Laidlaw Learning Forum
The Laidlaw Learning Forum convened over 200 partners, grantees, stakeholders and elected officials at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon housed in the Toronto Public Library (October 27th, 2017) for a full day of learning and discussion.
The event provided a unique opportunity to engage grantees and partners on a large scale in open and honest discourse on topics ranging from lessons in public policy to evaluation best practices and promoting wellness for frontline workers. The event was divided between morning and afternoon sessions with a spoken word performance during the lunch hour.
Opening blessing from Indigenous Elder Andrew Wesley, keynote remarks from Minister Michael Coteau and Councillor Neethan Shan, workshops throughout the day and the closing panel on ‘how the philanthropic sector can work in better solidarity with Indigenous communities’ invited critical and thoughtful discourse in youth organizing, philanthropy, and reconciliation in Ontario.