● Title of the side event: State of Black Economics Report - Leveraging Data to Understand Barriers, Take Action, and Mitigate Pushback
● Date, time and time zone: April 14 at 1pm ET
● Sponsoring organization/entity: The Diversity Institute
● Language in which the side event will be held: English
● Description of the side event
Leveraging the Diversity Institute’s State of Black Economics Report, we will explore up to date data on the experiences of diverse Black communities, and particularly Black women, across Canada. This side event will leverage the findings and advocate for continued and expanded data collection, data-driven actions that support diverse Black communities in the workforce and workplace, and ways that organizations can leverage this data to break down barriers. Additionally, in the era of pushback on EDIA and addressing anti-Black racism initiatives in the U.S. and Canada, we will offer strategies for addressing pushback and leveraging data to stay the course.
● Speakers:
○ Nancy Mitchell, Director of Research Special Projects - Diversity Institute
○ Cassandra Dorrington, President & CEO, Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council – CAMSC
○ Jemal Demeke, Researcher, Wellesley Institute
○ Nadine Spencer, CEO, BrandEQ Group
● Location of the side event: Virtual:
https://torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1khBCPn-SYy2VCXGJgskkw#/registration ● Name and email address of the lead organizer (and permission to publish the lead organizer’s contact details): Nancy Mitchell, Diversity Institute, n.mitchell@torontomu.ca
