The J.E.D.I. Journey with Alka - Blog Series
Through a series of monthly blog posts, Alka Kumar explores ideas, events, and engagements related to J.E.D.I. (Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion).
The posts connect to the CMCCF’s two-year initiative, the Intercultural and Intergenerational Diversity and Inclusion Engagement Project, funded by the government of Canada.
Read all Alka's posts below:
Please note: New posts will be added monthly. Check back to stay up to date with Alka’s J.E.D.I. journey.
In this first post, Alka explores what J.E.D.I. means to her and what you can expect from this brand new blog series.
In her February post, Alka explores a recent gathering between cultural community members and service providers.
The March instalment of Alka Kumar’s blog series explores the substance and impact of advocacy days.
The April instalment of Alka Kumar’s blog series explores hope, equity and inclusion and the second year of the J.E.D.I project
The May instalment of Alka’s blog series explores expressing lived experience, the power of story-telling, and Asian Heritage month.
The June instalment of Alka’s blog series explores solidarity and ally-ship and the impacts of inequity and exclusion.
The September instalment of Alka’s blog series explores what this project means to us, and how we plan to proceed in year 2.
The October instalment of Alka’s blog series explores the nature of change, World Values Day and what it means to build community in dark times.
The November instalment of Alka’s blog series recalls her early days as a peace and conflict graduate, and explores challenging questions.
The December instalment of Alka’s blog series reflects on experiences in 2023, as well as dreams, plans and hopes for 2024.
The January 2024 instalment of Alka’s blog series takes stock of the world we face, the need for hope and the power of gratitude.
The February 2024 instalment of Alka’s blog celebrates a special evening in Portage la Prairie and looks back at the last two years.
The March 2024 instalment of Alka’s blog explores the J.E.D.I project, approaches to peace building, and what the future holds.
Coming soon…
