Our event starts at 11 am on the 2nd floor of the Koffler House (569 Spadina Avenue). Social 10:45am – 11:00am.
This Sunday Michelle Edmunds will do a presentation about dominant and non-dominant groups and social location. She will present the Power Flower activity to demonstrate the disparities in power and influence through a political, cultural and societal perspective. We will have the opportunity to participate in the Power Flower activity to better understand social location, power, privilege and influence for those not equally represented in Canadian society.
Privilege does not mean those in the dominant groups do not struggle or face adversity. What will be considered is the imbalance between people who score low in the Power Flower vs. those who score high and how this can affect an individual in the non-dominant group and their journey through life, while facing and overcoming obstacles that dominant groups do not experience.
Michelle has been involved with diversity and inclusion training for over a decade. One of the topics under inclusion is the Power Flower.
Catherine Francis will do the Community Moment. The Community Moment is a chance for one of our own to share their journey, thoughts about life, or something personal about themselves. It could be light and silly or it could be emotionally heavy. Either way, you’ll learn more about a valued person in our community. Interested in presenting your own Community Moment? Contact Tania at 416oasis@gmail.com.
You can RSVP for this on our Meetup page at:
https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/gkxgdryzkbsb/