Want to become one of British Columbia's “anti-racism community stewards?”.In response to what the province calls an “alarming rate” of racist incidents, the BC government is encouraging people from various communities to apply for a new anti-racism program, which aims to educate British Columbians on how to “address racist incidents and facilitate community dialogues on racism.”.The program was developed by the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society..“Over the past few years, we’ve seen an alarming increase in racist incidents in large and small communities throughout our province. We can’t stand by and allow this kind of hate to proliferate,” said Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, Rachna Singh Thursday..“This training will give people the skills and confidence they need to carry out anti-racism work and train others in their communities as we push forward to dismantle the systemic barriers that have held indigenous, black, and people of colour back for generations.”.Officially called the Anti-Racism Community (ARC) Stewards pilot program, the project doesn’t specifically highlight what the training will entail, however it repeatedly reiterates that people will be brought together “to remove systemic barriers and address inequities woven into our society.”.The word "racist" or "racism" is used 20 times in the province's vague release..MLA for Vernon-Monashee Harwinder Sandhu commented on the program, saying it will give people the tools they need to train fellow community members on how to address racism in their communities, however he provided no further detail as to what those tools look like..“By providing more people with the skills and knowledge to dismantle systemic racism in their communities, we can build a better, anti-racist BC for everyone,” said Sandhu..The province wants people from rural BC communities to apply for the eight month “train the trainer” program. All expenses will be paid for and participants will receive $350 for each training day and $175 for each travel day.."While systemic racism and discrimination is on the rise in BC, our government is going to continue to combat it through the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network. There is no place for hate in our province," said BC Premier John Horgan Tuesday.
Want to become one of British Columbia's “anti-racism community stewards?”.In response to what the province calls an “alarming rate” of racist incidents, the BC government is encouraging people from various communities to apply for a new anti-racism program, which aims to educate British Columbians on how to “address racist incidents and facilitate community dialogues on racism.”.The program was developed by the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society..“Over the past few years, we’ve seen an alarming increase in racist incidents in large and small communities throughout our province. We can’t stand by and allow this kind of hate to proliferate,” said Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, Rachna Singh Thursday..“This training will give people the skills and confidence they need to carry out anti-racism work and train others in their communities as we push forward to dismantle the systemic barriers that have held indigenous, black, and people of colour back for generations.”.Officially called the Anti-Racism Community (ARC) Stewards pilot program, the project doesn’t specifically highlight what the training will entail, however it repeatedly reiterates that people will be brought together “to remove systemic barriers and address inequities woven into our society.”.The word "racist" or "racism" is used 20 times in the province's vague release..MLA for Vernon-Monashee Harwinder Sandhu commented on the program, saying it will give people the tools they need to train fellow community members on how to address racism in their communities, however he provided no further detail as to what those tools look like..“By providing more people with the skills and knowledge to dismantle systemic racism in their communities, we can build a better, anti-racist BC for everyone,” said Sandhu..The province wants people from rural BC communities to apply for the eight month “train the trainer” program. All expenses will be paid for and participants will receive $350 for each training day and $175 for each travel day.."While systemic racism and discrimination is on the rise in BC, our government is going to continue to combat it through the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network. There is no place for hate in our province," said BC Premier John Horgan Tuesday.
