EquityOttawaÉquité

Organizations and communities working for equity and against systemic racism. Co-led by @OLIP_PLIO and @CentretownCHC. Join us! @ONTrillium-supported 2012-19.

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

We are bringing our brands together to improve our services. To that end, this account will be phased out in the coming days. Please follow our main Twitter account @OLIP_PLIO

[Carleton University @Carleton_U]

On Oct. 13 at 7pm, Prof. Aboubakar Sanogo will moderate an online panel that envisions what an anti-racist city might look like.

Imagining an Anti-Racist City is part of the Healthy Cities series. For more information and to register:
https://t.co/NaaoLlnrUg

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

These are important points for those of us working to dismantle institutional and systemic racism.

[Amanda Parris @amanda_parris]

My latest:
I broke down 3 warning signs that the movement against systemic anti-racism is being derailed by those seeking only the appearance of change, rather than structural transformation.
There are more signs (including funding) but I started with 3:
https://t.co/AzoDm7PM0A

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

"I know, as many do, that I’ve been living a pandemic all my life; it is structural rather than viral; it is the global state of emergency of antiblackness."

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

.@OLIP_PLIO and @EquityOttawa stand in solidarity with all who are affected by entrenched, systemic anti-Black, anti-Indigenous and other forms of racism. We are committed to collective action to address it. https://t.co/vEEG6vK1eN]

[Jane Philpott @janephilpott]

Some progress on better data. Ontario proposes reg changes so ppl who test positive for COVID-19 infection will be asked additional questions about race, income, languages, and household size. Individuals can choose not to answer and privacy is protected. https://t.co/AuWy1l30TA.

[Global Migration Institute @tmumigration]

@ratnaomi immigration policy still has deeply embedded racist expressions in processes /systems; i.e. few visa posts in Africa; family reunification attached to an income level; agriculture workers must pay in to CPP EI but can never access @PolicyResponse

[CTV Ottawa @ctvottawa]

ICYMI: Ottawa Board of Health asked to recognize racism as public health issue #ottnews #ottcity https://t.co/s3XFH6jZiL

[Alliance for Healthier Communities @AllianceON]

This moment is unprecedented, yet in many ways, we have been here before. Anti-Black racism is a #publichealth crisis that we must address NOW. Read the full statement from Black health leaders: https://t.co/5OPSVpIOGM #ONhealth #Blackhealth #BlackLivesMatter

[Rawlson King @rawlsonking]

Ottawa Public Health reports to Council that it is collecting race-based and income-based data and is working with diverse communities to examine the impact of COVID-19.

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

Great to hear FEDCO approve the recommendation to appoint Councillor @rawlsonking as Council Liaison for Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Relations. We look forward to continuing to support the City's efforts to eliminate systemic racism and engage Ottawa's diverse communities.

[Rawlson King @rawlsonking]

I spoke to @ctvottawa this afternoon about anti-racism efforts in Ottawa, including the creation of the City's Anti-Racism Secretariat, in the wake of protests that have erupted across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd.

[Fahmida Kamali #freepalestine @fahmidakamali]

If you have Black friends or colleagues-- instead of going to them, asking how they are or expecting them to share information with you on how to be a good ally... learn to be good to them. Read this Medium post by @GoldingGirl617: https://t.co/bZyMbOVapu

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

Organization and community partners have been working together since then to create and implement an action plan for Ottawa to eliminate systemic and institutional anti-Black racism and other forms of racism. All are welcome to contribute to this effort. https://t.co/m1NXcn6yXv

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

Anti-Black racism is pervasive in #Ottawa. The "Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Ottawa" report that @ChelbyDaigle prepared in collaboration with @OLIP_PLIO and @CAWI_IVTF compiled evidence from 300 community members, some stats, and ways forward. https://t.co/ufSTVDWwpF

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

Anti-Black racism is pervasive in #Ottawa. The "Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Ottawa" report that @ChelbyDaigle prepared in collaboration with @OLIP_PLIO and @CAWI_IVTF compiled evidence from 300 community members, some stats, and ways forward. https://t.co/ufSTVDWwpF

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

We know that anti-Black racism is embedded in our local institutions and shapes the daily reality of many Ottawa residents. We are committed to individual and collective action to eliminate it.

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

We know that anti-Black racism is embedded in our local institutions and shapes the daily reality of many Ottawa residents. We are committed to individual and collective action to eliminate it.

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

Re George Floyd and outrage over systemic racism: @WarrengClarke says the question is not whether this could happen in #Ottawa, but why it continues to happen. "There needs to be implementation of stronger policies and laws that combat anti-Black racism." https://t.co/5VlmHo5TzX

[African Canadian Association (ACAO) @ACAOTTAWA]

Today, the @ottawacity black leaders condemned the racist meme circulating in the @OttawaPolice and in the community. This racist meme was designed to derail the improvements in the area of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. @OPSChiefSloly @JimWatsonOttawa @Ottawa_CEC

[Samantha McAleese, Ph.D. @Sam_McAleese]

Khulud points to @MeehanCarolAnne's idea for having people in parks to *educate* not *enforce* -- these should be people who are already part of the community, not bylaw or police officers. Educators, community leaders, librarians, and others can take up this #CommunityCare work.

[EquityOttawaÉquité @EquityOttawa]

Happening today: an important discussion on inequities in the enforcement of public measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.

[Samantha McAleese, Ph.D. @Sam_McAleese]

If you are concerned about how Ottawa is #PolicingThePandemic please join us on April 27th at 7:30pm for a virtual panel discussion:

https://t.co/1atPpFsU5i

Speakers include representatives from @CAMSOttawa, @DUALOttawa, and @CAWI_IVTF + @mspratt, @alexmcclelland, and more.