The events for the “Building an Anti-Racism Strategy for Canadian Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence” program were preceded by a Call for Proposals seeking to mobilize knowledge to inform Canadian media policy. This resulted in a program featuring persons and organizations with experience or interest in race and media, among other related subject areas.
All participants are encouraged to download and review the Facilitation Guide in preparation for joining the deliberative process guiding these events: Facilitation Guide (PDF).
All participants are invited to consult the guiding questions for this event when framing presentations and interventions:
MAIN GUIDING QUESTIONS
- What is the state of media by/for Racialized communities and culturally diverse broadcasting in Canada as identified by Racialized broadcasters and audiences?
- With a focus on broadcasting, what do Racialized communities want and need from Canadian media across all sectors (i.e. public / government, private / corporate and community / not-for-profit broadcasting)?
- What urgent challenges – from barriers to media access as well as a lack of representation in programming and employment – should be addressed to build an anti-racism strategy for Canadian broadcasting?
- What insights do key stakeholders working in the areas of Racialized issues, communications law, and media policy offer on the ways forward?
- What investments, skills, and policies are needed to cultivate a sustainable future for Racialized broadcasting and culturally diverse media in Canada?
NOTE: The following program compiles presenters alphabetically and the detailed schedule, archive, and summary report for each activity will be posted on the Events page.
Montreal
Saturday April 30
from 10am – 4pm
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| Keynote by William Ging Wee Dere – Anti-Asian Racism in Canada: Sinophobia from the Head Tax/Chinese Exclusion Act to Today Cata Ramirez & Cassandra Exumé – Antiracism : Hoodstock’s perspective Jean-Yves Roux & Nancy Dubuisson, Natyf TV – Telling Our Stories by Our Own Means Julie Tran & André-Anne Côté, Coalition Asiatique pour une Relève Émancipatrice – Militant point of view against anti-Asian racism: the importance of representation in Quebec media Laith Marouf – Colonialism: The White Elephant in the Racist Newsroom Ricardo Lamour – Anti-Black Racism in Quebec Media: Tackling dehumanizing reporting in journalism CMAC – Open Forum on the Guiding Questions |
| Université du Québec à Montréal, 320 rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Pavillon J-A De Sève room #1520 Eventbrite – Confirm your participation! FaceBook event link |
Vancouver
Saturday May 14
from 10am – 4pm
| ** SCHEDULE / ARCHIVE / SUMMARY ** |
| Keynote by Dr. Karim H. Karim – Identifying the Principles for an Anti-Racism Strategy Barbara Lee, President & Founder of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and Founder of the Racial Equity Screen Office, Nilesh Patel, Interim Executive Director of the Racial Equity Screen Office and, Sarah Spring, Executive Director Documentary Organization of Canada – Why We Need Mandated Racial Equity: A Case Study on the Failures of The Knowledge Network Doreen Manuel – Decolonizing the Film, TV & Media Industry Programmers from Campus and Community Radio – Inclusion vs Exclusion CMAC – Open Forum on the Guiding Questions |
| University of British Columbia, 1933 West Mall, WMAX room #150 Eventbrite – Confirm your participation! FaceBook event link |
Halifax
Saturday June 11
from 10am – 4pm
| ** SCHEDULE / ARCHIVE ** |
| Russell Grosse, Executive Director Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia – Opening Statement Keynote by Dr. El Jones – Resistant Media and Prison Radio: Challenging Anti-Blackness and Criminalization through Community Media Isaac Saney – Media Amnesia and the George Floyd Uprisings: Historical Memory and the Struggle to Build a More Just Society Laith Marouf – How laws and policies create a colonial and segregated media space in Canada Sandra Hannebohm – The News Diversity and Black Representation Problem Terra Tailleur, Michelle Perley and Jula Hughes – Reporting responsibly on missing Indigenous people CMAC – Open Forum on the Guiding Questions |
| Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia (BCCNS), 10 Cherry Brook Road Eventbrite – Confirm your participation! FaceBook event link |
Calgary
Saturday Sept 17
from 10am – 4pm
| Keynote by Amber Dion and Terri Suntjens – âcimowin: Storywork, Podcasting and Disrupting Colonial Narratives Keynote: Reconciling Racism with Brandi Morin MelVee X – Witness Arts Workshop: Using the tools of performance and and visual art to explore anti-racism in meaningful and creative ways in order to be a catalyst for positive social change Migrante Alberta – Telling the migrant stories CMAC – Open Forum on the Guiding Questions |
| University of Calgary, 124 University Gate NW, room # 105 (Blue Room) Eventbrite – Confirm your participation! FaceBook event link |
Winnipeg
September 29 (online) Time TBC
October 1 (in-person) from 10am – 4pm
| Day 1: Thursday, September 29 (online), Time TBC Barbershop Talk – Title TBC, Hosted by Dr. Warren Clarke, University of Manitoba Anthropology Department and the Afro-Caribbean Mentorship Program (ACAMP) Day 2: Saturday, October 1 (in-person), from 10am-4pm ANAK Publishing Worker Cooperative Ltd., Daisydee Bautista, Darlyne Bautista, and jacqueline gallos aquines – Narrative Sovereignty as Healing Julie Sobowale, Canadian Association of Black Journalists – Report on Media Diversity Calls to Action Michael Welch – Holding People of Colour in Community Radio Dr. Warren Clarke – Title TBC CMAC – Open Forum on the Guiding Questions |
| Central CC/Freight House, Room TBC Eventbrite – Confirm your participation! FaceBook event link |
Ottawa
November 18-19
from 10am – 4pm
| TBC – Keynote presentations Alec Regino, Arzu Yilzdiz and Christopher Chanco, New Canadian Media – Foreign voices? Immigrant & refugee journalists excluded from Canadian newsrooms CHUO.FM – Building the Civic Media Lab: Iterations & Ideas in Development Dahne Jobson, Toronto Community Media Network – Ethnic Media in Mainstream Media: An Anti-Racism Strategy DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada – Centering Human Rights and Intersectionality in Anti-Racism Strategies for Canadian Broadcasting Dr. Faiza Hirji and Dr. Sara Bannerman – Towards anti-racism strategies for discoverability in streaming recommendation systems Indiegraf – Policy Proposal: Lessons from the 1991 Broadcasting Act for Qualified Canadian journalism organization policy Racial Equity Media Collective – Promoting Racial Equity in Canada’s Screen Sector: The Crucial Role of Data Collection and Policy Saïda Ouchaou Ozarowski with Canadian Media Guild, CBC Branch – Creating safe spaces in our workplaces for racialized employees Shanice Bernicky – The Ouroboros in Canadian Legislature: A Review of the CBC’s Diversity & Inclusion Plans while Searching for Equity Strategies Zeinab Faroukhi – Re-imaging Muslims: The changing misrepresentations of Muslims in news media CMAC – Open Forum on the Guiding Questions |
| Carleton University, Richcraft Hall, 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Eventbrite – Confirm your participation! FaceBook event link |