Seminar: Building Sustainable Capacity for Welcoming Organizations

Hosted by the Diversity and Equity Research Group (DERG). In partnership with the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP).

“Building Sustainable Capacity for Welcoming Organizations”

Speakers & Topics:

– Rashmi Luther, Faculty Member at Carleton University: Cultivating Equitable & Inclusive Organizations in Ottawa:  Learning from Ottawa’s Equity Project

– Syd Gravel, Former Police Sergeant: Learning from the Organizational Change Experience of the Ottawa Police

– Caroline Andrew, Director, Centre on Governance: Assessing our Impact: How do we know when we succeed?___________________________________________________________________________

Register On-line: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6949683691
For RSVP questions, please contact Stéphane Paquette: mdpaquette@rogers.com.

Building Sustainable Capacity for Welcoming Organizations Seminar is proud to be part of the Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW).  For more information of the WOW, please visit www.olip-plio.ca.

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Seminar Speakers’ Profiles

Rashmi Luther
Rashmi Luther has been a faculty member with Carleton University’s School of Social Work for the past 22 years.  Her active involvement in the Ottawa community spans over 30 years, encompassing issues such as poverty, youth, immigrants and refugees, women and violence, policing, health and social services, and housing.  Much of her teaching, research and community-based work have been to support and promote equity and inclusion, especially for those experiencing racialized exclusion.  

In recognition of some of her contributions to the Ottawa community, Rashmi received a Woman of Distinction award in 1994 and served as a Women of Distinction Ambassador in 2003. In 1993, the Baha’i Community of Ottawa-Carleton presented her with the Racial Harmony Award.  

Syd Gravel
A retired police officer with over 30 years’ experience with the Ottawa Police Service, Syd Gravel spent 6 years managing an International Award winning Diversity Change Project that received the 2007 International Association of Chiefs of Police Civil Rights Award in New Orleans, USA.   He is passionate about managing change through diversity and is full of tips, secrets, experiences and techniques based on this experience with the Ottawa Police to lead organizations through the transition of change.   He can take diversity project managers from panicked to passionate to successful – because he has walked the talk in an organization entrenched in 150 years of tradition!  

In 2007, Syd was invested as a Member of the Order of Merit (M.O.M.) in policing by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, for his work on diversity issues within a police environment.

Caroline Andrew
Caroline Andrew  is the Director of the Centre on Governance, School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. She studied political science at the University of British Columbia (BA), Laval University (MA) and the University of Toronto (PhD).  Her research interests include urban development, municipal immigration and immigrant integration policies, gender and local governance, place-based policy and relations between community groups and municipal governments.

Caroline Andrew is and her colleagues have received a SSHRC grant to evaluate the impact of City of Ottawa’s Equity & Inclusion Lens.   Caroline is on the boards of the Lowertown Community Resource Centre and Women in Cities International, City for All Women Initiative and is the chair of the Executive Committee of the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership.