Introduction – Tracy Wideman, A/Executive Director, AMSSA & Farah Kotadia, A/Program Director, AMSSA

Presentation: Beyond Complacency Tolerant Multicultural Canada: “The Dark Side” and Strategizing Anti-Racism Responses – Dr. Handel Kashope Wright, Director of Centre for Culture, Identity & Education

Resources

• Centre for Culture, Identity & Education – University of British Columbia (UBC)

Presentation: BC Muslim Association Social Service Initiative for Syrian Refugees Re-settlement Program- Fathima Nazeer, Coordinator, Refugee Re-settlement Program, BC Muslim Association

Resources

• BC Muslim Association

Presentation: BC Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline – Krisha Dhaliwal, Associate Lawyer, Larlee Rosenberg Barristers and Solicitors

Resources

• Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline

Questions and Answers – Session 1

Presentation: Surrey RCMP Diversity Unit Community Engagement – Yosef Nasimi, Diversity Coordinator, Surrey RCMP

Resources

• Surrey RCMP

Presentation: Responding to Discrimination and Hate in Abbotsford – Danielle Nazarewich, Program Coordinator, Diversity Education, Abbotsford Community Services

Resources

• Abbotsford Community Service

Questions and Answers – Session 2 & Conclusion

 

Additional Resources

• Interfaith Bridging: Building Connections. Building Community.
• Diversity & Inclusion Resources
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Cultures West – Interfaith Bridging
• Cultural Safety: A Person Centred Approach to Communication and Interaction
• Province of BC: Multiculturalism & Anti-Racism
• Unlearn Racism