Agenda
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 5:30 P.m. - 7:30 P.m.

Electronic and In-Person Participation - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The Corporation of the Town of Orangeville

(Chair and Secretary at Town Hall - 87 Broadway)

Orangeville, Ontario

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Disclosures of (Direct or Indirect) Pecuniary Interest

3.

Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge the treaty lands and territory of the Williams Treaty Nations and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We also recognize that Dufferin County is the traditional territory of the Wendat and the Haudenosaunee and is home to many Indigenous people today.

4.

Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting

• Recommendations:

  That the minutes of the following meeting are approved: 

4.1

2024-09-19 - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee - Minutes

5.

Presentations

5.1

Rosey Kaur, Founder, Early Concepts, The Patka Box Movement Ontario

During the Town of Orangeville's June 24, 2024 Council meeting, Ms. Kaur was invited to present to the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

5.2

Alethia O'Hara-Stephenson, President, Dufferin County Canadian Black Association

• Recommendations:

  That the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee endorse the Dufferin County Canadian Black Association's (DCCBA) Black History Month event in 2025.

5.3

Julie Elsdon-Height, Co-Executive Director, The Brave Canoe, Indigenous Leadership in our Community

6.

Items for Discussion and Reports

6.1

2024-2026 EDI Strategy

• Recommendations:

  That the 2024-2026 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy be approved.

6.2

2025 EDI Committee Meeting Schedule

• Recommendations:

  That the 2025 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee meeting schedule be approved.

7.

Correspondence

8.

Announcements

9.

Date of Next Meeting

Tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. Subject to Committee approval of the 2025 Meeting Schedule.

10.

Adjournment