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The Ontario Human Rights Commission released a new human rights policy to modernize the struggle against racism in Ontario  from their Toronto office yesterday.

“It is time organizations and institutions acknowledge the reality of racism and be prepared to act against subtle and sometimes subconscious prejudices and stereotypes that too often result in discrimination”, said Keith Norton, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission today as he announced the release of the Commission’s Policy and Guidelines on Racism and Racial Discrimination.

The backgrounder for the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Policy and Guidelines on Racism and Racial Discrimination contains the information about the process used to develop this new policy guideline. The entire table of contents for the new policy guidelines provides a wealth of information for everyone.

• Part I - Setting the Context: Understanding Race, Racism and Racial Discrimination
• Part II - the Policy Framework
• Part III - Guidelines for Implementation: Monitoring and Combatting Racism and Racial Discrimination
• Appendix - Workplace Policies, Practices and Decision-making Processes & Systemic Discrimination

Some of the papers used in helping to formulate its policy on racial discrimination and race are very relevant in this region. They include:

• Systemic barriers to racially representative law enforcement agencies
• Stereotyping and its consequence for racial minority youth
• Racial Discrimination and Mental Health: Racialized and Aboriginal Communities
• Racial Inequality in Access to Health Care Services

On July 12, the Chiefs of Nishnawbe Aski Nation will gather in Mishkeegogamang Ojibway Nation to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the signing of Treaty Number 9. Here is the agenda for this full day of activities that will webcast on-line for all to see. For those who are able to attend this historic event in person, see the map below the agenda ...