Elimination of discrimination
HR IAN ROACH
THE EQUAL Opportunity Commission joins all other United Nations members in observing Zero Discrimination Day today. UNAIDS (the UN agency for treating with issues relating to HIV and AIDS) first observed Zero Discrimination Day on March 1, 2014 and initially focused on combating discrimination and stigma against people living with HIV and AIDS but in recent time it has been expanded to include wider issues of inequality, as it should.
The title of the day begs the question: Can discrimination really be eliminated?
There is a quote that I find particularly relevant that would perhaps answer this question. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr, said, “Seek out your brothers and sisters of other cultures and join together in building alliances to put an end to all forms of racial discrimination, bigotry, and prejudice. There are people of good will of all races, religions, and nations who will join you in common quest for the be