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Viruses don’t discriminate. People do. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid rise in racism and xenophobia against Chinese and other Asians around the world. In Canada and the US, we have witnessed increasing incidents of anti-Asian discrimination in many forms, ranging from verbal attacks to boycotting Asian businesses to physical violence and public displays of racist comments from government leaders. Racism, stigma and discrimination hurt everyone. We need to confront and challenge racism, stigma and discrimination. The following is a list of resources and current news on how we address such challenges.
‘Labelling’ is a powerful process used to segregate and stigmatize people. Throughout history, infectious diseases have been used as labels to justify discrimination against specific groups in society (e.g., leprosy as a disease of the …
CRRF’s National Anti-Racism Fund: Working together to build a more anti-racist Canada The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) seeks to support organizations to combat racism, promote events and education, and build a more anti-racist …
Since the start of the global lockdown, hate crimes targeted at Asian Canadians have increased hundreds of times over what they were before the pandemic began. New research led by University of Victoria psychologist Nigel Mantou Lou shows alarming …
People in the UK of Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage are more likely to live in households that include schoolchildren and people aged 70 or older – a factor that may explain why people from these backgrounds were more likely to die from …- COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 11 add an extra layer to our pandemic strategy. Unfortunately, it will increase unfairness in the impacts of the virus — unless we develop specific and properly funded strategies for …
The Salish author’s body of work is a tribute to the power of storytelling. On Nov. 11, legendary Salish author Lee Maracle passed into the next life. The outpouring of grief, stories, memories and tributes that followed demonstrated her profound …
Stereotypes played a large role in the anti-Asian hate that the community was faced with during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Asian community said. “I started hearing about this on the news. It’s one of those things where your heart sank and …
Co-hosts Urban Alliance on Race Relations and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation bring you the second-annual Racial Justice Summit. This year’s theme, “Pandemic Awakening: What’s Next?” explores how the pandemic has shone a light on systemic …
Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring society, has been at the heart of an ongoing battle with the federal government. While working as a social worker in B.C., Blackstock noticed that the child …
CCNCTO is now recruiting new participants for our education equity project. We are looking for 10 Chinese-identified student ambassadors who are 14-18 years old, and 10 Chinese parent ambassadors whose children are in high school. We welcome …
Social Justice Week 2021 Waves of Change#SocialJusticeWeek2021October 25 – 29, 2021 | X Universityhttps://www.ryerson.ca/socialjustice Social Justice Week 2021 examines the waves of change that have touched communities locally and nationally. …
