Animal Welfare Professionals

We hope you will join us on Monday, October 31st at 11am PT/2pm ET for our next Community Conversations call.

@James Evans and @Marilou Chanrasmi from Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CAREawo.org) will discuss the origins of animal welfare and how we got here with the problems that persist today. Together, we will look at the need to include people of color as part of the solution, including how it has historically been done and new ways to partner with communities who may distrust us. The topics discussed in this talk will consist of the history of animal welfare, prioritizing BIPOC people, and the value of this very inclusion to help save more lives.

Register here for our Monday Community Conversations: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration

If you are unable to make it live, this thread will be updated with the recording, resources and presentation slides so you can watch and share whenever you'd like!

​​
#CaseManagement*
#CommunityPartnerships*
#Diversity,Equity,InclusionandJustice
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)
#PetSupportServices*

------------------------------
Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
------------------------------

• Welcome from Hosts
  • @Irene Chansawang, Grants Specialist, Maddie's Fund https://www.maddiesfund.org/irene-chansawang.htm
  • @Allison Cardona, California State Director, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program https://www.sheltermedicine.com/about/our-personnel/allison-cardona-california-state-director/
  • Question of the Day: It's Halloween! What is you or your pet's favorite costume? (view pictures shared attached)
    

• Maddie's Monthly Grant Giveaways Enter here for a chance to win!
  • October's Grant Giveaway (form closes 10/31): https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-oct22-giveaway.htm
  • November's Grant Giveaway (form closes 11/30): https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-nov22-giveaway.htm
• Thursday November 3: Maddie's Insights: Emergency Fostering During the Pandemic: Takeaways for a post-pandemic world with Dr. Lisa Gunter Register https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g6N2KwBmSsOiXf07ht1sTQ
• For info about Community Cats Podcast and our programs including the TNR Certification Workshop on November 5 at 2pm ET just go to www.communitycatspodcast.com or email me at stacy@communitycatspodcast.com
• The Journey You Own meditation session for BIPOC individuals this Saturday, November 5th at 7AM PT. More details here: https://jyo.world/meditation-gathering/
• CARE Pro-Partnership: Panel discussion around acknowledging current harms and moving forward in solidarity. https://www.facebook.com/events/1173559163251567/?notif_id=1667169014331360&notif_t=plan_edited&ref=notif
• Watch Maddie's Candid Conversation with Geraldine D'Silva https://forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/maddies-candid-conversation-with-geraldine-dsilva
• Catch up on last week's call: Indicators for Predicting the Future. https://forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/community-conversations-102422-indicators-for-predicting-the-future

• "Listening is the oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing. It is often through the quality of our listening and not the wisdom of our words that we are able to effect the most profound changes in the people around us. When we listen, we offer with our attention an opportunity for wholeness. Our listening creates sanctuary for the homeless parts within the other person. That which has been denied, unloved, devalued by themselves and others. That which is hidden." ~Rachel Naomi Remen
• CARE held The Gathering earlier this month in Philadelphia where proximate leaders shared their genius. You can access the recording here https://careawo.ticketleap.com/the-gathering-re-mastered-live-stream-/

• "This reminds me of community-based participatory research: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/evaluate/evaluation/intervention-research/main" - Jamie DeLeeuw
  • "In simplest terms, community-based participatory research (for convenience, we'll primarily call it CBPR for the rest of this section) enlists those who are most affected by a community issue – typically in collaboration or partnership with others who have research skills – to conduct research on and analyze that issue, with the goal of devising strategies to resolve it."
• "I'm so glad this topic is being talked about. Thank you, James and Marilou!" - Diane Williams
• "Often, funding opportunities that exist to help BIPOC businesses/communities don't directly help, rather, they create opportunities to provide "technical assistance" from others instead of understanding the need" - Shannon Roebuck
• "I hope the BIPOC leaders will answer the national and state conference calls for presenters at future conferences -- maybe that process needs to be evaluated?" - Nancy McKenney
• "Which is why we have taken our events to the people and our local parks. It has helped us connect to those who need our services the most." - Ashley Rodriguez
• "I appreciate the point about deep listening instead of judging. What I hear when I listen is exactly what James is saying: they need more opportunity, less prejudice, more support, more education, more transportation." - Betsy Ballenger

• Welcome from Hosts
  • @Irene Chansawang, Grants Specialist, Maddie's Fund https://www.maddiesfund.org/irene-chansawang.htm
  • @Allison Cardona, California State Director, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program https://www.sheltermedicine.com/about/our-personnel/allison-cardona-california-state-director/
  • Question of the Day: It's Halloween! What is you or your pet's favorite costume? (view pictures shared attached)
    

• Maddie's Monthly Grant Giveaways Enter here for a chance to win!
  • October's Grant Giveaway (form closes 10/31): https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-oct22-giveaway.htm
  • November's Grant Giveaway (form closes 11/30): https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-nov22-giveaway.htm
• Thursday November 3: Maddie's Insights: Emergency Fostering During the Pandemic: Takeaways for a post-pandemic world with Dr. Lisa Gunter Register https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g6N2KwBmSsOiXf07ht1sTQ
• For info about Community Cats Podcast and our programs including the TNR Certification Workshop on November 5 at 2pm ET just go to www.communitycatspodcast.com or email me at stacy@communitycatspodcast.com
• The Journey You Own meditation session for BIPOC individuals this Saturday, November 5th at 7AM PT. More details here: https://jyo.world/meditation-gathering/
• CARE Pro-Partnership: Panel discussion around acknowledging current harms and moving forward in solidarity. https://www.facebook.com/events/1173559163251567/?notif_id=1667169014331360&notif_t=plan_edited&ref=notif
• Watch Maddie's Candid Conversation with Geraldine D'Silva https://forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/maddies-candid-conversation-with-geraldine-dsilva
• Catch up on last week's call: Indicators for Predicting the Future. https://forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/community-conversations-102422-indicators-for-predicting-the-future

• "Listening is the oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing. It is often through the quality of our listening and not the wisdom of our words that we are able to effect the most profound changes in the people around us. When we listen, we offer with our attention an opportunity for wholeness. Our listening creates sanctuary for the homeless parts within the other person. That which has been denied, unloved, devalued by themselves and others. That which is hidden." ~Rachel Naomi Remen
• CARE held The Gathering earlier this month in Philadelphia where proximate leaders shared their genius. You can access the recording here https://careawo.ticketleap.com/the-gathering-re-mastered-live-stream-/

• "This reminds me of community-based participatory research: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/evaluate/evaluation/intervention-research/main" - Jamie DeLeeuw
  • "In simplest terms, community-based participatory research (for convenience, we'll primarily call it CBPR for the rest of this section) enlists those who are most affected by a community issue – typically in collaboration or partnership with others who have research skills – to conduct research on and analyze that issue, with the goal of devising strategies to resolve it."
• "I'm so glad this topic is being talked about. Thank you, James and Marilou!" - Diane Williams
• "Often, funding opportunities that exist to help BIPOC businesses/communities don't directly help, rather, they create opportunities to provide "technical assistance" from others instead of understanding the need" - Shannon Roebuck
• "I hope the BIPOC leaders will answer the national and state conference calls for presenters at future conferences -- maybe that process needs to be evaluated?" - Nancy McKenney
• "Which is why we have taken our events to the people and our local parks. It has helped us connect to those who need our services the most." - Ashley Rodriguez
• "I appreciate the point about deep listening instead of judging. What I hear when I listen is exactly what James is saying: they need more opportunity, less prejudice, more support, more education, more transportation." - Betsy Ballenger