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CHICAGO — Local groups are preparing for Friday’s Transgender Day of Visibility, an international awareness day for trans and gender-nonconforming folks. Transgender Day of Visibility, created in 2010 by trans advocate Rachel Crandall, is celebrated every March 31 to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people and to draw attention to the discrimination, violence […]
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldU.S. Representative to the United NationsNew York, New YorkMarch 27, 2023 AS DELIVERED Good morning and thank you Madam Chair. And let me start by thanking the Secretary-General, for his participation in today’s somber commemoration of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. I stand before you as the U.S. Ambassador to the United […]
On Tuesday, 28 March, at 10am, the Nelson Mandela Foundation is hosting a dialogue on the question, “What does this moment call for?” The event, which forms part of the organisation’s “Critical Dialogue Series”, will take place at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, 107 Central St, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg. “In the 10th year that marks the […]
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivering remarks at a Plenary Meeting on Elimination of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and related intolerances Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldU.S. Representative to the United NationsNew York, New YorkMarch 21, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President, for convening us to commemorate this important day. And I want to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his […]
The NDP critic for foreign affairs and international development, MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona), made the following statement: “Today, New Democrats mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In our country, Indigenous, Black and racialized people, refugees and immigrants still face harassment, harm, and are denied services based on how they look […]
Premier David Eby and Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, have released the following statement in honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: “The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recognizes that the injustices and prejudices fuelled by racial discrimination take place every day. The day is observed […]
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: “Building a world free of racism requires deliberate, continuous efforts to change perceptions and systems that have been in place for many years. Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we come together […]
Poetry is one of the most universal methods of expression. This art form not only encapsulates a variety of emotions but it also allows us to understand experiences that differ from ours. Throughout history, Black poets have been held responsible for reflecting on current events and charging the community to envision a world where words […]
Wednesday 21 March marks the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – an annual event marking the date that police in Sharpeville, South Africa opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid in 1960. The theme this year focuses on the urgency of combatting racism and racial discrimination, […]
Businesses, schools and organisations around the country are marking ‘Harmony Day’.It’s touted on the federal government’s website as a day which celebrates “our diversity, and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds”. While this might seem at first glance to be a worthwhile cause for celebration, the day’s bleaker history (which occurs during Harmony Week) […]