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SUMMARY:Webinar: Rebuilding Trust: Lessons from Canadian Blood Services for Workplace Inclusion [FR]
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 19\, 2025\, from 12 PM to 1 PM ET – This webinar will take place in English on March 26. \nThis session will focus on the ongoing efforts by Canadian Blood Services to rebuild and strengthen trust with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. With the historic apology and updates to blood and plasma donor eligibility criteria\, this webinar will highlight how Canadian Blood Services is addressing its past while looking forward. The event will explore the internal and external changes implemented to ensure inclusivity and equity\, particularly for 2SLGBTQIA+ employees and donors. Participants will hear from key figures involved in this transformation\, including Canadian Blood Services representatives and community leaders. A one-page infographic will also be shared as a resource for participants to use and share widely. \nThis program was made possible by the generosity of Canadian Blood Services financial donors. \n \n  \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the updated blood and plasma donor eligibility criteria at Canadian Blood Services and their impact on 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.\nLearn about the organizational changes implemented to foster greater inclusion internally at Canadian Blood Services.\nExplore how trust can be rebuilt within marginalized communities through policy changes and community engagement.\nGain insights into how other organizations can apply similar strategies to build trust and foster inclusive workplaces.\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n2SLGBTQIA+ employees at Pride at Work Canada’s partner organizations\nHR & DEI professionals\nLeaders committed to staying informed about key developments affecting 2SLGBTQIA+ employees in Canada and fostering inclusive workplace practices.\n\nSpeakers: \n[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″] \n \n[/vc_column] \n[vc_column width=”3/4″] \nSteph Kelly (she/her) \, Canadian Blood Services\nStephanie Kelly (she/her) has dedicated her career to community development and stakeholder engagement. In her 25 years at Canadian Blood Services\, she has led key initiatives to ensure that the voices of those affected by policy and program decisions are heard and reflected in meaningful outcomes. Stephanie is an active member of the Awareness of Visible and Invisible Disabilities (AVID) Employee Resource Group (ERG) and a longtime professional practitioner of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)\, adhering to its standards and principles. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \n[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″] \n \n[/vc_column] \n[vc_column width=”3/4″] \nKen Monteith (he/him)\, Executive Director\, COCQ-SIDA\nKen Monteith is the Executive Director of COCQ-SIDA (la Coalition des organismes communautaires québécois de lutte contre le sida). Trained as a lawyer\, he worked in the community youth sector and in the HIV/AIDS sector. He participates actively in research\, especially projects concerning the quality of life of people living with HIV and prevention for men who have sex with men. He holds degrees in Industrial Relations\, Common and Civil Law from McGill University and was a member of the Québec Bar from 1991 to 2001\, when he resigned to devote himself more fully to his community work on HIV/AIDS. Ken Monteith was diagnosed with advanced HIV infection in 1997. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nAccessibility:  \n\nSpoken language: French\nAutomatic translation: French to English\nClosed captioning provided: French to English\nFormat: Virtual (Zoom in webinar mode)\nEngagement type: participants invited to engage via chat (no audio or video)\nPlease register below additional accessibility requests. Any questions may be sent to events@prideatwork.ca.\n\nRegistration for this event has closed.
URL:https://staging.prideatwork.ca/event/webinar-20250319/
CATEGORIES:Free event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250325T120000
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SUMMARY:Matrices: Trans\, Non-Binary & Agender Digital Connect [EN]
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 25\, 2025\, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT – this is a free online networking event for trans\, non-binary and agender people. \n \nPride at Work Canada is proud to present Matrices: Trans\, Non-Binary & Agender Digital Connect\, a free online networking event for trans\, non-binary\, and agender professionals and jobseekers! We will bring trans\, non-binary\, and agender professionals from across Canada. \nIn this session\, we will explore a peer networking style of learning\, where attendees will dive into meaningful discussions\, share experiences\, and offer mutual support. Participants will engage in multiple breakout sessions\, while forging valuable connections with other professionals and job seekers. Following these individual interactions\, we will come together as a group to reflect on the insights gained and close the event with a collaborative wrap-up. \nHelp us make Matrices a safer event! All attendees will be provided with a set of community guidelines for this event that they will be expected to read and abide by. Pride at Work Canada staff will be present in the main room at all times and volunteer facilitators will be rotating within some of the 1-1 speed networking rounds. Creating a welcoming space is a communal effort\, we look forward to building a braver space based in communicating with compassion. \nCaptioning: At this event\, there will be live captioning in English\, and automated French captioning only available upon request two weeks previous to the event. \nWhy is this event taking place? \nWhile many events and networks are inclusive of trans\, non-binary and agender people there are questions and discussions unique to these community members and their experiences. Pride at Work Canada seeks to create space for professional and job-seeking trans\, non-binary and agender people to find support from and make connections with one another. We hope to be responsive to the needs and suggestions expressed by our attendees as this feedback helps to shape future events. \nWho should attend? \nThe purpose of this event is to provide space for folks who identify as trans\, non-binary and agender. There is no desire to monitor anyone’s gender or create barriers to entry. If you come to this event you will be welcome. While the support of people who identify as allies to trans people and communities is always appreciated please remember that the best support sometimes comes in the form of leaving space for people to connect around their shared identities and lived experiences. \nWho can answer my questions about the event? \nPlease direct questions about this event to Templeton Sawyer (he/him)\, Leaderships Program Coordinator at templeton.sawyer@prideatwork.ca. You may also contact events@prideatwork.ca with questions about any Pride at Work Canada events and activities. \nAccessibility \n\nCaptioning provided by 3 Play Media Canada\nIf you have any accessibility requests please email events@prideatwork.ca with requests by Tuesday\, November 5\, 2024\n\nLimited number of participants in this free online networking event for trans\, non-binary and agender people.\nRegistration for this event has closed.
URL:https://staging.prideatwork.ca/event/matrices-20250325/
CATEGORIES:Free event,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250326T120000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Rebuilding Trust: Lessons from Canadian Blood Services for Workplace Inclusion [EN]
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 26 from 12 PM to 1 PM ET – Ce webinaire aura lieu en français le 19 mars. \nThis session will focus on the ongoing efforts by Canadian Blood Services to rebuild and strengthen trust with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. With the historic apology and updates to blood and plasma donor eligibility criteria\, this webinar will highlight how Canadian Blood Services is addressing its past while looking forward. The event will explore the internal and external changes implemented to ensure inclusivity and equity\, particularly for 2SLGBTQIA+ employees and donors. Participants will hear from key figures involved in this transformation\, including Canadian Blood Services representatives and community leaders. A one-page infographic will also be shared as a resource for participants to use and share widely. \nThis program was made possible by the generosity of Canadian Blood Services financial donors. \n \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the updated blood and plasma donor eligibility criteria at Canadian Blood Services and their impact on 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.\nLearn about the organizational changes implemented to foster greater inclusion internally at Canadian Blood Services.\nExplore how trust can be rebuilt within marginalized communities through policy changes and community engagement.\nGain insights into how other organizations can apply similar strategies to build trust and foster inclusive workplaces.\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n2SLGBTQIA+ employees at Pride at Work Canada’s partner organizations\nHR & DEI professionals\nLeaders committed to staying informed about key developments affecting 2SLGBTQIA+ employees in Canada and fostering inclusive workplace practices.\n\nAbout the speaker: \n[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″] \n \n[/vc_column] \n[vc_column width=”3/4″] \nTerrie Foster (she/they)\, manager of stakeholder engagement\, Canadian Blood Services \nTerrie (she/they) is registered nurse and longtime Canadian Blood Services employee. They currently work in stakeholder engagement\, where they engage with diverse communities who are interested in the work Canadian Blood Services does. They are a member of CBS’s 2SLGBTQIA+ advisory committee\, a member of Pride at Work Canada\, and the co-chair of CBS’s 2SLGBTQIA+ ERG. Terrie is also a grateful blood recipient and has felt firsthand the impact that donation can make. \n[/vc_column] \n[/vc_row] \n[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″] \n  \n \n[/vc_column] \n[vc_column width=”3/4″] \nFrancesco MacAllister-Caruso (he/they)\, Communications Officer\, Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC)\nFrancesco MacAllister-Caruso (he/they) is a policy analyst and communications professional based on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg territory (Ottawa\, ON). Since 2020\, they have worked in the Community-Based Research Centre’s communications department\, crafting compelling promotional products that support the organization’s research and advocacy on queer and trans health. \nFrancesco is also a doctoral candidate in political science at Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal\, QC). Their research explores 2S/LGBTQIA+ political representation\, citizenship and policy problems in Canada. Passionate about bridging the gap between academia and public discourse\, Francesco’s work is dedicated to making research and policy discussions more accessible and impactful. \nIn their free time\, Francesco enjoys playing video games\, cooking\, baking bread\, and gardening. \n[/vc_column] \n[/vc_row] \nAccessibility: \n\nSpoken language: English\nAutomatic translation: English to French\nClosed captioning provided: English and French\nFormat: Virtual (Zoom in webinar mode)\nEngagement type: participants invited to engage via chat (no audio or video)\nPlease register below additional accessibility requests. Any questions may be sent to events@prideatwork.ca.\n\nRegistration for this event has closed.
URL:https://staging.prideatwork.ca/event/webinar-20250326/
CATEGORIES:Free event,Webinar
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