How can caring people respond to racism? The first step toward fighting racism is acknowledging that white people and people of colour do not experience the world in the same way.
June 5 is World Environment Day, set aside by the United Nations to bring people, communities, governments and organizations around the world together to take action on critical environmental challenges facing the planet.
It’s important for Canadians to realize that Indigenous children are heavily represented in the child welfare system due to years of colonization, residential schools and the Sixties Scoop. This trauma will continue into future generations unless people are willing to learn the stories of colonization, which has and continues to threaten Indigenous communities.
As we strive to cultivate a community of shalom—of wholeness and flourishing—within our organization, one in which we believe the best in each other, want the best for each other and expect the best from each other, may we be quick to be good neighbours, sharing the gifts of time and vulnerability.
For our family, this was not a time for colour-coded schedules, brand-new routines and high expectations. This was a time for three things: to grow closer to God, to grow closer to each other and “get through it.”
Autism is not something to be cured or eliminated, but rather a neurological difference that needs to be better understood and appreciated, with all the beautiful strengths—and often painful weaknesses—that come with it.
Leaders who achieve results set direction; strategically align decisions with vision, values and evidence; take action to implement decisions; and assess and evaluate.