Infographic: The Translation Project
What the numbers tell is: 1 in 5 racialized families live in poverty in Canada, compared to 1 in 20 non-racialized families…
Racialized Communities Strategy
Infographic: The rise in Islamophobia
Islamophobia: Noun. An unfounded hostility towards Muslims, and therefore, fear or dislike of all or most Muslims.
Confronting Race and Racism in the Criminal Justice System
The Rights Advocacy Coalition for Equality (R.A.C.E.) and Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) are hosting a free educational event: Confronting Race and Racism in the Criminal Justice System.
Infographic: The case for race-based statistics
Why collect race-based statistics? The Ontario Human Rights Commission finds data collecting can help: verify, monitor, measure and address gaps, trends, progress and perceptions proactively identify opportunities for improvement and growth improve the quality of decision-making, service delivery and programming Examples of why collecting data is a good idea: Prevent or address systemic barriers to […]
Infographic: Racial disparities in Ontario’s child protections system
According to the 2013 Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Abuse and Neglect, the numbers of children likely to be investigated as possible victims of child abuse or neglect compared to white children.
Important takeaways from the One Vision One Voice symposium
Kimberly Roach, one of our leads for the Racialized Communities Strategy (RCS), attended the One Vision One Voice symposium on changing the child welfare system for African Canadians.
LAO offering grants for organizations helping Black youth facing suspension & expulsion hearings
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is offering a one-time grant of $200,000 for two organizations to provide services to Black students facing suspension or expulsion hearings.
Knia Singh’s human rights application
In 2014, George “Knia” Singh was a law student who requested a ride-along with Toronto police. His request was denied because of information about him recorded by the police during numerous “street checks” starting when he was as young as 16. A “street check” is when police stop and question someone even if they are not […]
Advocating for more public legal education in racialized communities
Wayne van der Meide, one of Legal Aid Ontario’s (LAO) co-leads for its Racialized Communities Strategy, experienced an “astonishing” moment when he was meeting with a settlement agency to talk about what LAO does.
Who we’ve been talking to and the questions we’re asking
In this first phase of the Racialized Communities Strategy, we are meeting with a wide array of stakeholders working in communities and/or the justice system.
During these meetings, we discuss and gather feedback on a number of issues.