit sector managing a variety of fundraising portfolios, in 2014 Nicole founded Boundless Philanthropy, a fundraising consultancy providing a range of services, including interim leadership, board and leadership development.
She is a former Director of Fund Development at Oxfam Canada' to 'She is a former Director of Fund Development for a Canadian international development organization.
Spending over twenty-five years working in the non-profit sector managing a variety of fundraising portfolios, in 2014 Nicole founded Boundless Philanthropy, a fundraising consultancy providing a range of services, including interim leadership, board and leadership development.
She is a former Director of Fund Development at Oxfam Canada' to 'She is a former Director of Fund Development for a Canadian international development organization.
Nneka Allen
/CFRE, COC, CPP
/CFRE, COC, CPP
Co-Editor, Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love
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Nneka is a Black woman, a descendant of the Underground Railroad, her African ancestors had a historic relationship with the First Peoples of Canada and as result, the Cherokee and the Ojibwe are her relations. She is a 6th generation Canadian and a Momma.
Today, Nneka is a relationship builder, a stone-catcher, a freedom fighter and a storyteller. As a lover of justice, Nneka has inspired philanthropy as a Fundraising Executive in the charitable sector for over 20 years. As the Principal and Founder of The Empathy Agency Inc. she helps leaders and their teams deliver more fairly on their missions by coaching them to explore the impact identity has on culture and equity outcomes.
Today, Nneka is a relationship builder, a stone-catcher, a freedom fighter and a storyteller. As a lover of justice, Nneka has inspired philanthropy as a Fundraising Executive in the charitable sector for over 20 years. As the Principal and Founder of The Empathy Agency Inc. she helps leaders and their teams deliver more fairly on their missions by coaching them to explore the impact identity has on culture and equity outcomes.
Camila Pereira
/PhD
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Co-Editor, Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love
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Born and raised in Brazil, Camila comes from a very mixed family including Black, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Native Indian. She understood from a very young age that race relations, identity and gender roles were central not only to her family but to herself and that skin color in Brazil dictates your role, future and existence within society.
Since childhood Camila has been involved in philanthropy through her family's community initiatives. Her career in the nonprofit sector is a means to contribute towards the eradication of all forms of prejudice preventing the advancement and betterment of humankind; she is a fundraising professional in Toronto
Since childhood Camila has been involved in philanthropy through her family's community initiatives. Her career in the nonprofit sector is a means to contribute towards the eradication of all forms of prejudice preventing the advancement and betterment of humankind; she is a fundraising professional in Toronto
Mazarine Treyz
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Founder of Wild Woman Fundraising, author of 3 books and 10 courses about fundraising. Graduate of the Racing to Equity Leadership Cohort in 2021. Always looking for ways to help our nonprofit sector do better!
