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National Anti-Racism Council of Canada : www.narcc.ca
- AJFAS is a member of Management Committee for a Racism and Discrimination Free Edmonton;
- Member of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO;
- Member of the Francophone artistic grouping of Alberta (RAFA).
- Member of YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada Program;
- Member of the Youth Mobility Program (YMP) of the International Agency of the Francophonie;
- Member of Center for Race and Culture, formerly Northern Alberta Alliance on Race Relations (NAARR);
- Member of Edmonton Community Adult Learning Association (ECALA);
- AJFAS has the status of NGOs in Canada accredited by the United Nations (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) and to monitor the implementation of the recommendations of Durban World Conference against Racism;
- AJFAS has the status of NGOs in Canada accredited by the United Nations (Economic and Social Council: ECOSOC) and to monitor the implementation of recommendations of 10 years of World Programme of Action for Youth;
- AJFAS is member of the National Correctional Service Canada's ethnocultural
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Message from Cynthia Lacasse, Programme Officer: Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Dear partners,
The Canadian Commission for UNESCO is pleased to announce that the
Toolkit for Municipalities, Organizations and Citizens - Canadian
Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination is now
available! The Web page allows you to download the complete Toolkit or
to select only the sections you wish to print. Please note that a
printed version of the Toolkit will be sent to each designated CCMARD
contact of signatory municipalities as well as to CCMARD official
partners later in March. A summary of the Toolkit, for distribution to
your colleagues and local partners, is also being finalized. I will let
you know when it is available.
The Toolkit provides practical information to support the work of municipalities and their partners in strengthening their local initiatives and policies against racism and discrimination. It includes:
- Practical Information on how to join the Coalition, develop and implement a Plan of Action, monitor your community’s progress, engage youth, collaborate with Aboriginal communities, and much more;
- Examples of Good Practices documenting promising municipal initiatives linked to the Ten Common Commitments and offering practical advice to advance the Coalition;
- Useful Tools such as examples of press release and media advisory, examples of resolutions adopted by City Councils, samples of Plans of Action, and many other tools;
- Additional Resources about international and national days/weeks/months, awards, funding, media resources (many of them free) as well as a list of films related to the Ten Common Commitments prepared by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB);
- The Canadian Commission for UNESCO wishes to underline the contribution of the Racism-Free Workplace Strategy (Labour Programme - HRSDC) for its support to the development and printing of this Toolkit.
The Canadian Commission for UNESCO also wishes to thank the Canadian
Race Relations Foundation, the Canadian Association of Statutory Human
Rights Agencies, the National Film Board of Canada, Human Rights
Commissions in Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan, as well as
municipalities and partners that have contributed their experiences and
expertise to the realization of this Toolkit.
We hope you will find this new resource useful!
Regards,
Cynthia Lacass
Programme Officer, Social and Human Sciences / Chargée de programme, Sciences sociales et humaines
Canadian Commission for UNESCO / Commission canadienne pour l'UNESCO
350 Albert, P.O. / C.P. 1047 Ottawa, ON, Canada K1P 5V8
Tel: (613) 566-4414 ext. 4550 / 1-800-263-5588 poste 4550 Fax: (613) 566-4405
Internet: http://www.unesco.ca
Email: cynthia.lacasse@unesco.ca
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization /
L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture
