Radicle Personhood™ 2025:
A Blueprint for Belonging
In 1929, five bold women stood before the courts and demanded recognition as “persons.”
Their triumph, known as the Persons Case, cracked open the legal barriers that had kept women invisible under the law.
But the fight for personhood has never been just about legal status. It’s about the daily, radicle act of stepping into our full humanity — and creating space for others to do the same.
This year at Radicle Personhood™: A Persons Day Celebration, we explore a timeless blueprint for belonging — through an ancient story of two women, who against all odds reshaped their future through agency, personal power, collective wisdom
and thoughtful-risk taking.
Their story offers a radicle blueprint for how we might belong to ourselves and to the world around us as we express and celebrate what it means to be a person today.
Join us
for a celebration
Radicle Personhood™
Why Attend?
Honor the legacy of the Persons Case and the Famous Five — and trace the through-line to today’s progress in equity and inclusion
Engage with thought leaders on the front lines of employment law, human resources, learning and development, and DEI
Explore what it means to be a person at work today as we consider the Persons Day case workplace impact
Experience art, conversation, and connection in the immersive Garden of Even™ space — where creative expression meets professional development and social change.
Celebrate your own radicle personhood — with music, refreshments and a community that believes being a person is something worth partying over.
Event Details
📅 Date: October 16, 2025
📍 Location: Downtown Toronto, 227 Bloor St. East
⏰ Time: 5:30pm Registration with light refreshments
6:00pm - 7:30pm Programming
7:30pm - 9:00pm Bespoke Reception with art, music, and premium food and beverage
Presented by
with
Radicle Personhood 2024:
What they said
-
Elenor Q.
A couple of weeks ago, I was introduced to Kadie Ward Philp, MBA and I got to say she was the energy you needed for a mid-week event. 🎉 🥳 By far one of the best events I've been to filled with passionate energy and wisdom.
-
Cenobar P.
I had the genuine privilege to attend the Radicle Personhood event. thank you to Samantha Seabrook who delivered an inspiring keynote. I cannot express how uplifting it was to attend the event.
-
Ircilia I.
What an amazing Persons Day event. I am grateful to the incredible speakers and for the learning opportunity.
-
Ilona O.
The Garden of Even's Persons Day has set a high standard for events on leadership. I came away with fresh insights that are challenging me to rethink familiar concepts in profound ways. This was an inspiring, mind-opening experience—one I’d recommend to anyone, regardless of gender.
-
Jenna K.
was a remarkable evening, reminding us of the trailblazers of the past, while recognizing the work that still needs to be done.
2025 Speakers
-
Samantha Seabrook
Founder, Seabrook Workplace Law
-
Juliet Turpin
VP, Lean In Canada
-
Kadie Philp
Founder, Garden of Even
-
program
5:30 - 6:00pm: Registration (light refreshments served)
6:00 - 7:30 Radicle Personhood™ Programming
Hear from a former Deputy Judge, and preeminent employment lawyer and Founder of Garden of Even™ for an insightful look at the significance of the Persons Day case, what it meant for women in 1929 and what it means for persons today. Be inspired to think about belonging what it means to be a person today with a signature Garden of Even™ Keynote. More details coming soon.
7:30pm - 9:00 pm LIVE ONLY Persons Day Cocktail Reception and Celebration
Celebrate personhood, network and make authentic connections in a creative space with mid-level to c-suite executive women and men where all persons are seen, heard, and celebrated. This will be a bespoke, energetic celebration of Personhood with the Garden of Even™ Art Exhibition and programming. Food, beverage and entertainment included.
The Venue
Join us in the historical Cody Hall and The Great Hall at 227 Bloor St. East. Both spaces were designed by E.J. Lennox, the architect of old city hall and Casa Loma. Celebrate personhood in the elegant english gothic Great Hall with cathedral ceilings, stone columns with carved capitals, and skylights letting in the natural light with the Garden of Even™ Art Exhibition and programming.
Premium food and beverage included.
The venue is a block away from the Bloor/Yonge and Sherbourne subway stations.
Radicle Personhood™
2024 Highlights
YES! I’m ready to Attend
Radicle PErsonhood™!
Why Radicle?
Seeds can be buried in the ground for hundreds, even thousand years before taking root and starting to grow. The seed lies dormant nourishing itself while waiting for a miraculous combination of variables including soil composition, light and moisture. The radicle first root lets the seedlings hurriedly stretch in all directions, quickly take root, and thrive.
Stories are our roots. They drive communication. They drive individual identity and social cohesion. We actively construct and tell stories about ourselves to others. Yet, those stories are influenced by broader narratives that are invisible to us.
The Garden of Even™ and Radicle Personhood™ aim to set the story straight by examining what we believe to be true about women and men, and how that has shaped the labour market, economy, and how we categorize and value people based on gender and race. Understanding where the root of inequity comes from means we can “re-root” to cultivate a better environment for all persons to thrive.
!