We are a multidisciplinary consulting collaborative focused on supporting organizations and communities to become stronger, healthier and more equitable.
Victoria, BC
Joined September 2019
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LevelUp Planning Collaborative Inc. retweeted
Looking forward to SD-34 session that is taking place today at 3:30: Using an Equity Lens in Social Planning & Poverty Reduction by the LevelUp team. They did amazing job on @CityofDeltaBC Poverty Reduction Strategy! @Elevation_2022 come to ExpressB room
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In honor of #EarthDay and this year’s theme #InvestinOurPlanet, we’ve compiled resources for planners to support their work in combatting climate change and planning for a more sustainable future. Access the full listing of resources here: bit.ly/3vcWrMZ
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On March 22 join @YorkUniversity and @CANURB to celebrate the launch of @Jay_Pitter’s "Engaging Black People and Power" publication, a resource that highlights engagement practice & policy approaches for addressing spatialized anti-Blackness in cities. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Environmental racism is the disproportionate proximity and greater exposure of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities to polluting industries and environmentally hazardous activities. Learn more in our NEW article by @ingrid_waldron: thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/e…
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FREE WEBINAR: Foundations of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion for the Planning Community
This webinar provides foundational knowledge of EDI principles and terms, and explores why these concepts are important for planning. Facilitated by Hrx.
Register today: ow.ly/flVv50CBOlL
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We are hiring at @NCCDH_CCNDS. If you are passionate about health equity this is for you. Super bonus if you you have experience in critical race/anti-racist/decolonizing approaches #healthequity #sdoh #cdnpoli
NCCDH job posting: Knowledge Translation Specialist (Full-Time Temporary) nccdh.ca/about-the-nccdh/emp… | Deadline: August 25, 2020
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Are you looking to address health challenges in your community & you’ve started a venture with an innovative business model? Our Health Promotion Lab is now accepting applications for Trampoline! Learn more here: ow.ly/SmZ250AGHCr
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1 week. 4 live panel discussions. 2 virtual film screenings. Right To Home is an initiative brought to you by organizations across Canada to recognize the urgency and importance of (re)imagining housing and shelter.
Details here: bit.ly/RightToHome
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Race-based health data crucial for addressing disparities, but how it's collected is also important | The Chronicle Herald thechronicleherald.ca/news/l…
LevelUp Planning Collaborative Inc. retweeted
The Ottawa Board of Health has declared anti-Black racism a public health issue. The Board approved the motion, which sets out steps on board representation and anti-racism training, unanimously: ottawacitizen.com/news/local… #ONhealth #BlackHealth #BlackLivesMatter #ONpoli #CDNpoli
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This Thursday, June 11 from 5 pm -7 PM (ADT)
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“Anti-racist is a new code for a person who's really fighting for equity, for true love.”
In their book, “Stamped,” authors @jasonreynolds83 and @dribram imagine a new form of indoctrination: with equity and justice.
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New interview I gave to the Narwhal where I discuss how white people purposely terrorize Black people by pretending not to "get it". @DalHealth
‘This is about vulnerability’: Ingrid Waldron on the links between environmental racism and police brutality: thenarwhal.ca/vulnerability-…
LevelUp Planning Collaborative Inc. retweeted
This moment is unprecedented, yet in many ways, we have been here before. Anti-Black racism is a #publichealth crisis that we must address NOW. Read the full statement from Black health leaders: allianceon.org/news/Statemen… #ONhealth #Blackhealth #BlackLivesMatter
ALT Text graphic that reads: Declare Anti-Black Racism a Public Health Crisis. For full text of statement, click on link in tweet.
LevelUp Planning Collaborative Inc. retweeted
👇It has always been thus: the most unequal societies are the least healthy - for the rich, the poor and everyone in between. The pandemic just makes it visibly real.
If we want life to go back to ‘normal’ sooner rather than later, we have to accept the fact that the health of the most vulnerable is undoubtedly entangled with our own. ow.ly/TxMj50zuues #covid19 #housingcrisis #cdnpoli
LevelUp Planning Collaborative Inc. retweeted
It’s officially #MentalHealthWeek! This year, we’re not just asking you to get loud – we’re asking you to #GetReal about how you feel. RT to help us celebrate! mentalhealthweek.ca
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I will be discussing why race provides an important analytical entry point for understanding the social, economic, environmental and political factors that create disproportionate exposure to infection from COVID-19 in African Nova Scotian communities.
This week’s episode of Open Dialogue Live will feature four #DalhousieU experts who will discuss how the #COVID19 pandemic impacts socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. Learn more about the April 30 event and the panelists ➡️ bit.ly/2Y8Auyb
LevelUp Planning Collaborative Inc. retweeted
I’m very excited about this. One of the most important issues any city can address: the health + wellbeing of its community. Still a few spots open!
Starting April 30 and remotely delivered online! @SFUcity CITY 258: Planning and Designing Healthy Communities feat. @nlamontagne + Claire Gram sfu.ca/continuing-studies/co… @CIP_ICU @_PIBC @BC_HC @ChatrLab @ubcspph
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BC’s epidemic trajectory is stable, with a lower incidence and mortality rate than in some other parts of Canada and the world: Latest surveillance on #COVID19 in BC: ow.ly/kuI250zoxbk
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Preliminary research has detected Coronavirus on tiny particles in air pollution. This could explain, in part, why COVID19 death rates are higher in regions with higher levels of air pollution. #covid19 #airpollution @SOCAAR_UofT
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