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Community Diversity and Inclusion is a priority for the City of London. Implementation of the Community Diversity and Inclusions Strategy (CDIS) launched in May 2019.
Membership in the Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (CDIS) Implementation Body is open to anyone with interest in supporting the CDIS vision: London is a diverse and inclusive community that honours, welcomes and accepts all people; where people have the power to eliminate systemic oppressions.
The CDIS Implementation Body is comprised of five (5) Working Groups that work toward achieving strategies across five (5) priority areas outlined below
To join any of the working groups, please submit your application by following the link below.
The City of London is committed to making every effort to provide alternate formats and communication supports for meetings and information, upon request. To make a request for assistance with City Diversity and Inclusion Strategy meetings, please contact Kinga Koltun at kkoltun@london.ca or 519-661-2489, extension 5638.
Community Diversity and Inclusion Volunteer Application
Council’s 2015-2019 Strategic Plan identified the need to develop a Community Diversity & Inclusion Strategy (CDIS) as a way to “build a diverse, inclusive and welcoming community” by “supporting all Londoners to feel engaged and involved in our community”.
In November 2016, the City of London asked Londoners to step forward to help build this Strategy. 200 Londoners came forward to be CDIS Champions, committing to meet three times from January to March and engage their community networks between meetings.
A Steering Committee, including representatives from the Diversity Inclusion and Anti-Oppression Advisory Committee (DIAAC) and other CDIS Champions, provided oversight over the entire process. Londoners and community stakeholders were also provided with several opportunities to provide input.
The CDIS is an aspirational document. It reflects a collective effort and interest in building a more inclusive city. It captures the insights of a group of Londoners at a specific point in time. It is not exhaustive, nor is it complete, nor is it perfect. Diversity and inclusion are complex, challenging, ever changing and often highly personal topics. The CDIS does not pretend to reflect every perspective, or include every possible action that the London community could and should take to become more inclusive. Some of the strategies in the CDIS will be easier to implement than others, as some are specific initiatives while others may never be “complete” but instead will require ongoing effort from the entire community.
Strategies:
NOTE: The bolded strategies have been selected as the top strategies for 2020.
Strategies:
NOTE: The bolded strategies have been selected as the top strategies for 2020.
Strategies:
NOTE: The bolded strategies have been selected as the top strategies for 2020.
Strategies:
NOTE: The bolded strategies have been selected as the top strategies for 2020.
Strategies:
NOTE: The bolded strategies have been selected as the top strategies for 2020.