CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alberta residents are invited to attend an upcoming human rights conference on Saturday, October 22, where they can participate in meaningful discussions on how the province can regain leadership in human rights and diversity advocacy .
Created and hosted by would forum, this unique conference will directly discuss the challenges facing racist communities in Alberta. Following a dramatic rise in discrimination and hate crimes in recent years, the Dignity Forum was founded by former MLA and Senator from Canada Ron Ghitter as an action-oriented nonprofit dedicated to education and empowerment to create a more inclusive Alberta.
With a turbulent political atmosphere in the province, including recent disruptions within the Alberta Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and insensitive comments from the newly appointed Prime Minister about alleged discrimination against anti-vaccination, the need for a unified strategy to ensure prioritization has never been more pressing meaningful actions and policies within the AHRC. Recent movements such as Black Lives Matter and the discovery of unmarked children’s graves on Canadian school campuses have brought the conversation about racial inequality to the fore within the community, but tangible changes are needed across the private sector and within provincial government to effectively address systemic human rights issues in our province.
“The goal of this conference is to bring together as many voices and perspectives as possible to discuss the current atmosphere in our province regarding racial discrimination and how we can address these issues together,” said Ron Ghitter, Chair of the Dignity Forum. “Meaningful change will only come through concerted, action-oriented programs centered on critical thinking education programs in our schools and an active and empowered human rights organization in Alberta…
