Under the leadership of the Ottawa Sport Council, The Belonging Playbook has been developed to help community sport organizations remove barriers to access to foster more welcoming and inclusive environments. This free resource hub focussing on equity, diversity, and inclusion is based on best practices with the goal of ensuring that all feel welcome in community sport. The resource hub is a living document. Content will be added as new information and resources become available.
The Belonging Playbook offers easy to use and digestible resources in a variety of formats. Resources include an inclusive language guide and registration process, a cultural calendar, expertise on how to build meaningful community partnerships, and so much more. These resources fall within three categories:
- Promoting Diversity: Promoting diversity among community sport organizations is about welcoming participants of all identities and lived experiences.
- Fostering Inclusion: Fostering inclusion among community sport organizations is about ensuring the sport experience is welcoming to all participants, regardless of their identities.
- Removing Barriers to Participation: Removing barriers to participation among community sport organizations is about acknowledging that our sport system is not designed for all participants, but action can be taken to enable a positive sport experience for all participants.
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With valuable input from our community sport members, the Ottawa Sport Council began a journey to help our sector create more inclusive and welcoming environments. A virtual panel discussion on EDI was hosted in October 2021, and led to the eventual 2022 Ottawa Sport Summit, titled “Creating Diverse and Inclusive Sport Environments”. This summit was the first step in the development of The Belonging Playbook.
The Belonging Playbook is powered by Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities and developed with expertise from INclusion INcorporated. Thanks also to the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association for their support in the development of this resource.
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