<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13px"><strong><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">BCMA Regional Workshop: Candid Actionable Reconciliation Education (CARE)</span></span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13px"><strong><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">April 4, 2024, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm </span></span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-scayt-misspell-word" style="background-color:transparent;display:inline;float:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(234,28,35,0.65);box-sizing:border-box">Nanaimo</span> Art Gallery</span></span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13px"><span class="gmail-scayt-misspell-word" style="background-color:transparent;display:inline;float:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(234,28,35,0.65);box-sizing:border-box">Well-intentioned</span> actions can cause harm, and museums’ attempts to act in supporting truth and reconciliation are overwhelming many Indigenous communities. Settlers and non-Indigenous organizations must take steps to redress centuries of injustice without relying on Indigenous communities and knowledge holders to be the sole drivers of change.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13px">The BCMA has provided CARE Resources online, including a Relationship Building Workbook. While organizations may be rushing to create relationships that will help move reconciliation work forward, they must take the time to learn, question, and reflect on their own practices and histories, instead of expecting Indigenous communities to reflect for them. The goal of the workbook and associated resources is to avoid the inequality in labor, both physical and emotional that stems from these interactions.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13px">Join <span class="gmail-scayt-misspell-word" style="background-color:transparent;display:inline;float:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(234,28,35,0.65);box-sizing:border-box">Leia</span> and <span class="gmail-scayt-misspell-word" style="background-color:transparent;display:inline;float:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(234,28,35,0.65);box-sizing:border-box">Lorenda</span> for this regional workshop to unpack the Relationship Building Workbook, self-reflect, and lay a foundation for better relationships with Indigenous communities and partners.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13px">Registration fee: $50.00 </p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13px">Notes:</p><ul style="padding:0px 40px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13px"><li>Please bring your own lunch. To maximize the amount of time we have together, our lunch break will be short. </li><li>Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be available in the morning. </li><li>Registrants will be provided with a printed copy of the workbook. </li></ul><div><font color="#333333" face="sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, Trebuchet MS"><a href="https://museum.bc.ca/event-list/?eid=138&instid=442">Register now!</a> </font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, Trebuchet MS"><br></font></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lt956ypm0" alt="BCMA Regional Workshops.png" width="542" height="542"><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Lorenda Calvert<br>Program Manager</span><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font size="1">Pronouns: she/her. To learn why pronouns are important, click <a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">here</a></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.</span><br></p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a></div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We are trialing a 4-day work week, please note that I will not be in the office on Mondays. </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>