Racism - Abid Jan Ottawa https://abidullahjan.com Sharing learning to leverage success Sat, 18 Feb 2023 23:37:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://abidullahjan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-512x512-1-100x100.png Racism - Abid Jan Ottawa https://abidullahjan.com 32 32 It’s Going To Take More Than Empathy To Eradicate Racism https://abidullahjan.com/its-going-to-take-more-than-empathy-to-eradicate-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-going-to-take-more-than-empathy-to-eradicate-racism https://abidullahjan.com/its-going-to-take-more-than-empathy-to-eradicate-racism/#respond Sat, 18 Feb 2023 23:37:05 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2673 There is mounting evidence that suggests that empathy should not be the modus operandi of our DEI efforts. Instead of empathy, Bloom suggests that compassion and kindness are better replacements. Within organizations,…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/its-going-to-take-more-than-empathy-to-eradicate-racism/feed/ 0 Wonder why so many are still in denial of systemic racism? https://abidullahjan.com/wonder-why-so-many-are-still-in-denial-of-systemic-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wonder-why-so-many-are-still-in-denial-of-systemic-racism https://abidullahjan.com/wonder-why-so-many-are-still-in-denial-of-systemic-racism/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:35:19 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2271 Tamba-Kuii Bailey,Associate Professor at the University of North Dakota, makes an interesting observation about systemic racism. “You don’t see it,” Bailey says. “We don’t see air. For fish and other things swimming…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/wonder-why-so-many-are-still-in-denial-of-systemic-racism/feed/ 0 When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment https://abidullahjan.com/when-a-flower-doesnt-bloom-you-fix-the-environment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-a-flower-doesnt-bloom-you-fix-the-environment https://abidullahjan.com/when-a-flower-doesnt-bloom-you-fix-the-environment/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 22:24:46 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2267 News: How racial bias can affect 911 calls and what dispatchers in Montreal are learning to stop it To fix the police or any other institution for systemic racism, we need to…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/when-a-flower-doesnt-bloom-you-fix-the-environment/feed/ 0 Let’s commit to not leaving behind a legacy of shame https://abidullahjan.com/lets-commit-to-not-leaving-behind-a-legacy-of-shame/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-commit-to-not-leaving-behind-a-legacy-of-shame https://abidullahjan.com/lets-commit-to-not-leaving-behind-a-legacy-of-shame/#respond Sun, 23 Oct 2022 19:57:37 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2188 This shows how institutions that supported slavery and racism in the past are being humiliated and disgraced today. The same will happen to the systems, structures and institutions that sustain the legacy…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/lets-commit-to-not-leaving-behind-a-legacy-of-shame/feed/ 0 Dismantling systemic barriers benefits everyone https://abidullahjan.com/dismantling-systemic-barriers-benefits-everyone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dismantling-systemic-barriers-benefits-everyone https://abidullahjan.com/dismantling-systemic-barriers-benefits-everyone/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:54:01 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2181 It’s time to act. Merely talking and thinking about racial justice is not enough. Racism doesn’t just hurt black and other racial minorities; it hurts everyone. Heather McGhee draws on a wealth…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/dismantling-systemic-barriers-benefits-everyone/feed/ 0 Violent Attack near Gloucester High School https://abidullahjan.com/violent-attack-near-gloucester-high-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=violent-attack-near-gloucester-high-school https://abidullahjan.com/violent-attack-near-gloucester-high-school/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:39:24 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2095 The petition ( https://lnkd.in/e7Jb7B6P ) is fine – calling for steps to ensure this violence never takes place again to the visible minorities due to race, religion, gender, or any other distinctions that might…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/violent-attack-near-gloucester-high-school/feed/ 0 targeting root causes and symptoms simultaneously. https://abidullahjan.com/targeting-the-root-cause-and-symptoms-simultaneously/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=targeting-the-root-cause-and-symptoms-simultaneously https://abidullahjan.com/targeting-the-root-cause-and-symptoms-simultaneously/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 19:28:20 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2161 #antiracism #antipoverty #equity #equitymatters

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/products-vs-values/feed/ 0 Police reforms that could be model for other communities https://abidullahjan.com/police-reforms-that-could-be-model-for-other-communities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-reforms-that-could-be-model-for-other-communities https://abidullahjan.com/police-reforms-that-could-be-model-for-other-communities/#respond Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:32:15 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2128 Sometimes a few simple steps can save lives and resources. In this case: Partnership with local mental health agencies. Gathering necessary information about people with mental health. Preparing officers for the MH…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/police-reforms-that-could-be-model-for-other-communities/feed/ 0 The unease some feel when existence of systemic discrimination is confirmed https://abidullahjan.com/the-unease-some-feel-when-existence-of-systemic-discrimination-is-confirmed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-unease-some-feel-when-existence-of-systemic-discrimination-is-confirmed https://abidullahjan.com/the-unease-some-feel-when-existence-of-systemic-discrimination-is-confirmed/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:55:20 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2089 Time is changing. In a few decades, things that we consider as normal today would change considerably. What we hear in reports like the one by MUHU would soon become shameful practices…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/the-unease-some-feel-when-existence-of-systemic-discrimination-is-confirmed/feed/ 0 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition https://abidullahjan.com/international-day-for-the-remembrance-of-the-slave-trade-and-its-abolition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=international-day-for-the-remembrance-of-the-slave-trade-and-its-abolition https://abidullahjan.com/international-day-for-the-remembrance-of-the-slave-trade-and-its-abolition/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:41:47 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2080 Today, August 23, 2022 is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. This day is observed in memory of all victims of the slave trade and…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/international-day-for-the-remembrance-of-the-slave-trade-and-its-abolition/feed/ 0 Four ways ordinary citizens can help confront online hate https://abidullahjan.com/four-ways-ordinary-citizens-can-help-confront-online-hate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-ways-ordinary-citizens-can-help-confront-online-hate https://abidullahjan.com/four-ways-ordinary-citizens-can-help-confront-online-hate/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:12:51 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2045 Every one of us has a role to play, but many people don’t know how to intervene effectively. Here are some tips: Author of the article: Abid Jan Published in Ottawa Citizen Aug…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/four-ways-ordinary-citizens-can-help-confront-online-hate/feed/ 0 Racism. It Stops With Me – Ask yourself the hard questions https://abidullahjan.com/racism-it-stops-with-me-ask-yourself-the-hard-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=racism-it-stops-with-me-ask-yourself-the-hard-questions https://abidullahjan.com/racism-it-stops-with-me-ask-yourself-the-hard-questions/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:47:22 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2032 National projects that can have signifant impact includes the new public awareness campaign that urges Australians without lived experience of racism to reflect on its impacts and do more to address it.…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/racism-it-stops-with-me-ask-yourself-the-hard-questions/feed/ 0 Lesson from the painful story of a black student who was named a ‘monkey’ https://abidullahjan.com/lesson-from-the-painful-story-of-a-black-student-who-was-named-a-monkey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lesson-from-the-painful-story-of-a-black-student-who-was-named-a-monkey https://abidullahjan.com/lesson-from-the-painful-story-of-a-black-student-who-was-named-a-monkey/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:58:37 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1952 What an amazing – must-watch story this is!!!! Agree; we CAN control our destiny to a point. However, not everyone is like Dr. Myles Monroe. The reality is that some people, typically…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/lesson-from-the-painful-story-of-a-black-student-who-was-named-a-monkey/feed/ 0 The anti-racist organization https://abidullahjan.com/the-anti-racist-organization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-anti-racist-organization https://abidullahjan.com/the-anti-racist-organization/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:14:51 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2011 Hot off the press. A very interesting read. I strongly recommend it to those who are genuinely interested in addressing systemic racism in their organisations. Here is rip from the intro of…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/the-anti-racist-organization/feed/ 0 THE AGONY OF BEING JEDGED DIFFERENTLY https://abidullahjan.com/the-agony-of-being-jedged-differently/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-agony-of-being-jedged-differently https://abidullahjan.com/the-agony-of-being-jedged-differently/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:27:59 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2019 Note the following in Nazem Kadri story published here today. “ In the following game, Kadri scored a hat trick. As pleased as I was for Kadri the player, my concern for…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/the-agony-of-being-jedged-differently/feed/ 0 How to build a resilient, anti-racist community https://abidullahjan.com/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-be-an-anti-racist-community https://abidullahjan.com/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-community/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2022 14:49:42 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1992 People of all races and ethnicities are at different stages of their anti-racist journey. Bias can be unintentional or unconscious. Racism results from a mix of social and institutional power and racial…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-community/feed/ 0 Challenging the Denial of Systemic Racism https://abidullahjan.com/challenging-the-denial-of-systemic-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=challenging-the-denial-of-systemic-racism https://abidullahjan.com/challenging-the-denial-of-systemic-racism/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:21:17 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1916 Abid Jan Director Capacity Building at United Way East Ontario 6 articles April 25, 2022 All forms of bigotry are not alike. The roots of each form of discrimination and hatred are…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/challenging-the-denial-of-systemic-racism/feed/ 0 Nine ways to help build a less racist society https://abidullahjan.com/nine-ways-to-help-build-a-less-racist-society-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nine-ways-to-help-build-a-less-racist-society-2 https://abidullahjan.com/nine-ways-to-help-build-a-less-racist-society-2/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 02:27:49 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1891 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and everybody can do something to knock down barriers. Author of the article: Abid Jan Published in Ottawa Citizen Mar 21,…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/nine-ways-to-help-build-a-less-racist-society-2/feed/ 0 Nine ways to help build a less racist society https://abidullahjan.com/nine-ways-to-help-build-a-less-racist-society/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nine-ways-to-help-build-a-less-racist-society https://abidullahjan.com/nine-ways-to-help-build-a-less-racist-society/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:27:01 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1888 Abid Jan speaks on CityNews Ottawa’s The Sam Laprade Show about steps we all can take to better understand and get involved in the local anti-racism movement. Today is the UN’s International Day…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/nine-ways-to-help-build-a-less-racist-society/feed/ 0 The Power of One https://abidullahjan.com/the-power-of-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-one https://abidullahjan.com/the-power-of-one/#respond Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:27:01 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1767 Inspiring – a great way to promote respect, equity and inclusivity. The Power of One exhibit is thought-provoking and inspires and empowers all people to make the world a better place through…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/the-power-of-one/feed/ 0 This is heartbreaking https://abidullahjan.com/this-is-heartbreaking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-is-heartbreaking https://abidullahjan.com/this-is-heartbreaking/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:14:47 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1732 This is heartbreaking. People live in fear like this because some take their implicit bias and hatred to extremes. It doesn’t mean only one person in Quebec City, one person in London…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/this-is-heartbreaking/feed/ 0 Departing MPs denounce racism, failures https://abidullahjan.com/departing-mps-denounce-racism-failures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=departing-mps-denounce-racism-failures https://abidullahjan.com/departing-mps-denounce-racism-failures/#respond Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:49:04 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1744 A powerful message. Thanks to MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq for the service & truth telling. We all have the responsibility to understand the history and address ongoing oppression and hate. Watch Nunavut MP’s…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/departing-mps-denounce-racism-failures/feed/ 0 United For All coalition condemns rise in hate crimes against Asian community https://abidullahjan.com/united-for-all-coalition-condemns-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-asian-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-for-all-coalition-condemns-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-asian-community https://abidullahjan.com/united-for-all-coalition-condemns-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-asian-community/#respond Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:04:58 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1658 United Way East Ontario and the UFA Coalition issued the following statement today. United For All partners are deeply disturbed by the highest increase in harassment and intimidation of the Asian community…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/united-for-all-coalition-condemns-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-asian-community/feed/ 0 DEI leaders can’t fix workplace racism https://abidullahjan.com/dei-leaders-cant-fix-workplace-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dei-leaders-cant-fix-workplace-racism https://abidullahjan.com/dei-leaders-cant-fix-workplace-racism/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:13:22 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1910 Very interesting read. Here is the bottomline: “…While “diversity and inclusion” may sound a lot like antiracism, they’re really not the same thing. In some organizations, asking the Chief Diversity Officer or…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/dei-leaders-cant-fix-workplace-racism/feed/ 0 Anti-racism: where to start as an organisation https://abidullahjan.com/anti-racism-where-to-start-as-an-organisation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anti-racism-where-to-start-as-an-organisation https://abidullahjan.com/anti-racism-where-to-start-as-an-organisation/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2020 03:18:11 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1913 The best first step for those who wish to address racism yet do not necessarily know where to start is arming themselves with an understanding of how racial oppression: – Was socially…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/anti-racism-where-to-start-as-an-organisation/feed/ 0 The Emotional Toll of Racism https://abidullahjan.com/the-emotional-toll-of-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-emotional-toll-of-racism https://abidullahjan.com/the-emotional-toll-of-racism/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:15:11 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1688 This interesting report points only to one factor affecting one population segment. In our community in Ottawa, we know very well from which neighbourhoods most of the mental health-related 911 calls originate.…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/the-emotional-toll-of-racism/feed/ 0 Condemning racist attack on OPS Chief Peter Sloly https://abidullahjan.com/condemning-racist-attack-on-ops-chief-peter-sloly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=condemning-racist-attack-on-ops-chief-peter-sloly https://abidullahjan.com/condemning-racist-attack-on-ops-chief-peter-sloly/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:57:49 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1642 United for All is a strong voice of more than 120 organisations who collectively had the same call to action. Adam: The Ottawa community must speak up for Police Chief Peter Sloly…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/condemning-racist-attack-on-ops-chief-peter-sloly/feed/ 0 Harvard historian examines how textbooks taught white supremacy https://abidullahjan.com/harvard-historian-examines-how-textbooks-taught-white-supremacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvard-historian-examines-how-textbooks-taught-white-supremacy https://abidullahjan.com/harvard-historian-examines-how-textbooks-taught-white-supremacy/#respond Sun, 20 Sep 2020 20:49:23 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2235 Many of us have this misunderstanding that White Supermacy is a recent phenomenon that came to light with Oklahoma City bombing and got a shot in the arm with Trump’s election, and…

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