IONS is situated in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaw people. Unceded means that the Mi’kmaq have never relinquished, sold, traded, or transferred ownership of their land to European settler colonies, yet land was taken over without their consent through various processes of settler colonialism. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship, which the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik people first signed with the British Crown in 1726. These Treaties did not involve the surrendering of rights to the lands and resources they had traditionally used and occupied. We are all Treaty People.

We further acknowledge that Nova Scotia is the birthplace of Black culture and heritage in Canada. People of African descent have shared these lands for over 400 years, and over 50 strong and resourceful African Nova Scotian communities exist here today.

We are committed to the struggle against systems of oppression that have resulted in profound inequities and the denial of self-determination rights. We are working actively to deepen our learning at an individual level, provide learning opportunities about anti-racism and decolonization, and to develop partnerships with organizations serving and led by underrepresented groups.
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  • Lisa Jacobs, MSW, CE

    Location:

    Halifax

    Pronouns:

    she/her

    Identity:

    I identify as someone with an invisible disability.

    Services Offered:

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    Work Description:

    I am a certified accessibility assessor (i.e. I can conduct assessments of buildings and other physical spaces); I do strategic planning using a highly participatory process. I am a certified professional evaluator who can help organizations develop evaluation plans. I provide general facilitation services as well, supporting an organization to work together to achieve a desired outcome.

    Rates:

    My fee for the development of a strategic plan is $5,000 and it includes conducting up to 8 interviews and administrating an online survey, as well as 4 workshops. My rate for other work is between $50-80 hour.

    Non Profit Experience:

    Yes, multiple (Nova Scotia Sea School, Immigrant Migrant Women’s Association of Halifax, Atlantic Water Network, Northumberland Arts Council, Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia

    Non Profit Rate:

    Email:

    [email protected]

    Phone:

    902-943-8190

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