Reach out response network

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Hi all,

The Reach Out Response Network is putting together a team of folks to help us build a strategy for recruiting/engaging with diverse communities, as we recognize that a disproportionate number of our volunteers are white folks and we want to make sure that we're proportionately engaging communities of colour. We have taken some steps to achieve this goal, such as engaging with culturally specific organizations; however, we need to do more and are committed to this work. Therefore we're putting together a group of folks who can help us develop a strategy for engaging with, recruiting, and retaining diverse populations, both as volunteers and to attend events like our town halls.

If you're interested in being part of this team, please let me know! We're hoping to set up a first meeting and build out a work plan beginning in early October. Anyone with experience in community engagement or HR would be an asset to the team, as well as folks who are well-versed in grassroots organizing and anti-oppression principles. But anyone with an interest in and commitment to our goal of creating a diverse and representative team is welcome to join! I've sent this email to all our current volunteers in order to cast as wide a net as possible, so if you're interested in joining, just let me know and I'll send you the doodle poll to schedule the first meeting.

All the best,

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Rachel Bromberg (she/her)

Co-Founder of the Reach Out Response Network

email|[email protected]

website|reachouttoronto.ca

facebook|facebook.com/ReachOutToronto

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