New anti-racism data act will help fight systemic racism
Channel: GovernmentofBC
Date: 2022-05-05

For far too long, Indigenous, Black, and people of colour have faced discrimination and barriers in accessing services. But as Dr. June Francis points out, ". . . without understanding a problem, you cannot fix it." Which is why it's important to know where exactly those barriers exist. Our new anti-racism data act, co-developed with Indigenous Peoples, will make sure that data is safely collected to help address racism and discrimination in government services – while including the perspectives and lived experiences of Indigenous and racialized communities. Learn more: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/antiracism 
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🎥 : Dr. June Francis is the co-director of the Co-Laboratorio Project, director of the Institute for Diaspora Research and Engagement, associate professor at SFU's Beedie School of Business, and chair of the Hogan's Alley Society. Dr. Francis has been an advocate of collecting demographic-based data in order to address racism and discrimination.

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