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Does Canada Have a Systemically Racist Criminal Justice System?

June 23, 2021June 25, 2021 Posted in Equity, NewsTagged Anti-Racism, equity, Indigenous, racialized, Systematic Racism

Systemic racism appears to be a dangerous influence in Canada’s criminal justice system. According to data from the Correctional Service of Canada, Indigenous prisoners make up 30 per cent of Continue reading →

The Ongoing Harms of Residential Schools

March 31, 2021August 11, 2022 Posted in EquityTagged Anti-Racism

Perched on the side of the number 5 highway, just a few minutes’ drive from the Thompson Rivers University campus sits the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This school represents 1 Continue reading →

centering race in social justice movements

Centering Race in Social Justice Movements 

March 19, 2021March 18, 2021 Posted in EquityTagged Anti-Racism

Racial injustice is deeply woven into the fabric of society including movements to build social justice for other marginalized communities. Black, brown, Asian, Indigenous, and other racialized communities are often Continue reading →

Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccine Hesitancy In Racialized Communities 

March 4, 2021August 11, 2022 Posted in EquityTagged Anti-Racism, Systematic Racism

Fear and distrust of the medical system is one of the main reasons why many people are hesitant to be vaccinated against diseases. While much of this vaccine hesitancy is Continue reading →

Anti-Chinese Racism

Chinese Canadians Aren’t “New” – They Helped Found Our Province

February 18, 2021January 9, 2023 Posted in EquityTagged Anti-Racism

Anti-Chinese racism is on the rise during the COVID pandemic, but this discrimination is unfortunately not a new phenomenon – it’s deeply rooted in our history and the very creation Continue reading →

Racism in Facial Recognition

Systemic Racism In Our Pockets

January 26, 2021August 11, 2022 Posted in EquityTagged Anti-Racism, Systematic Racism

Every day millions of people unlock their phones with facial recognition software – but what happens when that software fails? For many black, brown, Asian, Indigenous, and other racialized people, Continue reading →

TRU Anti-Racism Task Force

Join TRU’s Anti-Racism Task Force! 

July 28, 2020October 21, 2020 Posted in EquityTagged Anti-Racism

Recent and long-standing issues of racial discrimination have focused TRU’s attention on the inequitable treatment of black, brown, Indigenous, Asian, and other racialized communities. Community institutions like TRU have a responsibility Continue reading →

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