S04E02: Decolonizing Policy and Leading with Love with Toni Tilston-Jones

About this episode

Toni Tilston-Jones discusses her commitment to decolonizing policy and leading with love in her community work.

Toni (she/her) is a descendant of white settlers, mostly from Britain, Ireland, Wales who was born and raised here, in Treaty One territory, in the heart of the Metis nation in Winnipeg MB, Canada. She is a daughter, sister, wife, parent, friend, community member, and a member of the 2SLGBTQQIA* community. Toni has a deep love for animals and the beauty of Mother Earth. She is committed to dismantling the systems, structures, and processes of colonization, oppression and injustice that cause harm, imbalance, and injustice. This must be work focused on the personal, organizational and systems levels. She believes we all have the capacity to heal ourselves, Mother Earth and continue to flourish as communities. She also believes on this journey, we need others -always - to walk with. All that we do is relational. Toni has a Master of Social Work from the University of Manitoba with a specialization in Leadership/Social Policy/Administration in not-for profits and over 25 years of experience working with people, communities, systems, and organizations. She has spent over 20 years providing direct clinical services, works in the not-for-profit sector at the executive level and is the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Gladys Rowe, Dr. Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara

Guest: Toni Tilston-Jones

Topics covered

• decolonization
• social work
• community advocacy
• leadership
• 2SLGBTQQIA* community
• environmental justice

Keywords

• decolonization
• social work
• community
• leadership
• 2SLGBTQQIA*
• environment
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Manitoba, Resurgence Consulting & Counselling

Places: Treaty One territory, Winnipeg MB, Canada

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