The Centre for Community Organizations (COCo)’s mission is to help build a more socially just world by supporting the health and well-being of community organizations in Québec.

A couple a years ago, COCo discovered an earlier version of this tool, which depicts a common experience for women of colour (especially Black women) working in the non-profit sector. The diagram, which was originally developed in the United States, really struck us. It spoke to many of the stories employees in the nonprofit sector had told us about their own experiences; it also told the ‘story’ of much of the data we were collecting ourselves as part of our Diversité d’Abord research project.

A Note:

We adapted this tool with permission from the Safehouse Progressive Alliance for NonViolence. One of the changes we made was to have the “woman of colour” be represented as wearing a hijab. While we understand that women who wear hijab can have many different racial backgrounds, we felt that this image allows us to make an explicit connection between racism and Islamophobia in Quebec- a connection that many women live every day.

How does this image represent someone you know and their experience in the non-profit sector?

The Empathetic Museum. [@empatheticmuseum] (February 19, 2022). “The Centre for Community Organizations (COCo)’s mission is to help build a more socially just world by supporting the health and well-being of community organizations in Québec.” [Graphic]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/empatheticmuseum/p/CaLH3CTFxO2/