Experiences of Discrimination in Guelph Wellington - A Discussion of Findings and Community Reflections
Date and Time
Location
Virtual event- register for Zoom link.
Details
On March 21st, join the Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership (GWLIP), the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, and the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph for a webinar on the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This webinar will discuss the findings and methodology of a recent study entitled “Discrimination Experienced by Immigrants, Visible Minorities, and Indigenous Peoples in Guelph and Wellington County”. This research was developed in partnership with the Network for Economic and Social Trends (NEST), Western University, and the City of Guelph. It explores the extent and context of discrimination experienced by the residents of Guelph and Wellington County with the goal of supporting the development of evidence-based anti-discrimination initiatives at the local level.
This session will include the following panelists:
- Hoda Ghonim, Newcomer Health Programs | SHORE Centre
- Ingrid Brand, Principal | Brand Intercultural
- Kayla, CEO | The Kween Company
- Sara Sayyed, Senior Advisor of Equity, Anti-Racism and Indigenous Initiatives | City of Guelph
- Hosted by Samantha Blostein, Global Engagement Specialist, Community Engaged Scholarship Institute / Guelph Institute of Development Studies / College of Social and Applied Human Sciences]
Learn more about this event in this article in the Wellington Advertiser and this new release from the University of Guelph.