{"id":18368,"date":"2020-11-02T15:31:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=18368"},"modified":"2020-11-03T10:35:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:35:41","slug":"councilor-seeks-city-support-on-anti-black-racism-training-for-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/councilor-seeks-city-support-on-anti-black-racism-training-for-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Councilor seeks city support on anti-black racism training for staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Yetunde Bada<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Sharmake Dubow recently moved a motion to seek the City of Victoria\u2019s support to train its staff on anti-Black racism and increase youth, children and leadership opportunities by providing grants to black-led organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Dubow, who moved the motion, also asked council to recognize and declare the International Decade of People of African Descent (IDPAD).<\/p>\n<p>\"The city is committed to supporting black communities. And that's why I moved a motion to declare and recognize the International Decade of People of African Descent which has three themes: Recognition, Justice and Development,\" Dubow said.<\/p>\n<p>\"The committee will have a membership to work with the city to come with an action plan regarding anti-racism and anti-blackness and also just as to really support the anti-racism training and the anti-black racism training that City of Victoria to hire a consultant and develop anti-black racism training for all city staff,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to the audio here:<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18368-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AC-Dubow.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AC-Dubow.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AC-Dubow.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Breaking down the digits, Dubow asked for council to approve the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inclusion of $18,000 in the 2021 budget to hire a consultant to develop and implement anti-Black anti-racism training for all city staff.<\/li>\n<li>Approve $25,000 to be included in the 2021 budget to support Black children and youth leadership opportunities by providing grant funding to Black-led organizations, with the grant program to be co-designed by the IDPAD advisory committee.<\/li>\n<li>Include $10,000 in the 2021 budget to engage a consultant to provide the capacity and expertise to establish and track workforce metrics in order to remove barriers to employment for underrepresented groups.<\/li>\n<li>Include $7000 in the 2021 budget to engage a consultant with the expertise required to develop an internship program.<\/li>\n<li>And that Council include address systemic racism and fulfill the calls of the International Decade of People of African Descent (IDPAD) as an action item in the Strategic Plan as a 2021 action item.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He further asked that staff provide draft terms of reference by Nov. 23; advisory committee membership be compensated for their participation; advisory committee be asked to report to the city council by May 2021 on an action plan for the City to address anti-Black racism and that the action plan be informed by community consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yetunde Bada Councillor Sharmake Dubow recently moved a motion to seek the City of Victoria\u2019s support to train its staff on anti-Black racism and increase youth, children and leadership opportunities by providing grants to black-led organizations. 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