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Organizing Against Racism
and Hate
Sunshine Coast
NEEDS ASSESSMENT /
ASSET MAPPING
Presence of, experiences of, countering the effects of discrimination
Yr. 1 of potential 3 yr. funding
Funder: Embrace BC
In Partnership with The District of Sechelt, Mindfullness Project (Health Canada), Community Schools
Linked with the Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Dialogue
Member of the regional OARH Group.
This project is made possible through funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.
Partners and Links
Why Look at this issue?
Current shift in population and demographics
NIMBYISM a worrying trend
Incidents in other coastal communities
Results - Themes
Difficult to get anyone to talk about discrimination, let alone racism and hate. It may be unsafe=hidden issue.
Those who do not experience it deny its existence
People need a language and safe place
Readiness at community level-needs official recognition / role models
Results - Types of ‘isms’ encountered
Ageism
Racism
Homophobia
Geographic (location on Coast)
Disableism
Faith / religious
Coastism (Length of residency on the Coast)
Results - Concerns
Recognition that multi-cultural events are great, but not enough
NIMBYism
Lack of apparent connection mainstream Coast to Sechelt Nation/other aboriginal groups locally
Geographic discrimination
Results - Assets
Community feeling, Size of communities
Community centers, libraries, neutral public spaces
Festivals and (multi cultural) community events/ dinners
Faith communities who work towards tolerance and acceptance of all
Unions (workers rights regardless of ‘isms’)
Results - Assets
Retired population with time, skills, positive attitudes and resources
Mindfulness, Harmlessness training
Youth Action Committee
Aboriginal SD46 Programs
DOS/SCCSS
Next Steps FILM Festival
Sechelt Gibsons
March 2012
Local and national
diversity films
Post Cards….
Non violent communication training
Contacts
April Struthers, Consultant 604 989 4223
Christien Kaaij, Consultant 604 414 5616
Robbert Visscher, Consultant
Alof!i C O N S U L T A N C Ya division of Alof!i Enterprises Inc.
[email protected] . www.alofii.com . 604 414 5616
3494 Mackenzie Ave. Powell River, B.C. . V8A 5G2
