Councillor Amarjit Sohi and Racism Free Edmonton, a City of Edmonton initiative, are invitingrepresentatives from agencies who work with immigrants to participate in three days of workshops.

The workshops will help participants to recognize issues of racism, understand the impact of racism on individuals and provide effective strategies for addressing these issues. The workshops are very interactive and provide opportunities for participants to share ideas and collaborate on creating action plans for groups, communities or organizations. The workshops will be delivered by skilled facilitators who have expertise in issues of anti-racism, methods of popular education, community development and organizational change.

Thanks to the generous support of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the City of Edmonton, these valuable workshops are available at no cost to representatives of immigrant organizations, ethno-cultural groups, and communities who work with immigrants that experience racial discriminiation.

Choose one of two series to attend:

Series 1:  January 25th, February 1st, & February 8th 2012

Series 2:  February 9th, February 16th, & February 23rd 2012

Each workshop will take place from 9 AM to 4 PM on the scheduled date. Lunch is provided. Participants are expected to attend all three dates in their series.

Both Series take place Downtown at Scotia Place, Boardroom B, Pedway level.

See the program brochure here.

The course is facilitated by ZenEv Consultants and the Centre for Race and Culture.

For more information please contact, Associate Director, Ricardo Carlos at 780-425-4644, ext 5 or at rcarlos@cfrac.com.