In my 25+ years working in communities, predominantly with non-profit organizations, I have become an advocate, public speaker, and educator and can tailor to the needs of organizations, businesses and government representatives for speaking engagements and workshops. I offer a sliding scale for upcoming projects, grassroots work, and non-profits.
Speaking Engagements
Feminism
- Histories of feminism in Canada
- Feminist movements
- Understanding intersectional feminism beyond the waves
- Feminist narrative therapy and single session counselling
Women and Politics
- Exploring barriers to women in politics historically and today
- Societal and media perceptions of women in leadership
- Strategies for engaging women in politics
Women’s Rights
- Meaningfully including women from the margins
- Dismantling of child protection in Canada
- Women in systems and navigating systems
- Trauma and recovery, from a personal narrative (living after trauma)
- Supportive transitional housing and emergency shelters for women
Leadership
- How to run an organization 101 – feminist advocacy, housing and homeless, child and youth advocacy
- Growing your idea into an organization
- Accountability from the top down
- Women in politics
- Media training and coach
- Inclusive policies and procedures
Being an Ally
- Working with survivors of all genders of sexual violence
- Moving beyond what we think we know, working to centre communities from the margins
- Working with Indigenous communities as settlers
- Supporting 2SLGBTQI communities
- Men being better allies around violence against women
- Mental health and addictions
- Supporting our youth
Workshops and Training
Capacity Building
- Branding, workplace culture and managing transition in non-profits
- Balancing advocacy and lobbying from the margins
- Letting leaders lead while retaining and nurturing talent
- Crisis intervention and conflict resolution, in policies and in workplace culture
- Working with limited resources and building up
Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness
- Bystander intervention
- Safe bar training
Trauma, Burn Out, and Self Care in Community Work
- Understanding trauma from a feminist perspective
- Burnout, compassion fatigue, and self care in front line staff and creating a culture of support
- Strengthening boundaries with front line staff and marginalized communities
Non-profit Management and Governance
- Performance evaluations for in non-profit organizations
- Supervision on the front lines
- Board governance and development
- Calling in and holding ourselves accountable
- Culturally competent anti-violence work
- Bridging research and community work – working with academic institutions to promote community engagement and research on the ground
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