Mentorship Initiative for Indigenous & Planners of Colour #MIIPOC #BlackLivesMatter

Toronto
Joined December 2019
Replying to @cityofmarkham
@cityofmarkham has partnered with @MIIPOCca to create two intern positions within the Development Services Commission and you can read about it here: 👇 ontarioplanners.ca/OPPIAsset…
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Sharing an opportunity to our MIIPOC network see below from LURA Consulting!
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Hi folks, Please share and fill out this survey that will directly influence new policy on the GGH Transportation Plan. Your responses could have a great impact on the conversations and possible areas of focus for the policies and work being done. ontario.ca/form/consultation…
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We all have a right to access more equitable transportation in Ontario and it's important that our collective voices and experiences with mobility and transportation within the GGH are heard. Thank you and please feel free to share widely!
Registration closes at noon today! Sign up if you haven’t already
Join us on June 23, 2021 from 5:30pm-6:30pm EST for the first event of MIIPOC's Words to Power Speaker Series featuring Lena Phillips.
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National Indigenous Peoples Day is a time of love, joy & reflection. We are more than just a day or month marked on a calendar. Our existence is our resistance. We are still here and will continue to be here. We are reclaiming and with each generation, we are getting stronger.
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Join us on June 23, 2021 from 5:30pm-6:30pm EST for the first event of MIIPOC's Words to Power Speaker Series featuring Lena Phillips.
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To hear and learn more about how Lena draws on her cross-cultural experiences and background in city-building to put equity, anti-racism and decolonization into practice, register by June 20th! See our poster for more info #urbanism #urbanplanning #DEI
The Shared Path Consultation Initiative (sharedpath.ca/) has an internship opportunity for Indigenous Youth who are interested in working in Planning! Please see the Job Ad attached. Kindly share with your networks, the deadline is May 11th, 2021
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sharedpath.ca/ - Shared Path is a charity organization operating at the intersection of planning and Indigenous, Aboriginal and Treaty Rights with an emphasis on decision makers in the planning process through relationship building, education and advocacy.
We’re excited to kick off our second MIIPOC cohort this evening!
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Thank you to everyone who applied! Unfortunately due to limited spaces, we were unable to accept all applications for the 2021 cohort
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We’d like to stay connected, so please keep updated on MIIPOC events and opportunities through the year -> MIIPOC.com
Happy Holidays everyone! 🌲🥳
Abigail Moriah receives the PAC Honorary Chair Award for her invaluable work as co-founder of the Mentorship Initiative for Indigenous and Planners of Colour (@MIIPOCca) and founder of the Black Planning Project (@planning_black). Thank you and congratulations!
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We are still accepting applications for our next group of mentors and mentees! Please apply through miipoc.com
We’re accepting applications for our second cohort of mentors and mentees! Apply through our website miipoc.com
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We’re really excited to launch our website! Take a look and learn more about the program and how it works 🤗
Replying to @OntarioPlanners
@OntarioPlanners is seeking interested volunteers to join the Anti-Black Racism in Planning Task Force | OPPI All members are encouraged to volunteer as we seek a diversity of perspectives and experiences. Visit our website for info: ow.ly/e0hh50BN4HT
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Special thanks to the Black Planners and Urbanists Association along with several OPPI staff and council members for their work in pioneering this incredible initiative!
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