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CDLI Meet Up: How do we build safe(r) communities?

Join us for a Roundtable Conversation exploring how we might build communities of care which are safer and just for everyone. Register here.

AGENDA:

6:30 - 6:40: Welcome, Land Acknowledgment, Introductions

6:40 - 7:10: Roundtable Conversation - Part 1 

7:10 - 7:20: Reflection Exercise 

7:20 -7:50 Roundtable Conversation - Part 2 

7:50 - 8:00: Debrief & Closing

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Roundtable Members

Iftu Hargaaya, The Colour Factor 

Iftu Hargaaya (She/Her) has over 10 years of experience teaching and working in the non-profit sector. At a young age she immigrated from Oromia, East Africa as a refugee, and currently lives in Treaty 7, Moh’kins’tsis. Iftu is a trained peer support worker and co-founder of The Colour Factor, a non profit organization which focused on reclaiming wellness for Black, Indigenous and Racialized communities and providing abolition centered community care. Currently Iftu is an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Instructor at Bow Valley College and a member of the city of Calgary's anti-racist action committee. 

Resource:  Queer Freedom Dreams

Prudence Iticka

Prudence Iticka is an organizer of a mutual aid collective called Black People United which serves the Black/African communities of Calgary. 

Instagram @bpucalgary

Facebook:  Black People United Calgary 

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For more information or if you have any questions, contact the CDLI team at 403-919-3072 or by email at cdli@caryacalgary.ca.

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