YOU’RE INVITED to “Children’s Voices, Our Choices” - an engaging event hosted by Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council at Trout Lake Community Centre on September 7th, 2022.
The event will bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous families and children, knowledge keepers, childcare practitioners, advocates, and policy-makers to discuss what cultural safety looks and feels like in an early learning and childcare setting.
Date: Wednesday, September 7th, 2022
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: 3360 Victoria Drive (Trout Lake Community Centre
– Grandview Room and Lakewood Room)
The day will include the following:
Guest speaker Madelaine McCallum as MC, speaker, and dancer
Facilitated discussion by Nahanee Creative around cultural safety for Indigenous children and families in childcare
Graphic recorder capturing the day’s events
Lunch for attendees (and their children)
Childminding services
Door prizes!
This is an opportunity to learn and have your say on what YOU think should be done to create more culturally safe, inclusive childcare in Vancouver.
Please RSVP by Friday, August 26th with the following information:
Your name
Your position title and your organization (if applicable)
Dietary restrictions for lunch
Whether you require child-minding services (If yes, please let us know name(s) of child(ren) and age)
If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to email us at childcare@vancouver.ca
LINK to registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/childrens-voices-our-choices-community-celebration-tickets-404622245027