Ontario Human Rights Commission attempts to modernize struggle against racism
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: