Race matters when it comes to health, and other social indicators of well-being and life chances. But Canada does not collect race-based data in health or other areas. Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change (COP-COC) is hosting a public discussion to consider why we should collect race-based health data in Canada, who should collect it and what are the challenges. Our panelists will tell you what is happening right now in Canada in the data collection environment, who can benefit from race-based data collection, and reflect on the role people, community groups, health institutions and governments should play. You will have an opportunity to connect directly with people who know data, understand the issues and ask questions of your own.
Panelists:
• Dr. Notisha Massaquoi – Principal Consultant, Nyanda Consulting; former Executive Director, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
• Amy Go – President, Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice
• Marc Lachance – Acting Director General, Health, Justice, Diversity and Populations, Statistics Canada
• Dr. Anna Banerji – Continuing Professional Development Chair for Indigenous and Refugee Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Moderated by Samya Hasan – Executive Director, Council of Agencies Serving South Asians and Steering Committee member of Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change.
Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change (COP-COC) is a network across Ontario working to build concrete strategies, tools, initiatives and community-based capacity through which individuals, groups and organisations ( especially those reflective of the affected racialized communities - both Indigenous Peoples and peoples of colour ) can begin to develop coherent shared action plans, including creating effective coordinated strategies for collaborating with mainstream policy analysts and institutions, anti-poverty and social justice advocacy groups, governments, funders and the media so as to best work together to address and redress the disturbing and growing structural and systemic ethno-racial inequality.
The COP-COC Steering Committee membership currently includes Access Alliance Multicultural Health & Community Services, the Black Legal Action Centre, the Canadian Arab Federation, the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter, the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians, the Hispanic Development Council, Karuna Community Services, La Passerelle - I.D.E., the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto, Midaynta Community Services, the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, the Punjabi Community Health Services, the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, The Neighbourhood Office, and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations – together with academic member – Professor Grace-Edward Galabuzi from Ryerson University in Toronto.
For more information, contact:
Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change
# 505 – 123 Edward St, Toronto M5G 1E2
Phone – 416-966-3882
Fax - 416-971-6780
Email – colourofpoverty@gmail.com
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