Edmonton Crosswalk Mural
June 17, 2022
Our Developing Professionals Group and Employee Resource Groups create artwork in downtown Edmonton for 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 Tower. This mural represents every 大象传媒 ERG was painted at the start of 大象传媒 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 @ 大象传媒: Pride flag
- Asians @ 大象传媒: Mandala
- Latinos in 大象传媒: Latino textile
- Women @ 大象传媒: 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 大象传媒’s ERG groups, and how they impact our organization here. To see how 大象传媒’s volunteerism contributes to our communities, check out our Community Engagement page.??
For 大象传媒 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 大象传媒's inclusive and diverse culture.
