systemic discrimination - Abid Jan Ottawa https://abidullahjan.com Sharing learning to leverage success Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:28:39 +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 systemic discrimination - Abid Jan Ottawa https://abidullahjan.com 32 32 The Critical Success Factors Behind Effective CSWB Plans https://abidullahjan.com/the-critical-success-factors-behind-effective-cswb-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-critical-success-factors-behind-effective-cswb-plans https://abidullahjan.com/the-critical-success-factors-behind-effective-cswb-plans/#respond Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:28:39 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=9014 Abid Jan To develop effective municipal CSWB plans, it’s essential to understand the objectives behind them. Historically, research and community safety experts have worked to ensure community safety and well-being from two…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/the-critical-success-factors-behind-effective-cswb-plans/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 Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want https://abidullahjan.com/viral-justice-how-we-grow-the-world-we-want/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=viral-justice-how-we-grow-the-world-we-want https://abidullahjan.com/viral-justice-how-we-grow-the-world-we-want/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:17:43 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2260 Could systemic racism be dismantled by implementing small changes? Is the violence against persons of color easily solvable? How can society transform through choices a few people make every day? What small…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/viral-justice-how-we-grow-the-world-we-want/feed/ 0 Being the ‘only one’ at work and the decades long fight against anti-Black racism https://abidullahjan.com/being-the-only-one-at-work-and-the-decades-long-fight-against-anti-black-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-the-only-one-at-work-and-the-decades-long-fight-against-anti-black-racism https://abidullahjan.com/being-the-only-one-at-work-and-the-decades-long-fight-against-anti-black-racism/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:46:36 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2248 Of course, representation matters and the business case for diversity is strong. However, recent studies caution that representation without structural changes to office culture, including creating platforms for underrepresented decision-makers, can lead…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/being-the-only-one-at-work-and-the-decades-long-fight-against-anti-black-racism/feed/ 0 Social Justice and Canadian Labour Congress https://abidullahjan.com/2217-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2217-2 https://abidullahjan.com/2217-2/#respond Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:32:55 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2217 Just came across the website of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). The balanced approach under “Social Justice and Democracy” is impressive: Unlike the criticism of the social justice movement that we started…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/2217-2/feed/ 0 A great role model approach to dismantling structures and barriers https://abidullahjan.com/a-great-role-model-approach-to-dismantling-structures-and-barriers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-great-role-model-approach-to-dismantling-structures-and-barriers https://abidullahjan.com/a-great-role-model-approach-to-dismantling-structures-and-barriers/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:12:20 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2198 Racism actively contributed to the development of our systems of ownership, employment, health care, education, and nearly every other aspect of our lives. History has taught us that eliminating discriminatory laws alone…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/a-great-role-model-approach-to-dismantling-structures-and-barriers/feed/ 0 Putting Equity First https://abidullahjan.com/putting-equity-first/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=putting-equity-first https://abidullahjan.com/putting-equity-first/#respond Sat, 29 Oct 2022 18:23:48 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2117 It’s good news for folks busy in social impact work to know that building equity is now the centre of attention and an international priority for action (https://lnkd.in/eAzWQrfJ). There are a FEW…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/putting-equity-first/feed/ 0 Ottawa Public Health REALLY confronts systemic racism https://abidullahjan.com/ottawa-public-health-really-confronts-systemic-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ottawa-public-health-really-confronts-systemic-racism https://abidullahjan.com/ottawa-public-health-really-confronts-systemic-racism/#respond Sun, 23 Oct 2022 20:02:02 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2191 Hats off to OPH. GREAT job, OPH, for tackling the issue head-on. Not an easy task to turn things around when a report presented to the board said: “every racialised staff member…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/ottawa-public-health-really-confronts-systemic-racism/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 Some lessons from social justice grant-making https://abidullahjan.com/some-lessons-from-social-justice-grant-making/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-lessons-from-social-justice-grant-making https://abidullahjan.com/some-lessons-from-social-justice-grant-making/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:26:32 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2121 Increasingly, funders who consider themselves “progressive” are leaning into social justice frameworks in their grantmaking. But what does that mean, and how can foundations adopt social justice philanthropy practices more intentionally? Social…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/products-vs-values/feed/ 0 Traditional DEI approaches perpetuate systemic racism https://abidullahjan.com/traditional-dei-approaches-perpetuate-systemic-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traditional-dei-approaches-perpetuate-systemic-racism https://abidullahjan.com/traditional-dei-approaches-perpetuate-systemic-racism/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:54:34 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2140 In this interview author of The Anti-Racist Organization argues that diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are used to perpetuate systemic racism. Shereen Denials maintains that vague platitudes about inclusion and belonging without…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/traditional-dei-approaches-perpetuate-systemic-racism/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 The Strength We Should Also Admire https://abidullahjan.com/the-strength-we-also-need-to-admire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strength-we-also-need-to-admire https://abidullahjan.com/the-strength-we-also-need-to-admire/#respond Sat, 18 Jun 2022 15:31:48 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2023 https://abidullahjan.com/the-strength-we-also-need-to-admire/feed/ 0 Where bias actually happens in grant making https://abidullahjan.com/where-bias-actually-happens-in-grant-making/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-bias-actually-happens-in-grant-making https://abidullahjan.com/where-bias-actually-happens-in-grant-making/#respond Sun, 29 May 2022 13:34:00 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1957 https://abidullahjan.com/where-bias-actually-happens-in-grant-making/feed/ 0 Collecting anti-racism data is critical. Learn from British Columbia https://abidullahjan.com/collecting-anti-racism-data-is-critical-learn-from-british-columbia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collecting-anti-racism-data-is-critical-learn-from-british-columbia https://abidullahjan.com/collecting-anti-racism-data-is-critical-learn-from-british-columbia/#respond Mon, 02 May 2022 16:49:09 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2086 British Columbia’s new anti-racism data act will help fight systemic racism We need similar legislation in every province to fundamentally change government and community development programs and services in by removing long-standing…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/collecting-anti-racism-data-is-critical-learn-from-british-columbia/feed/ 0 A Call to Police Social Media https://abidullahjan.com/a-call-to-police-social-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-call-to-police-social-media https://abidullahjan.com/a-call-to-police-social-media/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2022 03:41:14 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1924 This is the right call because this is one of the effective ways to combat various forms of extremist moments. Combating disinformation is the key. The extremists use social media, chatrooms, and websites…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/a-call-to-police-social-media/feed/ 0 Preventing extremism in the ranks https://abidullahjan.com/1928-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1928-2 https://abidullahjan.com/1928-2/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:43:01 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1928 Canadian armed forces are not alone. Right-wing extremism has, for a long while, been resurgent all over Canada. Still, it has mainly gone unattended compared to the prominent focus on the likes…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/1928-2/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 Overcoming racism to advance economic opportunity https://abidullahjan.com/overcoming-racism-to-advance-economic-opportunity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=overcoming-racism-to-advance-economic-opportunity https://abidullahjan.com/overcoming-racism-to-advance-economic-opportunity/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:52:36 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2238 We have so much to learn from others’ good work without reinventing the wheel. Thanks to Covid, since the pandemic, there has been an encouraging focus on equitable economic recovery. However, this…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/overcoming-racism-to-advance-economic-opportunity/feed/ 0 Systemic racism as not an accusation that everyone in the system is racist https://abidullahjan.com/systemic-racism-as-not-an-accusation-that-everyone-in-the-system-is-racist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=systemic-racism-as-not-an-accusation-that-everyone-in-the-system-is-racist https://abidullahjan.com/systemic-racism-as-not-an-accusation-that-everyone-in-the-system-is-racist/#respond Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:36:12 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1719 Some of us wrongly interpret systemic racism as an accusation that everyone in the system is racist. Systemic racism means almost the opposite. It means that we have systems and institutions that…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/systemic-racism-as-not-an-accusation-that-everyone-in-the-system-is-racist/feed/ 0 Role Models for Canada: BC and Alberta Got Fighting Systemic Racism Right https://abidullahjan.com/role-models-for-canada-bc-and-alberta-got-fighting-systemic-racism-right/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=role-models-for-canada-bc-and-alberta-got-fighting-systemic-racism-right https://abidullahjan.com/role-models-for-canada-bc-and-alberta-got-fighting-systemic-racism-right/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:58:53 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=2092 https://abidullahjan.com/role-models-for-canada-bc-and-alberta-got-fighting-systemic-racism-right/feed/ 0 Ottawa’s Police Chief on systemic racism https://abidullahjan.com/ottawas-police-chief-on-systemic-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ottawas-police-chief-on-systemic-racism https://abidullahjan.com/ottawas-police-chief-on-systemic-racism/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2020 05:44:53 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1671 Chief Sloly responded well to the question about systemic racism. The reality is that those within OPS and outside who claim there is no systemic racism represent a denial of institutional-based racism,…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/ottawas-police-chief-on-systemic-racism/feed/ 0 Communicating the truth about systemic discrimination https://abidullahjan.com/communicating-the-truth-about-systemic-discrimination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=communicating-the-truth-about-systemic-discrimination https://abidullahjan.com/communicating-the-truth-about-systemic-discrimination/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:39:02 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1667 The truth about systemic racism is not easy to communicate to many. One of the great nineteenth-century English philosophers of liberty and opponents of African slavery, John Stuart Mill, once put it…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/communicating-the-truth-about-systemic-discrimination/feed/ 0 Inequity and Us https://abidullahjan.com/inequity-and-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inequity-and-us https://abidullahjan.com/inequity-and-us/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:19:07 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1648 What looks and feels normal during a particular age is not always normal. The inequity in Ottawa took me on a journey into the past. What I came to know made me…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/inequity-and-us/feed/ 0 Well said Minister Patty Hajdu https://abidullahjan.com/well-said-minister-patty-hajdu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=well-said-minister-patty-hajdu https://abidullahjan.com/well-said-minister-patty-hajdu/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:00:47 +0000 https://abidullahjan.com/?p=1684 Well said, Minister Patty Hajdu: “Racism is not an accident. The system is not broken. It was created this way.” Here is a lesson for those who deny systemic Racism. Systemic Racism…

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]]> https://abidullahjan.com/well-said-minister-patty-hajdu/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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