Building from the Connecting Cultures & Communities – Guide and Toolkit we have developed 3 workshops available to organizations in the Pembina Valley. These workshops provide valuable content for understanding diversity in our communities. Each module can be presented within 2 hours, or two in combination for 3-hour workshop (in person or online).
Currently scheduled workshops are listed on our Eventbrite page.
Workshop Module Summaries
Module 1 – Cultural Competence Development
This module must be taken first
What does it mean to be culturally competent?
This two-hour interactive workshop supports an introductory exploration of concepts related to culture and newcomer integration. Leveraging Pembina Valley statistics and newcomer stories, we will build a deeper understanding of the experience of our newcomer neighbours. At the end of this workshop, we will be able to:
- Recognize the inner need of everyone to belong.
- Explain the challenges of diversity and discrimination in the workplace.
- Participate in activities to support personal awareness of discrimination.
- Create an action plan to support Connecting Cultures & Communities in the Pembina Valley.
Module 2 – Culture & Communication
Communication is hard. Sometimes we are good at it and sometimes we struggle. What could we do to understand each other better?
This two-hour interactive workshop discusses the connection between culture and communication. We will participate in activities that encourage thoughtful consideration around our communication norms and patterns, and the impact that has on integration for everyone in the Pembina Valley. At the end of this workshop, we will be able to:
- Explore the connection between culture and communication.
- Identify communication challenges and strategies.
- Participate in activities to support personal awareness of discrimination related to communication and misunderstandings.
- Relate newcomer experiences to personal experience.
- Create an action plan to support Connecting Cultures & Communities in the Pembina Valley.
Module 3 – Change & Settlement
How hard can it be to move? You find a place, settle down, and get on with life, right?
This two-hour interactive workshop explores the influencing factors on settlement and successful integration for newcomers. We go below the surface and look at some of the deeper factors that impact settlement experience. At the end of this workshop, we will be able to:
- Consider how we experience change.
- Examine the realities of change.
- Relate newcomer experiences to personal experience.
- Create an action plan to support Connecting Cultures & Communities in the Pembina Valley.
We anticipate most of these workshops will happen at businesses or other organizations, but we are scheduling some publicly available workshops. These are listed on our Eventbrite page.
We are scheduling workshops on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout 2023 (although we are open to considering other days of the week.)
