Tragedy in Atlanta By: Vikash Dass, a Laurier Institution Blog Contributor Last week, the fatal shootings of eight people in Atlanta included six Asian women, intensifying the focus of anti-Asian racism and acts of violence across the United States and the world at large. However, it’s only the latest act in a surge
By: James Matthews, a Laurier Institution Blog Contributor Podcasts have flourished during COVID-19 despite reduced commute times. Whether your new commute takes you to your home office or couch, we’ve created a list of the top 5 podcasts to add to your podcast library that will help to deepen your understanding of diversity
By: Terri Hopkinson, a Laurier Institution Blog Contributor International Transgender Day of Visibility is a remarkable concept. For most of history, being invisible was the safest way of being transgender. For some, that meant living their whole lives as a person they weren’t and, for some, it meant losing their lives to
By: Isabelle Vauclair, a Laurier Institution Blog Contributor “Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.” — Jesse Jackson. While many organizations list diversity and inclusion as one of their top core values, few do enough to ensure their BIPOC employees are set up for long-term
By: Terri Hopkinson, a Laurier Institution Blog Contributor For a lot of office workers, this month marks one year of working from home due to COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. It was a steep learning curve this time last year to get employees up and running with remote work but there is still
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The Vancouver Immigration Summit provided an opportunity for refugees, asylum seekers, policy makers and community groups to identify the multiple barriers facing refugees and asylum seekers living in poverty and propose actions to inform the three levels of government in developing strategies for poverty reduction. Underlying the summit design were several principles
On Wednesday June 27, 2018, the Milton K. Wong Multiculturalism Lecture was held at the BMO Theatre Centre in Vancouver. This event was co-presented by The Laurier Institution, Simon Fraser University, and CBC Radio One “Ideas.” This decade has brought us a global refugee crisis and a return to authoritarianism on scales
REGISTER FOR THE EVENT This decade has brought us a global refugee crisis and a return to authoritarianism on scales not seen since the Second World War. Whether in Europe or North America, Asia or Australia, much of our political and economic discourse and/or subtext is dominated by a seemingly sudden awareness
Effective Leadership for Modern Governance The Vancouver-based Laurier Institution is partnering with Ryerson University to bring a national program called DiverseCity onBoard to the Metro Vancouver area. The program was developed in the Greater Toronto Area in 2008 by the Maytree Foundation and is now operated out of the G. Raymond Chang
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