Equity and inclusion are two foundational principles that every changemaker needs to centre in their community change work. Tamarack Institute itself was founded on the belief that people with lived experience of oppressive systems must be part of transforming those systems. Whether we're working to transform large systems or looking to contribute to small-scale change efforts, success requires a thoughtful, inclusive, equity-based approach to defining the issue and building solutions.
In this month's edition of Engage!, we're highlighting two resources that can help changemakers apply an equity lens to their systems change work and make their workplace, events, and intiatives more inclusive.
Days of Significance 2023-2024: A Guide
Many folks in your organization or community, just like at Tamarack, observe various ethnocultural, religious, faith and spiritual dates celebrated globally.
This guide was conceived to assist in holding organizations, supervisors, and event hosts accountable for respecting, recognizing, and accommodating needs of staff and community members — be they spiritual, faith-based, ethnocultural, or religious. We hope this guide helps you create an inclusive environment that centres and honours diverse voices of the community.
Centring Equity and Place-Based Approaches in Systemic Transformation
The CEOs of four organizations across the world came together for this case study: Collaboration for Impact (Australia), Inspiring Communities (New Zealand), Place Matters (United Kingdom), and the Tamarack Institute.
Working in place provides a centre of focus and experimentation to imagine, prototype, and implement at a scale that can be agile and adaptive.
Equity ensures that those most impacted by the systems in need of transformation are centred and honoured.
Explore what equity means in place-based change and systems transformation with this new resource, co-produced by the CEOs of four organizations that support place-based transformation in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK.
