Archive of past events

Collaborating to build welcoming and inclusive communities (AUMA conference, October 2008)

Cassie Palamar, the Commission's Director of Education and Community Services, spoke on October 1st at the Alberta Urban Municipalities (AUMA) Conference in Edmonton. She spoke about the Commission's and province's roles in helping build welcoming and inclusive communities and combating racism and discrimination. She highlighted the Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination (CMARD) and a new three-year Welcoming and Inclusive Communities (WIC) initiative of AUMA in partnership with the Commission and the province. The WIC initiative supports municipalities in building capacity to advance toward the goals of building welcoming and inclusive communities and combatting racism and discrimination. Other participants on the panel included Mayor Martin Shields of Brooks, Councillor Pat Churchill of Innisfail, Dr. Valerie Pruegger of the City of Calgary, and Shauna Summers of Alberta Employment and Immigration. For more information on the AUMA partnership initiative, contact the Commission at educationcommunityservices@gov.ab.ca or contact the newly appointed WIC project coordinator, Marc Colbourne, at mcolbourne@auma.ca.
 
CASHRA national forum on inclusion and the education of students with disabilities in the context of human rights law (Toronto, September 2008)

The Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies (CASHRA), of which the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission is a member, held a national forum from September 25 to 28, 2008. The forum, titled Defining a Rights Based Framework: Advancing Inclusion of Students with Disabilities, explored the policy implications of recent key advancements in inclusive education policy through the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It also explored how human rights agencies can assist in the creation of inclusive education environments.

For more information visit http://www.inclusiveeducation.ca/cashraforum/cashraforum.html.

Alberta Human Rights Commission hosts two events to launch its new plain language publication, Human rights in Alberta  (Calgary and Edmonton, June 2008)

Edmonton: On June 3, the publication was launched at Norquest College in Edmonton. Cassie Palamar, the Commission's Director of Education and Community Services, and Brenda Scragg, Acting Chief Commissioner, introduced the resource to a group of educators, representatives of community organizations, and ESL literacy students. Also speaking at the event were Dr. Wayne Shillington, the president of Norquest College; MLA Manmeet Bhullar, Advanced Education and Technology Parliamentary Assistant; and MLA Thomas Lukaszuk, Chair of the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund Advisory Committee.


From left: Director of Education and Community Services, Cassie Palamar; Acting Chief Commissioner, Brenda Scragg; Chair of the HRCM Education Fund Advisory Committee, MLA Thomas Lukaszuk; President of Norquest College, Dr. Wayne Shillington; Parliamentary Assistant for Advanced Education and Technology, MLA Manmeet Bhullar.

Calgary: A Calgary launch was held at Immigrant Services Calgary on June 10. Cassie Palamar, the Commission's Director of Education and Community Services, and Brenda Scragg, Acting Chief Commissioner, introduced the resource to local community organizations and educators. Tyler Charkie, Chair of the Board of Directors of Immigrant Services Calgary, and Dr. Qiao Sun, member of the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund Advisory Committee, also spoke at the event.


From left: Director of Education and Community Services, Cassie Palamar; Acting Chief Commissioner, Brenda Scragg; Member of the HRCM Education Fund Advisory Committee, Dr. Qiao Sun; Chair of the Board of Directors, Immigrant Services Calgary, Tyler Charkie.

You can read more about Human rights in Alberta and link to the various versions.

Alberta municipalities and partners meet to develop their capacity to combat racism and discrimination (Los Angeles, February 2008)

The Commission's Education and Community Services unit led a delegation of over 40 Alberta members and supporters of the Alberta Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination to Los Angeles where they participated in a customized Tools for Tolerance program offered by the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance from February 3 to 6, 2008. The program was designed to support CMARD members’ goals of improving policies to fight racism and discrimination. Funding support was provided by Alberta's Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund and the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (Toronto). Teams from the CMARD member municipalities of Brooks, Calgary, Drayton Valley, Edmonton, Lethbridge, and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo participated. A team from AUMA and the province, including the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission, also participated.

Pan-Canadian Institutions meet to discuss strategies for combating racism and discrimination (Ottawa, February 2008)

The Director of the Education and Community Services unit was invited to make a presentation  at a meeting organized by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO of pan-Canadian institutions in Ottawa February 25th, 2008. The presentation focused on the Commission's role in developing the Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination and its vision for the future. The overall purpose of the meeting was to exchange idea and consider opportunities for cooperation and partnership. 

Alberta Commission presents to International Metropolis audience on Canadian efforts to combat racism and discrimination (Melbourne, October 2007)

The Director of the Education and Community Services unit of the Commission was invited by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO to make a presentation  on behalf of the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination (CMARD)  at the 12th International Metropolis Conference in Melbourne, Australia on October 10, 2007. The presentation focused on Canadian developments to combat racism and discrimination. 

Reviewed: April 29, 2010

 

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