We seek to provide dialogue and connection in retaliation against the colonial attitudes that strive to maintain the status quo of inequality.

We uphold the business community we have created as a stronghold for honest and uncensored dialogue about the complex dynamics of business, money, and their effects on human relationships and the planet.

Our dialogue retreats take the conversation below the surface of political correctness in a confidential environment that encourages frank conversations leading to genuine understanding and closer relationships.

We share lived experience and educational resources, including on-the-ground facts, that encourage a deeper understanding of the legacy of colonialism and Indigenous peoples. The ABM Members who participate are serious about the work they need to do and accept the discomfort and courage it takes. They regard genuine friendship as one of the strongest drivers of positive change. Our dialogue retreats provide space and time to solidify thoughts in the context of friendship, formulate critical opinions based on true insight, and to become better human beings and leaders.

Uncensored creates an exceptional group of peers that ensures the cohesion of the ABM Business Community in the pursuit of ABM's vision of prosperous people on a livable planet.

Whole conversations. In the spirit of shared futures.

Uncensored Dialogue Forum in Tla’amin Territory, Powell River, BC

Day 1

  • 7.30 pm dinner

Day 2

  • 9 am breakfast

  • 10.30 am tour of the Historic Townsite with KWAST-en-ayu (L. Maynard Harry) and Stewart Alsgard (Qoqoq), the architects of and signatories to the 2003 and 2018 Community Accords that were instrumental in redefining the relationship between the City of Powell River and the Tla'amin Nation.

  • 05.30 pm dinner

Day 2

  • 10 am brunch

  • dialogue

  • 12 pm lunch

  • 01.00 pm adjournment

If you are interested, please call Katrin to discuss details. 604-483-6421