CDLI hosts regular community conversations like Meet Ups for anyone interested in helping to build better communities to learn from one another. This month, we'll be hosting a Roundtable exploring Mutual Aid here in Calgary, followed by breakout room conversations to dig a little deeper.
Join us for our first community conversation of the year, where we’ll be hosting a Roundtable Conversation on Mutual Aid in Calgary! Hear from special guests Michelle Robinson of the Native Calgarian podcast, Taylor McNallie of Inclusive Canada, and Yvonne Henderson of Bear Clan Patrol Calgary about their experiences with mutual aid in Calgary, and what it’s revealed about changes needed in the city to better support our communities.
This is a free event, but we strongly encourage people to support our guests and/or mutual aid initiatives in your own communities! To support the Roundtable members, click on their names below.
Register today!
Agenda:
6:00 - 6:10: Welcome, Land Acknowledgment, Introductions
6:10 - 7:10: Roundtable Conversation
7:10 - 7:25: Q&A period
7:25 - 7:30: Break
7:30 - 7:50: Breakout Room Conversations
7:50 - 8:00: Debrief & Closing
Roundtable Member Bios:
Michelle Robinson or Red Thunder Woman is a ((sa-too-Dene-eh)) Sahtu Dene mother with a podcast called Native Calgarian. She also runs an Indigenous book club and is now a homeschool mother.
Taylor McNallie, Inclusive Canada
Taylor McNallie is the true definition of a serial entrepreneur - a brand developer, marketing strategist, public speaker, emcee, bad-ass music journalist and a civil rights activist - Taylor is an all-around power house.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Taylor moved to a small town in Alberta in 2001, where she had her first harsh experience with racism. She has been learning how to have tough conversations and addressing racism ever since. When the murder of George Floyd sparked worldwide unrest in 2020, creating the largest civil rights movement in history, Taylor co-created Inclusive Canada (previously known as RAAR - Rural Alberta Against Racism) to bring conversations regarding racism and anti-racism into rural communities across Alberta.
The organization, which consists of Black, brown and Indigenous women, focuses on providing an educational approach by offering anti-racism learning sessions for businesses, organizations, institutions and individuals who wish to commit themselves to being anti-racist and dismantling the oppressive systems that uphold harm to racialized, marginalized and vulnerable communities, globally.
Taylor’s perspective and commitment to bringing awareness and an end to systemic racism inspires her audiences to get involved and support local initiatives hands-on.
Yvonne Henderson, Bear Clan Patrol Calgary
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For more information or if you have any questions, contact the CDLI team at 403-919-3072 or by e-mail at cdli@caryacalgary.ca.