Tag: equity and inequality
about 2 years ago
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It’s never OK to touch someone without consent. So, why does it keep happening to disabled people?

A Star reporter’s tweet about someone touching her wheelchair prompted more than 200,000 likes and 18,000 retweets.

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about 2 years ago
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GTA school boards broken down by anti-Black racist incidents in new report from advocacy group

“Every child has a story and we’ve normalized that. We can’t do that anymore,” said Kearie Daniel of the Parents of B...

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about 2 years ago
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is about to decide if unionized employees have the right to ...

“I think limiting a worker’s options — full stop — is troublesome,” lawyer Samantha Peters told the Star.

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about 2 years ago
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Many students are being denied the ‘right to read.’ Ontario Human Rights Commission issues 157 ca...

Chief among the recommendations is that language curriculum needs to be overhauled and a style of teaching backed by ...

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about 3 years ago
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Liberals pledge $300 million to support Black-led community organizations in 2021 federal budget

Part of the funding will be to endow a philanthropic fund dedicated to supporting Black-led charities and organizatio...

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about 3 years ago
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Online tool for educators to report anti-Black racism in schools launched by Canadian parents group

Parents of Black Children created the tool as a way for teachers to track the incidents they may see or experience an...

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over 3 years ago
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Jail guards involved in Soleiman Faqiri’s death ignored restraint training guidelines, court docu...

A former managing guard who was present at the time of Faqiri’s death said she would have never combined pepper spray...

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over 3 years ago
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‘The people make the festival.’ Regent Park Film Festival aims to keep its community traditions a...

The community film festival kicked off Thursday and runs until Nov. 29 screening films produced by Black, Indigenous ...

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over 3 years ago
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Students strike to stand up against racism in York Catholic schools

The alumni-run group Students Speak Up YCDSB organized a student walkout in response to racism in the board’s element...

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over 3 years ago
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How an Indigenous land-based learning approach to STEM could help students across Canada

The InSTEM program aims to connect students to STEM through traditional Indigenous teachings. Amid the COVID-19 pande...

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over 3 years ago
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These Black women are sharing their scars to help others prepare for breast cancer surgery

Uncovered: A Breast Recognition Project from Michelle Audoin and Rethink Breast Cancer launched in October 2020 to hi...

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over 3 years ago
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How does technology keep up with ever-evolving language on race and identity? We asked people who...

Even as the term racialized becomes more common, it’s a toss up if it can be typed out free of a crimson spell check ...

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over 3 years ago
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University of Ottawa professors just can’t stop using the N-word. Student and faculty outrage is ...

Over the weekend 34 professors signed a letter disagreeing with how a white professor who said the N-word in class ha...

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