Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Nature is a space for everyone. At Willowdale, we believe nature is a space for connection and empowerment. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, secular, and progressive environment that celebrates diversity in all its forms. We actively affirm LGBTQIA+ individuals, strive for equity, and seek to create accessible experiences for all families. We acknowledge that the journey toward justice and inclusion is ongoing, and we are dedicated to learning, evolving, and creating opportunities for every person to thrive.​
Land Acknowledgement
We are grateful to Indigenous Peoples for we live, explore and play unceded land they have stewarded for generations. Our experiences take place on N’dakinna, which is the traditional ancestral and unceded, homeland of the Abenaki, Pennacook and Wabanaki Peoples past and present. We acknowledge and honor with gratitude the land and waterways and the alnobak who have stewarded N’dakinna throughout the generations. Their present is not our history; we walk, work and wonder together. We commit to celebrating and including Indigenous Peoples where we live and thank them for caring for the unceded land we explore.
Land acknowledgement adapted from: Indigenous New Hampshire Collaborative Collective. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://indigenousnh.com/​To learn more about the land you live on, this map is a great resource and place to start.https://native-land.ca/