Coun. Evan Woolley said this process started in July with the city acknowledging that racism exists in our institutions and the city government. Councillors approved a plan by a vote of 9-5 to have administration
Calgary high school students walked out of class Thursday morning, two days after a second video surfaced showing a Calgary Catholic School teacher using a racial slur. The walk out happened outside of Bishop McNally
The Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) is investigating after a dated video surfaced showing a substitute teacher making racist remarks while talking to a Black student. On Tuesday (Oct 6.), the video surfaced showing an
Calgarians marched to city hall and the courthouse to protest against local police violence and justice for Calgarian Godfred Addai. On Thursday, the chants “No Justice – No peace – No racist police,” and “Black
In a unanimous vote, a City of Calgary committee acknowledged that systemic racism exists in the community, government, policing and other city institutions. It comes after three days of public consultation where 61 written submissions
While Calgary city council is allowing public voices to be heard on systemic racism, many say action should have already been taken. It was the second day of public consulatation on racism. Dozens of Calgarians
Fundamental changes in education and policing are needed if the city wants to combat racism, according to public submissions to be delivered to a city consultation Tuesday. Sparked by the Black Lives Matter protests, the
On Friday, protesters marched from Kensington to the steps of the Calgary Board of Education’s downtown head office, pushing for policy reform around racism in schools. Shuwan Porter, founder and CEO of the United Black
