2026-09-22 12:49:38 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k3mZsWX45ceS-8MuuI554VBd4bxPAMfGu6yg-jTyq4E/edit?slide=id.g3fb218bcfcb_1_896#slide=id.g3fb218bcfcb_1_896 2026-09-22 13:02:21 From Ashley to Everyone: Hello everyone! Ashley, HR Manager from Net Zero Atlantic, a not-for-profit Energy Research Association in Nova Scotia. 2026-09-22 13:02:50 From Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United to Everyone: Hello! My name is Molli (she/her) I am calling in from Mohkinstsis (MOH-kin-stiss) - also known as Calgary, AB. I am the Executive Director of Neighbours United. 2026-09-22 13:03:00 From macsmyth to Everyone: I am Mac (He/him) a Human Resources Coordinator, joining from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation territory 2026-09-22 13:03:08 From Jen Baker to Everyone: Hello, Jen, General Manager with the Hamilton Naturalists' Club 2026-09-22 13:03:53 From Sarah Gower to Everyone: Hi, Sarah Gower, Admin/HR Coordinator, Living Lakes Canada, from Nelson, BC. Joining from Ktunaxa and Sinixt territory. 2026-09-22 13:06:07 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Where are you joining us from? Where are you located? Whose territory? Native-Land.ca 2026-09-22 13:07:02 From Megan MacLeod (they/she) to Everyone: Hello! Megan MacLeod, zero waste coordinator for Raven ReCentre on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta'an Kwachan Council (Whitehorse, Yukon Territory) 2026-09-22 13:07:12 From Claire Remington (she/her) - Compost Education Centre to Everyone: Claire Remington, ED of Compost Ed Centre in Victoria, BC, the ancestral lands of the Lekwungen peoples 2026-09-22 13:07:16 From A Jacobs to Everyone: Hi Everyone, 2026-09-22 13:07:26 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Native-Land.ca 2026-09-22 13:07:30 From A Jacobs to Everyone: I'm Andrea from Toronto. 2026-09-22 13:07:30 From Hina Rafaqat to Everyone: Hello Everyone, Hina, Senior HR Administrator for the Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative joining in from the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, specifically the territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. (Vancouver) 2026-09-22 13:07:38 From Ashley to Everyone: Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq 2026-09-22 13:07:38 From Kim Paymaster (she/her) to Everyone: Kim Paymaster at The Conservation Alliance. I am calling in from Philadelphia, the ancestral lands of the Lenape. 2026-09-22 13:07:49 From Jen Atkinson to Everyone: Hello, I am Jen Atkinson, with the Environment Network. I work and play in the Southern Georgian Bay area, Treaty 18, Home to the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and Saugeen First nation. 2026-09-22 13:08:33 From Kerri MacDonald She/Her to Everyone: Kerri MacDonald with the Environment Network where I live and work on the unceded and traditional lands of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, which includes the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and Saugeen First Nation and is home to many Indigenous peoples including Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe. 2026-09-22 13:09:47 From Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United to Everyone: I am calling in from a place near there the bow and elbow rivers meet. It is called Mohkinstsis (or Calgary). It is located on the traditional territories of the Treaty 7 nations, who have lived here for thousands of years. This includes the Blackfoot Confederacy, consisting of the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani nations, as well as the Tsuut'ina Nation and the Stoney Nakoda nations of Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney. The region is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta. Historically, the area is known as Mohkinstsis in Blackfoot, Guts-ists-i in Tsuut'ina, and Wîchîspaî in Stoney Nakoda, which all translate to elbow in reference to where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet. 2026-09-22 13:09:57 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Registration for Learning Series 2026-09-22 13:12:12 From Michael Treuman to Everyone: I'm Michael Treuman, in Collingwood Ontario (Anishinaabe country...) Am an immigrant from Eastern Europe to Canada. I volunteer with the Bruce Trail Conservancy, several small environmental organizations, and at a "Later Life Learning" organization. 2026-09-22 13:15:40 From Monica - Watersheds Canada to Everyone: Hello! My name is Monica and I work at an environmental charity and non-profit called Watersheds Canada. I am calling in today from the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe. 2026-09-22 13:18:38 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Registration for Learning Series 2026-09-22 13:19:34 From Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United to Everyone: Replying to "Registration for Learning Series": If we are registered in this first one are we registered for the November ones as well? 2026-09-22 13:20:07 From Emily Yee Clare to Sustainability Network (direct message): Do we have a date for the next registration? 2026-09-22 13:20:38 From Kaeley Cole to Everyone: Hi all! My name is Kaeley, calling in from the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. I work for Bay Area Restoration Council in Hamilton, ON. 2026-09-22 13:21:02 From Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United to Everyone: Replying to "Registration for Learning Series": Also is it Nov 3 or 6? Website just says 3 but that slide said 6. Just want to make sure I don't miss any of it :D 2026-09-22 13:21:04 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Equity Guides 2026-09-22 13:21:11 From Sustainability Network to Emily Yee Clare (direct message): We do have dates for LS2, but I’m not sure if those dates will change 2026-09-22 13:21:36 From Emily Yee Clare to Sustainability Network (direct message): i mean when the registration will open 2026-09-22 13:21:39 From Emily Yee Clare to Sustainability Network (direct message): someone just asked 2026-09-22 13:22:22 From Sustainability Network to Emily Yee Clare (direct message): Ah. No, no dates for that yet - I won’t know until nidhi and Paul discuss 2026-09-22 13:22:24 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Replying to "Registration for Learning Series": The 3rd! 2026-09-22 13:22:52 From Nidhi Tandon to Everyone: Replying to "Registration for Learning Series": @Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United yes you are 2026-09-22 13:23:10 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Replying to "Registration for Learning Series": And we are confirming a few things before we send out the registration form for the 2nd series. :) 2026-09-22 13:26:37 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: What have you observed about "equity working groups" in the ENGO sector? The good, bad, and the ugly! Discuss the paradoxes that you have observed in the sector. How have they lived or "died" in your experience? 2026-09-22 13:35:14 From Nidhi Tandon to Everyone: Easy to burn out if positive / progressive change is not apparent over time 2026-09-22 13:35:40 From Elsie Lewison to Everyone: Not really a paradox, but moving from planning and discussion to concrete action 2026-09-22 13:36:03 From Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United to Everyone: I was sharing about how I don't have a lot of experience with them! No org I have worked for had one. I am now an ED and feel the responsibility to create that space. The paradox of leading and learning and doing that hand and hand 2026-09-22 13:36:44 From Monica - Watersheds Canada to Everyone: Equity work is so relationship based, but institutionally can often feel like it’s being reduced to a document or checklist 2026-09-22 13:37:12 From Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United to Everyone: Replying to "I was sharing about how I don't have a lot of expe...": working groups specifically I mean, to be clear. 2026-09-22 13:37:32 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: These are so great! Thank you! 2026-09-22 13:42:19 From A Jacobs to Everyone: People who work on EDI often need a way to with their own stress in this area. or 2026-09-22 13:44:49 From Nidhi Tandon to Everyone: Replying to "People who work on EDI often need a way to with th...": Yes - which is why you cannot carry this on your own shoulders but need a trusted group to share this with 2026-09-22 13:47:02 From Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United to Everyone: I feel the weight of being a small org and then trying to be all of the things at once haha 2026-09-22 13:57:27 From Nidhi Tandon to Everyone: Ironically perfection is not the ideal in this work! 2026-09-22 13:59:30 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Equity, diversity, and inclusion committees: Getting started guide 2026-09-22 13:59:35 From Ashley to Everyone: For diversity and representation, do you have recommended strategies could we use to attract and support participation from individuals in under-represented groups? Or maybe this is a question for the upcoming workshops? 2026-09-22 14:00:09 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Replying to "For diversity and representation, do you have reco...": Yes, we will be exploring this in the subsequent workshops. I'll take note of your comment! 2026-09-22 14:08:17 From Nidhi Tandon to Everyone: Edelmann Trust Barometer 2026-09-22 14:10:20 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Where do you think your organization is strongest (strengths and opportunities)? If you don’t have an equity working group already, what would come the easiest? Where do you know you need to work? What do you most want to learn about? 2026-09-22 14:10:48 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: For purpose, membership, collaboration, taking action 2026-09-22 14:15:26 From Nidhi Tandon to Everyone: Masterclass debrief 2026-09-22 14:20:32 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: https://www.liberatingstructures.com/creative-destruction 2026-09-22 14:22:09 From Sustainability Network to Everyone: Here is the webinar survey I mentioned earlier. Appreciate any thoughts! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1BsxTU4rY5YPXCIZ55Eu91RZAFY531VdEfDYRaRn5nsRjMg/viewform?entry.661185125=Vision2030+JEDI+2026+Learning+Series+1:+Creating+Equity+Working+Groups+that+Strengthen+Organizations 2026-09-22 14:24:24 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Feel free to put in the chat if you would like as well. :) 2026-09-22 14:27:13 From Samantha Attwood to Everyone: The start is a great place of possibility! 2026-09-22 14:27:50 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Send email: nidhi.tandon@rogers.com Subject: Masterclass Debrief 2026-09-22 14:28:37 From Nidhi Tandon to Everyone: nidhi.tandon@rogers.com 2026-09-22 14:29:53 From Sustainability Network to Everyone: Here’s the form once more for any last minute submits: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1BsxTU4rY5YPXCIZ55Eu91RZAFY531VdEfDYRaRn5nsRjMg/viewform?entry.661185125=Vision2030+JEDI+2026+Learning+Series+1:+Creating+Equity+Working+Groups+that+Strengthen+Organizations 2026-09-22 14:30:05 From Nidhi Tandon to Everyone: And we will provide a link to everyone with this recording…. Right? So that there can be in-sharing. 2026-09-22 14:30:32 From macsmyth to Everyone: I am on my way back from a vacation on October 6th (Travel day). If I can’t make it to the next session, will I be lost in the following two? 2026-09-22 14:30:35 From Sustainability Network to Everyone: Replying to "And we will provide a link to everyone with this r...": Yes! I will share a link to the recording + the slides. 2026-09-22 14:31:15 From Emily Yee Clare to Everyone: Please prepare a summary of a success and a summary of a challenge your organization has had or might encounter, related to any of the four main topics of our next session: Clarity of purpose of your equity committee Membership and representation on your committee Roles and responsibilities of committee members Leadership buy-in for your committee You will be asked to share these summaries with other participants, so it should be something you are comfortable sharing. We will send this information by email as well. 2026-09-22 14:31:27 From Claire Remington (she/her) - Compost Education Centre to Everyone: I gotta run! Thank you so much for this session. 2026-09-22 14:31:29 From Michael Treuman to Everyone: HI......it's 2:30 and I've another meeting to get to.....see you-all next time... 2026-09-22 14:32:06 From Jen Atkinson to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-09-22 14:32:24 From macsmyth to Everyone: Thank you 2026-09-22 14:32:31 From Nora Huppe to Everyone: Thank you 2026-09-22 14:32:39 From Sarah Gower to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-09-22 14:32:40 From Elsie Lewison to Everyone: Thanks! 2026-09-22 14:32:41 From Monica - Watersheds Canada to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-09-22 14:32:42 From Molli B(she/her) Neighbours United to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-09-22 14:32:43 From Megan MacLeod (they/she) to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-09-22 14:32:44 From Diana Perez to Everyone: thank you! 2026-09-22 14:32:44 From Hina Rafaqat to Everyone: Thank you! 2026-09-22 14:32:45 From Kerri MacDonald She/Her to Everyone: Thank you!