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The purpose of the Diversity Committee is to increase
awareness of diversity issues and to support under-represented groups
within the membership.
Some groups that may be under represented are:
- bi-sexuals
- consumer survivors
- First Nations people
- gays
- lesbians
- older adults
- people affected by HIV/AIDS
- people living in poverty
- people of colour
- people whose first language is not English
- people with disabilities
- people with low literacy
- spiritual communities
- students
- transsexual/transgendered people
- two-spirited people
- under-employed people
The role of the Diversity Committee is to
- increase the understanding and appreciation of diversity within
CHFT
- increase the profile of under-represented groups
- support under-represented groups
- encourage leadership from under-represented groups
- work with the Board of Directors to communicate diversity issues
to the CHFT membership
- work with the Board of Directors to produce diversity educational
materials, and to
- work with the Board of Directors to set up organizational goals
pertaining to diversity issues.
CHFT's Board of Directors appoints members of
the Diversity Committee on the recommendation of the Committee.
The Board will encourage participation in the Diversity Committee
from all members, but especially from members of under-represented
groups.
The Diversity Committee has set up subcommittees
- the People of Colour Caucus, Youth in Action, the Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgendered People's Caucus, and the Faith and Spirituality
Caucus. These sub-committees report to the Diversity Committee.
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