Title: Lift Every Voice
Description: The project aims to conduct a research study to qualify the lived experiences of Black Nova Scotian musicians as it relates to accessing employment and opportunities to participate within the music industry.
Funding Amount: $89,600
Organization: Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre
Title: Driving Diversity in our Health Workforce for Indigenous peoples and Africa Nova Scotian Communities: Operationalizing Action on Systemic Barriers
Description: The project aims to analyze gaps in the IWK s workforce to promote strategic recruitment and to represent the patients, families, and regions served by the IWK.
Funding Amount: $146,700
Title: Nova Scotia Anti-Racism and Discrimination Charter in Recreation
Building More Inclusive Canada: Canada Announces Funding for Anti-Racism Projects Across Country
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In the fight against anti-Asian racism, advocates say federal funds a good start, but more support needed
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Anti-Asian Hate Reports Surge In U S —But It May Be Far Worse In Canada
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Marchers walk through downtown Montreal carrying signs denouncing racism against Asians and commemorating the victims of a shooting in Atlanta that left six Asian-American women dead.(Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)
Advocates for Asian Canadians are calling for improvements to the federal government s anti-racism strategy to confront a surge in anti-Asian racism.
Avvy Go, executive director of the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic in Toronto, said the strategy failed to specifically mention anti-Asian racism in its
foundational policy document. The document does cite anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as key targets.