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Feminist Think Tank is excited to invite you to “Innovating Strategic Planning: A Decolonial Approach,” a talk by speaker Benny Skinner! </div>
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Date: Monday, November 4, 2024</div>
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Time: 12:00 PM–1:00 PM</div>
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Location: Dana Porter LIB 323 and online (the meeting link will be shared with registrants prior to the event).</div>
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About the speaker:</div>
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Benny Skinner (they/them) is a Two-Spirit decolonial thinker, educator, and human rights advocate living in the Great Lakes Regions of Turtle Island. On their father’s side, they come from the community of Harbour Round in Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) that has mixed
Mi’kmaq, Inuit, Keltic, and French ancestry. On their mother’s side, they come from the Kapampangan people in Pampanga, Luzon (The Philippines). Benny currently works as an Indigenous Research Advisor at the University of Waterloo. They are also a consultant
at multiple organizations, including Canadian Women & Sport where they are a trans and gender equity consultant, and LURA where they are an Indigenous community engagement consultant. Benny holds a Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies and a Master
of Arts in Global Governance, both from University of Waterloo. They are a research fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, an ambassador for a number of human rights advocacy organizations, and in their spare time they enjoy both playing
and coaching rugby at a high level.</div>
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Join us as Benny shares their expertise on strategic planning from a decolonial perspective. This will be an invaluable opportunity to reflect on planning processes grounded in transformative justice and decolonization.</div>
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Questions? Email Feminist Think Tank Co-Directors Brianna Wiens (<span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><u><a href="mailto:biwiens@uwaterloo.ca" id="OWAc28d59e5-477f-c8d2-cfef-9cac4122b073" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:biwiens@uwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);" data-outlook-id="55397555-c6b0-42bf-9a34-e21b3ce2c482">biwiens@uwaterloo.ca</a></u></span>)
or Shana MacDonald (<span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><u><a href="mailto:shana.macdonald@uwaterloo.ca" id="OWAa46648b6-f433-82ff-7d51-5a95f55380d1" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:shana.macdonald@uwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215);" data-outlook-id="7ae8a72a-fc5e-4b40-8103-03c357f59bcf">shana.macdonald@uwaterloo.ca</a></u></span>). </div>
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