Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal
This website is your one-stop shop to learn about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) at the Municipality of Chatham-kent.
Visit the 'Engage' and 'What's New' sections for the latest updates. Check out the links at the side to find resources to help you in your work or learn about our DEIJ Strategy.
May 2024 DEIJ Lunch and Learn
To register, contact Rebecca DEIJ@chatham-kent.ca or x 2447. Visit our News Post for more information.
DEIJ Calendar
Click the image below to download a PDF version. Visit our News post for more information about the calendar and related events.
Planning a Cinco de Mayo-related event? Visit our resource on Respectful Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
This website is your one-stop shop to learn about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) at the Municipality of Chatham-kent.
Visit the 'Engage' and 'What's New' sections for the latest updates. Check out the links at the side to find resources to help you in your work or learn about our DEIJ Strategy.
May 2024 DEIJ Lunch and Learn
To register, contact Rebecca DEIJ@chatham-kent.ca or x 2447. Visit our News Post for more information.
DEIJ Calendar
Click the image below to download a PDF version. Visit our News post for more information about the calendar and related events.
Planning a Cinco de Mayo-related event? Visit our resource on Respectful Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
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Thank you for attending a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Lunch and Learn!
Please take a moment to share your feedback. These responses will be used by the Coordinator to improve future sessions.
We do not ask for your name so that you can provide feedback anonymously. If you have questions you'd like answered, please contact Rebecca Haskell-Thomas, Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion , and Justice DEIJ@chatham-kent.ca or x. 2447.
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Our May Lunch & Learn will focus on dispelling myths and understanding human rights of approaches to supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
Safe Space
Glossary
Resources
- Honouring Cinco de Mayo Respectfully (390 KB) (pdf)
- Workplace Inclusion During Ramadan (751 KB) (pdf)
- Inclusive Holidays 2023 (983 KB) (pdf)
- DEIJ Calendars
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DEIJ Strategy - About and Updates
- What do Equality, Equity, and Justice look like? (318 KB) (png)
- DEIJ Committee Members (16.8 KB) (docx)
- DEIJ Strategy Update #1 (34.3 MB) (mp4)
- DEIJ Strategy Best Practices Paper (1.03 MB) (pdf)
- Full Summary of DEIJ Survey Findings (213 KB) (pdf)
- Infographic- DEIJ Survey Findings of Personal Perceptions of DEIJ (77.7 KB) (pdf)
- Video-DEIJ Survey Findings of Diversity (5.93 MB) (mp4)
- Infographic-DEIJ Survey Findings of Diversity (403 KB) (pdf)
- Report to Council Update #1
- Report to Council- Update #2
- Report to Council Update #3
- Report to Council Update #4
- Report to Council Update #5 (272 KB) (pdf)
- Report to Council Update #6 (199 KB) (pdf)
- Report to Council Update #6 - Appendix (334 KB) (pdf)
- Report to Council Update # 7
- Data about our Community
- Community Resources
- Inclusive Language
- Facilitator Tools
- Microaggressions
- Anti-Black Racism
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Indigenous Communities
- CK Road To Understanding
- Training: Indigenous Community Awareness (AMO and OFIFC)
- Guidance on Traditional Land Acknowledgment Statements (AMO)
- Municipal - Indigenous Relations (AMO Resources)
- Reconciliation: A Starting Point (app)
- Truth & Reconciliation Calls to Action
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Calls To Justice
- Chatham-Kent Urban Indigenous Services Environmental Scan (1.79 MB) (pdf)
- Reconciliation-related books for all age groups
- Treaties Recognition Week-DEIJ (289 KB) (pdf)
- 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities
- Religious Inclusion
- Women's Inclusion
- Intersectionality
- Power and Privilege
- Measuring Inclusion Tool for Municipal Governments
- Ottawa Equity & Inclusion Lens Handbook
- Resource Library for Inclusive Municipal Governance
- Cinco de Mayo Recommendations 2024 (27 KB) (pdf)
- DEIJ L&L May 2024 Flyer (2.04 MB) (pdf)
Holidays and Days of Observance
DEIJ Strategy Timeline
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Hire DEI Coordinator & Intern
Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal has finished this stageFall 2021
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Pre-Planning
Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal has finished this stageFall 2021 - Winter 2022
Review and summarize:
-best practices for developing DEIJ Strategy.
-resources for developing DEIJ Strategy.
Create framework for developing DEIJ Strategy.
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Launch Internal Engagement
Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal has finished this stageWinter 2022
Invite people to help develop the DEIJ Strategy
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Assessment
Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal has finished this stageWinter - Summer 2022
Gathering information to inform
Strategy development
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Share Assessment Findings
Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal has finished this stageFall 2022
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Create the DEIJ Strategy
Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal has finished this stageWinter 2022-Winter 2023
Identify goals & how we'll achieve them.
Develop implementation & evaluation plans.
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Share the Draft DEIJ Strategy
Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal has finished this stageWinter 2023
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Begin to Implement & Monitor Progress
Municipal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Employee Portal is currently at this stageSpring 2023
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Who's Listening
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Coordinator, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Phone 226-312-2023 x 2447 Email rebeccah@chatham-kent.ca -
Chief Human Resource Officer & General Manager, Corporate Services
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Phone 226-312-2023 x 3622 Email cathyh@chatham-kent.ca