Episode 9: Emotional and Physical Safety in Planting with Britt White

I want to preface this with a trigger warning about sexual harassment and assault. Although we do not discuss specific incidents, we are covering this topic. I sat down with Britt White from the Northern Society for Domestic Peace to talk about the survey they have created to collect information about sexual harassment and misconduct within the tree planting industry. Their initial findings were recently presented at the Western Forestry Contractor’s Association (WFCA) back in late January. Shortly thereafter a CBC article was released about the findings. We chat first about Britt’s planting career and go into how she got involved with NSDP, how the survey came about, and what they are hoping to do going forward. We discuss work they are currently doing with some companies in the industry, as well as how the industry is changing as a whole on these issues. As the survey is ongoing, I hope to do a follow up later on to hear some more of the results. LINKS Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BF7CR5P CBC article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tree-planter-camps-sex-assaults-1.5446211 VICE article: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/evwyyn/bush-workers-deal-with-sexual-harassment-in-the-middle-of-nowhere?utm_source=vicefbca&utm_campaign=global Northern Society for Domestic Peace NSDP Administration Open 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday 3772-1st Avenue - PO Box 3836, Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0 Tel: (250) 847-9000 or Toll Free in BC: 1-877-633-9933 Fax: (250) 847-8911 Email: info@domesticpeace.ca Website: http://domesticpeace.ca