We have had a full summer and the fall quarter looks just as busy for our small team at CRC. We are working hard to provide some great support to agencies and organizations to train their staff in inclusive practices and policies as well as providing our consultant's knowledge for programing like the Aboriginal Youth Police Academy held in August of 2014, or the Diversity Champions Training we help Enbridge deliver to their employees.
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Here's a look at what's happening this fall:
Nehiyaw (Language Classes) have started but you can still register!
You can still register for Nehiyaw (Cree Language) classes for fall and winter 2014/15: http://www.cfrac.com/training/cree-language-lessons
The Nehiyaw (Cree) Language Lessons being offered by the Centre for Race and Culture are different from any of the courses currently being offered in Edmonton. This is due to the unique methodology being used. This methodology is called cahkipehikanak (syllabics), which is better known as the star chart, a traditional format that incorporates the cultural and philosophical teachings of the Nehiyaw language. This method of teaching the Nehiyaw language is not used anywhere in the greater Edmonton area or in the entire educational system in Edmonton.
Please note the sessions will now be held at
McCauley School, 9538 - 107 Ave
Community Events
NEXT UP is Accepting Applications!
(Deadline for Edmonton is September 19, 2014)
Do you wonder what the future holds for our world? Are you concerned about things like climate change, poverty, public health and education, housing and government policy? Do you believe that global and local issues are connected? Do you feel that our economic system is focused on profit at the expense of people and the planet? Do you believe it is possible for us, as communities, to do things differently at home and abroad, to eradicate poverty, to deal with conflict peacefully, to rise to the climate challenge fairly, and to ensure everyone has access to good public health and education services?
Interfaith Centre - Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life - Reading Group
You are invited to take part in a reading group being held at the Edmonton Interfaith Centre this Fall beginning September 20 and running through November 29 over 10 Saturday afternoons. The group will be lead through facilitated discussion about Karen Armstrong's book "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life" by Tymmarah Zehr, Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Consultant.
“Bullying and Beyond Conference - What Can YOU do”
speakers will share their own insights to bullying based on their own experiences and knowledge.You will leave with a better understanding of the roles we each play and how to effectively diffuse bullying. Each of us has experienced, witnessed,or have been made aware of bullying at some point in time. We often feel defenseless and uncertain of how we can help a person in need. Being held on October 5 at the Chateaux Louis Conference Centre.
“Unsettling Conversations, Unmaking Racisms and Colonialisms”
14th Annual Critical Race and Anticolonial Studies Conference
University of Alberta, Edmonton, 17-19 October 2014
Edmonton Community Foundation presents Jian Ghomeshi! Nov 8, 2014
In this presentation, Ghomeshi shares his thoughts on our evolving national identity, by speaking on the topic "Re-Thinking the Canadian Identity: Where do I Fit In?"
Human Library International Week 2015
The University of Alberta’s Global Education Program, the Employment Equity Program, Human Resource Services, and the University of Alberta Libraries are interested in hosting a Human Library as part of International Week 2015. They are seeking your help in locating high-quality human “books” to participate in the event. If you have someone in mind our want to volunteer yourself please contact Lisa Lozanski, Global Education Coordinator
Unsettling Colonial Modernity Conference: Islamicate Contexts in Focus.
This is an interdisciplinary conference to be held at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, on April 24 -25, 2015
Whats in the News?
University of Alberta sociology PhD candidate (and our Friend!) Irfan Chaudhry spent three months analyzing a cross-section of tweets made in six Canadian cities: Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Here's the great CBC coverage of his work!
"Canadians like to think of their country as a model for the world of how all sorts of people can get along together. But when it comes to the major faiths other than Christianity, a new poll conducted for Maclean’s finds that many Canadians harbour deeply troubling biases.
Women and Minority Leaders Are Penalized For Fostering Diversity, Study Finds via @mashable
By accepting the privileges of whiteness, Asian-Americans become complicit in racial hierarchy http://alj.am/1p4UrPp
