Systemic Racism* exists in the policies\, practices\, recruitment\, governance\, law enforcement and services that a re the work of local government and the many institutions in our community . Systemic racism is found in all quarters of our society and its undoing will only come when we work together. \;
\nNewcomers in general face certain challenges when they start navigating various systems whether to access services\, seek employment\, or participate in the community. T herefore\, we are asking immigrants and newcomers in Guelph to help us und erstand the breadth and depth of the issues they face during their settlem ent process\, and what steps are needed to eliminate systemic racism.
\ nThe City of Guelph is revisiting the Community Plan to address racism towards Black\, Indigenous and people of colour communities and systemic r acism overall. \; Working with the community&rsquo\;s leadership\, we will set the community standard for the elimination of systemic \;raci sm. Immigrants and newcomers across the city are invited to join us for a virtual conversation where together\, we can:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Discuss areas where newcomers might face systemic racism.
\n- \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; Explore possible ways to address systemic raci sm.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Set the community standard to ensure that Guelph is a welcoming place f or everyone.
\n\;The City and the Local Immigration Partnership understand that immigrants and newcomers have a variety of experiences an d come from all walks of life. Therefore\, there will be a series of commu nity conversations to capture the diversity of this group.
\nGuelph Wellingt
on Local Immigration Partnerships (GWLIP) is a project hosted by the City
of Guelph and funded by Federal Government (Immigration\, Refugees and Cit
izenship Canada - IRCC). Established in 2009\, the GWLIP is responsible fo
r bringing the Guelph and Wellington County and community stakeholders tog
ether in support of immigrant integration. Recent projects include the Imm
igrant Housing Barriers Study\, Refugee Settlement Study\, and Community N
eighbourhood Snapshots
*Systemic Racism is the institutionaliza
tion of discrimination through policies and practices which may appear neu
tral on the surface but which have an exclusionary impact on particular gr
oups. This occurs in institutions and organizations\, including government
\, where the policies\, practices and procedures (e.g. employment systems
&ndash\; job requirements\, hiring practices\, promotion procedures\, etc.
) exclude and/or act as barriers to racialized groups. (as per the definit
ion of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation: \;https://www.crrf-fcrr.ca/en/re
sources/glossary-a-terms-en-gb-1/item/22881-systemic-discrimination)\n
Please register for this event. We will be using Web ex to host this virtual program. Webex is a video conferencing tool that a llows people to meet together online. \; You can join a Webex meeting from your computer\, mobile device\, or tablet. Learn more about \;how to join a Webex meeting.
\nYou will r eceive an event link through your email the day of the program. You will r equire this link to join the program. \; \;
\nBy participati ng in this program\, you acknowledge that you accept and agree to \;Gu elph Public Library&rsquo\;s \;Standard of Acceptable Behaviour.\n
Questions? Please contact Emily at \;etyschenko@guelphpl.ca.\n
Alternative formats are available as per the Accessibility per Onta rians Act by contacting Library Communications at 519-824-6220 extension 2 39.
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