2021
March 10 CODES International Women's Day Panel Virtual Zoom Event
Australia Thursday, March 11 10:00 am to 12:00 pm AEDT
Canada Wednesday, March 10 3:00 to 5:00 pm PST
Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences (CODES) is hosting a virtual two day event on March 10 and 11 from 10 am to 12 pm AEDT. Susan Lomas has been invited to participate on the March 11 panel (occurs on March 10 at 3 pm Vancouver PST). The event is to celebrate women in various stages of their career and we will be discussing the reasons we joined the geology community, the journey through our careers and the challenges along the way. More details to come closer to the event.
March 8 to 11 PDAC Conference Tradeshow Booth
Drop by and visit us at our virtual booth, check out the links and downloadable pamphlets. Drop us a chat line and say hello!
February 12 Australian Earth Sciences Conference Share Your Story Event
Australia Friday, February 12 2:30 to 4:30 pm AEDT
Canada Thursday, February 11 7:30 to 9:30 pm PST
This event is for AESC attendees so if you are registered you can attend the virtual event. MTMA will post the link to available talk videos that will be posted to Youtube after the event is completed for those wishing to watch the talks.
Susan Lomas of MTMA will give a brief talk about workplace allyship and bystander intervention strategies that are core to our DIGGER program.
2020
January 20 to 23 AMEBC RoundUp Conference Vancouver Booth on Monday and Tuesday (20+21)
Come by and visit us at our booth and take the Bystanders Pledge and sign our banner
January 22 Burgers, Beers and Bystanders
Wednesday, January 22nd, 5:30 to 9:30 at Steamworks Brewpub (375 Water St., Vancouver, BC)
Please purchase tickets in advance at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/burgers-beers-and-bystanders-tickets-87387718017
Come Join us for this exciting evening with a Door Prize and Silent Auction items!
Meet members of the Me Too Mining Association's board of directors and find out about our goals, plans and our Bystander Intervention Strategies Course based on our DIGGER Program.
January 21 to 23 CMP Conference Ottawa
Monday, January 20th Short Course
Me Too Mining: Stand Up, Step Up and Stomp Out Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Workshop
Presenters: Julia Gartley, Vice-President of Me Too Mining Association – $100 (Half day)
Register Here
February 12 Women in Mining Women in Nuclear Saskatchewan (WIMWINSK)
Lunch and Learn Event: MTMA and Bystander Intervention Strategies for Safe, Inclusive and Respectful Workplaces
12:00 to 1:00 pm (CST) at the International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and broadcast on ZOOM
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wimwin-sk-lunch-learn-event-me-too-mining-associations-digger-program-tickets-87588925835
There is no cost for this event
February 23 to 26 SME Conference Phoenix Talk on Tuesday February 26, 2:05 pm, Room 223
"Women in Mining, We Need to Keep Pushing Forward: Me Too Mining Association"
MTMA will share stories, show statistics on inappropriate workplace behaviours in mining, offer solutions so women can keep moving their careers forward and steps women and men can take when inappropriate workplace behaviours happen to them or in their presence.
March 1 to 4 PDAC Conference Toronto Booth 6428 Trade Show North
Come by and visit us at our booth, take the Bystander Pledge and sign our banner
May 3 to 6 CIM Conference Vancouver Cancelled/Postponed
Sunday, May 3, 2020 Workshop: Me Too Mining: Active Bystander Intervention Workshop for Safe, Inclusive and Respectful Workplaces
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Talk: Women in Mining, We Need to Keep Pushing Forward: Me Too Mining Association
September 19 SEG Conference Whistler Cancelled/Postponed
Saturday, Sept 19, 2020 Workshop: Me Too Mining: Active Bystander Intervention Workshop for Safe, Inclusive and Respectful Workplaces Registration information: https://www.seg2020.org/workshops.html
November 26 NDOC - National Day of Conversation Virtual Conference
Room 1: 2:00 pm EST, 11:00 am PST Bystander Intervention Discussion
Room 2: 11:00 am EST, 7:30 am PST Bystander Intervention Discussion
Our discussions is being included in both sessions that are running concurrently so two opportunities to listen! Join Susan Lomas (President of MTMA) and Sara Forte (Forte Law) for our conversation on the positive power of bystander intervention strategies in the workplace
Registration information (by donation): https://fundraisingeverywhere.com/product/ndoc2020/
December 7 CIM Virtual Event: Advancing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
1:00 to 4:00 pm EST, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm PST
Panel Discussion on advancing workplace Diversity and Inclusion
Julia Gartley, Vice President of MTMA, Session Chair
Susan Lomas, President of MTMA, Panel Member
Registration information ($19.99 to $39.99): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/advancing-workplace-diversity-and-inclusion-tickets-127495898665
December 15 EDIG - Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in Geoscience Virtual Conference
3:00 pm GMT, 10:00 am EST, 7:00 am PST
Panel Discussion on challenges and Barriers to Access and Inclusion
Susan Lomas, President of MTMA, Panel Member
Virtual conference has events and discussions from Dec 14th to December 16th and concludes with a workshop on Unconscious Bias
Registration information (Free): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-equality-diversity-inclusion-in-geoscience-edig-conference-tickets-128987774907
2019
January 28 to 31 AMEBC RoundUP Conference Vancouver Booth 1524 January 30 and 31
Come by and visit us at our booth and take the Bystanders Pledge and sign our banner
January 29 Women at RoundUp Meet-Up Register at WIMDI Eventbrite Site
4 to 5 pm, Elephant and Castle (Vancouver 385 Burrard St.)
Me Too Mining Association, Women in Male Dominated Industries (WIMDI) and Women Geoscientists Canada (WGC) invite you to join us for an evening of networking, drinks and conversations where you can meet other people that work in the mining industry.
March 3 to 6 PDAC Conference Toronto Booth 6428 Trade Show North
Come by and visit us at our booth and take the Bystander Pledge and sign our banner
March 4 MTMA and WGC Coffee and PDAC 2019 Conference Prep!
Join Me Too Mining Association and Women Geoscientists Canada for early morning coffee and get your conference ON!
Monday, March 4, 7:15 to 8:15 am!!
Register@ Eventbrite
March 5 PDAC Conference Toronto
Susan Lomas of MTMA will participate in panel session on Gender, Inclusion
and Diversity in the workplace. More details to come soon.
March 14 WIMBC Lunchtime Talk
12 to 1 pm Stand Up, Step Up and Stomp Out Sexual Harassment in Mining
Susan Lomas and Julia Gartley from Me Too Mining Association
April 4 WIMDI Speaker Series (Women in Male Dominated Industries)
5:30 to 6:30 pm Location to be announced
Susan Lomas and Julia Gartley from Me Too Mining Association
April 28 Short Course at CIM Conference Montreal
Sunday, 1 to 5 pm, Stand Up, Step Up and Stomp Out Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
This workshop will focus on the prevalence, definition and actions to take around sexual
harassment in the workplace. Attendants will learn how they can contribute to safer
and more respectful workplaces through bystander intervention strategies.
May 1 Talk at CIM Conference, Montreal
Wednesday, May 1, 8:30 to 8:55 am, Improving Safety at Work for Everybody: Me Too Mining Association
Workplace harassment has a direct link to worker safety, and this is no different for sexual harassment. The presentation will highlight the links between workplace harassment and how it can affect safety, and strategies to reduce harassment to improve safety. The presentation will introduce Me Too Mining Association, a not for profit organization seeking to address sexual violence, sexual harassment, discrimination, and intimidation inherent in the mining and mineral exploration industries, and mining impacted communities. By the end of the talk the audience will have guidance on actions to take back to their companies and what to do when sexual violence/harassment, discrimination or intimidation happens to them or in their presence.
October 21 Talk at MEMO 2019 Conference, Kamloops
Monday, October 21, 1:30 to 1:55 pm, Safe, Inclusive and Respectful Workplaces: Bystander Intervention Strategies
Workplace sexual harassment and other inappropriate behaviours create unsafe and unhealthy work environments. All workers have the right to be physically and emotionally safe in their workplace, but sexual harassment can compromise both and leave workers at risk for physical injury and poor physical and mental health outcomes.
The presentation will introduce Me Too Mining Association, a non-profit organization seeking to address inappropriate workplace behaviours including sexual violence, sexual harassment, harassment, bullying, discrimination, and intimidation inherent in mining, mineral exploration and mining impacted communities.
By the end of the talk the audience will have guidance on actions to take back to their companies and what to do when sexual violence/harassment, discrimination or intimidation happens to them or in their presence.