Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
423 King St East L8N 1C5 Hamilton, ON, Canada

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination happening now. Hosted by Hamilton Steelworkers Area Council https://www.facebook.com/events/505641037090080

Join Environment Hamilton as they work to get City Council to freeze the Urban Boundary. Send a letter to your City Councillor & MPP. #HamOnt #StopTheSprawl https://hcci.ca/stop-the-sprawl-in-solidarity-with-environ/

Black Youth Mentorship Spotlight- Petroiya Paterson A conversation with Petroiya Paterson on her experience as a nurse, and the Director of education and training at the Ontario Black Nurses' Network. We will be talking about Petroiya's current role in Clinical Informatics, her education in nursing, who inspired her, and being a Black woman in healthcare. (30 mins)

Black Youth Mentorship - Lyndon George A conversation with Lyndon George on his experience growing up in Hamilton. In this session we will be talking about healthcare, politics, and COVID-19.

Black Youth Mentorship A panel on the power, responibilities, and change-making potential of being a Student Trustee, ft. former STs Ahona Mehdi (HWDSB 2019-2020), Koubra Haggar (Conseil Scolaire Viamonde 2016-18), and Rain Hye (HWDSB 2017-2018). Facilitated by Layla El-Dakhakhni.

We had 400 people register to attend our webinar yesterday on Bill C-7 & its impacts on Black Indigenous Queer Sick and Poor communities! To view the webinar, c...lick this link: https://youtu.be/AZYPLoWVRlQ Panelists included: Syrus Marcus Ware, Trudo Lemmens, Ameil Joseph, an anonymous MAiD applicant, and River Holland Valade, moderated by Rowa Mohamed. Note: River could not make it due to a family emergency, but submitted a video for viewing. Inclusion Canada DisAbled Women's Network - Réseau d'Action des Femmes Handicapées Canada Independent Living Canada / Vie autonome Canada British Columbia Aboriginal Network On Disability Society (BCANDS) #BillC7 #cndpoli

On February 8th, members of the public have an opportunity to have their voice heard on the BIG issues that matter to them and their community. From housing to employment, disability justice to green infrastructure, Hamilton City Councillors are debating and making decisions for the 2021 budget that impact us all. JOIN us for a workshop to learn about... - Hamilton budget process - What a Just Recovery means for Hamilton - AND how you can get involved in public delegation day.... With COVID19, options are expanded to pre-recorded delegations! TWO DATES 1) Wednesday January 27th at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 2) Saturday January 30th at 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM How to register: https://linktr.ee/JustRecoveryWorkshops https://www.facebook.com/events/1071238556709008

Due to the great work of Hamilton Students for Justice. The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board will be sending a letter to the province asking it to review and replace police liaison programs across #Ontario. #hamont #PoliceFreeSchools https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton-1.5887602

Recent events in the US have caused Canadians to internally examine the rise of extremism and hate speech within the world of online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The findings of a poll conducted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and Abacus Data released today indicate that 93 percent of Canadians believe that online hate speech and racism are a problem, including 49 percent who believe online hate speech and racism are very serious problems. Canadian Race Relations Fdn / Fondation canadienne des relations raciales https://www.crrf-fcrr.ca//CRRF_OnlineHate_Racism_Jan2021_F

We worked with Operation Black Vote in 2019 during the federal election to talk to Black youth about how to get involved in the electoral process by voting, running for office, doing advocacy work and developing policy. The needs of Black communities across Canada have been neglected for centuries, and all levels of government need to develop robust ways to address systemic racism, over-policing and hate incidents. In Hamilton, for example, there are many not-for-profit group...s, charities, and grassroots organizations that are responding to the needs of Black communities with little to no funding resource. We can talk about youth groups such as Never Gonna Stop, NTRL, Sisters in Sync, as well as ethnocultural groups like the Nigerian Association, Ghanaian Association, Jamaican Association and others who respond to the needs of seniors, families and youth. https://www.cbc.ca//who-decides-who-is-black-enough-advoca