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(SJRK) April 18, 2019 Partners Meeting

(SJRK) April 18, 2019 Partners Meeting

Apr 18, 2019

Present: Dana, Liam

TIG Update

  • Contract is ready - just need details from Karisma and FUTCO before final sign-off

  • Collaboration with FUTCO on OER? What are their expectations?

    • There are possibilities but need to know the details

    • Need to work it into workplan as needed

  • Inclusive organising toolkit

    • Series of definitions eg. emotional labour, diff between fragility and vulnerability

    • Activities and conversations - allowing people to feel comfortable - creating a safe space for critique

    • Getting more feedback as a result! Conversations about micro-aggression, other

    • A little bit messy in a good way

    • Workshop on self-care yesterday in staff meeting

    • Need to consider how to add new people to the group, once trust has been established with a given group of people

    • Letting someone new in without consideration doesn’t work - just in the name of inclusion - needs consideration

    • Can you share activities with IDRC? Putting in the toolkit

    • Including the Wander Walk

      • Walking aimlessly through space may not be possible or safe

      • Reflection based on having led the activity and iterated on the fly

      • Include reflection in the toolkit

    • Quarterly planning activities using Padlet

    • Have a regular activity already to reflect on the week (15 5’s)

    • Include reflections in the toolkit? Depersonalize them, a bit more formal

  • SDG toolkit - external contract person

    • Kicking off now that contract is done

    • Will have an onboarding meeting

  • Indigenous language stuff just starting

    • Future pathways - leadership, employment, education

    • Summit at OCAD at some point

    • Series of plant drawings - Evergreen Brickworks - May 9

    • Was going to be public, but now private event

  • Using WAV extension to do accessibility audits on TIG’s sites

    • Alt-text in various languages, including Indigenous languages

IDRC update

  • Working with Caren and Sepi on storytelling website

    • Want to get a one-pager up soon

    • Working on context - focus is on learning to learn but also the tool can be useful in many different contexts

  • Gregor working away on adding functionality

  • Dana adding more content to SJRK site

    • Please provide any info about past and future events - to add to the site

  • Otherwise have just been working on the budgets/contract stuff