Everything tagged: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Through four short modules, Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures explores the legacy of systemic racism and unconscious racial bias in Canadian institutions.

The recipient will have demonstrated strong resolve in upholding human rights, inclusivity and equity in library access for their library or in the library community at a local, regional, provincial or national level.

The Library Association of Alberta (LAA) released a statement opposing proposed legislation that would censor information resources, curriculum, or programs addressing sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity or LGBTQIA2+ existences and experiences.

L’Association des bibliothèques de l’Ontario (OLA) est profondément préoccupée par le nombre croissant de tentatives de restriction de l’accès aux livres par certains conseils scolaires.

The Ontario Library Association (OLA) is deeply concerned by the growing number of attempts to restrict access to books by some school boards.

The British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) shared an update on the Association’s anti-racism work, including a current state assessment report prepared with The Common Consulting.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives Conference, July 15–17, in Toronto

Highlights of interest to the Canadian library and information management community

Extracts from the 2021 Census about the library and information management community.

The Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework is a tool both theoretical and practical in its orientation, as a guide for developing personal, organizational, institutional, and systems-level knowledge and understanding of the nature of racism and its many manifestations.