August Updates

ReconciliAction Symposium for Changemakers

In late November 2024, Audrey had the opportunity to attend a one-day event in Edmonton sponsored by End Poverty Edmonton and several other businesses and organizations. The conference began with a meaningful gesture of reconciliation: a pipe ceremony led by a local female elder.The event featured two-panel discussions focused on achieving economic reconciliation for Indigenous employees and employers in the workplace. Four breakout sessions followed, showcasing successful case studies from the Edmonton area. These sessions provided participants with practical examples, insights, and strategies for fostering economic reconciliation.Facilitators compiled notes from the sessions to develop actionable recommendations. They proposed a starting point for participants and attendees who had not yet begun their efforts: “Take small, meaningful actions to achieve at least a 15% change in the workplace.”