Issue 12: February 7, 2024
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Special CI Summit 2024 Edition |
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Welcome Message from Bernice Carnegie | |
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Carnegie Family Hosting Black History Month Event
Feb. 16, 2024 at 5 PM ET - Bernice Carnegie and family invite you to a Black History Month Historical event at the Isabel Bader Theatre Victoria University, 93 Charles Street W, Toronto. Register now.
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CCM's Special Edition Herb Carnegie T-Shirts
All proceeds from the sale of the Herb Carnegie T-shirts benefit The Carnegie Initiative and its mission to “work to ensure that hockey is inclusive, supportive, and welcoming to all.”
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The CI Summit 2024 Leaves Lasting Impression
The Carnegie Initiative (The CI) hosted our third annual summit, themed “For the Love of the Game” at the Hilton Downtown in Toronto on January 30-31, 2024. The topics illuminated the joy many of us felt as kids, when skating, being active with our friends, and playing or watching hockey. We focused discussions around underrepresented identity experiences including those who identify as: Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, Persons with Disabilities, Women, those facing financial barriers, and others who have felt unwelcome or unloved in hockey spaces or culture.
The CI Summit 2024 aimed to create a safer space for the hockey lovers/leaders who joined us in person or through our livestream. Attendees engaged in meaningful conversations about the progress, challenges, and actionable insights necessary for the ongoing growth of the culture and game of hockey.
#CISummit2024
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An assortment of comments made during the broad range of panel discussions. |
“When you’re inside the bottle, it’s hard to see the label.” – Amy Walsh, The Future of Hockey Lab (Hockey is for Everyone Presented by MLSE) |
"Are we moving the needle on the intensity of the conversation and the depth of the conversation? I would say absolutely. (The) Carnegie (Initiative) was probably one of the first real platforms that emerged out of those early conversations coming out of 2020, 2021 that provided the sport community with an opportunity to really engage in open, transparent dialogue about what needs to change. And it has stayed, to some extent, at the cutting edge of that dialogue." – Marco Di Buono, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Fireside Chat Presented by Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities) |
“The elders’ teaching is that we are all brothers and sisters, and we have to treat each other that way.” – Brent Dodginghorse, Diversity Ambassador (Hockey is for Everyone Presented by MLSE) |
“Surviving versus thriving. Everyone here on this panel has survived, but why can’t we thrive like everyone else? Why do we have to be the ones to jump through all hoops. We need to give everyone the same opportunity to thrive instead of survive.” – Dre Barone, AHL Referee/The CI Board Member (When Hockey Doesn't Love You Back) |
"My first time being on the ice ... that rink and that feeling that I felt when I hit the ice. I felt freedom when I started skating. And the first thing I thought was, wow, I need to bring this feeling, this sport, to the Hispanic community and to Latin countries, because it was such a blissful moment for me." – Karina Villegas, Space Coast Blast/The CI Board Member (When Hockey Doesn't Love You Back) |
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People Didn’t Know His Story
The CI Co-Chair Bryant McBride reflected on the day he first met Herb Carnegie.
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It's a Fight for Everybody
Dale Williams, Global Sports Marketing at CCM, shared his thoughts about The CI Summit 2024.
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Through Their Lenses
A sampling of social media posts from attendees at The CI Summit 2024 in Toronto.
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Shoutout to our Corporate Partners | |
“The CI Summit 2024 unites a diverse group of individuals and organizations to celebrate meaningful progress and identify challenges that still exist. Together, we are working to grow the culture and make a lasting impact on this great game we love.” – Ken Gelman, Chief Commercial Officer, The Carnegie Initiative
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Support The CI
The CI gratefully appreciates donations, large and small, that help us with our mission: “Work to ensure that hockey is inclusive, supportive, and welcoming to all.”
Please consider a tax-deductible donation today.
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A Big THANK YOU from The CI Team! | | |
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Front Row (L-R): Gretchen Newman, Karina Villegas, Ken Gelman, Bernice Carnegie, Brooke Chambers, Pete Fierle, Bryant McBride, Shelley Nicholls, Sam Hill
Back Row (L-R): Chi-Yin Tse, Dre Barone, Ted Nolan, Rane Carnegie, Eric Hammerstrom
Not in picture: Brian Burke, Lauren Griffith, Renee Hess, Angela James, Ron MacLean, Sarah Nurse, Josh Pauls
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