Building an Anti-Racist City
The Calgary Public Library, ActionDignity, and Habitus Collective are hosting a panel discussion event with key leaders which will contribute to the development of a Calgary Community Anti-Racism Action Strategy for The City of Calgary. The strategy will address systemic racism and discrimination within The City and the wider community. The panel will be followed by a Q&A discussion.
Our panelists:
Dr. Linda Kongnetiman - Managing Lead Anti-Racism Program - The City of Calgary
Dr. Gabrielle Lindstrom - Educational Development Consultant (Indigenous Ways of Knowing) - Taylor Institute
Makda Habtegergesa - Strategist, anti-racism content developer, advocate.
Moderated by Anne-Marie Pham - Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)
Featuring a poetry reading by Wakefield Brewster and closing remarks by Ward 8 City Councillor Courtney Walcott.
This event is part of The City of Calgary's community engagement to inform their Anti-Racism Action Strategy. Please see our website: https://engage.calgary.ca/anti-racism to learn more about the project, register for another event, or add your voice through our survey.