Topic(s): 
Child Welfare
Poverty
Webinar event date: 
Jun 14, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
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Webinar Presenters: 
Shanaya Fischer (she/her)

Shanaya holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in Social Justice and Human Rights. She is Cree from Cowessess First Nations and is the granddaughter of a residential school survivor. She resides in Mohkinstsis, colonially known as Calgary, Alberta. She is passionate about basic income as a poverty-reduction strategy, and has a special interest in the intersection between poverty and child welfare investigations.

 

Manpinder Dhillon (he/him)

Based in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 Territory, Manpinder Dhillon (he/him) is a Director on the Steering Committee for the Basic Income Canada Youth Network (BICYN). He previously worked as the Settlement Coordinator for the Seven Oaks School Division working with newcomers. Manpinder graduated from the Maples Met School, a Big Picture Learning, a project and internship-based high school and is currently a student at the University of Winnipeg. Manpinder is a past speaker at TedxMaplesMetSchool.

Description

The Basic Income series is an accessible introduction into the world of basic income and what its implementation could mean for youth across what is colonially known as Canada and beyond. Our series is designed to provide accessible insights and spark discussions on this important topic.

The second webinar of this series considers the transformative potential of a guaranteed basic income in supporting families and youth involved with Canada’s child welfare system. We explore how a basic income can help sever the complex relationships between intergenerational trauma, poverty, and child welfare involvement.

Learning Objectives:

● Understand the impacts of and intersections between poverty, race, and colonization on child welfare investigations
● Consider the impacts of basic income broadly, and apply learnings to connect basic income and the health and well-being of children and families
● Explore the connections between basic income advocacy and core social work values as they relate to child protection and child welfare

This webinar is offered in partnership with the Basic Income Youth Collective.