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Reconciliation Roundtable Gathering

17 September 2025 / Registration Open

The Reconciliation Roundtable is a dedicated space for PFC members to come together in solidarity, reflection, and resolve. Rooted in Philanthropic Community’s Declaration of Action, this gathering is about breathing life into the apology—moving beyond words to meaningful action.  

Each of us carries a different path and practice in this work, but here, we converge. This roundtable is a space to activate our collective and individual commitments, uphold accountability, and sustain momentum on our journey toward reconciliation.  

Through open dialogue with sector leaders and each other, we aim to deepen our understanding, elevate Indigenous voices, and explore how transparency and reciprocity can guide our path forward. This is not simply a meeting—it’s an opportunity to listen, learn, and move with purpose.  

Together, we are learning what it means not only to work on reconciliation, but to live it. 

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André Pawan Vashist

Director, Learning & Collaboration

A multi award winning social innovator, André has 20 years of experience in community wellbeing and transformations and is a facilitator of multi-stakeholder collaborations that are working towards social and ecological justice.

At his core, he is a dedicated family member with two children, a lover of the land with joy for being outdoors, a poet who expresses openly about life’s journey, and a passionate collaborator for a better world.   

Co-designing solutions to shared challenges is where André likes to infuse his magic by weaving identities with a healing centered approach - connecting the inner and outer work as we attempt transformations to solve societal challenges. Watch this TEDx Talk to learn more about André.

André is currently located on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-in-a-bek), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-no-show-nee), Lūnaapéewak (Len-ahpay- wuk) and Chonnonton (Chun-ongk-ton) Nations, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum - also known as London, Ontario, and along the river, Deshkan Ziibi.   

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London, Ontario are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures and customs.      

(This Land Acknowledgement is a first step towards reconciliation. Awareness means nothing without action. He continues to learn and take steps towards decolonizing practices, including being informed about the traditional lands, Treaties, history, and cultures of the Indigenous people across Turtle Island.)