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We do love a bit of training! Get in touch if you have a board or group of any kind in need of help to do their best - especially if it's to do with social impact, evaluation or change. The energy in the room (actual or virtual) is so different from our other work it really buoys us up! #governance #representation #stakeholderengagement #training #CPD #organisationalchange #advisorygroup #communityengagement

Diving deep into the essence of success: Join Sean Caroll and I as we explore the importance of community involvement, relationship-building, and individual identity in business.

Do you know the story of American Beach? Part 1: Creating a Haven During the era of segregation, African Americans faced discrimination everywhere, including at public beaches. In the 1930s, MaVynee's great-grandfather, Abraham Lincoln Lewis, decided to take action. He purchased a stretch of beachfront property north of Jacksonville, Florida, and created American Beach – a place where Black families could enjoy the sun and sand without facing prejudice. American Beach thrived. It became a vibrant community with its own resorts, restaurants, and entertainment, attracting famous visitors like Zora Neale Hurston and Ray Charles. Part 2: Preserving a Legacy The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed segregation, opening up all public beaches. With desegregation, American Beach's role as a necessity shifted. The community faced decline as integration offered more options. However, MaVynee, who had cherished American Beach as a child, couldn't bear to see this historic place fade away. She embarked on a new mission – saving American Beach. She became an environmental activist, rallying support to restore and preserve the beach not just as a leisure spot, but as a significant piece of African American history. Through MaVynee's dedication and the efforts of many, American Beach was eventually incorporated into the National Park Service. Today, it stands as a testament to resilience, community, and the importance of preserving cultural heritage. #BeachReads #History #Community

How do local Trini's empower children with stronger reading, spelling, writing, comprehension, management of anxiety or depress and much much more? This mum explains James' transformation with The Morris Centre TT's dedicated team of professionals and NOW! Programs® #DyslexiaScience https://lnkd.in/eZp9ma-A

The “cosmopolitan canopy” is an island of inter-racial civility in a sea of segregation. Such public spaces are an increasingly common feature of many US cities. They grow organically and encourage mostly positive race relations. See my book, The Cosmopolitan Canopy.

One type of slavery is gone. Abusive practices just take a different form at @CAQH. CAQH Core, for example, subjugates small medical practices by "creating" Jim Crow rules that make it impossible for small practices to file complaints against BIG + POWERFUL insurance companies that violate Federal law (CAQH CORE standards are adopted as federal regulations under HIPAA Administrative Simplification requirements; CAQH Core is designated as a "Standard Setting Organization"). When Sarah Ahmad + the Board of Directors at CAQH make the rules fair to small practices, she can talk about "freedom" + "equality." Everyone knows that CAQH stands AGAINST Equality. Acts speak louder than words Sarah Ahmad. CAQH Core has failed the American people. It's designation as a "Standard Setting Organization" should be revoked.

This week, we revisit our preliminary findings from our research on solidarity-buliding and intersectional organizing. This is finding number 5. (Scroll through our feed to see previous findings)!

Juneteenth marks a pivotal moment in American history, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. As we observe, let us acknowledge the past, celebrate the progress, and continue to work towards a future where freedom and equality are universal. Learn more about the history and significance of Juneteenth below.

Since becoming The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland almost six months ago, we’ve heard a lot of different feedback. Amid overwhelming support for the space our new name creates for Indigenous perspectives on the history here, we’re also aware of some fear and discomfort around our name change. I recently met with a group of community members who feel strongly that the name Fort Calgary should remain for this site. Their concerns mainly stem from a perception that the name change will serve to erase Fort Calgary’s history and the legacy of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP). I continuously reflect on the logic and irony of this position. We’re more committed than ever to understanding and sharing credible information about Fort Calgary and the impacts of its presence on this land. Our staff historian is examining historical records through a critical lens. We are learning more about, among other things, how the NWMP jailed women for “lunacy” at Fort Calgary, and how officers here aided in the return of runaway children to residential schools. How can we have truthful conversations about this history under a banner that serves to glorify the NWMP, the systems they upheld and the harm they caused?  I am responsible for stewarding this public land, and I am dedicated to our organization’s contribution to becoming an anti-racist city, as outlined in the City of Calgary Anti-Racist Strategic Plan. As the leader of a cultural institution and nationally designated historic site in Canada, I am committed to meeting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. This is our path, and these commitments are integral to our organization’s journey.  Unfortunately, our direction is difficult for some to accept. People question why we can’t just go back to the way things were. Why not continue delivering the same story? I acknowledge everyone is on their own journey—that some don’t yet know or believe the truth that must come before reconciliation. Conversations about this subject can be incredibly challenging. Although we try to meet people where they are, we can’t go backwards. Community members and visitors who support The Confluence’s journey have shared they are not interested in upholding a version of the past that only frames a fraction of the picture, and nor am I, as uncomfortable as that might feel.  

Welcome to Highlands Rotary Club. District 9210. Our tagline is "SERVICE ABOVE SELF" We are a 100% voluntary organization. Everything we do is on a voluntary basis. The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular to encourage and foster: FIRST - The development of acquintance as an opportunity for service. SECOND - High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarians's occupation an an opportunity to serve society. THIRD - The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business and community life. FOURTH - The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. Here is a Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do. 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?