Partnership Developer - Network of Community Agencies Project

We would like to create a network of community agencies in Edmonton supporting older adults from ethnocultural backgrounds. Through the project, we plan to build the relationship with different agencies, to develop potential collaboration and partnership opportunities. In the future, we will work with several community agencies to develop community-based research projects. Therefore, this connection and collaboration stage is fundamental for future work. 

How to identify and respond to racism: An environmental scan of existing resources

Immigrants may find it challenging to tell whether they have experienced discrimination based on their race or ethno-culture. Based on past working experience, and conversation with several staff from community agencies serving immigrants, Lun and McKenzie propose to work on a project in this area. This project aims to search and document existing materials (e.g., manual, brochure, video) regarding how to identify and respond to racism experienced by immigrants in Canada. At the end of this project, we will have a list of available resources, which will be shared with community agencies in Edmonton. Besides, we will also identify the gaps in supporting immigrants to deal with situations and conversations when they experience racism.