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During the pandemic, numerous concerns and reports have chronicled and raised concerns about the rise in hate crimes, particularly those directed against people who appear to be Chinese, East Asian, or Southeast Asian.
In addition, Indigenous community members in B.C. have also experienced COVID-19-related racism.
The Vancouver Police Department has previously reported a 717-percent increase in anti-Asian hate crime cases from 2019 to 2020, and now Burnaby RCMP are reporting a similar trend.
Delta police are reporting an escalation of hate crime incidents but, in contrast, these cases do not involve Asian targets.
The art gallery is receiving $5,000 for its learning and unlearning cultural practices project, which will bring together at the gallery neighbouring arts organizations to offer programs and an exhibition of art work from the Secwépemc Museum collection that reflects on language and cultural practices, to strengthen understanding. The immigrants society will use its $5,000 to produce a lived-experience portfolio of testimonials from BIPOC (black, Indigenous, people of colour) youth who are experiencing racism and discrimination to inform and motivate school district administrators and staff in making changes to school materials, curriculum and the learning environment. Meanwhile, the North Okanagan Social Planning Society, which serves Kamloops and other communities around the Thompson, Shuswap and Okanagan areas, is receiving $35,000.
More provincial funding heading to island, Sunshine Coast groups for anti-racism initiatives
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More provincial funding is coming to groups on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast to combat racism.
The province is adding $372,500 to the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network to help organizations address the issue across B.C.
“Racism is real and it’s pervasive in our communities. We must take action to combat racism in our local communities,” said Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives. “Our government is increasing funding for the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network to empower British Columbians to identify and help stamp out discrimination.”
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VICTORIA, B.C. -The Dawson Creek Literacy Society and Saulteau First Nation will receive anti-racism support, the province announced Friday.
The literary society will receive $10,000 to offer a course on understanding racism and review the community response protocol to hate activity and racism. The Saulteau First Nation will receive $7,500 to lead anti-racism training, provide support to victims of racism, and highlight local culture.
The funding doled out is a part of the province’s continued support for communities tackling racism. The province announced an additional $372,000 in funding to the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network Friday. ),whenLoaded(initFlexitive);
“Racism is real, and it’s pervasive in our communities. We must take action to combat racism in our local communities,” said Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives. “Our government is increasing funding for the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network to empower British Columbi