To mark March 21st, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Mennonite Churches of Calgary have released a Joint Statement Concerning White Supremacist Activity in Calgary. Here is a short excerpt from the Joint Statement: Preamble: Recently, our community has been diminished by those wishing to divide humanity in ways that are [...]
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Please join CCCED in drafting a community response toward eliminating discrimination in the Calgary community. CCCED Community Forum on ‘The Courage to Stand Together Against Discrimination’ Monday March 22nd 4:00-7:00pm FCJ Centre, 219 – 19the Ave SW (parking in back) Guest Speaker: Sandy Dore Refreshments Provided This Forum is a follow-up to the ‘Responding to [...]
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In conjunction with the Government of Alberta, and community organizations, CCCED spoke last week at the ‘Calgary says NO to Hate’ rally, which was organized to raise awareness about discrimination and hate crimes and what we can do in the community to stop this. Here is the transcript of CCCED’s speech at the rally: Hate [...]
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