Centre for Race and Culture

Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation and an issue too often overlooked in this current pandemic. Global data shows gender-based violen...ce is intensifying. Canada’s humanitarian funding needs to be better allocated to support women to not only stay safe, but to lead their community in recovering. Because women lead in crisis.

interVivos, an Edmonton-based non-profit organization, will be bringing the voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) mentors to the forefront! The interVivos mentorship program aspires to bring together protégés from diverse backgrounds with Edmonton’s business, political, and community leaders to build relationships, create networks, and develop personal and professional skills. Their mission is a generation of inspired and informed leaders! To get the lates...t information on their mentorship programs sign up for their newsletter here: https://intervivos.ca/. Also make sure to check them out on: Instagram: @intervivosab Twitter: @interVivosAB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/intervivos/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intervivosab/ And give them a follow!

Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre is running a new program this year! The Shoe Project is a national initiative founded in 2011 specifically designed to offer all those identifying as women who are newcomers to Canada and are working on English as a second language opportunities to work with senior, established Canadian writers to develop their voices. In 2020/21 Workshop West is, for the first time, offering an Edmonton installation of the program! https://www.workshopwest....org/the-shoe-project https://theshoeproject.online/ In December, a group of 12 immigrant and refugee women will begin working with veteran Canadian Playwright Conni Massing to write stories of their arrival and adaptation to Canada centered around a pair of shoes they have worn. When their stories are completed, each woman will be coached by local theatre professionals and then tell their story for audiences in a revelatory public performance. Participants receive an honorarium for attending the course and professional fees for reading their stories in public. If you are interested in the program, please email Ngozi Onyinye at [email protected] The group meets Tuesday evenings @7pm We are planning to hold these sessions online via Zoom December 1,8,15,23,30 Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 Feb 2 and 9 Technical Rehearsal (all participants needed) on Saturday, March 6th 12pm Public Readings of the work will be on March 13th, 7pm and March 14th, 4:30pm at the Westbury Theatre. Don't Miss Out!

Part 2 of CFRAC's FREE webinar series on Anti-Racism and Acts of Solidarity is happening next Thursday! Link to register: https://eventbrite.ca/e/anti-racism-and-acts-of-solidarity- Don't Miss Out! We will also be going live again on our Facebook page for those that cannot attend the webinar. This webinar series explores what it means to be an ally with racialized communities and seeks to understand and address experiences of discrimination and exclusion in the Canadian context. By shining the spotlight on different forms of discrimination, such as anti-Black racism, anti-Indigenous racism, and discrimination against Asian Communities among other topics, we hope to encourage solidarity among groups and individuals interested in promoting social inclusion and equity.

REACH has been exploring opportunities to invite community leaders to share their history, work, and experience to the wider public. This is a great opportunity to be part of a learning space for community awareness and education of diverse communities. Their first webinar will be with Deborah Dobbins with Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots. The event will also be published on their FB page: REACH Edmonton . Don't Miss Out on this rad webinar! Link to Register: https://reachcommunityawarenessnov2020.eventbrite.ca

Registration is now open for our next session in our community conversations series! We’re looking be forward to hearing from Cheryl Whiskeyjack, Executive Director of Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society and Lynn Barr-Telford from Statistics Canada. Register here: https://cfrac.com//the-effects-of-covid-19-on-visible-min/

Edmonton’s City Council has approved a plan to rename the city’s 12 numbered wards with Indigenous names. A committee of 17 Indigenous matriarchs gifted traditi...onal names to the city’s naming committee, with a final vote on the new names taking place in December. Click through to learn more about the chosen names and their meanings.

Today is Orange Shirt Day. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the residential school system. By wearing orange we show our support and affirm that every... child matters. To learn more about Orange Shirt Day, visit www.orangeshirtday.org If you or someone you know requires mental health support, #JustContact211.

Looking to get your resume fixed? Join us for a virtual workshop for resume tips that can get you noticed.

William Prince is generously hosting a concert in recognition of orange shirt day. A donation will be made for every attendee so make sure to mark your calendars!

We're hiring! Follow the link to find out more and to apply for this position: https://cfrac.com//we-are-hiring-communications-and-admin/

CFRAC is looking for a Communications and Administrative Assistant. Location: Edmonton Salary: $23-25 per hour, depending on education and experience Hours: 20 hours per week (primarily between 9 am -5 pm with occasional evenings and weekends)... Term: 6 months with possibility of extension Start Date: As soon as possible Application Deadline: October 2, 2020 (by midnight) To Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter (as PDF) to [email protected] with Job Application in the subject line. In your cover letter, please describe how your skills, experiences and interests align with the responsibilities of this position and the vision and mission of the organization. https://cfrac.com//Job-Posting_-Administrative-and-Communi

Forcing Black and Brown folks to choose between life and livelihood is a racist, colonial tactic, says MacGillivray. Industries ganging up to push through exemptions that will reap more profit and cost workers their safety from both the danger of the machines and COVID-19 that they then take home to their families and communities is racist. The ramifications of this system range from worsening climate crises to adverse health effects that disproportionately impact racialized communities. Industrial agriculture and the industrial supply chain has historically led to negative impacts on the air, water, and soil, and subsequently the nutrition of many of this land’s inhabitants, says Anderson. https://www.mic.com/p/our-food-system-is-broken-racist-meet

'Walk A Mile In A Ribbon Skirt' Educates Edmonton on stopping the prejudices that First Nations women face. Location: Edmonton City Hall Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm Date: Sept 26, 2020 CONTACT INFORMATION: Hate to Hope... https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/walk-a-mile-in-a-cree-ribbon-sk See more

It is okay if you couldn't register for our roundtable. We will go live at 1 pm (mountain time). Stay tuned!

Don’t forget to register for our webinar Enhancing African Canadian Capacity to Advance Human Rights and Equality: Lessons from a Project presented in collaboration with the Africa Centre tomorrow. Registration is free and you can sign up here: https://cfrac.com//enhancing-african-canadian-capacity-to/ Here’s more about the amazing panelists that will be presenting tomorrow: Dunia Nur... Dunia Nur is the president of the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council. For the past five years, Dunia has been in a supervisory role Supervising a team that extensively worked with high-risk youth with complex needs and involved in the criminal justice system using the Wraparound High-Fidelity model as a form of intervention. In her free time, Dunia prepares business cases, grant proposals, and logic models and leads strategic planning, SWOT analysis, and program alignments for business owners and non-profits. She has successfully advocated and collaborated with the provincial, federal, and city governments to make legislative and policy changes to reduce systemic racism and historical barriers for African descent communities and new Canadian communities. Susan Cambridge Prior to arriving in Canada Susan’s professional experience spans from 10 years in the Airline Industry, over 15 years in Broadcasting, 5 years in the Advertising Industry, 14 years as a Certified Event Manager, and 5 years as Manager of her own production company. Susan was the creator and producer of her own Television program called Family business is everyone’s business, meaning that we are all attached to a family unit, that extends into the community and we form part of the social fabric. Susan is the Business Owner/CEO of CAS Events Consultancy Ltd. She offers services as an Event Planner, Consultant, and Event Host. Sharif Haji Before accepting the role of Executive Director at the Africa Centre, he has worked with the Ministry of Seniors and Housing and the Ministry of Health for over five years. During his tenure in the public sector he led and/or managed various provincial files including; implementation of the Provincial Affordable Housing Strategy, Alberta’s Primary Health Care Strategy, the design of the Family Care Clinics and the first review of Alberta’s Primary Care Networks. Prior to working with the Government of Alberta, Sharif have had extensive experience in the non-profit sector locally and internationally. Locally, he worked with Edmonton Multicultural Coalition in different capacities. Internationally, he has worked with World Vision International in different countries where he led or managed major bilateral and multilateral grant-based initiatives. Sharif has a Bachelor of Arts in Health Science and Social Services from the University of South Africa (UNISA), and Master of Public Health in Global Health, from the School of Public Health, University of Alberta.

In the past three years, Africa Centre has undertaken circles of conversation on racisms and race relations across the province. The project included facilitating community dialogues to create a platform that enables healthy conversations about racism and experiences of discrimination. Series of Community dialogues were convened in Calgary, Edmonton, and Fort MacMurray, and the intent of these series were to create awareness raising both among the black communities and the ma...instream at large. Africa Centre and CFRAC have partnered in this roundtable to inform the public about race relations and present some of the community experiences that have been collected throughout this project. Join our online round-table as we discuss the results of this project with our guest speakers Dunia Nur, President of the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council, Susan Cambridge, CEO of CAS Events Consultancy Ltd., and Sharif Haji, Executive Director of the Africa Centre. Mansoureh Modarres will be moderating the session. Register for this free event here: https://cfrac.com//enhancing-african-canadian-capacity-to/ We will be sending out the zoom link via email. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded the our website afterwards. #antiracism #yeg #yegevents #webinars #alberta #research

We’ve received a lot of questions about our nehiyaw language programming, as it would normally be tacking place this time of year. Thank you so much for your interest! Unfortunately we haven’t heard back from our funders yet, and we will send our a communication through our newsletter and social media accounts as soon as we do.

We are Live: Exploring the Impacts of the Pandemic on Immigrants

We are live. https://www.facebook.com/cfrac.yeg.7/videos/960400871138879