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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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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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'll be there!
Please join us along with the Uoft Mentorship in Planning Research Group next Wednesday, July 8th for an online presentation and discussion on the academic and career experiences of BIPOC planners! The presentation will start at 6:00pm via zoom. Please find the details below
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This MES candidate is looking to interview QTBIPOC folk in the planning field, or familiar with city-building policies and guidelines to speak on the aforementioned and possibly their experiences participating in mainstream queer spaces. Details 👇
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I’m looking for BIPOC Community and City Planners in the Twittersphere! Please hit me up! Want to talk future and ideas etc. Trying to put something together...
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Anti-Black racism in planning & urbanism: a thread of readings With gratitude to the following authors, contributors, activists & organizers who shared their work these past few months, who struggled to have their work seen prior to this moment, who continue to fight and care
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It's time to refund our communities and invest in the things that truly keep us safe. #DefundThePolice #BlackLivesMatter #IndigenousLivesMatter Illustration by: Joanna Sevilla
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#YUResearch: In Canada, Indigenous persons are 8 times more likely to be homeless than non-Indigenous persons. We sat down with Prof Jesse Thistle (@michifman) to talk why that is & what can be done about it 📺 Interview: bit.ly/2YlFy28 | #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
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Join Shannon Holness, @itsbredap, Nicole Hanson and @KodjoKwashie @planning_black next Wednesday to talk about responses to anti-black racism in planning practice, in partnership with @EnvironmentYork. You can send you questions in advance👇 – at Toronto, Ontario
On June 24, join us for our 4th #OPPIForumFriday webinar on how can planning respond to anti-Black racism in practice. This is in partnership w/ @EnvironmentYork & our guests will discuss their experiences. Register today & ask questions in advance: ow.ly/vi6650AaBsQ
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Global lockdowns have led to a decline in the use of public transit. TTC & GO report a fall in ridership by 80 to 90%. Our focus this week on 'Coronavirus & the City: One Question' is on Mobility, & how public transit can be made safer & more equitable. uoft.me/CovidCities-Mobility
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The Mentoring Initiative for Indigenous & Planners of Colour (MIIPOC) is having a networking social on May 24 at the 519. MIIPOC provides social & professional support for skills development. Email [email protected] & visit the event page for info: ow.ly/hRy550uf03c
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