Uniting Around Collective Care
Dear Community,
Our work at EDGE is focussed on the goals of building community and changing philanthropy working together, funders and movements. Our Annual Conference is a key part of what brings our organizational goals into action and is one of our main nexus points for how we build community.
How we build community at EDGE is centered on a culture of care, inclusivity, safety and joy. For us, a culture of care extends far beyond individual wellbeing and into the deep consideration of what collective care looks in practice. In this global context, and in making the decision of cancelling the EDGE Conference 2020, we turned to the politics and tools from the disability rights movement and chose to center accessibility, in all its forms, in this decision making process. "No body or mind can be left behind -- only moving together can we accomplish the revolution we require." -- Sins Invalid, 10 Principles of Disability Justice
In order to live up to our values of collective care and community building, the Conference Steering Group along with the EDGE Board and staff collectively made this tough decision. After closely monitoring the developments regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe and globally taking into consideration people's concerns and travel restrictions we feel confident that this is the right decision for our community.
We are grateful for everyone who worked on putting this event together and who was eager to participate in it and we are looking forward to sharing our plans of how we'll continue to harness this great energy into the next gathering.
Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, doubts or concerns.
The EDGE Team
Arianne, Martina, Sofia, Tobias
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