MEMBER FORUM Jarrett Hagglund, Member-at-Large 11 March 2019 Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia
AGENDA FOR THE EVENING 1. Welcome 2. Updates from CHF BC 3. Updates from CHF Canada 4. Kaslo Gardens Co-op – Indigenous Reconciliation 5. Wrap-up 2
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS 3
CHF BC SERVICES CHF BC offers a full range of services to support our members be well-governed membership associations, soundly managed viable businesses and healthy co-operative communities. Commercial Education Community Planning & Advocacy Services Ensuring co-ops are Keeping in touch with Renewal Speaking up for and equipped with the co-op news and representing co-op Helping you and your Helping secure the knowledge, skills and fostering co-op interests. co-op save money long-term viability of supports they need. connections. through group buying. co-ops and the broader co-op sector. 4
UPCOMING EVENTS Ten things to look for in your financial statements WEBINAR • March 26 Education Conference: Saturday, April 6 • Sheraton Wall Centre, Richmond Airport Legal duties of directors WEBINAR • May 9 CHF BC Semi-Annual General Meeting : Saturday, May 26 • Sheraton Wall Centre, Richmond Airport 5
KEEP CONNECTED WITH US #strongercommunities 6
INVITE US TO YOUR CO-OP 7
CHF Canada Report
Vision Framework: “Co - op Housing for All” CHF Canada
Vision Panel Videos CHF Canada Report 10
Aligning to support the Vision Framework • • • CHF Canada Report 11
Greener Co-op Microgrants • • • CHF Canada Report 12
www.chfcanada.coop CHF Canada Report 13
AGM Guest Speakers • • • • • • CHF Canada report 14
Coast Salish (Vancouver) Cooperatives & Reconciliation Strategy: From Knowledge to Action The story of Kaslo Gardens Housing Coop…
Acknowledgements • Unceded Coast Salish Territory • Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada diversity grant • Scott Clark and Bethany Sunday Shortt from Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society (ALIVE) • Ushnesh Sengupta, University of Toronto • Tami Pierce, Vancouver Community College Indigenous Education and Community Engagement program • Co-operative Housing Federation of BC for support in advertising/enabling us to share about this work • Kaslo Gardens Co-operative Action Network Committee (Kaslo CAN)
Overview of evening • 7:15-7:45pm Kaslo’s story • 7:45-8:05 pm Break • 8:05-8:35pm Small group dialogue • 8:35-9:00pm Large group sharing • Closing: Workshop at CHF BC’s spring conference
Our story…
First steps: Starting our civic engagement committee – Kaslo Gardens’ Cooperative Action Network Committee (Kaslo CAN)
Funding from Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada’s Diversity grant
To address the invisibility of this history/ongoing impact: Opened our invite to all Vancouver coops
Coast Salish (Vancouver) Cooperatives & Reconciliation dialogue-action series Spring forum/conference /summit=develop co-op reconciliation strategy
Learning… Pillar 2: Restitution Pillar 4: Reciprocal accountability Pillar 1: Recognition Pillar 3: Reconciliation
Another way to organizing participants’ ideas: Reconciliation continuum Awareness building Shared decision making Resource sharing
Break into small groups • If your coop has engaged in reconciliation work thus far, what have you done? What worked well? What areas would your coop like to improve? • What does the meaning of the following terms mean to you? “Colonization” “Decolonization” “Restitution” “Reconciliation”? How might your coop move these insights into action within your coop? • How might coops collaborate? How might coops reach out to and connect and build relationships with Indigenous members and communities?
Report back from small groups…
Recognition…
Recognition…history of cooperatives and colonization in Canada
Recognition: impacts of genocidal practices such as residential schools Impact on residential school survivors : Fear, panic, horror Dehumanization Pain, loss, shame, internalized shame Vulnerable, confusion-not knowing what was happening Loneliness, isolation Deep sadness Unloving environment- didn’t learn how to love Indoctrination Terror, despair, hopelessness Anger Inter-generational impact: 60s Scoop Present: more children in child welfare than height of residential schools Inter-generational healing: Learning how to love again, learning how to connect, build community, reclaim lost culture, lands, rights
Restitution-reconciliation
Reciprocal accountability Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society (ALIVE)
Reciprocal accountability
Reciprocal accountability
Next steps… • To stay updated on this work: join Van CAN • Join our email list serve: KasloCAN@gmail.com • Attend CHF BC’s spring conference and join our three hour workshop
11 March 2019 Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia
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