Regina Oppon, Markus Burris, Frances Awachie, Viola Zimunya and Ijeoma Uche-Ezeala, Rehoboth Alliance and the Afro-Canadian Community, re: Anti-Black Racism Recommendations Report

Regina Oppon, Markus Burris, Frances Awachie, Viola Zimunya and Ijeoma Uche-Ezeala, Rehoboth Alliance and Afro-Canadian Community of Wood Buffalo, provided an overview of their Anti-Black Racism report, which outlines the results of online conversation cafes that were held to discuss discrimination affecting the Black Community in the region.

Based on the points that were raised during the conversation cafes, the report contains five recommendations: 1. That independent research be conducted to assess and understand all the ramifications of anti-black racism; 3. That a space be made available for our community to socialize, meet and hold events to commemorate blackness; 3. For RACIDE to be more diverse and inclusive of all minority groups; 4. Request that the Municipality of begin a conversation with the provincial government to work on African-Caribbean Canadian history being included in the school curriculum; and 5. Implement a program for and run by Blacks that is meant to help with racism in the region.