Volunteer Position - CRFAIR Board Member

(Ongoing)

JOIN OUR BOARD 

Our Board of Directors oversees CRFAIR and its sister organization the Victoria Community Food Hub Society. Both organizations mirror each other in terms of policies and approach. 

We govern these organizations ensuring they have the oversight, guidance, and strategic planning required to serve our missions and build strong local food systems.

Application:

  • Please complete the Google Form linked below if you’re interested in volunteering as a Board Member

  • If you are interested but require more information, please email engagement@crfair.ca. We are happy to discuss our work and its many benefits. 

  • Your application will be sent to the Board Recruitment Committee for consideration.

Process for Selection 

  • A meeting is arranged (in person or zoom) within a few weeks of application. It is an opportunity for us to get to know each other better and provide more information. 

Attend Board Meeting 

  • If both parties are still interested, you will be invited to the next board meeting as a guest to meet the full board and see us ‘in action.’ 

  • We may also arrange a meeting with the ED and a member of the Board Recruitment Committee.

Recommendation to Board 

  • If both parties agree, the Recruitment Committee will recommend you to the Board of Directors, who in turn vote 

  • Once accepted we will begin our work together to govern the work of CRFAIR and its sister organization, the Victoria Community Food Hub Society.

CRFAIR promotes healthy and sustainable food systems.  This considers our relationships with each other, and the land and waters of this region.  We endeavour to honour the land and its treaties by strengthening our relationship and responsibilities to them. We live and work on unceded Coast Salish Territories*, specifically of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees) and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) Nations here in the core area, the W̱SÁNEĆ Nations {W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁUTW̱,(Tsawout) W̱SIKEM (Tseycum)} out on the Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands, to the west Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay), T’Sou-ke, and Pacheedaht, and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) and Pune’laxutth’ (Penelekut) Nations.

The presence of settlers (non-Indigenous peoples who live on these lands) is not neutral; it has had and continues to have devastating impacts on many aspects of life for Indigenous peoples. Many of our practices, including the seeds we plant, the ways we educate, and our methods of growing food came to these lands through the ongoing process of colonialism. Settler colonialism has suppressed local well-being by harming Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ food systems, whether they be land-based or of the sky and sea. We hold this understanding in our interactions and engagements with this land and its people. 

There is important work being done by many nations and allies to ensure the continued thriving of these food systems, communities, and knowledge systems. Those of us who are settlers need to recognize that our knowledge and way of doing things may not be the priority as we work towards food security for everyone in this region.

* The term Coast Salish is used to encompass a number of Indigenous peoples, including Esquimalt, Hul’qumi’num, Klahoose, Lekwungen, MALAXEt, Musqueam, OStlq’emeylem, Pentlatch, Scia’new (Beecher Bay), Sliammon, Shishalh, Skxwú7mesh-ulh Úxwumixw, Stó:lo, Straits, Tsleil-Waututh, T’Sou-ke, W̱SÁNEĆ, and Xwemalhkwu.