The time for reconciliation is now!
As individuals—and as organizations—all Canadians share responsibility for the courageous conversation that will help make reconciliation real.
With TABLE TALKS, you don’t need to be an expert—all you need is the willingness to engage this opportunity to learn from our past and re-imagine a better future.
TABLE TALKS consists of 5 peer-learning sessions that are mapped out in user-friendly guides, training videos, and handouts.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Table Talks is $500 per person.
What it includes:
- Table Talks Orientation
- Guidebooks, training videos, handouts
- Virtual "office hours" support from kinSHIFT team
If you can cover the cost without burden, please click the button below to register.
NEED HELP WITH THE COST?
Bursaries for $450 of the cost are available thanks to Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG)—a grassroots funding program that empowers individuals to lead local projects that strengthen community bonds and well-being by fostering meaningful connections among neighbours.
Bursaries cover $450 of the cost with the remaining $50 to be paid by the Table Talks Host as a commitment to the program.
In partnership with the Community Foundation of South Okanagan Similkameen, NSG is offering 20 bursaries to individuals committed to hosting Table Talks.
If the remaining $50 presents a barrier, please reach out to kimenglish@cfso.net—we do not want cost to be a limiting factor.
When applying for the NSG Table Talks bursary, you'll be asked to create an account on the CFSOS grant portal. Please enter your first and last name as the Organization and use 000000000RR0000 as the CRA Number. If you need any assistance with the application, please do not hesitate to contact us!
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Ready to move the dial on reconciliation within your team or workplace?
We invite you to reach out to our team to explore options and develop a tailored approach that draws from the kinSHIFT programs.
We offer pathways that are responsive to your readiness and capacity on a sliding scale that ranges from $4,500 to $15,000.
TABLE TALKS BACKPACK
Is your organization already well along on the journey of reconciliation? Do you have a few people on the team who are ready to host Table Talks conversations? This is for you!
TABLE TALKS GUIDED TOUR
For organizations looking to get more traction on their journey and seeking hands-on support and coaching along the way. This is for you!
LET'S CONNECT!
Meet with our team to help us understand your situation and explore which kinSHIFT opportunities make the most sense for your context and objectives.
Book a time to explore options with kinSHIFT team member Charmaine Lyn
Or email us at enquiries@kinSHIFT.ca
Table Talks was inspired by the desire to help settlers get more comfortable talking about colonization and how it has impacted us all.
The program aims to deepen curiosity and understanding about how our colonial history has shaped our relationships with each other, laying the foundation for settlers and Indigenous peoples to work together to create a future that benefits all of us—and our children.
| Courageous conversations are challenging. People are afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing. A good place to tackle this hard work is around our kitchen tables with family and friends—or around the boardroom table with colleagues. Table Talks shares a well-resourced path for venturing into these important conversations with others who are also interested in moving the dial on reconciliation. |
Support Indigenous Changemakers
kinSHIFT is a social enterprise of IndigenEYEZ, an Indigenous-led initiative whose mission is to raise up emerging Indigenous leaders and equip them with tools to help communities come together to build a better future for our children and future generations.
Revenue generated through kinSHIFT supports IndigenEYEZ to offer powerful programs that uplift Indigenous community champions of all ages—with a special focus on women and 2Spirit+ peoples.
Table Talks in the News
“I wanted to help cultivate, stimulate conversation between people of what localized colonization looks like. Non-Indigenous people – there’s a lot of talk of truth and reconciliation, and what is that truth, before reconciliation?"
Learn more about the Table Talks program
in IndigiNews!
Table Talks is a partnership between kinSHIFT and the
Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen (CFSOS).
We gratefully acknowledge funding from CFSOS and the Vancouver Foundation.
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