Edmonton Crosswalk Mural
June 17, 2022
Our Developing Professionals Group and Employee Resource Groups create artwork in downtown Edmonton for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ in the Community Week
On June 20th, 2022 members of Edmonton¡¯s Developing Professionals Group, and various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) joined employee volunteers to paint a crosswalk mural outside of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Tower. This mural represents every ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ ERG was painted at the start of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ in the Community Week as part of a ¡®downtown beautification¡¯ project.
This is the first crosswalk mural that will be painted by an organization outside of the City of Edmonton.?
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From left to right the artwork reflects the ERGs as follows:
- Persons with disabilities ERG: Addition symbols represent inclusion, various colors represent the various disabilities making up this ERG
- Pride @ ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½: Pride flag
- Asians @ ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½: Mandala
- Latinos in ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½: Latino textile
- Women @ ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½: Female silhoutte
- BLK_ERG: Various shades of brown and black (this is taken from the BLK_ERG¡¯s banner logo)
- Indigenous Connections: This represents Treaty 6, which was created to last ¡°as long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the river flows¡±
- Military and Veteran Advocates: Camo pattern
Learn more about ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¡¯s ERG groups, and how they impact our organization here. To see how ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¡¯s volunteerism contributes to our communities, check out our Community Engagement page.??
For ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ in the Community Week, our local Developing Professionals Group, and Employee Resources groups contributed to the beautification of downtown Edmonton, sharing a mural reflective of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½'s inclusive and diverse culture.
