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We All Have a Hand in Creating Welcoming Communities
Interesting and timely article from HBR. (https://hbr.org/2019/12/what-makes-you-multicultural)
As we look to fuel population growth in Atlantic Canada through immigration, many of us are speaking about creating welcoming communities, which I believe is a critical success factor.
But to do that, I think this article may have hit upon a precursory condition, which is to first ask ourselves if we, as individuals, are multicultural or have a multicultural mindset, and then move on to ask that about groups and communities.
If not, as the authors aptly point out “our cultural beliefs frame the categories we see in the world.”
This can either limit or unlock innovative solutions to creating welcoming multicultural communities in Atlantic Canada.
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Truth and Reconciliation
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